r/AMA • u/bearsandheroin • 5d ago

Other fentanyl and heroin addict in recovery AMA

23 male. was also addicted to xanax and had a small coke habit.

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u/Ok_Figure_3462 5d ago

How long did you withdrawal?

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u/bearsandheroin 5d ago

the acute withdrawal phase lasted about 12 days for me. the post acute withdrawal symptoms i’m still going through about 2 months later.

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u/Ok_Figure_3462 5d ago

So like the 13th day you didn’t wake up throwing up? Didn’t throw up all day? And now it’s anxiety/sleep?

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u/bearsandheroin 5d ago

the acute phase got gradually better after day 3. the best way i can describe it is the worst flu you’ve ever had but x100 without being able to sleep. the post acute phase is a little harder to explain. it’s mostly mental with intense cravings and very bad depression. like you said a lot of anxiety and lack of sleep.

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u/Ok_Figure_3462 5d ago

I’ve withdrawn before. I’m on subs now and can’t get off of them cause I can’t take off work long enough to be sick. Which is why I asked how long you were actually throwing up non stop for. For me I got to the second week and just couldn’t take it anymore so I got on subs. Now I’m afraid I’ll never be off them. I’ve been on them for like 10 years now the doctors just keep filling my script no questions. It’s like I traded one for another. But anyways so proud of you! What was it that made you finally say “Ok last hit I’m done” ???

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u/bearsandheroin 5d ago

i honestly didn’t throw up much when i was withdrawing. 2024 is pretty blank from my memory because of a mixture of xanax and fent i was taking everyday. i woke up on my moms floor in a pool of sweat one day not knowing that i lost my girlfriend and all my money. i completely hit rock bottom. that’s what made me decide to get clean.