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Hi Bunkiller and both Jays!
You have found the best place to be for help,empathy an advice.However,always check medical advice.I suggested phenergan to Wynter and it did not get on with her at all,please check.
Yes the hard part is very mental in my eyes too. Don’t get me wrong it was all hell,but dealing with all the emotions that had been suppressed was really hard. It was similar to when i stopped drinking,blinkers were firmly on! After returning to some sort of normality i knew i hadnt been in my right mind for years! Still most probalby not haha.
Please remember these pills have been helping us to survive in our own way,so we have to learn new actions or habits to replace the DHC. Our bodies are not liking going without these pills at all!
Over the counter meds are immodium, vit c,all vits an minerals will help a little.
Phenergan is a antihistamine for travel sickness but it has helped people stay calmer.
Anything,just holla..am sure someone will check in an offer some needed advice!
Stay strong all, YOU GOT THIS!
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While i remember Richard,if your doctor listens an is willing to help then ask for some.There are soo many medications that help..Good luck man!!.
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Hi Richard, you are in the right place .plenty of water(fluids)food if you can manage it and just take it as it comes,it will get easier! Days 3-7 were the worst for me too..for the physicals anyway.
Immodium is also your friend if you can take it.Plenty of vit c,Magnesium ect.
Keep checking in your feelings with the site,it may feel silly at first,but believe me it really does help! You can do this,so many have shown,yes its not going to be vwry pleasent,however whats a few weeks to the rest of our lives.
Speak soon my freind,stay strong,YOU got this!!!
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Well done Access, you have done amazing to get to where you ate now!!
Onwards and upwards ????
That goes for anyone one else on the journey! Stay strong all!
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Hi all!
I hope you are all well, and are looking forward to spending time with your friends/family over the festive period.
For some it will be the first Christmas clean of dhc/codiene ect for a long time..For me it is.
Good luck all,it can be a very trying time.You have done soo well,keep it going into the New Year! All the best all,see you on the otherside!
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<p style=”text-align: right;”>Hi Access</p>
I hope you are well.Just picking up on something you said in your post.3 xmas meals an no ejoyment.It will take awhile for us too adjust, i think i am still adjusting an I’m over 6 months. I have very little enjoyment either. I seem to be searching for happiness continuously. We just have to keep going,and hope and pray it will return. You are doing amazing,you really are. It will come back,it has too.We have done so much hard work getting off of them a reward must be outthere somewhere! Lol ????♂️
Keep strong my friend.
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Hi all!! Really well done Maria,these things are put in place to tempt us! It is the devils work! Haha noo i am not religious,however it is like living with the devil fighting an addiction! Imo!
Nice to hear from you again Black warrior! Glad you are still fighting! It is a journey,so it is always going to happen if we let it.Unfortunatley. Was it something in particular that made you use again? I only ask so as you find a different way to cope in the future.Life is very hard at the best of times.
Stay strong all,do not give in to the devil,it will not make your anxiety or problems go away if you use,infact it will only highlight them! Try and think before you get the box/packet out,why are you going to use?? You know you will feel better tomorrow having not used.100%
You all got this! Stay strong all
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Hi all!
Wynter nice too hear from you lass!
Really pleased to hear you are still with us! Like you said,i think if we do not feel the tablet we can go someway into not worrying about it.Probalby makes no sense that ????♂️
I have considered taking one! Just like you said for pain,however am not sure i could cope with the Anxiety. I must be over 6 months too now,however i still have little intrest in alot of things.However i have just started cold water therapy,so i am putting a little hope into that helping me. We shall see.
Maria,i feel the same as you about xmas,i do not drink either, so i will be glad when it is all over.In all honesty.If you can get through the day without taking any, just think of how good that will feel knowing you got through the day without them! It will push you too be stronger,imo.
My ex wife has the children xmas day this year,but i will have a few hours with them during the day.Hence why am not looking forward to it.It is what is though,so i must persevere.
I hope everyone is holding on,just remember you have the rest of your lives in front of you all,better things will come!!
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Hi Access
Yes i know what you mean about the roller coaster! 40 years is a very very long time.You have done soo well to get this far you really have! That’s inspirational! I think you already knew you was in for one helluva journey at the beginning, am sorry things are not great.However i am on the page, of it was always going to be hard to adapt our bodies.One way or another.I just have to keep going as we all do,because it WILL get better it has too! Stay strong my friend,you have come soo far!
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Lizzie,this site helped loads during our journey! Coming on moaning ect lol…it gives you hope! It really does! Just come on and say how it is,it will help someone else too!
Take care,YOU GOT THIS.
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Ohh Lizzie,sounds like you are stuck between a rock and a hard place! ????♂️ Let me start by saying this,you want to stop taking and this is the most important decision of all!
I had tried CT a couple of times before,but life and pain got in the way so i always ended up back at the begining,just like yourself.Have you thought about tapering,that way you can still cope with every day life to some extent.
I did it down from 10 dhc 30mg too 1..yep 10 weeks.
Soo many times i thought about upping my dose because i wasnt feeling the best, however i just kept reminding myself why i was doing it. I had promised my daughter so that helped lots during the taper.
I would definitely speak with your doctor if he/she is a listening doc. They will be able to prescribe meds that will help alot.
There is life after pills Lizzie ???? % ! It just takes awhile for our bodies to return to normal. Exersise is your friend as are vitimins healthy diet ect.
So many people on here have ditched the pills,some who have been on them for 40yrs!!
You WILL be happy again!! Your family will be happier for it too! Most of all though it is YOU who have conquered this thing.It is a journey.I know cutting down one a week seems like it will take forever,however it won’t. You will be suprised,one day you may think,im gonna cut 2 out today,before you know it it will start coming down.
No doubt you will still have a unpleasant cold at the end but you will be free.I will say i definitely did not have the cravings i had had before on a CT when i ompleted the taper.I think its a case of your mind getting stronger the more you stick to the taper.I hope that makes sense.
We are all here for you,YOU can and will do this.
Stay strong,holla if you need too ????
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Hi Mouse,sorry i never saw this, my apologies.
There are a few medications that a doctor can prescribe to help. Pregablin and Gabapentin are some of those.For some though it is swapping one addiction for another.Both those medications need a taper.
Some will be glad of your findings though,i am sure of that.
I hope you manage ok and get through,well done man!!
Sending good vibes on your ongoing journey!
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Hi Chris
Really good to hear you are still on your journey and battling on! Give yourself a pat on the back my friend,you deserve it!
Yes i bet your bank account is growing if you were buying them! Good on you! Why don’t you treat yourself with the money you have saved? Just a thought.
Good luck man and stay strong!
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Hi Chris
Yes unfortunately our sleep does suffer quite abit during withdrawal. Just keep doing what you are doing your body will start to return back to normal.Stick with it. The restless legs are par for the course too.They will start to subside with time.We are all different, so it is not an exact timefrane.Some people suffer more some less.I cannot remember how long mine lasted now though am sure it was weeks.It does get better though.Stay strong my friend.
You got this!
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Hi Chris
You have definitely made the right decision. Super well done for getting to day 7! You are well on your way. You was on alot of tablets,your body is going to take awhile to adapt.Everything you will feel physically and mentally is quite common for what your body is going through.
Be aware that these pills DO trick you into taking,so please be aware. They lie to you like no tomorrow.
Good luck with it my friend!
Stay strong! You got this!!
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