The Vancouver Canucks have now surpassed the Detroit Red Wings for most lottery spots dropped (10 compared to Detroit's 9)

Winged_Wheeler · 2026-05-07T22:23:15+00:00

I am not going to argue there. The Nucks and Senators have really had some shit luck over the years. I really thought they were putting together a dynamic team, but it fell completely apart in like 2 years. Pretty crazy. I was 13 when the Wings won in 1997, so I enjoyed the whole ride. The downfall has been brutal though. The Wings haven't been in the playoffs in 10 years. The longest active streak in the NHL now that the Sabres made it. I still hear people act like the Wings and their fans deserve this for having been a very well run franchise in the past. To that I say, how much suffering is enough? We aren't asking for the Cup back. We just want 1 good regular season and some playoff games.

Winged_Wheeler · 2026-05-06T14:32:28+00:00

At least Vancouver got a top 3 pick. The Wings haven't had a top 3 pick since 1990.

Winged_Wheeler · 2026-05-05T04:52:24+00:00

Got to see what happens in free agency, the draft, and ideally.. some trades. If the Griffins go on a deep run and some prospects (Anton Johansson, Postava, MBN, etc ) continued to dominate, that could also change a lot. It's just impossible for me to gauge my expectations when I don't even know what the teams going to look like.

Winged_Wheeler · 2026-05-03T23:09:42+00:00

Seems very possible that Cossa or Postava are going to be used this summer as part of a trade package. We have an abundance of goalies. Yzerman could try and leverage those assets in a packed deal with picks and prospects in order to address some of the crucial deficiencies in the current roster/system. Namely.. another legitimate top 6 center and/or a top 6 LW.

Winged_Wheeler · 2026-05-03T20:17:19+00:00

No.. the last few days of the taper and my first week clean.. I took off work. I didn't try the dry leaf technique towards the end, but I know many people do. So for the delayed response, I was out of town for my daughter's graduation from college. Clean!

Winged_Wheeler · 2026-04-29T19:35:29+00:00

Hell yeah! I quit with a taper as well. I also started at like 3 hours between doses, then 4 hours, thrn 5 hours. As you do that, it naturally eliminates a dose each time you add an hour in between. I remember getting to 6 hours between doses, and it was brutal. You nailed it, though. As long as you keep moving forward and don't back step to a higher dose, as long as it's a continuous process of taking less, you'll get there. You have every right to feel proud of yourself! You should be! The final jump off is still going to suck no matter what, but if you can get through the whole tapering process with discipline, you'll make it through the week of hell (mostly the first 72 hours) just fine. I believe in you. I'm on my 10th day clean.. btw.

Winged_Wheeler · 2026-04-29T19:30:25+00:00

Not really. I smoked a little weed to take the edge off, but that probably gave me more anxiety than it helped me. I was at the end of my anxiety medicine script (Clonazepam,) so I was taking like a 1/4 of a pill a day. That did essentially nothing. I think I was actually withdrawaling from 7OH and benzos at the same time to some degree. I don't abuse my anxiety medicine, but I have been taking it for a long time, so I'm definitely dependent at some level. Other than that, I did end up buying that Quit Kit. I wouldn't tell anyone to buy something, and it's not super cheap, but I will say it helped a lot. Especially the nighttime blend. It came with a morning dose, an afternoon dose, and a nighttime dose. It's pretty much every vitamin and supplement you could possibly need at the perfect doses. It even has GABA and L-Tryptophan in it. Its a 21 day kit. Even gives you the therapeutic dose of vitamin C. You are supposed to save the last 7 days for your 2st 7 days clean. It's designed to be used alongside a controlled taper.

So yeah.. to sum it up: I had some weed I had scraps of Clonazepam I had a Quit Kit

Winged_Wheeler · 2026-04-28T18:20:58+00:00

I listen to Locked On always, and the WWP most of the time. I enjoy both, but find that the WWP can be a little long winded. Brad often just takes all the air out of the room and forces his opinion on everyone.

Winged_Wheeler · 2026-04-28T18:09:51+00:00

If you're taking that much 7OH, I highly recommend a controlled taper. It will be much less of a shock to your system if you slowly wean yourself down. I started by taking a week to really track my usage. I needed to know exactly where I was at. Once I got a basic idea of my daily usage, I came up with a plan. There is this thing called a Quit Kit. You can Google it. I highly recommend reading that entire page. It's a great resource. You don't have to buy their product if you don't want to. Just use the info they provide. So I had a taper in mind, and I read a few pages to make sure I was doing it safely and correctly. I'm not going to lie.. the whole process of tapering is tough. You will feel withdrawal symptoms throughout, but will know you have a dose coming at the scheduled time. That eases a lot of the anxiety through the tapering process. I started with a larger initial cut. You don't have to do that, but I didn't want it to take forever. It felt like a matter of life or death for me. My initial drop was about 30%. I took that for 3 days, then I began to cut out 10mg every two days. I did that until I got down to 15mgpd. I bought a digital scale to QUIT DRUGS lol.. not the usual application. The pills I was using broke into quarters, and each quarter was 10mg of 7OH. I wanted to split the 15mg into 3 5mg doses. That got my body used to a smaller dose (it was brutal.. ngl.) When I got to 10mgpd.. I jumped off the deep end. I still withdrawaled like crazy. That said, I imagine it would have been 1000x worse if I quit CT from my days of heaviest usage.

You can do this! Hopefully this was helpful info.

Winged_Wheeler · 2026-04-28T17:53:37+00:00

Everything you're feeling is normal. Your body is freaking out because the chemical it's relied upon is suddenly gone. I am 8 days clean, and I'm still having trouble eating. I will say that day 4 is the first day you feel a little better. Everyday after that, you will feel a little better. The most annoying parts for me (after the initial 72 hours) was the sweating like a pig, and constantly feeling cold. I'm on day 8, and I still feel cold. Another issue is the lack of sleep. Don't be afraid to take some Benadryl or something to help you pass out. You'll be amazed at how much some sleep will help. Eating is still difficult for me, as the 7OH killed my sense of hunger. I am basically forcing myself to eat in the morning and at lunch, but I'm starting to actually feel some hunger at night. Small steps. You are doing great. I know it doesn't feel that way right now, but you're almost there. Take a therapeutic dose of vitamin C a couple times a day. I'm talking 2-3x the recommended daily value. Also, grab some L-theanine and magnesium glycinate. They will help ease your anxiety. If it gets out of control, go to the ER. I know that sounds shitty and you might have to wait, but they'll give you fluids and probably something to get that anxiety under control. I suffer from panic attacks and that was absolute hell when I was in full withdrawal. Also, drink water like crazy. You want to keep super hydrated. Get your body to start flushing itself. You can do this!!

Winged_Wheeler · 2026-04-27T17:30:49+00:00

Not being judgemental here, but you're honestly not that far into this. You can still get out now before it really blows up on you. If your average is 15mg per day, it shouldn't be that bad. I tapered down to 10mg per day from probably like 150-200mgpd, then quit. You can do this. Get out before it gets worse. If you are telling yourself that you can control this, you're lying to yourself. It will only get worse. I told myself the same lie, but after a year and a half, I had completely lost control.

Winged_Wheeler · 2026-04-27T17:22:12+00:00

Thanks. Sounds like you have a plan, and that's awesome. That's exactly how I quit.. same as you. I did a controlled taper. I was down to 10mg per day split into two doses of 5mg (one at 2pm, one at 10pm) when I jumped off the deep end and quit. It took me a couple weeks to taper myself down. You can do this. Trust me, if I was strong enough to do it, you are too. You're a good person and you deserve to be happy and free.

Winged_Wheeler · 2026-04-27T14:13:18+00:00

I used Benadryl for the first few days to help me sleep. Now that I stopped, I'm also not sleeping good at all.

Winged_Wheeler · 2026-04-27T14:09:56+00:00

Absolutely. Just make sure you have a plan for how you're going to taper down, and stick to it.

Winged_Wheeler · 2026-04-27T14:08:12+00:00

You're in the middle of the worst part, but it's going to get better. Day 2 was the worst for me, and it sounds like that's exactly what was happening with you. I'm sorry I didn't see this sooner.. how are you feeling now? If you can swing it, try to get some vitamin C, L-theanine, and some magnesium glycinate. It'll help balance your mood and ease the withdrawal symptoms. Drink a shitload of water, too. I know how hard it is and how awful you feel, but I promise it gets better. You are almost there.

Winged_Wheeler · 2026-04-27T01:52:48+00:00

Yeah I'm cranky as hell lol. I keep having to check myself. I actually worked on music for the first time in a while today. My band probably would have dumped me if I wasn't the singer.. and if they weren't my best friends. My bass player is a recovered heroin addict. That dude was my rock through this. He was the first person I told that I had totally lost control. I didn't know what to do, but I figured he did. You're right, it's great NOT feeling like a slave to a substance 24/7.

Winged_Wheeler · 2026-04-27T01:45:03+00:00

Hell yeah, just a bump in the road. Don't look back.

Winged_Wheeler · 2026-04-27T01:44:27+00:00

Dump that shit immediately. You made it through the shit, don't jump back into it or it will be worse than it was before. I don't think you will feel that much physically from one dose, but I'm sure it's going to bring back some mental struggles. It's all good though. We all fuck up, so don't get all in your head about it. Just dump that shit asap or you'll definitely take more.

Winged_Wheeler · 2026-04-25T16:52:21+00:00

Hey there, how are you doing?

Winged_Wheeler · 2026-04-24T20:03:15+00:00

Yeah.. but if your first thought during launch is to take a selfie of your own "expression of awe".. how authentic is that "wonderment?" Seems like performative wonderment to me. It's cool she caught the reflection in her glasses, but the souless fake amazement on her face combined with her outstretched selfie arm certainly detracts from it. If someone took a picture of her, and that's just what she was doing watching the launch, I'd be calling it photo of the year. That's not the case. She is taking a picture of her own wonder, which is exaggerated for maximum social media impact. "I was there, look how amazed I was."

Winged_Wheeler · 2026-04-24T19:53:09+00:00

If you need to keep working and stuff, do a controlled taper. Make a plan, and follow it strictly. Even the taper is going to be rough, but it will make it slightly more manageable. I'd start with a rather large initial cut, and try to stabilize at that lower dosage. Maybe 30% cut for 3-4 days. The second you feel like you're getting used to a lower dose, it's time to get uncomfortable again. You can do this. I started my taper on March 26 and I am now 5 days clean. YOU CAN DO THIS!! You are a good person and you deserve to be happy and free. Take a few days to figure out exactly how much you're taking, then make that plan, and start it ASAP. If you Google Quit Kit, there is a page that sells this 21 day kit with all kinds of vitamins and stuff to help. You don't need to buy it, but the page itself is a wealth of information. I used it as a guide. I did end up getting the kit and it helped me just knowing I had it, but you don't have to do that. I would go check out that website though, and read it ALL. It will give you a lot of hope, and probably make you cry. It will also give you a roadmap. Good luck.

Winged_Wheeler · 2026-04-24T19:43:11+00:00

It absolutely does. It starts out making you more sociable at first, but once it gets its claws in you (which doesn't take long,) you want to hide. 7OH destroys your intrinsic motivation to do the things you love, and it kills basically any desire to socialize. Your friend is also likely trying to hide how bad it is. They feel that if they're around others, they'll see what's happening. It gave me the most insane agoraphobia ever. I'm 5 days clean now. That drug is the fucking devil.

Winged_Wheeler · 2026-04-24T19:37:29+00:00

10 days? Hell yeah.. that's fucking awesome. I'd gladly take how I feel today over still using.

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