withdrawl symptoms

wow. Didnt greenearth work at a drug rehab? Maybe she can give you some tips np. Stay strong!!!!! =]

 

umm...
is it the physical or mental side of things that you're having more trouble with? where I worked we got the clients after they had detoxed, so I don't know much about coping with physical side effects of withdrawal. I don't think there's much you can do except wait it out.
can you see a doctor or specialist about the pain that you're in? Maybe they can prescribe something that will help. Or explore alternative treatments like acupunture.

As far as the mental side of things:
write down your triggers (things that make you want to use) and find coping skills for them. For example, if you drink when you're bored, take up a new hobby. things like that.

Actually...you do art right? So use this time to make some sweet new art. Maybe it will help you to express what you're going through as well.
Have people around that you can call when you're feeling really low. People that don't do drugs. I don't know if you're a support group type of person (something tells me no) but it helps, a lot.
Make a list of all the positive reasons for getting off drugs. Refer to it when you want to use.
hope that helps. stay strong dude

 

I personally love to smoke weed and I have no withdrawal if I can't get some. I guess I don't have an addictive personality so that helps but I use it cuz it helps me relax and just chill. Plus is smells so good.

 

thanks for the help. i think its the drinking that is the mental side and the opiates that are fucking up my physical side. i had panic attacks last night until three in the morning and sweaty headaches all day today. man i want to crack a beer and snort some shit but i think its better that i dont. im going to go do bongs instead

thanks guys iggy: iggy: iggy:

 

also, this made me lol

 

Just stopping by to give you some extra support. Panic attacks are a bitch to deal with.

 

yea they are. ive learned to control my mind when i get them but i still get that horrible rush in my chest and my legs start wanting to kick and i can't breathe. but its all good im feeling a bit better its been like five days or so since ive had dope and a few days since a beer.

thanks daisy

 

Stay strong NP! We are here for you mannn

 

you really mean that? gosh it means so much to me

 

lol yep def not a support group type

glad to give you a laugh tho :seeya:

 

the panic attacks could be coming from the fact that you are no longer running away from your pain both physically and mentally by drowning yourself in booze and opiates....I would seriously reccomend yoga and meditation. If you can afford to try out a yoga class it will change your life if you take it seriously! Yoga and meditation will help you face everything youve been running from and will give you so much strength to deal with whats ahead. =]

 

I drank a 26er or whisky or the equivalent in beer everyday for two and a half years. I quit drinking recently and I've had symptoms that don't even seem like they cold be logically related to drinking or quitting drinking, but they are. Withdrawl is a very mysterious mistress. It affects your sleep, digestion, emotions, sometimes my body didnt wanna swallow food, sometimes I'd feel like crying even though I was having a good day, I'd go days without sleeping, I'd shake like mad, I'd stutter, lose thoughts or words, trip, have irregular heart beats, runny noses, runny eyes, sensative eyes, dry mouth, drool, etc. Your body is capable of very strange things. And drugs make it do some even stranger things. Peace and Love

 

i used to be so mentally addicted to pot that i would get panic attacks if i didn't smoke every day. today is actually my second day of not smoking b/c i have a test coming up. i am doing a week long detox with as little sugar and carbs as possible. lotsa water and tea. i don't eat red meat (1mo red meat free and it's the best thing i ever did for myself) and that helps too. i did pretty well last night as far as sleeping. usually i get bad insomnia when i quit.

dunno anything about opiates or alocohol though. good lock, np.

 

yea ive done a lot of meditation in the past. it's what helped me control my panic attacks.i prefer the hindu school of meditation. ive read a lot on the Bhagavad Gita and works by Ram Dass. i used to go to a buddhist temple and meditate with them but ive moved and i dont know of anything like that around here.

and i used to do asana yoga but i don't any more. some of it seemed like it helped, and some of it made me hurt worse. ill look through my books and try to find some gentle stretches.

thanks mandy

lunarverse: that is harsh man, but it sounds about right. in the past two years ive gotten to the point of drinking at least a 40 every night if not two forties and sometimes i'd venture into a six pack or two after that. used to take smoke breaks at my last job to go to the car and take swigs of southern comfort but then they got suspicious and started drug testing us/breathalizer testing....

and at my new job i got wrote up for drinking on the job. im not quitting drinking forever, im just detoxing for a while. imma quit the bang though. my friend died in august of an overdose due to what im doing now so im not going to fuck with it again. shoulda quit in august but what can i say i make bad choices.iggy:

vig: good luck. study hard for that test

 

this book really helped me.....
http://books.google.com/books?id=l-...a=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8#PPP1,M1
in case that link doesnt work the book is 40 days topersonal revolution by Baron Baptiste.
modifying the yoga routine for your body is a great idea...combine it with a healthy diet too!

 

o i already eat very healthy- vegan and raw when possible

thanks for the link. what did the book help you with mandy?

 

good to hear np. The book helped put a lot of personal things in perspective for me. Ive only read it once so far [am planning to read and practice it again this summer] but at the time it helped me realize the underlying trigger to my anxiety....sounds so lame and freudian but it all went back to my childhood. I was able to sort some shit out in my head and finally place the things that had happened to me as a child and not let it affect me as an adult anymore. The book is broken down by laws to reflect on. The first half of the book are meditations and the second half are yoga postures to combine with the meditations after youve let the message sink in. As the title insinuates...its meant to be a personal journey that takes some time. I dedicated an hour every night to it for a couple of months.

 

oh and yay for veganism! Im new to it...been vegan for 5 months now....feel great!

 

I get a bit of a headache if I go too long without a cupatea... that's about the extent of my substance-dependance/withdrawl situation lol

 

opiates really depend on how much you are doing but that will be tough to break i have tons and tons of friends i used to use with who are still not clean and probably never will be. look forward to a few more nights of cold sweats, diarrhea, restless legs, stomach aches, body ache, watery eyes, hypersensitivity, and loads more undesirable crap. however the worst of the physical withdrawals from opiates is over after like a week then you get to feel stuff for real again which is actually kind of nice it turns out.