Why Do I Still Feel Abnormal, After Two Weeks

Pain Pills
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Katz33..
It has been over two weeks, since I have touched a pain pill, but I still feel disconnected from everyone and everything. The simplest tasks seem momentous, and I feel like such a failure wasting three and half years of my life without doing something more productive; such as obtaining a master's degree. I don't know what to do, I obviously cannot exist like this. My doctor did just put me on an antidepressant--Wellbutrin. I am so unsure about my future and feel like everything is contrived and fake. Did anybody else feel this way? And if so how long did it last?

Out for now...
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Katz, Yes there are a lot that feel that way, but it gets better, I promise you.. You said the Dr. just put you on antidepressants, it takes awhile for these to get in your system, and start working properly.. Some antidepressants can take up to 6 weeks to start working and make you feel better it, some of what you are feeling may subside when the antidepressants start to get in your system.... I know it did for me..
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Trying4me...
Thanks for responding. I hate making others feel depressed, because I am. Will I ever feel truly happy? Most of my life I used some kind of intoxicant to escape reality. I used to like to read, do sculpting and write, now I am a confused mess.

Out for now,
Katz33
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Katz I am sorry I had to check on my granddaughter.. Sweetie you will get to feel better, I think sometimes when we come off pain pills that we greive for them I know that sounds silly but we do and we also think of things we did or did not do when we took them just remember that those are just things we did it is not the person we are... I am sure when the antidepressant have time to kick in you will feel better I was so depressed and the doctor put me on celexa a antidepressant they really do help.. Also it might be a good idea to get some counsling or maybe aa/na.. I am going to my first meeting Thursday.. I have heard it really helps and it will also help you to stay clean... What you are feeling is normal.. but you are not alone there are alot of great people on this board and all you have to do is ask for help there are certain times of day or evening that there are not many on but you will get alot of support here keep posting and comming back it will help you...
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Hello,Katz i want to say hang in there girl.I have been on peracet since 2000.I detox at home i have a bad depression problem.I dont know if its for the pills or loseing my mom to cancer.But anyway i detox at home nov last year until right before christmas.I was week after i finally got over the withdrals.But even after 2 months of detox christmas was here and i needed some energy i thought i would get just a few and be ok.I was wrong after that i was useing and now even more then evr.I cant say you will feel better in afew weeks.Some people recover quickier than other.For me 2 ,months i was still weak,depressed,i felt so withdraen from the world and the depression is something i have been dealing with and giong cold trukey off the pills the depression hit me so bad.Please dont let this happen to you .I done made it threw the worst and went back to useing.I have been put on alot of deprestion medicines.Wellb. is what im on now 2 month and they dont help me.So im no getting it refilled.I was in prozac and if a depression meds. dont work for you they put you in a worst deoression then you are in now.How long have you been on the wellb.?Also something that helps with withdrals is ultracet i really helped me.Whick you should be out of withdrals.Once i was out of the w./ds i quit the ultracet because they are addive too.I have been change to many differnt deppestion meds.I wish i could find one that would help me.Good luck!!!Just remember if you decide of one wont hurt belive me it will i thought after 2 months i would anf\d i could get my shopping done for christmas.Now im scared to go back threw the w/ds.Where do you live ?Im in georgia !!!!!!post to let me me take care
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My doc isnt pain pills but I am an addict. I second all that tryin said. Also, I ask you to stop beating yourself up. It takes away from what energy you have. Everyday will get easier. I too, promise.