Hi Ian ,
Well done mate the 24 hour is the hardest and there's always so much temptation.
I only blame myself for this but I wish to god they would put these on prescription ONLY!
Keep it up mate !!
Paul
I've been thinking the same but when they do they'll be a lot of twitchy people in the country as I do think it is THE silent addiction!
lol that's very true!
I had a failed stint in rehab and they actually treat codine addiction just the same as heroin.
I wish that I knew then what I know now and how dangerous these little tablets are.
How many were you taking then ? I was between one and two
Boxes of nurofen plus daily and dreaded being frequently told "we've noticed you've been buying a lot of these"
If I hadn't got them for the morning or to get me through shifts at work then I'd be panicking and although I'm still in the early stages of detox I feel kind of calm knowing that I didn't have to worry where I'd get my next box from.
I'd even do a chemist run and stock up. Even go out the area where I wasn't known.
I can't believe what i had become and the lengths I'd go to. The real joke is that they stopped giving me the "buzz" and really just ended up making me feel lethargic and nauseous most of the time.
Oh nowhere near that many. 6 tablets a day normally, so a pack every 5 days, but i think they're getting quite hot in the city where i work, and i think i got caught out as the staff work in other branches! Although my withdrawal symptoms I'm sure won't be as bad as yours, they're bad enough! Been addicted for 18 years i guess, and have gone CT three or four times, something will always bring me back, a particularly bad back, or last time a trapped nerve after 5 months of being clean. Although the pain didn't go away, it made me care less! Just want to be rid of it. As you say though, the docs don't seem to care, nor the chemists.
Hi guys,
Well i have been addicted to codiene for near on 9yrs now..30mg and have taken up to 15/20 aday but enough is enough and now i am weaning myself off slowly so i have halved my dose so 8 a day but i feel awful today sweats depression angry diarrhea etc..i have taken 2 this morning along side 2 ibrofen and w immodium ( sorry about the spelling) i am struddling and want to take more codiene but then this would of been for nothing but im in abit of a state today ..i started reducing my tablets about 5 days ago but today is awful any advice?
Thanks
Well done for reducing your dose and getting this far.
When I stopped taking codeine I would say Day 3-4 was the worst. Exact same symptoms your feeling - I'm afraid to say I just rid it out. Was awful and can remember not being able to move at times but the feeling you feel afterwards is incredible.
Try taking vitamins - I was advised to take multivitamins which I did and helped a little.
I took paracetamol and ibuprofen to help with headaches and rigours.
I know it's hard because I had zero appetite but try and eat little and often and drink pleanty water. It difficult as every time I ate 10mins later I had diarrheoa.
There was times where if I had codeine I would have taken it but now I just stick the middle finger up to any codeine I see 😂!
Good luck you have come this far!!
Morning all. Have to say the timetable for withdrawal symptoms are rather accurate! I'm on day 6 and the symptoms are slowing down a little. Had the sloppy poo. But the RLS and insomnia are always the worst. Had a few headaches but am managing things. A day off Friday really helped, and left work early on the Thursday due to 'flu'. 😉 Keep in there everyone.
I need to remember why I'm doing this - more to do with damage from the brufen than anything else, though the numbness of the codeine has also affected work and relationships. Problem with me is that most of my working life has been one of codeine abuse!
It's been 4 full days since I've taken codeine I'm feeling absolutely terrible no energy constantly tired very anxious not sure how much more of this I can take. Anyone know how long these symptoms last. I was taken 48 tablets a day. Hoping to get advise and know that this feeling will pass.
Hey
Firstly good on you for taking the first step. I was taking 8 tablets per day for over a year and went cold turkey. The major symptoms such as fatigue, headache, body ache, rigours, diarrhoea and insomnia lasted for about 10 days - everything started to get better after that. It did take about 3 months for my insomnia to settle. The worst symptoms started around day 4ish and that was when I was at my worst but it does get better. Because you were in such a high amount of codeine I would have suggested reducing your dosage daily however I would stick with it if you can. You have come this far.
Unfortunately I started taking codeine again - not as much as I was taking and it has only been a couple weeks but iv stopped again as I didn’t like the feeling it gave me. I’m suffering some symptoms just now - it’s days 3 of coming off them. Hopefully it won’t last as long this time.
Hopefully you get through this.
Ditto what Lee said. I'm around 100 days codeine free. Flu like symptoms are about a week, the insomnia and RLS lasted around a month. The longing for the codeine just occasionally. Please keep it up as it is an awful substance!
I'm a newbie here...can I ask does RLS mean restless leg syndrome?
Hiya Lee good on you getting off these horrible tablets. I had a bad experience on holiday last month...I didn't take enough meds with me and had 3 days and nights of pure hell! Sick dioreahh restless anxious couldn't eat or drink and my god I've never sweated so much in my life. I ended up in hospital dehydrated but never mentioned meds to them as I thought I had food poisoning and TBH I never even thought not taking meds would cause this. As soon as I came home and took my Meds within half an hour in was feeling my normal self. Needless to say if I had known the meds had caused my sickness I wouldn't have taken them again. Anyway want to come off these for good....what vitamins and other meds would u recommend to help with withdrawal effects...I know to have immodium in the house. I'm definitely not going through that experience again so I'm tapering off and not going 'cold turkey' tia for any information and thank god I found this group!
Sorry yeah it does. I was at work when i replied and i did it in a hurry!
Drink lots of fluids. Take diralyte (sp) if you need to. Take lots of baths, pamper yourself! Lavender to help you sleep.
Hi, I’m currently 27 hours into ct. This is my 3 time doing it. I was taking 10/15 30/500 everyday. Got it from the doctors and online doctors. Cost a bloody fortune. My symptoms at the moment is achy legs, stomach cramps and it feels like someone has hit my head with a sledgehammer. Sent Hubby out for some loperamide and nytol
Hiya Gemma what's loperamide? R u in UK?
Thanks for advice Ian...finger crossed!
Loperamide is Imodium. Yeah I’m in the uk
Just been reading your post Sandra. ..was wondering how you are getting on with tapering off?....I've just started 2 days ago.
Hope things are going ok for you Gemma, things to get better!