W/D I can't sit still - Addiction & Recovery Message Board

beeswax · 09-07-2003, 05:44 PM

IT is my first day without the pills. It is hiting me hard. The worts part is that I feel so bad and run down but at the same time i can't sit still. I told my wife to flush the pills and now i wish she didn't. I want to do this c/t but don't think I can. I feel doomed. What can I do to try and get sleep. Help

Hopefortoday · 09-07-2003, 06:08 PM

Try melatonin for sleep. Try to stay busy doing things to keep your mind off the drugs . . . hopefully others have some suggestions too. Good luck to you . . . I know going through W/D is one of the hardest things you'll ever do!

joan64 · 09-07-2003, 06:26 PM

Bee, Hope is right...w/d is one of the hardest things you will ever go through..YOu have to make sure that you eat and stay hydrated. You will probably not sleep for days to come yet...so don't lay there if you can't. Get up and move around..occupy your mind. Take immodium for the runs...and HOT BATHS that is the one thing that saved me!!! at least while you are soaking,your skin will not be crawling..Keep reading and posting here, that will help also..Stay strong, and focus on getting through this time...My thoughts are with you!!! Joan

lisaaahubb · 09-07-2003, 08:08 PM

Hey beeswax....just hang in there...tylenol p.m. for sleep, benedryl, or even dramamine works really well. These next few days will seem like a living hell, but there is living proof on these boards that it can be done!!! I have faith in you, if you went as far as to have your wife flush the pills, you are ready. A lot of it is your state of mind, at times you are gonna feel like caving, just hang in there. In a couple of days this will all be behind you and you will be on your way to brighter days. Post here all night, surf the web, read, take walks, just try to keep your mind occupied. You are in my prayers
LISA

beeswax · 09-07-2003, 09:09 PM

Hope, joan, lisa,

Thank you for reply. The way I feel right now is turly killing me. But after reading your replys it has givin me a boost to keep my head and to keep going with out search for more pills. I will use your replys as a tool to make it to end of this. You are very hlepful to me.

Thank you
Beewax