day 5 of withdrawal from nurofen plus and solpedine max

I'm 30 years old a wife and most importantly a mum to my 5 year old who is my life, ironically having my son is when my addiction began. I had a c section and was prescribed codein. I suffered with really bad lower back pains, a family member kept supplying me with codein to help with the pain. This went on for nearly a year and at this point I think I realised I had become dependant on them and stopped taking them. I returned to work and with the strains of work, having a baby and my husband working away I became down and still suffered with the back ache, I "stumbled" across neurofen plus in the chemist one day. I started only taking 2 but before I knew it I was taking a box of 12, then 24 and 32. My husband and my mum realised I had become dependant and this is when it became my dirty secret! I haven't always taken neurofen plus, I've taken co-codamol and solphadine plus too. I took my last neurofen plus on Friday morning and it's now Tuesday, my withdrawals haven't been too bad, I've felt down, trouble sleeping, upset tummy and feeling cold and a lack of energy. I've been taking cod liver oil tablets, vitamin c supplement and paracetamol to help through the withdrawal period. I'm determined to kick this for the sake of my son, my husband and my family. I haven't found the strength to tell anyone about this. I know if I told my mum or my sister id have the support there and they wouldn't be shocked as such but I don't feel ready to talk to them just yet. I have a long way to go yet and sometimes the temptation is still there but iv come 4 days, i can't wait until that turns into weeks etc, if I go back I'll feel so ashamed. Addiction is an awful thing to go through and I can barely remember my life before codein. Reading other people's stories has helped me a great deal. Good luck in your journeys through this. X

keep going you are through the worse, and what ever you do dont give into cravings, or you will end up on the rocky road again. Your energy levels will remain low for some time yet, and that will be because your body is not used to supplying the good feel hormones, it takes time but keep up the good work. I know it seems a long way off, but in three months time you will be feeling pretty damn good, and really enjoying your sobriety. there will be bad days and good days, When you are having a bad day, force yourself to take your child to the park, or take yourself out on a brisk walk, you wont feel like it but it will help you in the end. good luck and take care.

I slipped off of the wagon, and am now on day 3, my dosage this time was not too bad though, been taking 3* neurophen plus and 3* solepedeine max two to three times daily. I went to GP on Monday because my blood pressure is through the roof. Hope I do it this time round.

Hi there, been reading your story and its very similiar to mine. I have been taking pain killers due to deprrssion amd like you chased that bit of bliss for half an hour then spending the rest of the day ill. Lying to family etc as to why i am leaving the house taking great log expaditions round different chemists to get neurofen plus. I am finally ready to kicl this habit its runing my life and i feel ill amd so unmotivated. I look like i am dying i am always a horrible colour. I can take 100 neurofen plus in a day and feel worthleds amd disgusted at nyself. I am going on a weeks holiday soon so this will hopefullu be the time for me to do it.

Im on day 4 of n+. 32 per day for 15 years. Starting ti feel better now. Only managed 7 days clean in over 15 years.

Hi Willitend. Just wondering how you have gotten on? Are you still off them? I have been on these for about 3 years and gradually the amount I have taken has went up and up!! Like you I plan pharmacies and online orders thinking of places I haven’t been for a while! It has just slowly crept up on me. From not too many a day to loads!! I am about to start weaning a little for what’s left then thinking just cold turkey.

i am having exactly the samw problem, i alternate between so max and neuro plus, and use different chemist. i use it to feel normal now, and i am getting so depressed. i would love to talk to someone who knows what this is like because I cant talk to anyone about it. I suffer from clinical depression anyway, probably why I became addicted, and I am so so frightened of stopping in case i go to a bad place. does that make any sense?