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(Message started by: kevmd on Mar 11^th, 2008, 8:54pm)

Title: need vibes wish me luck
Post by kevmd on Mar 11^th, 2008, 8:54pm

Detoxing and got hammered this evening. Now low on 02. Not sure if I'll have enough to make it through the night. Will try to stay awake all night because I know sleeping will only give me more attacks.. Have 3 energy drinks to go along with it but these things are coming fast and furious. Worse case, I'll be doing the cold showers and push ups which are always last resorts. One attack took 3 tries on the o2, energy drink, and 30 push ups. Wish me some pain free hours til morning. Looks like hours of Nick at Nite

Title: Re: need vibes wish me luck
Post by Superdave on Mar 11^th, 2008, 9:08pm

Fight the good fight dood, You'll make it through
Don't let him get to your soul >:(

All the good vibes I have are yours

Superdave

Title: Re: need vibes wish me luck
Post by thebbz on Mar 11^th, 2008, 9:43pm

Detoxing is tough. Your tougher. Good Luck.
thebb

Title: need vibes wish me luck
Post by Linda_Howell on Mar 11^th, 2008, 10:58pm

What John said.

Lesson for today:

Do NOT under any circumstances let yourself get low on 02. Any reason for detoxing does not include oxygen. You can also use ice, and energy drinks too.

Title: Re: need vibes wish me luck
Post by E-Double on Mar 11^th, 2008, 11:07pm

on 03/11/08 at 21:43:09, thebbz wrote:

Detoxing is tough. Your tougher. Good Luck.
thebb

exactly

Title: Re: need vibes wish me luck
Post by MJ on Mar 12^th, 2008, 12:24am

Yep its tough. Dont stay up sleep when and if you can. 5 minutes can be as good as 2 hours.

Either way you will get hit. You have done it before. Any rest at all will make it a touch easier.
Sometimes any change in meds will cause greater pain.

Many here choose to be med free and ultimately find it easier to face the beast eye to eye. It takes a couple days though.

Try the pushups upright against a counter until it feels your arms will break, the adrenaline/ dopamine will push the CH aside. Count every movement and use this as a first resort.
Another helper is ice cold water swished around your gums untill they are numb.

Stay tuned someones up here all night. Aussie Brian and the rest of the aussies are hangin upside down on the world keeping a watch wilst we yanks rest.

Title: Re: need vibes wish me luck
Post by mc_ashes on Mar 12^th, 2008, 12:40am

Kev - I'm thinking about ya, and talking to the man upstairs on your behalf. Hang in there. All the positive vibes I can muster here in Mississippi are being pushed in you direction brother.

Mark

Title: Re: need vibes wish me luck
Post by nani on Mar 12^th, 2008, 12:54am

Stay strong, kev. You can do this.

hugs, nani

Title: Re: need vibes wish me luck
Post by kevmd on Mar 12^th, 2008, 8:07am

thanks all. And guess what...went to sleep at 1am. Woke up at 630 and didn;t get hit all night!!!! First time in over a week. Didn't even need the o2! Couple things I did.... Drank a boat load of water. Seemed to really help if I stayed standing for a while. IF I sat down, I could feel it coming. And did take a Benadryl, Woke up with shadows and still have them but nice to get 5 plus hours of consecutive sleep. Got another day under my belt of detox with a fresh o2 tank on the way. I'm getting the one I have filled tomorrow. Lesson learned.....always have that back up tank. Watching the gauge on the regulator is too dam stressful...........thanks everyone. Wishing some PF days for all of you

Title: Re: need vibes wish me luck
Post by pattik on Mar 12^th, 2008, 8:28am

It's good to hear you were able to get some sleep. I've found benedryl helpful for getting back to sleep after night time attacks (assuming I haven't used caffeine). Stay strong through this detox time, and let us know one way or the other how this treatment works for you. PF wishes!
-Patti

Title: Re: need vibes wish me luck
Post by DennisM1045 on Mar 12^th, 2008, 8:38am

Way to go Kev! Kick that beasts ass dude!

-Dennis-

Title: Re: need vibes wish me luck
Post by Kaib on Mar 12^th, 2008, 10:20am

Way to go Kev...

Get that crap out of your system and fight the good fight.

Beers to ya.

Title: Re: need vibes wish me luck
Post by Stinger on Mar 12^th, 2008, 12:22pm

Alright Kev. Good luck.

Title: Re: need vibes wish me luck
Post by superhawk2300 on Mar 18^th, 2008, 9:05am

Hang in there Kev! You can do it!

[In Sianfeild Soup Nazi accent] Pain Free vibes for you!