I am about a week out after my procedure at ANR. I can't believe it. This is good medicine, but it feels like a miracle. I was on and off opioids (mostly on, let's be honest ) for the better part of 20 years. I hid it from nearly everyone, too; no one knew. I am a professional with an advanced degree; I work in a field with people like detectives, DAs, lawyers, court professionals, therapists etc. I'd been hiding this from everyone, looking and acting professional. It was making me sick inside.I started taking Kratom about 8 years ago after PAWS trying to taper off subs.(post-oxycontin). At first, I thought, "Wow, it's legal. It's a plant; what could go wrong?" Well, a LOT can go wrong with kratom! It binds to your opioid receptors just as an actual opioid would. Within about a month, I knew I was in trouble...but of course, that did not stop me because it made me feel so good. Fast Forward about 7 years, my daughter was old enough to ask, "Mom, what is that stuff you always take?" I was making things up (oh, it's a vitamin, honey) and feeling really horrible about myself as a mother. This is my own kid, and I'm lying ....and an addict. At this point, I was purchasing kilos of it, and I was probably up to over a cup or more per day, I had a habit that would kill most other people. About 8 months ago, I noticed my skin started to get these dark spots.I had no idea what was going on until I looked it up; Kratom WILL turn your face and hands black. If you take it long enough, the parts of your body in the sun will turn black ....and that was happening to me! So it was vanity, not morality, that saved me in this case; I'm not proud to admit that. The skin turning black was the nail in the kratom coffin. I knew I had to stop, I found ANR online and read every review. Other than two really dumb ones, the rest were enough to convince me. I made the call. The whole team at ANR is OUTSTANDING. From the very first phone call, they are just the kindest, most attentive team of professionals. Absolutely sent from God, and I believe that.. even if you don't. Especially John, the patient advocate. He's beyond compare; this man truly has a gift, and I'll never forget his face. My nurse, "Red," and Cynthia were with me the entire time, and I really don't remember much, other than being very groggy getting out. At first, April will call you weekly to get you ready. I advise everyone to do what they tell you, down to the very letter. Please. The better shape you are in, the better the result. Listen to them, lean into it, and do what they tell you to do. Other than being fatigued, I have ZERO, ZERO withdrawal-like symptoms at all. My stomach is 100% as well!! Which I did not expect at all. Of course, I would not recommend hammering 20 oz of Starbucks in the morning or anything like that!Be careful with what you eat. Rest and do what you can to start moving more each day. If you can force yourself to work out a little...it gets better FAST! Sleep is not perfect..but you will sleep. It will take time for your body to totally reset to its prior state, but I am a week in, and I feel like I'm about 85% fine, other than being tired. I would also recommend cleaning your damn house before you go, getting rid of all your stuff, your hiding spots, the places you use, and the things that remind you of using. So when you get home, you are in a clean environment, removed from all those sick reminders. Ironically, I forgot some hidden stuff, and when I found it, I looked at it like it was a 10-day-old piece of moldy pizza left on the counter. I just threw it away; I had NO urge to touch it, much less use it. Naltrexone is a miracle drug. I was also worried that I would somehow come up with some other novel, maladaptive behaviors to replace the one I had just kicked (as I have quite a talent for curating these!) The naltrexone stops that. I mean, I quit smoking a year ago; I do not want to start smoking; I used to use stimulants, and I have no desire to use anything...anything at all. I am writing this 7 days in, remember that. Not 6 months in...and I feel like a new person. I have been crying a lot, but not sad crying either. I am crying because I FEEL it all. Music resonates differently, the air and the sun feel different, and life feels real. It has a gravity that I haven't felt in 20 years. A good gravity, not an oppressive, depressing one. It's like going from black and white to full color. In my mind, I was preparing for pure hell; I honestly did not fully believe this would work so well. I was SO sure I was going to be depressed and listless. Would I have post-acute withdrawal?? Would I need anti-depressants? Was I going to all of a sudden be a horrible mom? I was SO afraid of all these potentialities. None of those things materialized! I feel myself, my original self ...is back, I can't believe it. ANR, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.
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