it takes a couple of weeks in my experience... the long term effects are still an issue. i got very anxious after about 2 months and ended up on beta blockers and anti depressents. i felt like i had butterflies in my stomach for weeks. i dont know if it was xconnected as i was going thro a lot of stress at the time. everyone is diff tho xx
Hi, thank you for the info on your WD I think I'm gonna take it one day at a time!! Thanks to all you lovely people on here, I now have the strength & most importantly the support. Thank you all so much & if I can help anyone, please ask xx
Sorry, you didn't answer what BC is or am I just being daft?? x
BC should bc (but my autocorrect does not like it) is lazy foe be because. :-)
and foe should be for obviously... It's too early lol
I'm getting even more confused bc now you have changed your name? Is that you Sezyboo?
Well done dhc44, good for you! See, It can be done
I'm confused too... So is it that you start taking four a day as of tomorrow? If so, you should drop from 6-8 DHC pretty easily. You might feel a little off. I would not take the lope unless you have the runs if you are still taking DHC. Don't wanna get banged up! ;-) If you quit completely and are withdrawing then 6 to 8 at once on first day when you can feel it coming on does the wonders. Some swear by taking it at bed time, the night before withdrawal kicks in.
This what I meant about tapering drawing out withdrawal... Yes it's milder but drawn out. I thought you were taking 4 a day? BC a drop from a 6 to 8 a day habit to 4 would be mild but maybe uncomfortable. If you could stick to the same amount every aday it will make it easier for you. If you could get stable on 4 then that would be great. Then, if it were me, I would tell people I had the flu and plan to do nothing for three or four days... Then the physical is mostly over, most, if not all pain gone. Then of course you move into the malaise, depression part of withdrawal but no need to think about that at this stage.
Sorry, yes I chamged my name as THE NAME i USED IS MY NICKNAME & i WORRY SOMEONE MIGHT RECOGNIZE ME, ahh scuse the caps!! I am scared I know I will have some on Wednesday, HOW do I say NO, I always think tomorrow, tomorrow & although this time I have no choice, I need to stop, I'm still so scared...How are you doing today James? x
Hi Nick, hopefully I shall start dropping Wednesday once I've seen my Dr, oh if only I could have a drop of service daily How are you doing Nick? xx
Hi, firstly yes you are addicted, but it's not too late, take 19 tomorrow, 18 next day, it's surprising how quick your tolerance will drop & you will cope with the lower doses, I guess 20 a day is a massive amount & must feel so scary for you, I have found some fab help on here!! When you start dropping, keep coming back to this Forum, some great people on here, with better advice than me. Good luck & stay strong x
Hello, I'm not James but thought I'd jum in and say hey, how ya doin! Sing now and explaining to your doc will be the best thing you ever did. You could have the worst part of this over in days... Feels like anxiety has the better of you. Have a real good think and make a solid, no going back plan. This is your chance to go through it before your next script. only four days in a life time, yes there will be physiological symptoms after but the Thomas recipe helps a little with those things. I wish you would jump but obviously it's up to you and I guess you know what is best for you
Good luck hon X
D@mn auto correct "sing meant to read jump"
Hi Nick, sorry not used to Forum's & this site is confusing the hell outta me!! Jump, oh dear I had 28 given to me Friday, I have 7 left, Dr's Wednesday, I will be asking for my Prescription weekly to help, oh God I know from experience I could be over this within a week or so, but I babysit my Grandchild quite a lot so can't afford to be ill, I think I HOPE to do 3 tommorow 3 Tues & give my script to my Son to hand me 4, then few days at 3, few days at 2, a day or two at one. Then goodbye!! Why oh why can I not get throught the morning without taking any, honestly if I haven't atken within a few hours of getting up I already feel like crap? How? Wd's start day 2 don't they? Sorry I've waffled on a bit here!
Yes anxiety does have the better off me Thank you Nick, please keep in touch xx
Hey no problem, I'm not use to this site either! So you were given 28 but only have 7 left... I asked for my prescription weekly towards the end... Nothing changed. I found ways and ultimately felt chained to the surgery. I eventually got them post dated but would take them in to different chemists in the hope they would not notice the date, it worked for the most part. If not I found other sources which is odd BC you would never expect me to mix or find such people but there you go... I was kidding myself that I was somehow better/different but the truth is, I was a junkie. How low and cheap I felt.
At 4pm today I entered day 10... Or is it 9? It's getting so I can't remember and that's a cool thing. Had the runs today(sorry if TMI). Def detox runs, you can tell the difference. I stopped the loperamide a couple of days ago so I guess it was to be expected. On the whole this withdrawal, though not pleasant, has not been too bad. You say you only take pills in the morning... There was a time during my using days that I did that. I would wake up every morning feeling like total cr@p and reach for a handful before even getting up! I did not understand that it was BC DHC is short acting so in effect I was beginning to withdraw every morning. I know you look after your granddaughter but I wish there was a way you could get a few days to yourself so that you could kick this thing to the kerb in one go. Whatever you decide, I'm here for ya but be honest as you can. The drug ps makes us deceive ourselves trust me. When I think of the years I have wasted... I have two kids, one of 16 and one of 24 and I love them dearly but I've missed loads. Sure I kept the house, made the food but mentally I was elsewhere. :-(
I just went to the bathroom and looked in the mirror and my skin looks strangely good... It's so nice not being dependent... I still have cravings BC I want to be Wonder Women but I just have to take it easy and wait for my natural energy to return I guess. Anyway, enough about me. I hope you are doing ok? Let me know, thinking of you. x
I took 6 Friday then 6 Sat 8 yesterday (mainly get on top of house before starting) now 3 today, I get 14 later & 28 on Wednesday, Wednesday, ohhh Day 1.....Will be giving them to my Son, so from Wed I can only have 3/4 a day, then a few days later drop another, hoping to get the worst over within 2 weeks, but still scared, I know I will feel better, eat better, dream again, look better, why is it soo hard....
Me too with other sources, asking the less desireables, although that is what I am, an addict is an addict, I'm not ashamed to say I am, the Dr should never have put me back on them, I should of said no, I've wasted soo many years like you!! Day 9/10 awesome, & you could never give me TMI, I have made sure with lactolose that I am empty, so to speak, I will take Loperamide, but only following the correct dose!! If you stopped them & still had run's, is that BC you were taking so many?? Yes I've mostly only taken in morn, get up let dog out, check news make coffee pop pills!!
You mention the short acting effect? If I say only had 2/3 a day for 2days then on day 3 take 6, I fly all day? Yet I can understand that need in the morn! I didn't know, I thought you couldn't freally feel WD's until the 2nd day? You are amazing, I feel so proud for you I remember last time my skin starting to look better my hair & nails soon followed, you are close to this I can't wait to be free, I so want my natural energy to return!! I can't believe how truthful I am being to you & James...I guess you both are my Guardian Angels I just wish I had some helpfull advice for you!! I've replied here because you'd written quite a bit but if your ok with it then we'll stick to the other disscusion page.. Thank you so much for telling me your story! xx
I almost died in 2012 when my galbladder went tits up while in Africa, I went home and had surgery and cam back to Africa bc I work here. Once I was back I started buying 30MG of Dihydrocodeine, the first year I was up to 10 a day and loved the high, so I kept using.
By the 2nd year I was up to 20 a day and loved the high.
For the last year and half I have been taking 30 pills a day just to not get sick. I wake up in sweats. I have recently came down to 20 to 25 a day.
I don't even get high from the drugs I am just fighting the withdrawel sysmtoms.
When I try to get off the drugs I first get the sweats, then the stomack cramps then start throwing up very bad, this is the first 24 hrs.
I then go back to the pills to keep from being sick.
This medicine has ruined my life. I'm addicted five years now please help if you can led me some advise on how to get off this drug!
Hi pat , I don't get a high anymore after 14 years. They've ruined mine too practically. If only I'd known I would have been more mindful with them. I've cut down to ten a day now but I would do it slowly as you can so you don't even notice it. Your body won't know if you cut it down slowly. I tried to just come of them but unfortunately after 2 weeks I was back on them again. Stupid I know , . I used pregablin also known as lyrica to stop withdrawal symptoms and it works . Just really uncontrollable sneezing but that I can deal with. Anyways I'm still on them at ten a day now and can't see me getting off them . They are a very nasty powerful drug deriving from heroine so it's no wonder we can't come off them. I used to take 2 and be high as kite !!!. Now they don't touch me even for pain. Hugs to you x
I came here looking for info about DHC addiction and / or overdosing. Now I find people talking about substituting for DHC when I'm using DHC as a substitute for Temazepam. I've been a T addict for about 15 years, all on prescription. Now my life has settled down a bit I'm trying to get off the T and using DHC to help. At times I have been on 6 T tabs, but I'm trying to hold it level at 2.5, which is my current scrip. I've been been exceeding that recently, so last night I took 10 x 30mg of DHC and today I feel terrible. Reading all this I now know why I feel this bad, but strangely it's reassuring to know the reasons, and I'm prepared to deal with the DHC potential withdrawal problems when I'm clear of the T. However, I must keep the level of DHC down. Normally i take only 2 or 4 when I'm reducing another 5 mg of T, to substitute. Thanks for all of your writings on the subject - I now need to be much more careful with the DHC substitute.