Any stories of hope?
brightasyellow77 wrote:
Yes many many! I had to go through severe withdrawal for both alcohol and oxycontin that i was on for many years for a severe car accident and I was told that oxycontin is worse getting off of than heroin. It was damn difficult but it was about a week and a half of pure hell and then things looked brighter. Each day had its rewards and got better. Every night was better. I also found out that the more you dwell on it the worse it is. Which is pretty hard not to do but your mind is powerful. I used to be ok if i just knew i had the painkillers around. I didnt have to necessarily take them. But the minute they were gone and I couldnt get my next batch, id start to freak out. It was definately mind over matter.
Just recently i have been reading about how hard it is to come off of Effexor and how some people have to count out the granules and just take one granule out of the capsule each day! Thats how gradual their withdrawal is. But i just forgot to take mine one day and then i just didnt bother the next day and the next and it got better and better and i didnt have ONE symptom of all of these terrible withdrawal symptoms that I had read about. Do NOT despair. It really does get hugely better. It seems really really really bad at first and NO HOPE. But it is hugely rewarding. Just find something else to do. Dont think about it (easier said than done but important - even if you take your mind off of it for a couple minutes, you have done that much.) Then try to take your mind off of it by reading for the next few minutes, then go for a walk, each minute is important. And each minute will stretch into hours, then days and then weeks and you are home free. Just think about how safer you will be, how much you will not spend, how much you will avoid trouble and how great you will feel!!!!
Any stories of hope?
Yes many many! I had to go through severe withdrawal for both alcohol and oxycontin that i was on for many years for a severe car accident and I was told that oxycontin is worse getting off of than heroin. It was damn difficult but it was about a week and a half of pure hell and then things looked brighter. Each day had its rewards and got better. Every night was better. I also found out that the more you dwell on it the worse it is. Which is pretty hard not to do but your mind is powerful. I used to be ok if i just knew i had the painkillers around. I didnt have to necessarily take them. But the minute they were gone and I couldnt get my next batch, id start to freak out. It was definately mind over matter.
Just recently i have been reading about how hard it is to come off of Effexor and how some people have to count out the granules and just take one granule out of the capsule each day! Thats how gradual their withdrawal is. But i just forgot to take mine one day and then i just didnt bother the next day and the next and it got better and better and i didnt have ONE symptom of all of these terrible withdrawal symptoms that I had read about. Do NOT despair. It really does get hugely better. It seems really really really bad at first and NO HOPE. But it is hugely rewarding. Just find something else to do. Dont think about it (easier said than done but important - even if you take your mind off of it for a couple minutes, you have done that much.) Then try to take your mind off of it by reading for the next few minutes, then go for a walk, each minute is important. And each minute will stretch into hours, then days and then weeks and you are home free. Just think about how safer you will be, how much you will not spend, how much you will avoid trouble and how great you will feel!!!!