Hi Sadielane,
I know you posted this quite some time ago, but I was not active on here for a while. Wondering how you are doing? Let me know!
Hi Cindy,
I have not been active on here for so long....
How are you doing? Have you made any steps towards stopping?
My life is very different from yours. I am 33 now, with three children. I am very active with children activities, plus I work outside of the home. I am a huge people person. However, I do get angry and pissed off at times. Do I think it is the pills? I really don't know. I am sure it doesn't help. Today is my 5th day off. Hopefully I can provide more insight into this in the weeks to come. How is your journey going? One thing I can tell you is the relief of not having to go and buy the pills anymore. It is a weight lifted of my shoulders for sure.
Hi nat,
How are you doing now? Have you been able to get off yet? I am back to being active on this site. If you want to chat, I'm here for you. Having a child may be more of a reason to quit. I have 3 children and am now quitting. Good luck and take care.
Hi nippymiss,
How are you doing now? I know this is 4 months old, but I am hoping to hear 4 months off! Are you feeling different now? What changes have you noticed?
hello...ive been taking codeine for about 6 years now and feel its getting a tad out of control?!! ive been taking the 30/500mg from about 8 - 12 tablets a day, but consistanly for 6 years and fear its taking its toll on my mental health, and my liver!
i used to be a weekend cocaine and ecstasy user for about 6years prior to the codiene addiction and to be honest codeine was the drug that got me clean from the hard drugs but has stayed with me the longest, prob my comfort blanket! its time now to get clean of codeine also! i cannot get any 30/500 for another week now so since 2 days ago have been taking the 8/500 shop bought ones....they have also gone today....i have taken 5 of them this morning and im hoping to not buy any more after work today! i dont know how today will go?? i am worried because i have an anxiety and stress problem too so im expecting this to worsen over the next couple of weeks, plus i have chronic ibs which the codiene has helped with so i know for definate i will need to run to the bathroom many times lol
i am hoping somebody will reply in the same situation as me so we can manage this together.....i have a wife and a child and its really difficult to go through this and have to put them through it too....my wife knows everything but child is only 7 and she knows nothing.
today will be a struggle but im hoping to go to bed tonight without taking any codeine....wish me luck ill be in touch
ant
wow so ok day 1 at work is over and ive got to say its been a shokingly bad day :( been at work clean with no codeine and to top things of ive pulled a muscle in my back ha what are the chances they only time i really need painkillers and ive quit! ive been feeling sick all day and no amount of ibuprofen or paracetamol has touched my pounding head ache! ive been sweating and shaking a lot and this is only day 1! hope tomorrow will be easier but im doubtfull? ive still got to get through the night but ive no codeine in the house just paracetamol so cant have any if things get bad! i feel a tad down aswell and very anxios! hope i get a reply of anybody who just wants to chat really need some support and help because i feel like s**t!
i will be back in the morning for an update
thanks
ant
Hi Ant!
I know you are feeling horrible right now, but please know I am very proud of you! The days will get easier. You will feel anxious, sweaty and shaky. This will last for more than a day, likely up to a week. But you just need to get past this hard part, and then I promise you it will get easier. My best advice for right now is to take only what you need for legitimate pain. For example, a muscle relaxer, such as Robaxacet, for the pulled muscle. Also try Tylenol/Advil/Aleve for the headache. Something that really helped me was coffee. I have to say, I have never been a coffee drinker. However, the Tylenol 1 I was taking (8mg codeine) also has caffeine in it. I would suspect the codeine pills you are taking do as well. You need to withdraw from the codeine only, so substitute for the caffeine that was in the pills.
Stay strong, you are over the hardest day. That was day 1 and the conscious decision to quit these pills. Congratulations! It is great that your wife knows and can be a support system for you as well.
I will be here for you along the way. I am over 3 months clean and feel great! You will get here too :)
I noticed you were hoping for a reply to this page.
I've been reading posts for while now to get through a craving.
It was almost 12 months ago I started with codeine 30mg 500 paracetamol, recovering from some major dental work, alot of teeth pulled, as a result from extacy use I guess,
Since using the 30mg over the past 10 months I've come down to 15 mg/500, using daily between 15-20 pills 5x3times daily, it's hard to come off them! I use to be a hard drinker, smoke cigarets, and weed daily, since I was 18, I am 37 now and haven't touched alcohol cigarets or weed for 5 years, since having dental work done and using Codeine, it's the most difficult to stop using out of all of them! I recognised the addiction and I have been seeing a doctor and have been referred to a psychologist to over come the addiction, I've learnt the addiction has sparked stress anxiety and depression in my life, myself being married for nearly 3 years and a father for 9 Iam glad I got help with antidepressants anti anxiety tablets to calm me down , using Pristiq containing (desvenlafaxine) for my families sake.
My progress with codeine
I reduced down to 1 tablet 15mg/500 twice daily untill recently I am back up to taking 15-20 tabs daily the past few days, I've been seeing my phycologist alot less lately, maybe it's because I haven't been able to talk things through is why I am feeling the cravings again,
I am a spiritual person with faith in god and his son Jesus Christ,
My physical and mental health doesn't do alot for my spiritual health, thus trying to break through this addiction.
So scripture reading and daily prayer helps alot to get through the craving cycle.
I hope to overcome these daily cycles,,,
Reading these posts help too, to know there's others out there going through the same, it's good to know I am not alone.
I started waking with sweating the past couple of nights which is strange, headaches are new also, I hope they go away.
All the best
:-)
Blue skies
hi there :) didnt think anybody would reply i checked for the first 3 days. i have done it :) i am finally free off the codeine! feel amazing didnt think i wasgonna cope :) if anybody else reads this post keep strong you just have to break the habbit! all i could think about for a week was codeine! but know im free of all drugs for the first ime in 10 years i dont haveto rely on anything :) my headaches have gone and dont hav that hungover feel in the morning...feels great :) thanks changing time and everybody who is supportive....heads up people you cando this :) pateinceis a vertue!
thankyou for replying mate :) i feel like aa new person right now! fnally mnaged to kick the habbit. my technique wasth most servire probably, just wipe them out completely because i knew if i had codein in the house, i wouldtake them!
the first 5 days was the worst spent 2o them in bed! just tried to drink lots of water and took parcetamol and ibuprofen. how are yu getting on now? i am also on a waiting list for cbt theropy? is this what you have? hope your keeping strong and if i can do it...i know you can bud...you just have to kee strong and maybe take a few days holiday from work?
I'm sorry to say that I've lost my job due to this addiction :-D and I am still taking them because I am so depressed and I'm really losing hope. I'm still taking 20 in the morn and 20 at night. My Doc has got me on antidepressants but along with these pills, they make me hypersensitive to everything....the phone rings and I jump out of my chair, my skins crawls and they do me no good, I think. So now he's got me on these aniexty pills which are very nice but I'm now abusing them. I fell like such a hopeless cause. Everyday I think about suicide but I keep hanging in somehow. I'm sorry I don't have a puter now and couldn't get back to you sooner! Nobody know's about my addiction to answer some of your questions. I guess I've always to addicted to something or other. I did try detox about 10 yrs ago for 3 mths and started back up about a mth later. It didn't cost me anything as Canada has great health coverage, but going through that, for me didn't help. I come to the library now quite often, so leave me a message please and I will get back within the week........thank you so much for listening to my story. I wish you the very best and I'll try not to get discouraged....I hope you will to. Sadielane
Not to good but still hanging on. Sounds like your doing so much better. You go girl. I'm happy for you!:)
Keep it up ant, sounds like your on your way!!! All the luck to you!!!
I am going through exactly the same thing I know u posted this a. Year ago but our stories are almost identical