Its hard. But i took wellbutrin and it gave me thatshot of energy i needed with out getting high or taking subs. I only took it for 3 weeks. I took xl 350 extended release. Insomnia was the worst part of detox. I think for me it was worse then others but my dr gave me three samples of lunesta. Now those didnt work on me but you could be different. She then gave me to samples of sublingual ambiens. Those helped. If u read my post you will see i went days with only a few hrs till i couldnt take it.
I monitered my blood pressure ate plenty of almonds and bananas for rls. Water and immodium was my best friend. Oh i made the mistake to teu chammiel herbal tea however you spell it and that made me sick. I took b6 and oh i drank gateraid too. Most important was and still is the mental part. I told my mom i felt like ive put up with so much sh*t hence self medicating..
It was like ive been m.i.a for the past yr. I dont even remember the joy of building my first home and moving in 10 months ago. Sad but true. I look around and im like wow i picked these cabinets out and this carpet...its nice just sad i dont remeber.
Im sorry for your loss. Therapy might help you as well. That sounds tramatic. And the reason any of us use subs doesnt matter at least we aretrying to help our selfs...rehab for me was not an option. .leaving my kids my home...no way. Plus i didnt want to be judged. Silly i know. When do you plan to quit?
I monitered my blood pressure ate plenty of almonds and bananas for rls. Water and immodium was my best friend. Oh i made the mistake to teu chammiel herbal tea however you spell it and that made me sick. I took b6 and oh i drank gateraid too. Most important was and still is the mental part. I told my mom i felt like ive put up with so much sh*t hence self medicating..
It was like ive been m.i.a for the past yr. I dont even remember the joy of building my first home and moving in 10 months ago. Sad but true. I look around and im like wow i picked these cabinets out and this carpet...its nice just sad i dont remeber.
Im sorry for your loss. Therapy might help you as well. That sounds tramatic. And the reason any of us use subs doesnt matter at least we aretrying to help our selfs...rehab for me was not an option. .leaving my kids my home...no way. Plus i didnt want to be judged. Silly i know. When do you plan to quit?
Vic
Dont drag out wd. I cut my 2mg in four and i just dragged out my wd till i said f it might as well quit. Half life is much longer 72 hours i believe which is why day 3,4,5 are the worst. But if you can stick that out every day after gets better. Im living proof. I didnt wana take anything that was habbit forming e.x zanex valium tramadal none of that.
Dont drag out wd. I cut my 2mg in four and i just dragged out my wd till i said f it might as well quit. Half life is much longer 72 hours i believe which is why day 3,4,5 are the worst. But if you can stick that out every day after gets better. Im living proof. I didnt wana take anything that was habbit forming e.x zanex valium tramadal none of that.
I'm so glad that you were able to get thru it. I'm currently seeing a grief counselor. It has been a very traumatic loss for me and our kids. Thank you for your condolences. The Wellbutrin I'm prescribed is the 150 SR. I also get cymbalta but that stuff made me feel like I wanted to jump off a building. I didn't like how it made me feel. I took a little less than a quarter subutex today. And I plan on not taking anymore after today's dose at 1pm. Should I wait the week you suggested to stop so that the Wellbutrin is in my system ?
Thank you for all your help ! I think these posts are what's going to help me thru this.
Thanks again ,
~ V ~
Thank you for all your help ! I think these posts are what's going to help me thru this.
Thanks again ,
~ V ~
Vic
I dont wana say yes or no. Idk. I detox on day five of wellbutrin and i went to look mine was not 350 it was 150. Dr said it would help cuz i quit smoking in july. So idk. Are you ready for tomorrow? I feel its good to plan so yoir worst daus are on fri sat sun. But thats me.
I dont wana say yes or no. Idk. I detox on day five of wellbutrin and i went to look mine was not 350 it was 150. Dr said it would help cuz i quit smoking in july. So idk. Are you ready for tomorrow? I feel its good to plan so yoir worst daus are on fri sat sun. But thats me.
I'm ready and I'm not. If that makes any sense ? I'm ready to get thru it and be off the subutex. I'm just horrified about being sick around my kids. I'm going to do it though. Today was the first day I have taken the Wellbutrin. I took it around 2:30 or 3:00 today. Wish me luck. Thanks for all the encouraging posts. It's really helping me to get prepared for what's ahead. I have some multivitamins and some vitamin c. Will those help ?
Thanks again ,
~ V ~
Thanks again ,
~ V ~
Hi Vic
I am so sorry to hear about your loss. that must have been horrific for you. totally awful.
The worst part of the detox is the first 10 days. And yes, the emotional side of things is very hard. I spent a lot of time so depressed that I cried and cried.
Physically, like Snowbunnychic said, the lack of sleep is very hard, as are the RLS (Torture). I managed to get sleeping tablets off my Doc- I couldnt have survived without sleep. There is not much you can do for RLS.
I still get sleeping tablets off a website in the US. I need to start cutting down tho, and getting natural rest.
Yes, by all means, take vitimins and anything else heatlhy. Most of the things you can use are amoungst this post somewehere. It wont stop the symptons, but it will help, and thats the best you can do.
Be prepared to feel a lot of emotions when you get off the sub.
Its like reality hits you,....and it hits you hard...
You will be fine, you have your kids to live for!
Keep posting and we will be here for you
Hanna xxx
I am so sorry to hear about your loss. that must have been horrific for you. totally awful.
The worst part of the detox is the first 10 days. And yes, the emotional side of things is very hard. I spent a lot of time so depressed that I cried and cried.
Physically, like Snowbunnychic said, the lack of sleep is very hard, as are the RLS (Torture). I managed to get sleeping tablets off my Doc- I couldnt have survived without sleep. There is not much you can do for RLS.
I still get sleeping tablets off a website in the US. I need to start cutting down tho, and getting natural rest.
Yes, by all means, take vitimins and anything else heatlhy. Most of the things you can use are amoungst this post somewehere. It wont stop the symptons, but it will help, and thats the best you can do.
Be prepared to feel a lot of emotions when you get off the sub.
Its like reality hits you,....and it hits you hard...
You will be fine, you have your kids to live for!
Keep posting and we will be here for you
Hanna xxx
Hi Hanna ,
Thank you for the post. I haven't taken anything today. I'm a little shaky and rattled. I don't know if I mentioned in my earlier posts that in 2 weeks time that I tapered from 8mg to 4mg then to 2mg and have been on 2mg for the last 4 or 5 days till today. I have been having a runny nose and a few aches. But have gotten thru it. I'm just terrified about today going completely without. Do you think I will be over the worst of it before Monday ?
Thank you again for all your help.
I hope and pray all is well with you !
God Bless ,
~ V ~
Thank you for the post. I haven't taken anything today. I'm a little shaky and rattled. I don't know if I mentioned in my earlier posts that in 2 weeks time that I tapered from 8mg to 4mg then to 2mg and have been on 2mg for the last 4 or 5 days till today. I have been having a runny nose and a few aches. But have gotten thru it. I'm just terrified about today going completely without. Do you think I will be over the worst of it before Monday ?
Thank you again for all your help.
I hope and pray all is well with you !
God Bless ,
~ V ~
Dont even think about the symptoms...pretend they are not happening. mind over matter and all that.
Yeah, its good that you cut down but to be brutally honest, I dont think that it makes THAT much difference. My keyworker was convinced i would be ok cos we spent 8 months tapering me down to a piece the size of a grain of rice, but i still went thru hell!!
I dont know if you will be ok by Monday. Like i said, it can take about 10 days.
Subutex takes about 72 hrs to leave your system, so will start feeling the worst about 72hrs after your final bit.
Like I said, you will get thru this...I promise.
Some people have very little problems getting thru the detox, so you may be one of the lucky ones. You seem to be doing ok so far.
Whatever happens and however bad it gets, just remember, it DOES get better.
Good luck...i am thinking about you xxx
Yeah, its good that you cut down but to be brutally honest, I dont think that it makes THAT much difference. My keyworker was convinced i would be ok cos we spent 8 months tapering me down to a piece the size of a grain of rice, but i still went thru hell!!
I dont know if you will be ok by Monday. Like i said, it can take about 10 days.
Subutex takes about 72 hrs to leave your system, so will start feeling the worst about 72hrs after your final bit.
Like I said, you will get thru this...I promise.
Some people have very little problems getting thru the detox, so you may be one of the lucky ones. You seem to be doing ok so far.
Whatever happens and however bad it gets, just remember, it DOES get better.
Good luck...i am thinking about you xxx
Thank you Hanna for your continued support. I greatly appreciate it so much. It is now day 2 exactly 48 hours since my last dose. I'm not feeling to terribly bad at the moment. But I'm not able to sleep. What little sleep I did get maybe 2 hours in the last 2 days I had some horrible nightmares. I dreamed of mine and my husbands car accident and him there dead beside me. That has disturbed me a lot since I try to block that image out of my mind. I woke up screaming and crying. It seemed like it was happening right at that moment when I woke up until I could calm myself down and realize I was having flashbacks of that horrible morning when I lost my precious husband in that accident. I hope and pray that I don't have anymore dreams like that. That was the most horrific and tragic day of my life. I miss my husband so very much. He was the love of my life. I believe you only have one true love in your life and he was mine.
My legs and arms are aching but not to bad yet. My legs do feel heavy though.
Your reply posts are I believe what's going to get me thru this and I'm so grateful to you for every reply you have given me. Thank you Hanna !
I will keep posting as I go thru this and after.
Your in my thoughts and prayers !
~ V ~
My legs and arms are aching but not to bad yet. My legs do feel heavy though.
Your reply posts are I believe what's going to get me thru this and I'm so grateful to you for every reply you have given me. Thank you Hanna !
I will keep posting as I go thru this and after.
Your in my thoughts and prayers !
~ V ~
Vic
I can tell you dreams will get vivid and someone stranger or more surreal. It probly has to do with our brain recovering. Mine are just now subsiding. Do not give up. Remember the worst could be yet to come. And most important all of ot will pass. There is a brighter side at end of all this. Freedom saving money dealing with stuff and actually having feelings. Ive missed that the most. Hang in there.
V
I can tell you dreams will get vivid and someone stranger or more surreal. It probly has to do with our brain recovering. Mine are just now subsiding. Do not give up. Remember the worst could be yet to come. And most important all of ot will pass. There is a brighter side at end of all this. Freedom saving money dealing with stuff and actually having feelings. Ive missed that the most. Hang in there.
V
Thank you Snowbunny for your posts. I'm still waiting on the worst to start. It's been like 51 or 52 hours since my last dose. The dreams are terrible. Is there anything that I can do to not dream ? I know that sounds like a crazy question but I can't handle anymore dreams like what I had. As I'm typing now my stomach is starting to cramp and my legs are burning. But it's not to bad yet. When did your wd's start to really get bad for you ?
I really appreciate all the reply posts and support.
Thank you ,
~ V ~
I really appreciate all the reply posts and support.
Thank you ,
~ V ~
Worst was day 3 4 & 5. Once the half life was done. Water will help flush and clean your system. And maybe the dreams are there bc you havent dealt with it. Idk. Just a guess. Theres no way to avoid dreams. But maybe you can turn it into something positive. Write it down in your journal. Music helped me. Listen using head phones or ear phones. It helped me. Hows the wellbutrin? My heart raced with it.
The Wellbutrin seems to be ok. I'm not having any problems with it so far. I'm going to take your advice and listen to some music with earbuds. I agree with you that it will help. It will keep my mind of everything. I have read so many horrifying posts about the wd's. I think I'm freaking myself out. I think I'm going to stick to this one here with you and Hanna.
Thank you for your support. It's helping me and I'm grateful to you for your reply posts to me.
I will let y'all know how I feel tomorrow.
Thank you and God Bless ,
~ V ~
Thank you for your support. It's helping me and I'm grateful to you for your reply posts to me.
I will let y'all know how I feel tomorrow.
Thank you and God Bless ,
~ V ~
how r u feeling today Vic???
please remember i am in the UK so i dont always reply when you post due to time difference. likewise, it is morning here in london so u guys will be asleep right now!!!!
i dont think any one can deny what u have been thru, most have never been anything so horrific, so i am not suprised it is haunting you,,,in your dreams and probably during your waking hours too...let it out. i needs to come out.
your withdrawls dont sound too bad, so i hope you make it thru, maybe your husband will be watching over and and giving you the strength to get thru it. ??
i hate it that i am so far away, otherwise i would b there to help. take the kids to school, make their dinner etc!!
yes, water helped me too. force yourself to drink it. it will give u a bit of energy too.
post back and let us know how ur getting on....i will be thinking about you
i know u can do it....x
please remember i am in the UK so i dont always reply when you post due to time difference. likewise, it is morning here in london so u guys will be asleep right now!!!!
i dont think any one can deny what u have been thru, most have never been anything so horrific, so i am not suprised it is haunting you,,,in your dreams and probably during your waking hours too...let it out. i needs to come out.
your withdrawls dont sound too bad, so i hope you make it thru, maybe your husband will be watching over and and giving you the strength to get thru it. ??
i hate it that i am so far away, otherwise i would b there to help. take the kids to school, make their dinner etc!!
yes, water helped me too. force yourself to drink it. it will give u a bit of energy too.
post back and let us know how ur getting on....i will be thinking about you
i know u can do it....x
AND yeah, dreams do become very weird. mine have not been really horrible, but they blur with reality so i often have to ask people if i really had a conversation with them or i dreamed it.....weird
the other week, i was so happy as my partner found my passport which i had been looking for everywhere.....however, when i asked him where i put it he didnt know what i was talking about......i had had this totally real dream where he was like "look what i found" and produced my passport....but none of it had happened....
strange!
i still have the weird dreams, but i guess that (like the sneezing) will pass in time
xxx
the other week, i was so happy as my partner found my passport which i had been looking for everywhere.....however, when i asked him where i put it he didnt know what i was talking about......i had had this totally real dream where he was like "look what i found" and produced my passport....but none of it had happened....
strange!
i still have the weird dreams, but i guess that (like the sneezing) will pass in time
xxx