2nd_chance

Hey there,

I am sorry that you are going through this. I recommend reading the first posts on this board about detoxing, the thomas recipe, etc. You are going through withdrawals my friend. Usually the first 3 days are the worst but sub is kind of different. It stays in your system so long that I don't think the last of it is out until day 3. I've heard of people quitting sub and feeling fine until day 4 and then feeling like they are dying. Tell people around you that you have the flu if you need to and rest. If you have anything to help you sleep, like xanax, soma, benadryl, nyquil, etc. try it. Drink a ton of water. Take hot, hot baths. Load up on your vitamins. If you can get to a health food store get some l tyrosine and take 4 1000 mg pills a day in the morning with 4 100 mg. b6 pills together- have to have the b6 for the Ltyrosine to work. When you start feeling better but are just lethargic try red bull. Watch some movies and rest! Journal. Write all of this down in detail so when you have a craving for a pain pill you can read it and remind yourself why you don't want to go down that road again. Because it always leads to this, or death.Get some immodium for the diahhrea, take more than u think you need. It has something in it that helps with opiate withdrawal. I've even heard that a cough syrup called del something helps. Try to keep your strength up with slim fast shakes or protein bars or soups or whatever you can handle, you need to eat.

I don't know what else to say buddy. It will end. It will be over. Ideally you could have had a slower taper, gone down to the 2 mg dose for several weeks, then 1 mg, etc.

Oh yea, the biggest and best thing- thank you BuckEye Tim- is EXERCISE! It seems laughable now like yea right, ***? but seriously it will make your body start creating its own endorphins again that it stopped making when you were on pain meds and sub. It will also help you sweat out your toxins and release all of those feel good chemicals in your brain.

Keep reminding yourself that this is temporary. There's a light at the end of the tunnel and you are halfway there.

Hang in there.

Debbie