Detox....... of ice and fire

Yesterday was the worst of the detox's that I have yet to go thru' I hope and pray it is the last. It matters not if the drugs you are addicted to come from need and a doctor or need and the street. It is the same. It occurred to me that I should write here about it. That some of you that read are mother and fathers that you have spouses, one day you may need to know. I preface this with I'm not a doctor, if you think that you are dealing with a serious detox then get to a hospital, especially if it is dealing with both alcohol and drugs combined, because it can/has lead to heart failure in some people. I, however, have always detoxed myself..... well sort of myself not without the help of the good people I know and a solid belief that there is a higher power. So what to do? What to expect? if you should have to do this? First off you can't do it unless the person is willing to do it. Second about half way thru' they won't want to do it anymore. For me, it is like having a very very bad flu. My bones ache and there is chill then fever then chill, I spasm and shake, and I hate... ooo do I hate I hate everything. I twitch violently on and off. I feel nausea and sick and then hungry a little bit. The first 24 hrs are the worst for me with the worst of it starting at about hr 10 or so. I taste it in my mouth the wanting, every cell craving. There is nothing you can do, but there are a few things that will only help a bit..... one is loose comfortable cotton cloths and a couple of changes of these, soap that doesn't smell very strong, sweet stuff (ice cream, cookies, hard candy), and cigarettes. I know the last one, might bring some of you to despair, but I think of it like this smoking you often can have another day to stop opiate use will kill you quick. Nicotine is a drug and it does have some useful side effects of calming and nausea relief, it is not for everyone but for me it takes the edge off. Most of all be ready for the hate tho' the person you are dealing with is very very uncomfortable and nothing you do will be right and if it is you that is doing it then remember to try and keep your mouth shut... these people love you or they wouldn't put up with your BS.