Hope all is fine with you all. Today is my sixth day off hydro, and it is a tough one. I told my mother and exposed everything to her last night, she is a gem. I feel so emotionally raw, Im feeling all these emotions that have been bottled up for the last year that I was on hydro, I'mean I cry more now than I ever have in my whole life, happy tears and sad tears. I feel very low and depressed. Is this normal?? I was on such a good roll with being positive, but now i feel hung over. What do you think Thank you Love choo
You are strong, and brave, and the tears are simply a release. You are where you should be, when you should be, and for all the right reasons. I, for one, admire your ability to even try and stop, further more to reach out for support. Baby steps, one foot in front of the other, no phoney happy, just baby steps. You are not alone, ever.
Unfortunately, the emotions you're experiencing are pretty normal at this point. I tapered completely off this past spring (for a while), and I found myself crying over dozens of imbedded, unaddressed family issues. The issues were real, but the intensity of emotional pain I was feeling was cranked up more than normal because of the withdrawal. The therapist I saw during this time said this was extremely common and while he didn't dismiss my feelings at all (they're paid not to, right?) he did say the intensity of my feelings were a sign that my brain was trying to adjust to not having those additional chemicals filling its receptors. In time, your brain will start churning out the normal amounts of these neurotransmitters to fill the receptors, but it's been depending on a substance to fill them for a while now, so it takes a while for your brain to crank back up to full force.
If you've already been off hydro six days, I'm sure your brain has slowly started its recovery already, but it just takes time....wish it didn't. That's why I'm so concerned with my dilemma. I have a tendency toward low-grade depression anyway, so I believe I'd do a lot better after stopping this medication if I took an antidepressant for a while until my brain had a chance to heal. But, it seems the easiest way for me to step down off the stronger stuff is to go down to ultram for a while and ultram's contraindicated with most antidepressants...depressing, isn't it?
You've done so well and you CAN keep it up. Just know this is a temporary thing. As your brain heals, it will get better! I've read from others on the board that L-Tyrosine can help during this time. Good luck!
MissThang is right these are normal feeling of withdraw u can make it you have gotten this far the rest is much easier just keep up the fight were all here for u great job so far hang in there and itll all be over soon lots of love
Hey Hi sissmom69 , I gots to ask being from your state -Do you like John Cougar Mellencamp?
Now to stay on topic hang in Missthang cuz there is much support here enough to go around us all "all for one one for all".."united we stand devided we fall"
I understand exactly what you are going through. I'm in the depression funk right now too coming off hydro. I want antidepressants!! I'm trying to hold it together, every thing was just covered by the warm and fuzzy, and like you said its all raw now. Good luck. I know missthang talked about this before but MUSIC really helps alot. I wouldnt do the sad stuff though, it will just make you cry. I hold onto my xanax like its my savior. It has helped.
Sorry but have to butt in here. I was born in Indy too!! What part are you from? I love John Cougar! I remember growing up thats all my parents listened to.
No problem misty I live in Oklahoma I noticed sissmom69 had Indy under her avatar so I'm thinking JCM..hehe I've never been there but he's famous for those little pink houses in INdy.. regards, ps How r u feeling misty111 Al
These feelings will pass, most definitely. If you can get some valium, take one and snooze as much as possible. If you don't want to use valium (and maybe it isn't a great idea to go from one additive substance to another) try about 125 mg of Benadryl to knock you out for a bit. But, I promise, the feelings will pass, once your brain figures out how to produce good feelings on it's own without opiates.
Im about 30 min noth of indy close to anderson ive been here for about 12 yrs now its beautifull here but the economy is horrible were all hopeing the election will help no matter what im stayin here my family is here so its home
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