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Heroin What gives...detox question

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Mass08

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Hi All,

I am currently on day 9 of no heroin. I did a home detox using 1 and a half 8mg suboxones that i took days 1 through 5. I have two questions...first of all im on day 9 and I haven't slept well at all the past few nights. I still find myself extremely restless and today I have the very achey joints that I always have when withdrawing. I thought heroin detox only lasted 7 days why is it that I still don't feel good and i'm not sleeping well? Secondly if I snorted some heroin today and not again for at least another week would it completely restart the withdrawal process?

Thanks.
 
Just my opinion but if u want the detox to work and the w/ds to go away, dont use any more heroin
 
Mass08, the major symptoms of Heroin withdrawal tend to be over and done with by day 6-7 for most users sure, but that's a generalisation that doesn't take individual idiosyncracies into account. You might be one of the unlucky ones who recover a little slower than most. It shouldn't take much longer now you've done the hardest part, no more than another day or two for the last few aches and pains to disappear unless you really are the unluckiest Heroin addict who ever walked the earth, and what symptoms remain should be more than bearable. Hang in there.

Sleep disturbances can persist for a while yet. I've gone three weeks without any sleep at all a coupla times ( though in prison at the time which ain't exactly conducive to sleep at the best of times! ) with 10-14 days with no sleep whatsoever before being able to manage a few broken hours a night still being plenty typical for me, so if you're managing to get some sleep here and there 9 days in you're winning mate. Your sleeping pattern should settle down pretty quickly. It'll help if you can try doing something requiring a little exertion during the day so you avoid dozing off until it's properly time for bed. Will probably help with your energy levels too. You could try Lavender Oil ( aroma-therapy essential oil type stuff ) in a hot bath before bed. I scoffed at it when someone first suggested it to me but I found it a real relief and an excellent aid to sleep.

Don't use just cos you're desperate for sleep. It's an easy rationalisation but it's fatal to recovery mate. Always killed me anyways. It won't set you back to day one, but it will set you back to some extent and just drag out what remains of the withdrawal IME. You need clean time now, not more Heroin. Don't undo the hard work you've put in thus far! You're nearly done. Stick with a little while longer, yeah? ;)

[EDIT]Dammit. Yea, wot NeighbourhoodThreat said! Mass08, it's not day 9 then, it's nearer day 4 in fact? :?[/EDIT]

Best of luck! :)
 
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I guess im kinda perplexed because ive detoxed with subs before and didn't have the remaining sleep disturbances and aches. Strange. I didn't think my body would get addicted to the subs if I only took them for 4 days. Does this mean i'm gonna have to feel like this for like 2 weeks? ay yay yay.
 
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