madworld

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. Also I feel emotionless I don't feel happy, sad, or angry. I just feel like a zombie. I don't know if this is from withdrawal or because its my own way of dealing with the lifestyle that I live. I'm just wondering if this is normal.

barb dwyer

hi mad -
I'm no expert, and frankly doubt I can be much help, but I came off alcohol AND oxy's a year ago. All I can 'clearly' remember is intense physical pain in all my joints, and a mental fog, for sure - but I don't know if that was the alcohol, or the oxy?

that probably didn't help at all.

madworld

Actually it did. As usual I'm just hoping for things to happen to quick gotta slow it down.

barb dwyer

I remember that my reactions weren't 'normal'
(shyeah - like I'd know what THAT was)
like something would happen 'tragic' at work ...
and I'd be 'zen mother' calm.
Then some minor thing would happen -
and I'd freak right the 'eff' out.
Have to call my sponsor cuz I was out of toilet paper kind of thing.

Pilgrim

Barb. I know that one. Scene of major accident and I am the rock. Can't find my sunglasses and the whole world knows.

Mad - how you feeling now? I remember I couldn't really think at all. Forget reading. Nothing went in. It will pass. There's a link on this site to something called Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS) which might explain what's going on with you.

Dee74

hang in there madworld - check out the PAWs stuff Pilgrim mentioned - I've never done oxys but it shure sounds a lot like PAWSy stuff to me

keep fighting
D

indigo

Hope today is a good one for you.

barb dwyer

what were we talking about ?

Pilgrim