does anyone else experience this???? - Addiction & Recovery Message Board

okieatheart · 07-14-2003, 01:46 PM

I'm 2+ weeks out w/o opiates and I'm having alot of muscle pain in may legs....like I have pulled every muscle in my legs and lower back.....I still ahve an all-over achiness to????Whats this????

mp1954 · 07-14-2003, 02:05 PM

Hi Okie,

Sounds like you are still having the side effects of withdrawal. I would take hot baths and do some walking. The walking will help keep your muscles limber and it will also help to get your energy level up. Have you considered going to outpatient treatment? I learned so much about addiction and myself in treatment and I think it made a big difference in my being able to stay off the pills over five years now.

Mary

okieatheart · 07-14-2003, 02:12 PM

yes,I would like to be able to go but my hubby isn't very supportive about this and we have 4 small kids he would have to watch..........so after 2 weeks....w/d's???/eeewwww
Please just don't tell me to go the doc......did that last week and he gave me more oxys.....double..eeeewwwww!...thanks!
I don;t know if I have it in me to flush more of em!!!!(whew that WAS tough!)

timsworld73 · 07-14-2003, 02:34 PM

I experienced kinda the same thing. Im telling ya my body felt like I had just ran a marathon. I was sooo tired and fatigued. My muscles kinda ached like they do after working out real hard...you know how they feel the next day...that is how they felt. I just remember that it took some time. You just have to tell yourself that being realistic...it wont last forever, that with time it gets easier. We did not get ourselves into this situation overnight, and we cant expect to feel freat overnight. Stay strong and Good Luck

okieatheart · 07-14-2003, 02:39 PM

Tim,thank-you sooooo much....YES THATS THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE IT!!! I feel like I have been doin a major workout!!!! Was yours even a few weeks after detox??? Geez,its great to know I'm not alone....thought I was going nuts!