ShroomySatori
Bluelighter
Worst year of my life. Over 8 months off all opiates now though.
It started off with acute withdrawal and then I was doing well for a while but after I got used to not waking up so sick anymore (I still get residual symptoms to this day) - after a couple months and I began to be able to think clearly about my life and what it has become, that is when the post-acute stuff hit. Felt like I had to learn how to tie my shoes again I was so useless the first couple months. Took me like an hour to get a backpack together to leave somewhere if I even could. Was thoroughly tortured but on the plus side I have zero cravings, pretty much. I remember hell on earth when I think of it. I have cravings to smoke cookies.
I don't know if that is normal to have a period of clarity before it sets in, but the symptoms of post-acute withdrawal have been severe depression, lethargy, anhedonia. Been suicidal at times. Extreme anxiety is exacerbated. I am starting to feel a little better but I have an abomination of a benzo habit to deal with now as well. Makes this seem like a cakewalk and I was tortured. Acute withdrawal lasted at least 3 weeks of feeling like I was burning alive.
I'm good now though. Not fuckin around with benzos trying to taper, and smokin my cookies. I don't know what happened though I got hit out of nowhere with all these post-acute symptoms and it pretty much wrote off my summertime. I'm only just beginning to wake up 8 months later. Shit fucked my head up I don't think snorting heroin habitually is very healthy in the long run. I think I messed up my nose more than I think.
It started off with acute withdrawal and then I was doing well for a while but after I got used to not waking up so sick anymore (I still get residual symptoms to this day) - after a couple months and I began to be able to think clearly about my life and what it has become, that is when the post-acute stuff hit. Felt like I had to learn how to tie my shoes again I was so useless the first couple months. Took me like an hour to get a backpack together to leave somewhere if I even could. Was thoroughly tortured but on the plus side I have zero cravings, pretty much. I remember hell on earth when I think of it. I have cravings to smoke cookies.
I don't know if that is normal to have a period of clarity before it sets in, but the symptoms of post-acute withdrawal have been severe depression, lethargy, anhedonia. Been suicidal at times. Extreme anxiety is exacerbated. I am starting to feel a little better but I have an abomination of a benzo habit to deal with now as well. Makes this seem like a cakewalk and I was tortured. Acute withdrawal lasted at least 3 weeks of feeling like I was burning alive.
I'm good now though. Not fuckin around with benzos trying to taper, and smokin my cookies. I don't know what happened though I got hit out of nowhere with all these post-acute symptoms and it pretty much wrote off my summertime. I'm only just beginning to wake up 8 months later. Shit fucked my head up I don't think snorting heroin habitually is very healthy in the long run. I think I messed up my nose more than I think.