Painkillers withdraws
 

Finally going thru withdraws and it sucks. The bright side is it won't last forever. And I'm at a very good friends wedding and I'm actually not stoned for once. I can actually just drink some coffee, socialize and enjoy the beautiful event on a beautiful day. So at least I'm looking at the positive.

Withdrawal can be rough but it won't last forever. In a while you'll be feeling much better. :)

Hopefully you will feel better each day. :)

Good for you. It isn't easy, but it becomes more and more comfortable as you go forward.

I always thank the universe that I loathe opiates. I would have been addicted to that as well. Alcohol and sedative withdrawal is horrible enough.

The physical withdrawals will last around 72 hours. How long has it been since you stopped and how are you feeling today?

Today will be the second day without. So not too much longer to go on that 72 hour timeline. Just trying to keep myself active to keep distracted. Today should be easy staying out of my head. I have church this morning and my AA home group tonight. So, I'm feeling good about that.

It sounds like you're doing ok so far, Wes, well done.

I used to find hours 24-48 the worse time of opiate withdrawal, then things would start easing off a bit.

Good luck to you :)

Glad you found the Newcomers forum, Wes & even happier to hear that you made the decision to put the pills behind you!!

Hope you have a great day and an even better tomorrow!

Thanks for the support and encouragement everyone.

Hi Wes,

Hope you're ok, how are things going?

Been in a bit of a depressive episode today, but thank goodness my psychiatrist has me on the right combo of meds or it would be a lot worse. So been sleeping a lot today, probably need it. Things are slowly getting better day by day.

Things do slowly get better, for sure. Keep on keeping on, Wes - you got this!

Rained out of work today (again!), making my rounds on the interwebs and of course, SR.

Thinking of you, Wes - hope you had a good evening and wishing you an even better today!

Yes, emotions can be all over the place when coming off opiates. The slightest thing would make me burst into tears! It's often down to the suppression of feelings and emotions when on such drugs.

Glad to hear that things are slowly getting better for you and hope that they continue to do so.