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Heroin Withdrawals again!

britfag1

britfag1

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Well here I am again having another crack at kicking the habit, although this time I have been much more serious in my preparation.

I have decided against staying at home to do this so where I am I cannot even score if I wanted to. I have travelled 300 miles away to stay with my brother who lives in a church community house. This means that I am getting all my food and roof over my head for free. I am writing about it here basically just to have a bit of a vent-off about the situation.

Today is day four of my abstinence period and I feel a little better than I did yesterday. The main thing that is killing me is the sleep problems I am having. TBH I feel exhausted and drained but when I try to go to sleep I all of a sudden feel wide awake. And then when I do get to sleep I am soon woken by the fact that I am dripping wet from sweat, and I mean absolutely soaked. I can handle all the daytime symptoms without a problem but I am desperate to find something to help me sleep.

I haven't got access to any kind of drugs other than co codamol, but the church community house has lots of herbal shit etc etc but I don't know how much good that is going to be LOL. Maybe I will just have to struggle through. I almost got on a script but the drugs worker was taking fucking ages about it so I sacked that option. My mrs is in rehab but IMO she has just swapped one problem for another ie: the fact she is now on 65ml meth a day and will have to cope with coming off of that. To top it all my drugs worker thinks I am doing the wrong thing and has said that even after I've done a cold turkey I should go in and get a script.

Please tell me, can anyone see the logic in going onto a script after they have completed a cold turkey? Tomorrow will be day five for me, can anyone please reassure me and tell me how much longer this will go on for??? I know, I know, I've done it before, but it never gets any easier :D
 
I personally can't see much point in getting scripted after withdrawing. I'm curious-how were you taking your gear? And how long have you been addicted for?
 
K88ABY said:
I personally can't see much point in getting scripted after withdrawing. I'm curious-how were you taking your gear? And how long have you been addicted for?
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This time round, habit of almost 3 years, taking it IV.

Just wanted to stop as I've been having to use my femoral and don't want to end up losing a leg! :(

e2a: Using at least a 16th a day (1.8 grams).
 
If you're already done kicking.. you've made it through the worst of it.. why would you get on something else that would just prolong everything? If the idea is to be clean off of all substances, than that's where you want to be.
 
^^ My point exactly. It was the idiot drugs worker that was saying that I should be thinking about taking up a script. NO WAY!!!

However I am not quite through it yet but now the fourth day is almost over and tomorrow will be the fifth, I should now be over the top of the hill so to speak.

I just need to sleep! Without being woken up by profuse sweating :(
 
Just like the comments above, taking up a script would in a way be going against everything you've been going through. You have made it far already. H is hard to kick, ive been there myself. However you have made it through the worst part of it. Not getting sleep, sweats/chills is just something that you have to deal with unfortunately. It will pass, trust me. Keep with it, try drinking some chamomile sleepy time tea before bed. Its not much but it did relax me through some tough sleepless nights.
 
What about a benzo script?
Though you're unlikely to get it after the acute WDs are over, which should be in two days.
You have done fantastically so far!
 
Benadryl is good for sleep and nausea. Take vitamins with food they will make you feel better and give you a little energy during the day. Eat bananas for the restless legs. The potassium relaxes muscles. As for night sweats, I would say take a shower or bath before bed, keep the room cool and dress in cloth that are loose and won't hold heat. Maybe try Advil or Tylenol before bed to keep your core temp down. Your doing so well. Things will get better.

<3 Zoeylynn
 
Well today is day 5!

Feel quite a bit better today, but still having sleep problems, had to change the sheets twice last night and I feel really really dehydrated. Unfortunately I don't have access to any of the meds mentioned above due to staying in a church community house.

Got up at 6 this morning and went over to the community house where my dad stays, I went back to sleep for a while and soaked the bed there too! But hey, at least I feel a little better each day :D
 
Britfag, your main symptoms should be all but gone by tomorrow all being well. Congrats on getting this far! ;) The sleep disturbances could last a little while longer yet, but the fact you're managing to sleep at all suggests things are likely to settle down pretty quickly there too I would think. I've gone a good couple of weeks with no sleep whatsoever before now so you're doing pretty well. Don't laugh, but Lavender oil ( the aroma-therapy essential oil type stuff ) is an excellent aid to sleep if you can get hold of some. Few drops in a hot bath last thing before bed will really help soothe out those last few aches and cramps, and though it won't help with the sweats it might just help you get a bit more sleep that's a bit more restful. Whatever, just hang in there. You're nearly done. Best of luck to you! :)
 
^^ Thanks bro!

Well I am now on day 9 and I am feeling much much better. I have managed to sleep right through the last couple of nights without _too_ much sweating. I've still been damp when I wake up but it's not been like it was before, thankfully.

I've got more energy than I had before so I don't feel so drained and lethargic. I had a crack session on Friday which really helped to take my mind off of things which was great! The rock was really nice :D
 
Minus the crack session lol, great job. stayn clean has always been the most difficult part for me however a strictp my benefit you in the sense that it might help you stay off til for that crucial 6 month period when so many odf us relapse. great job! inspiring read
 
Xanax and suboxone helped me tremendously! I stayed clean for four days then got back on it...travelled out of otown came back and got back right where I left off. I have anxiety problems to begin with so the Xanax is a must for me. I still had the hot/cold sweats and couldn't sleep. Well I slept after taking 3 bars, but I didn't want to do that much zan every night.

Don't listen to people who tell you not to use Xanax or suboxone because you are replacing one habit with another. Anything could turn into a habit/addiction- gambling, sports, reading books, eating chocolate. Bottom line is they help you get off just don't stay on it for more than a week because of course you'll have a harder time getting off them.
 
Valerian root u Said they got herbal that should help sleep ...
But seriously dyphenhydramine (benadrty) or dilhenhydranate (gravol) antihistamines that will help sleep OTC mess at dose about 75mg to 125 for sleep. Any local pharmacy
 
O yea to sleep also take Benadryl (if it says take 2 take 3 or 4) Or 5mg melatonin both are OTC. If you taking them together I would say take 2 bens and 3mg Mel. These def worked for me in my other past wD sessions
 
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