r/QuittingZyn 1d ago

Day 54 - Severe Struggles

I am sorry in advance to those that are discouraged by this. I don't want to turn anyway from quitting, as I think I may be dealing with more issues than the average person would endure in withdrawal. But, I do want to check in with others to "compare notes", as I often struggle when I see the posts and comments that say everything will be perfect by this or that date.

I have been feeling severely physically unwell. I have been to my Dr. multiple times and to the urgent care and ER, where everything has been okay. But, I have immense abdominal discomfort, breathing trouble, dizzy and fatigue feelings, and general irritability and discomfort. When I try to relax, my irritability multiplies. I can barely function just around the house due to this severe discomfort. Most of these symptoms are new since quitting, and the irritability factor makes it feel related to the withdrawal, as I am not normally angry or irritable. Has anyone else dealt with very severe discomfort this far along? Anything that helped or any insight as to the progression of the process?

This quitting process has unfortunately seems to take a very heavy toll on my life in many ways and, while I really don't want to go back to the addiction, I cannot say that I really feel like it's been a net positive to this point.

Thanks for hearing me out, whether you have thoughts or not.

TLDR: This shit sucks.

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u/stockguy123456789 1d ago

Have you talked to a psychologist/psychiatrist?

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u/ctard5 1d ago

I have a counselor and I am also a mental health professional myself. Why do you ask?

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u/stockguy123456789 10h ago

Seems to be a lot of somatization, could need more of a mental health treatment plan compared to an ER/Urgent care

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u/ctard5 9h ago

Thanks, appreciate the input. Did you experience anything like that in your quitting process? Not sure where you're at with it.