Codeine withdrawal? HELP!

brunette_bombshell · Newbie Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 1

Hi there,

New here, total closet-case pill popper. I began using tylenol#1 (OTC) with 325mg of tylenol and 8 mg of codeine about 4 years ago. It all started legitimately... chronic headaches. Innocent enough, right? Yeah, I'm sure I don't have to tell you the rest. 4 years later, I'm taking about 8 pills, every 4 hours. At my most, I was taking about 13 pills every 4 hours. (TONS of liver damage, I'm sure)

Over the last 2 months, I haven't taken the pills to get any sort of high, but rather to just keep myself out of withdrawals. They are so painful. Crippling stomach cramps and diarrhea, rebound headaches, muscle cramps.... ouch. I've arrived at a point where I'm not interested in being an addict anymore. I'm kept in this cycle, not because of the high, but because of my desire to avoid the withdrawal. Every time I've taken the pills over the last couple weeks, I am developing a hatred for them. They run my life. I hate setting down my purse, and having to hear the pill bottle. I hate opening my medicine cabinet and seeing dozens of empty bottles, proof of the hundreds of pills I've consumed. I hate the constant counting..."ok, it's noon now, I took some at 8:00... so one two three four....eight. ok. that'll tide me over". I've become TOO good at taking pills while sitting at the same table as someone, and not having them notice. sneaky, sneaky....

I've separated the codeine from the tylenol, and drank the extracted codeine in liquid form to try to do my liver a favor. ick.

it's time. It is SO time.

last night, I took my 8 pills at 7:00. At 11:00, I decided to extend the time that I waited. at 12:00, I went to bed, without any pills. at 7:30 am, I took only 4. Just now, at 1:30 pm, I took 6. the leg pain and headaches are crippling.

I WANT to be clean. I have to do this, for my health, for my kids, for my LIFE. I'm tired of knowing the shifts of each pharmacist/pharmacy tech in town, so that I can schedule my 2-3 purchases of pills (200 pills in each) every week.

I NEED THIS. Is there ANYTHING that can speed up the detox process? I've got immodium to help with the diarrhea, gravol to help with the nausea and anxiety, ibuprofen to help the achies... but is there ANYTHING else I can be doing? I mean... teas that help purge your system, foods that speed metabolism, etc?

I just want to get this over with.

Guest · Guest

Hi
I have been taking Solpodol and Analgiplus for 11 months..... not a lot, maximum 6 tablets a day, but usually 3 or 4. The strength is 30mg codeine, i never ever thought about codeine addiction, then last Sunday I had the start of influenza, so i went to bed and consequently didn't take any tablets at all, well the experience of the codeine withdrawal was really bad (I thought it was the flu , but realised this was too bad to be flu, it was in fact i stopped my daily codeine consumption).. I started to sweat at night, hot and cold flushes, dull prolonged headaches, and worst of all restless legs in bed at night meaning i couldn't sleep because my legs were NEVER comfortable, anyway I am on my 6th day without codeine and starting to feel my old self again, i played golf today and managed a few decent swings, anyway best to keep busy while withdrawing from codeine, go for long walks, go to the gym, eat fruit, keep busy all he time as it makes the symptoms less painful.........I will NEVER NEVER take codeine again in my life,this has-been the worst week of my life....and I'm glad I'm now ME ME ME and not some codeine ZOMBIE .
Good Luck and stay off codeine if you dont it will control your life, the withdrawal time i reckon is 7 days (The 1st 4 days are a nightmare) .
Bye for now LD

Guest · Guest

Hi brunette_bombshell
I am wondering how you are making out with the codine?
I have an appointment this coming monday march 10 to arrange detox and rehad..If you go to my page you can read my story,
I hope you are doing well.
I had no idea these little pills could do such damage..
I hate the thought of going off them though, as you know the withdrawels... I think that is why I have never actually tried hard enough to stop.
But they have numbed me long enough..
take care.

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hi im glad u have the restless legs cause i was startin to think somethin was wrong with me it is horrid never had any thing like it oright till u lay down at nite for bed man its trying like u codein has been a problem for me been taking panadein forte 8 \10 a day and im over it 2 its been a week 7 days t day i feel good but the legs man it aent over for me yet i been to bed 10 times tonight up down up down man its frustrating will it stop and when do u no it seems to be only withdrawl left apart from head ache thanks for ure post stay strong guys im goin fishing its early hrs and i might as well make something good out of not bein able to sleep

sweetpea042870 · Newbie Joined: 06 Jun 2008 Posts: 1

SO I'M SITTING HERE FRIDAY AFTERNOON, ONE OF THE HOTTEST DAYS SO FAR ... THE HUMIDITY IS UNBEARABLE AND THE AIR-CONDITIONER IS BROKE!!
I'M CONTEMPLATING ABOUT GOING OUT AND BUYING ANOTHER BOTTLE OF T 1's ... DO I DARE ... I KNOW IF I DO THEN I'LL BUY ANOTHER AND THEN ANOTHER!!!!!!!
I'VE BEEN TAKING THESE LIFE CONTROLLING PILLS FOR MORE THAT 13 YEARS!!! LUCKILY ENOUGH I HAD MY LIVER CHECKED LAST YEAR AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE!
RECENTLY I'VE BEEN TAKIN MORE THAN I EVER HAD. YA SEE WAY BACK WHEN I STARTED I'D TAKE 4 - 6 -7 -8 AND NOW 10 ???????? WHY DO WE DO THIS TO OURSELVES?
SO ANYWAYZ THE LAST TIME I TOOK SOME WAS AT 6 THIS MORNING! IT'S NOW 2 IN THE AFTERNOON AND I CAN BARELY LIFT MY ARMS, MY WHOLE BODY FEELS LIKE ITS ON FIRE, I'M CLENCHING MY TEETH ... MAN IS IT HARD TO NOT DO THAT!! I CAN FEEL THE HEADACHE COMIN ON AND I KNOW ITS GONNA BE BAD WHEN IT HITS!!!!!!!
SO WHAT TO DO? I READ IN A BOOK RECENTLY THAT IF YOU DRINK A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF GINGERALE THAT IT HELPS TO CLEAN OUT YOUR SYSTEM, HAS ANYONE TRIED THIS?
WELL I'M GONNA GIVE THIS A REAL SHOT THIS TIME AND IF ANYONE HAS ANY SUGGESTIONS PLZ HELP OUT A GIRL IN NEED ... I COULD USE ALL THE FEED BACK YOU HAVE Crying or Very sad

!!
WELL GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE WHO'S TRYIN TO GET THEIR LIFE BACK AND UNDER CONTROL ... TAKE CARE!! Very Happy

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SO I'M SITTING HERE FRIDAY AFTERNOON, ONE OF THE HOTTEST DAYS SO FAR ... THE HUMIDITY IS UNBEARABLE AND THE AIR-CONDITIONER IS BROKE!!
I'M CONTEMPLATING ABOUT GOING OUT AND BUYING ANOTHER BOTTLE OF T 1's ... DO I DARE ... I KNOW IF I DO THEN I'LL BUY ANOTHER AND THEN ANOTHER!!!!!!!
I'VE BEEN TAKING THESE LIFE CONTROLLING PILLS FOR MORE THAT 13 YEARS!!! LUCKILY ENOUGH I HAD MY LIVER CHECKED LAST YEAR AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE!
RECENTLY I'VE BEEN TAKIN MORE THAN I EVER HAD. YA SEE WAY BACK WHEN I STARTED I'D TAKE 4 - 6 -7 -8 AND NOW 10 ???????? WHY DO WE DO THIS TO OURSELVES?
SO ANYWAYZ THE LAST TIME I TOOK SOME WAS AT 6 THIS MORNING! IT'S NOW 2 IN THE AFTERNOON AND I CAN BARELY LIFT MY ARMS, MY WHOLE BODY FEELS LIKE ITS ON FIRE, I'M CLENCHING MY TEETH ... MAN IS IT HARD TO NOT DO THAT!! I CAN FEEL THE HEADACHE COMIN ON AND I KNOW ITS GONNA BE BAD WHEN IT HITS!!!!!!!
SO WHAT TO DO? I READ IN A BOOK RECENTLY THAT IF YOU DRINK A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF GINGERALE THAT IT HELPS TO CLEAN OUT YOUR SYSTEM, HAS ANYONE TRIED THIS?
WELL I'M GONNA GIVE THIS A REAL SHOT THIS TIME AND IF ANYONE HAS ANY SUGGESTIONS PLZ HELP OUT A GIRL IN NEED ... I COULD USE ALL THE FEED BACK YOU HAVE Crying or Very sad

!!
WELL GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE WHO'S TRYIN TO GET THEIR LIFE BACK AND UNDER CONTROL ... TAKE CARE!! Very Happy

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