PAIN MED WITHDRAWL. WHAT WILL MAKE ME FEEL BETTER????

I AM 2 WEEKS POST OP(OPEN V.B.G.) AND 5 DAYS OFF MY HEAVY-DUTY NARCOTIC PAIN MEDICATION CALLED LORTAB.I ALSO RECEIVED MORPHINE IN THE HOSPITAL. I AM HAVING THE WORST EMOTIONAL BLACK MOODS SINCE BEING OFF THE PAIN MED. I AM NOT IN PAIN SO THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE. I GOT SO DISTRESSED THAT I SAW A PSYCHIATRIST WHO I TRUST. SHE FEELS I AM HAVING SERIOUS NARCOTIC WITHDRAWL.SHE DOES NOT BELIEVE THERE IS ANY MERIT WHAT SO EVER TO THE "HIBERNATION THEORY" EXPLAINED ON THIS SITE.SHE DOES NOT BELIEVE THIS IS MY PROBLEM. I ALSO DO NOT FEEL PARTICULARLY SAD ABOUT NOT EATING SOLID FOOD FOR THE NEXT 2 MONTHS , AS MY SURGEON REQUIRES.I AM NOT GRIEVING FOR FOOD! THE ONLY OTHER THING THE PSYCHIATRIST SUGGESTS IS A LOT OF EMOTIONAL ANXIETY ABOUT" FINALLY DOING SOMETHING ABOUT A BIG PROBLEM ". SHE FEELS THAT THIS CAN CAUSE A LOT OF EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE. PLEASE HEAR ME OUT. I AM SO THRILLED I WAS ABLE TO HAVE THE SURGERY. I AM HAPPY AND GRATEFUL ABOUT SO MUCH IN MY LIFE. THIS SUDDEN ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE , BLACK DEPRESSED FEELING TRULY FEELS BIOLOGICAL.I ACTUALLY HAVE WAVES OF THIS FEELING COME AND GO THROUGH OUT EACH DAY. I AM EXTREMELY IRRITABLE, SAD ABOUT NOTHING, SCARED ABOUT NOTHING! I FEEL SO BLAH AND GREY. DOES ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING I CAN TAKE OR DO?? DETOX TEA? VERY SPECIFIC VITAMINS? I TAKE A GREAT MULTI NOW,DRINK WATER AND EXERCISE! THE PSYCHIATRIST HAS PRESCRIBED WELLBUTRIN WHICH TAKES 4-6 WEKKS TO WORK!!!!I HAVE READ EVERY Q&A ON THIS SITE REGARDING EMOTIONAL AFTER EFFECTS OF SURGERY.I DO NOT FIND MUCH THAT ADDRESSES MEDICATON WITHDRAWL.THANK YOU FOR ANY THOUGHTS ON THIS SUBJECT.ROBERTA

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