Anna

Also, Amp up your vitamin intake and try to buy drinks with electrolytes. That really seemed to help me. I also popped B6 vitamins 4-5 times a day. It seemed like a nice safety blanket and if you buy potent ones it really does help.

Dear I'm Broke, I was also broke. I went through a very dark time during the first couple weeks to about 1 month. It was hard and it seemed hopeless. Completely hopeless. I cried all the time. I hated feeling lazy and sluggish. I was afraid of losing important things in my life. But I just did it. I dealt with it. I tried to embrace sleeping- after all, I hadn't really slept well in awhile. I convinced myself that my body NEEDED it. I ate to cope. Yes I gained 15-20 pounds, but you know what? Eating helped and it was something I could enjoy with little effort. I told those that were close to me what I was doing, that also helped. My boyfriend even helped me clean my apartment as I had completely let things go into only week 2. I could barely get out of bed to shower. But then the first month passed. Month 2 was much more bearable. And now at 2.5 months, I can't believe I ever felt the way I did. My life IS better without addy. I'm a better person without it. I can go to law school without popping pills and I can keep up without it. In fact, I've found, I can keep up better.

I have been clean for 2.5 months and itt is getting easier. My moods are so much better now and I've even been to the gym a couple times. I completely stopped smoking which is also great. Some of the best things I did to cope was to get on a solid schedule, early to bed to allow for plenty of sleep. I also cut out drinking and boosted my vitamin intake. I am beginning law school this fall and I know I can only be successful if I stay addy-free.