The thing is, the first time I didn't know what it was. Since then, it's become clear that every withdraw starts the same.
You wake up drenched in sweat and barely able to move. You know that that's gonna last for about an hour before you can make it to the bathroom and vomit. You know that it's gonna suck.
The thing is, even though they all start the same, there's no way to know how bad it's gonna get. Sometimes, I've been able to hide it, even go to work, and just run to the bathroom a handful of times. Sometimes I vomit blood, and need medical attention.
Once I realized how unpredictable it is, waking up with that feeling went from just being pissed about being sick to some legitimate fear. All I could do is wait for an hour or so to find out what my body was going to do for me.
It's not fun. Don't recommend.