Because I don't any longer go to my Drs every two weeks anymore he gives me 3 prescriptions to last 6weeks. Each one dated for two weeks later as I'm on 5x5mg diazepam as well. He monitors those but not the codeine! Hope that makes sense Matron
Im the same not due for another 10 days so will be getting alot of the ibuprofen when there due im up esrly in town get them take 4-6 and feel normal again
I usually get a months worth so 224 every four weeks
Yes it does Latchy. Thanks for that. I get 112 codeine every 4 weeks but request online to my GP surgery. It's just so easy to get them
I think your actually doing really well it may not feel like it but trying to stick to your dose or going slightly over it is actually really good im not saying its any easier to come off them but shows you have the will power x
Oops sorry I get 224. I work it out that I try to stick to 56 every 7 days.
Thanks Samantha, although it doesn't feel like it. What a trap we're in. There seems no escape. Codeine Just controls our lives x
I know its just awful. I cant remember a who I was without them anymore but I know without them now om someone I dont want to be if I could just force myself through the withdrawels I would but its so easy to pick up a pill and make them go away iv heard alot of people get put on another drug for the withdrawals but then get addicted to them
I've read that as well. I think rehab for 3 months is the only way out of this predicament. At least I can be detoxed safely and no nasty withdrawals!
I know patients who've detoxed successfully but they still have to be strong as they do get withdrawal symptoms but they are managed by professionals who do their utmost to get you through it as painlessly as possible. The last thing they want is for you to give up. It's definitely worth a try.
I know but would be quite expensive I think x
Yrah u need to be strong and also ideally not have anything major to do the thought of working ehilst withdrawing or goin to a fanily even illt is quite daunting
That depends. Referrals are made on the NHS. Their will be a waiting list though.
I've a friend who's been waiting six months to get into rehab. It's not costing her anything. She's alcohol dependant though x
Yeh I know you can go to rehab forusual suspects alcohol herion ect nt really sure about codeine thi worth finding out x
Codeine is an opiate the same as heroin etc. Most NHS trusts will fund for any opiate addiction.
Oh well I've been awake 24 hours now, just couldn't sleep. I've been good. Only had my cocodomol 30/500 every 4 hours. However I'm on pretty strong tranquillisers for a couple of days for my back pain. Hope I can continue like this for a few days and try and get into a routine. Frightened though when the tranquillisers run out tomorrow!
hi before i got given codeine phosphate my doctor told me that they were very addictive i told him that due to my accident that i had years ago i was put on df118 which is very addictive pain killers but now i only take codeine phoshate when i really need to meaning if am in alot of pain with my hips and legs and i can,t sleep thats when i take them yes any tablet in any form is addictive . you really do need to go and see your gp he or she can then decide on what s the best way to go for you good luck trake care
Hey guys, I can really relate to what you are all saying. I've been addicted to codiene now for a few years. It was silly how I started taking it as my mum gave it to me (she's a nurse) when I fell and twisted my ankle badly and I really liked the high it gave me. Before long I started stealing it from her as she takes it herself for nerve damage. I think she may be addicted herself as she never mentions it if any of her stash goes missing. I buy a pack or 32 16.5/800mg codiene and ibuprofen everyday and take them all in one go. Sometimes this makes me sick but I still force it down. Every morning I wake up my first thought is how to buy some. Some shops refuse to sell it to me as they know I buy it too much. Others just make sure I don't buy it more than a week at a time. I've been taking them for years and have managed to quit twice by going cold turkey but it's the high that I miss. The whit drawl is awful but sometimes I manage it only to get pulled back into it when I miss the high. They make me so dowsy I don't mind my boring anti social life when I'm on them. It's all so pathetic. I'm the same as you in thati can't admit to anyone that I have a problem. I would like help from my GP but I am afraid. I'm scared I've ruined my liver or caused stomach ulcers. Some days I throw up allot after taking my dose of 32 tablets. It makes me sick just thinking about it. My sleeping pattern is all messed up with it and it's just as well I'm self employed as I plan my days around my drug taking. I hate to think how much money I spend on these tablets. I suffer from depression too which is probably a side affect of the addiction but it is a vicious circle. I'm worried I may kill myself on these but I don't want to stop enough to do anything about it. Sometimes I do but then I feel lost without them. My friends all knew at one point but then I told them I quit and they think I'm still off them now. I wish I had any idea of how dangerous they were when I started taking them. Doctors don't give enough warning about them. Like someone else here said they are as bad as herion. I almost believe the lies I tell to the pharmacists to buy them. I'm so weak...
Hello Kate I do feel for you and like you I know I couldn't function without the codeine. I'm prescribed it for rheumatoid arthritis but before that I was buying over the counter codeine with paracetamol 12.8/500. I got used to them after being given it after an operation. My question is though where do you get that 16.5/800 tablet? I didn't realise you could get the higher dose. Thought the highest was 12.8.
I also agree doctors don't warn patients just how addictive they are. I get 8 boxes of 28 codeine ( on it's own, no paracetamol) every 28 days. Heaven help me if my rheumatologist decides I need something different!
Liver damage is a side effect of the combined tablet in particular. I know it's hard but there ius help for codeine addiction but the problem is very few people can go through with it.