Hi Guys,
Just a quick update …. slowly working through Day 33….. sitting at my desk , reading through the recent posts. I see there are a few new people on here.
All I can say is keep going and try to struggle through….. I have tried to stop countless times over the past 10/11 years. At worst I was using 2 Packs of NPlus along with maybe 10, 30/500 Cocodamols….. daily…
This has been my longest abstinance….. and I feel this may be the one…..
Tips on how I got here…. I went Cold Turkey…
Try and focus on one day at a time….
Tell someone you trust….. get them to keep an eye on you, check in hourly, daily..
Go to the GP and own up…… (he provided me with a short dose of sleeping tablets), really helped as for the first 10-11 days my sleep was non-existent
Plenty of hot baths, try and get out and about…. go for walks if able..
Watch TV Shows, back to back, try and relax as much as you can.
I listened to a lot of music (I’m not a huge music lover either !!)
When able, eat plenty of fresh fruit and veg…. I know you won’t want to at outset, but I’m finding the further I get through the more I’m enjoying my food again.
I also have started to take a Multivitamin Supplement….
Plenty of fluids, especially at the start…..
Try and accept that the first week is going to be hell…… but then, I promise you, physically it does improve….
I’m still dealing with the emotional side of things, can get cravings, feel down in the dumps….. but they also seem to be fading….
A huge trigger for me is work, whenever I’m stressed I feel myself thinking about the tablets……. So telling myself , that work will sort itself and not bringing it home with me every night has also helped…
My sleep has returned which has been a huge help, it’s not perfect yet, still a bit unbroken but I’m getting 6-7 hours a night now…..
And this forum for me was the bonus ball…. I checked in regularly at the start and the help that came from here was priceless…. It really pushed me through the worst of it…
That’s it, I’m away to finish the rest of today at work….
Keep going everyone xx