FINALLY! A small window today!

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Gotta tell ya...all day yesterday was nothing short of horrific.  Anxiety, brain fog, pain, cold/numb hands and feet, inflamed sinuses and many other problems.  I finally laud down at 10 pm last night and almost instantly I experienced the worst muscle aches and joint pain. Then around 1am a huge headache hit me, I started to tremble, a pounding heart, a rush of fever, ears began to ring loudly and my eyes began to burn.  Honestly thought i was going to have a heart attack and just lay there waiting for the end.  I was really hoping for the end to come so i could escape this nightmare  I was furious but realized there was nothing I could do about it and prepared for a long night.

 

I finally fell asleep around 4am and the alarm went off at 5:30am.  As usual...the first hour or so is filled with anxiety and brain fog so that is what I was prepared for.  Again...last night was horrific.

 

I get out of bed and feel bad.  Grab a bowl of cereal and about 15 mins later I noticed I felt pretty good but did not get too excited as this has happened before. I go in the garage to work out and the feeling is still with me. I do a light work out as I've noticed that exercise seems to ramp up my symptoms.  This morning was no exception but thus is one area I refuse to give up during my detox.

 

Get in the car and drive to work and still feel good.  Actually caught myself sing along to a few songs. It's now 12:30pm and still feeling pretty good. Right now... No anxiety or depression but I do have several nagging aches and pains that won't go away.  My gosh...I could get used to this "no anxiety" thing real quick.  If all I had to deal with during this detox was body aches and pain it would be a walk in the park. For me the anxiety is by far the most difficult aspect of withdrawal.

 

Now the confusing part.  Am I feeling good today because I took a fish oil and GABA tablet yesterday or is this just one of those windows?  Things that make go hhmmmmmmm    Wish me luck and I hope we all recover soon. I would not wish this on my worst enemy. Well... Maybe on Texas longhorn fans. 

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Good for you, this  a window bot fish oil  bando things  are starting to reset

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Good for you sooner

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Yeah I do not like the anxiety. Thats the worst thing for me as well. I can put up with a few aches and pains. I will start my liquid titration Wed and start going down 1 mil per day instead of 10% all at once every 10 days.

 

Yeah sounds like you may be healing some. Good deal. The hydrocodone is not nearly as bad as benzos in my opinion. I was on 30 mgs for 4 months. Tapering was not nearly as bad as what I am going through now.

 

endeavor to persevere

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I am so happy for you!  I agree that anxiety makes everything seem worse.  When mine lifted - and it was never as bad as many people on this forum have - I felt like a new person even though my skin was still burning and prickly.  I hope your anxiety stays away and you continue to sing in the car.  Paresthesia