Author: sweet16
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 11:26 pm
@mel, you are more than welcome & you will "know" when it is time for you to start to taper. It just hit me one day, honestly, just like that.
I was stable at 8 mg. I went down to 4 mg pretty much immediately once I decided to taper. I had never really recognised my feelings as being withdrawl symptoms so I do not remember if I experienced WD from 8 down to 4. I may have just thought "I don’t feel good". I began to recognise being in WD once I started to taper consistantly. Then it was OOOOHHHH!!!! THIS is what WD is. When I was using my DOC, I had never gone very long without it. Just the 8 hrs. I slept and as soon as I would wake up, I was immediately using as if it was my morning cup of Jo. I had to because I would be "hurting" Thats what I called it. So now I recognise WD. I feel it everytime I taper. I am guessing pretty mild as I am able to function as usual, with just minimal discomfort. Ya know Mel, I have never had a life with NOTHING either. (starting at 12ish yrs.) NOW I am on sub. I do smoke weed sometiems (rarely anymore) Before sub and before I started using H again (after 15 or more years), I would drink, do a line here and there, smoke weed all day long, xannys, valium, pretty much whatever I could get my hands on. SO it will be a new day for me after sub. I do not plan to drink anymore as I found drinking to be the devil for me. Weed, not so much of an issue. IMO it helped me stay off the harder stuff. I am a legal medical MJ patient here in Ca. So I am not using illegally. Does that mean I am not clean? Probably, in many peoples minds. Do I care? Not so much, as I know for ME it is better than the alternative & I will not die from it. I will however attempt to stay away from hard stuff including pills. I know for each and every person on this forum, their battle is their OWN and I respect their individual choices. It is not easy in any way shape or form. I just think all we can do is our best and do no harm if at all possible. We are all just having a human experience and hopefully in the end, there are more good times than bad times.
Queenie & Breezie, thank you both for giving feedback. You gals have helped me on my path with your kind words and your own stories. You all are an inspiration and thats why I am here.
I do hope for everyone on here that they can find peace in their recovery, whatever that means for them. Blessings to all…..
