Day 7 C/T from hydrocodone - Addiction & Recovery Message Board

opieie · 01-10-2005, 09:29 AM

Hello all, well not much has changed I woke up this morning with the same old feeling where's my lortabs still no desire to do anything but sit here for a bit the lay down a bit the wander the house some and start the process all over I've dubbed the lortab shuffle I want so bad to have some drive to something, anything but the lortab shuffle I've been drinking gatorade, boost taking vitamins but it does not seem to be helping I'm afraid I'm going to relapse if something does not change soon I start back to work a 7:00 am tomorrow and I just don't know how I'm going to do it without the lortabs but I am going to try I still find it so hard to believe that these %&$%^*& pills have such a hold on me I wath other people and can't help but think how lucky they are not to have this demon but I did this to myself and maybe I can get out of it myself I'm just so damn mad at myself for letting this happen how I let it sneak up on me I mean what an IDIOT I am but I guess that's life and we try to move on as best we can well enough self pity for this morning I'll check back later and thanks to all who have offered support through my withdrawls.

windysan · 01-10-2005, 09:44 AM

You are reaching the end of the bad physical withdrawals. The headaches, diarrhea, vomiting should be over. You will have flu-like symptoms for another week or so. It takes about a month to get back to "somewhat normal". If you go back to the pills you'll just have to start all over again. The energy will return but it'll be nothing like the opiate energy you are used to having with the pills. The only thing that'll boost you is regular exercise. Just keep taking the vitamins and try to get some exercise. A few good steam baths should help you sweat out the gunk if you can't exercise right now. From now on it'll be a different kind of energy....a clear-headed energy. Stick to the plan, my friend.