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madworld · 08-09-2007, 01:13 AM

Yo everybody I'm on day 24 of coming off of very high oxy dosages and I was wondering if anybody finds it hard to focus. Its like I almost feel dumb and can't think or remember what I was going to do next. I feel a lot better but this s**t is really pissing me off. I feel like something has just shutoff in my brain. I know it sound kind of messed up but I'm just wondering if anybody experienced the same thing.

northbelle · 08-09-2007, 01:34 AM

you bet...I am still coming off opiates..heroin...took a oxy last week and blew my clean time..but all in all I am am slowly getting better..My memory is toast...I especially have a hard time getting organized...but really that is nothing new...to be brutally honest here..I am having a real hard time getting off the couch...I have a few good days ..then..BAM..I am in the dumps again....
You work out right?? HOW do you manage to motivate for that? You must be young..I just so hope that you can stay on this path..we both know how very unfun opiate use becomes...
Now if I can just REMEMBER to hit the SEND button..lol...you are not alone..brains take awhile to pull it together again...
glad you are here!
love north

madworld · 08-09-2007, 01:42 AM

Yeah I workout like a madman thats the only thing I look foward to the whole day. It has really helped but I just have that cloudy brain dumb zombie feeling. To be honest I came ct off heroin and had a much easier time then oxy but I was also doing a crazy amount. I am really glad to be off that crazy feel sick then better when I do opiates cycle. I'd rather be cloudy headed then go through that bulls**t again. If I start feeling that stuck to the couch feeling I just get up and start moving around. Sometimes I just pace back forth or do push ups but anything is better then that anxiety tired stuck to the couch feeling. I have gotten through a lot of hard times in my life and I just say to myself I'm not going to surrender to these little f**king pills and it kinda of motivates me. I don't know might not work for you but I hope it helps. Good luck northbelle.

ccgirl · 08-09-2007, 04:24 AM

I think it's called, in very professional terms, brain fog, lol and it'll get better. Everything will.

Jane63 · 08-09-2007, 09:33 AM

Yup! "Brain fog" like cc says and it does get better!!

Sounds like you are staying active enough which is very important in the first months, but be careful not to overdo it! There is something to be said for just relaxing on the couch now and then and giving the body time to heal...also hydration is a must!

For a short time after I got out of rehab I could hardly sign my name and even typing on the computer was a task!!
I started doing crossword puzzles, word finds and even coloring which helped my eye/brain coordination come back. Very simple and cheap so you might give it a try!

I also enjoyed this site {and still do!!}:
http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/words/hangman/
Yes, it's for kids {LOL!} but can be quite challenging depending on the catagory you pick!

Hang in there!!
Jane

northbelle · 08-11-2007, 11:19 PM

Hey Madworld.....hows your focus tonight???
love north

Brewster · 08-12-2007, 06:23 AM

My first three months clean were very gray, very foggy and I did have a hard time focusing. But at better than a year sober, brain is working well again. So hang in there, the body and the mind have a remarkable healing power.

northbelle · 08-12-2007, 12:24 PM

Thanx for saying that Brewster..I really need to hear how people did it early on!!
love north

08-09-2007, 01:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
madworld death before dishonor Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: all over Posts: 67	Hard to focus Yo everybody I'm on day 24 of coming off of very high oxy dosages and I was wondering if anybody finds it hard to focus. Its like I almost feel dumb and can't think or remember what I was going to do next. I feel a lot better but this s**t is really pissing me off. I feel like something has just shutoff in my brain. I know it sound kind of messed up but I'm just wondering if anybody experienced the same thing. __________________ I don't want to be a product of my environment, I want my environment to be a product of me.

08-09-2007, 01:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
madworld death before dishonor Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: all over Posts: 67	Yeah I workout like a madman thats the only thing I look foward to the whole day. It has really helped but I just have that cloudy brain dumb zombie feeling. To be honest I came ct off heroin and had a much easier time then oxy but I was also doing a crazy amount. I am really glad to be off that crazy feel sick then better when I do opiates cycle. I'd rather be cloudy headed then go through that bullst again. If I start feeling that stuck to the couch feeling I just get up and start moving around. Sometimes I just pace back forth or do push ups but anything is better then that anxiety tired stuck to the couch feeling. I have gotten through a lot of hard times in my life and I just say to myself I'm not going to surrender to these little fking pills and it kinda of motivates me. I don't know might not work for you but I hope it helps. Good luck northbelle. __________________ I don't want to be a product of my environment, I want my environment to be a product of me.

08-09-2007, 09:33 AM	#5 (permalink)
Jane63 Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,899 Blog Entries: 8	Yup! "Brain fog" like cc says and it does get better!! Sounds like you are staying active enough which is very important in the first months, but be careful not to overdo it! There is something to be said for just relaxing on the couch now and then and giving the body time to heal...also hydration is a must! For a short time after I got out of rehab I could hardly sign my name and even typing on the computer was a task!! I started doing crossword puzzles, word finds and even coloring which helped my eye/brain coordination come back. Very simple and cheap so you might give it a try! I also enjoyed this site {and still do!!}: http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/words/hangman/ Yes, it's for kids {LOL!} but can be quite challenging depending on the catagory you pick! Hang in there!! Jane __________________ ~Hope is that thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops... at all.~ Emily Dickinson Rest In Peace My Sweet Sammy...2-24-08

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08-09-2007, 01:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
northbelle Dopeless Hope Fiend Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: anchorage Alaska Posts: 1,674	you bet...I am still coming off opiates..heroin...took a oxy last week and blew my clean time..but all in all I am am slowly getting better..My memory is toast...I especially have a hard time getting organized...but really that is nothing new...to be brutally honest here..I am having a real hard time getting off the couch...I have a few good days ..then..BAM..I am in the dumps again.... You work out right?? HOW do you manage to motivate for that? You must be young..I just so hope that you can stay on this path..we both know how very unfun opiate use becomes... Now if I can just REMEMBER to hit the SEND button..lol...you are not alone..brains take awhile to pull it together again... glad you are here! love north

08-09-2007, 04:24 AM	#4 (permalink)
ccgirl Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Harwich, MA Posts: 2,593	I think it's called, in very professional terms, brain fog, lol and it'll get better. Everything will.

08-11-2007, 11:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
northbelle Dopeless Hope Fiend Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: anchorage Alaska Posts: 1,674	Hey Madworld.....hows your focus tonight??? love north

08-12-2007, 06:23 AM	#7 (permalink)
Brewster Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Gatlinburg, TN Posts: 245	My first three months clean were very gray, very foggy and I did have a hard time focusing. But at better than a year sober, brain is working well again. So hang in there, the body and the mind have a remarkable healing power.

08-12-2007, 12:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
northbelle Dopeless Hope Fiend Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: anchorage Alaska Posts: 1,674	Thanx for saying that Brewster..I really need to hear how people did it early on!! love north

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