Hi Perfect Angel,
I have just read your posts and wondered how you are doing. I too am addicted to co-codamol and would love to come off them, but even one day without any is agony - I think the pains in the legs is the worst symptom as it does stop you from sleeping. I get the vomiting as well, so I know what you are going through, but you are so brave to actually be doing this on your own. I really admire you - please keep posting.
I have just read your posts and wondered how you are doing. I too am addicted to co-codamol and would love to come off them, but even one day without any is agony - I think the pains in the legs is the worst symptom as it does stop you from sleeping. I get the vomiting as well, so I know what you are going through, but you are so brave to actually be doing this on your own. I really admire you - please keep posting.
Hi all sorry i havent updated recently, my computer didnt email me to let me know anyone had replied to my thread for some reason.
Well it has now been 2 weeks since i last had any cocodamol. I am finally back to normal and feel a hell of alot better!! The night when i rang FRANK really was a turning point for me and the advice they gave was brilliant. I still have odd moments, especially at night, where i start to feel agitated and my legs ache, mainly when im very tired. I am getting alot more sleep these days, tho still not as much as i used to. My appetite is returning slowly and i am now able to actually eat a couple of meals a day. I have had an awful lot going on over the past week with my mate being seriously ill and her and her two kids (aged 5 yrs and 1 month) came to live with me for the last week. Altho this made life very hectic it has also helped me a hell of alot to be able to keep my mind off things. In fact i hadnt actually realised how little time has actually passed until tonight when i finally told another close friend what has been going on and showed him this blog. I cant actually believe it has only been 2 weeks!! I have come so far in such a short amount of time. I move house in a week, ive got a car, am managing to look after myself and my son properly again. I even went into the chemist this week and bought OTC cocodamol for my best mate as she is unable to walk (this is the only pain relief she is allowed on cus she is on Warfarin tablets) Thankfully she is extremely sensible with her tablets cus of what she has seen me go thru.
Well im afraid im gonna have to get off for tonight cus its lateand i have loads of packing to get done tommorrow.
Id like to say a BIG thankyou to everyone who has replied to me and i desperately hope that all of u (or ur partners) manage to conquer it too. I know it seems so impossible and scary, especially when you begin to feel the withdrawal symptoms, but it really is the best thing in the long run! It was the best decision i have ever made and i am so glad i am now free!
Oh and btw i have had my liver function tests done last week. Due to a massive dose of good luck and the massive doses of vitamin B i started taking to help repair my liver i have now been told there is no lasting permanent damage to my liver or kidneys. I have to stay on vit B for a while yet but taking this has definately made me feel loads better.
ADVICE FOR ANYONE ELSE TRYING TO COME OF COLD TURKEY:
:-) Keep going for a start IT DOES GET BETTER!!
:-) Eat loads of porridge covered in sugar and sprinkled with salt
:-) Find some way to keep calm and chat, whether its on here, a friend, partner or helpline.
:-) Take Vitamin B tablets (1-2 tablets each morning and night) to repair liver damage
:-) SPEAK TO A DOCTOR TO GET LIVER FUNCTION TESTS DONE
:-) Take Nurofen for pain if needed (NOT NUROFEN PLUS AS THEY HAVE CODEINE IN THEM!!)
:-) Drink loads of water to flush your system and stop dehydration.
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!!
Well it has now been 2 weeks since i last had any cocodamol. I am finally back to normal and feel a hell of alot better!! The night when i rang FRANK really was a turning point for me and the advice they gave was brilliant. I still have odd moments, especially at night, where i start to feel agitated and my legs ache, mainly when im very tired. I am getting alot more sleep these days, tho still not as much as i used to. My appetite is returning slowly and i am now able to actually eat a couple of meals a day. I have had an awful lot going on over the past week with my mate being seriously ill and her and her two kids (aged 5 yrs and 1 month) came to live with me for the last week. Altho this made life very hectic it has also helped me a hell of alot to be able to keep my mind off things. In fact i hadnt actually realised how little time has actually passed until tonight when i finally told another close friend what has been going on and showed him this blog. I cant actually believe it has only been 2 weeks!! I have come so far in such a short amount of time. I move house in a week, ive got a car, am managing to look after myself and my son properly again. I even went into the chemist this week and bought OTC cocodamol for my best mate as she is unable to walk (this is the only pain relief she is allowed on cus she is on Warfarin tablets) Thankfully she is extremely sensible with her tablets cus of what she has seen me go thru.
Well im afraid im gonna have to get off for tonight cus its lateand i have loads of packing to get done tommorrow.
Id like to say a BIG thankyou to everyone who has replied to me and i desperately hope that all of u (or ur partners) manage to conquer it too. I know it seems so impossible and scary, especially when you begin to feel the withdrawal symptoms, but it really is the best thing in the long run! It was the best decision i have ever made and i am so glad i am now free!
Oh and btw i have had my liver function tests done last week. Due to a massive dose of good luck and the massive doses of vitamin B i started taking to help repair my liver i have now been told there is no lasting permanent damage to my liver or kidneys. I have to stay on vit B for a while yet but taking this has definately made me feel loads better.
ADVICE FOR ANYONE ELSE TRYING TO COME OF COLD TURKEY:
:-) Keep going for a start IT DOES GET BETTER!!
:-) Eat loads of porridge covered in sugar and sprinkled with salt
:-) Find some way to keep calm and chat, whether its on here, a friend, partner or helpline.
:-) Take Vitamin B tablets (1-2 tablets each morning and night) to repair liver damage
:-) SPEAK TO A DOCTOR TO GET LIVER FUNCTION TESTS DONE
:-) Take Nurofen for pain if needed (NOT NUROFEN PLUS AS THEY HAVE CODEINE IN THEM!!)
:-) Drink loads of water to flush your system and stop dehydration.
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!!
Hi, I've just read every single one of your messages. I'm looking on the internet myself for help. I went cold turkey April 14th. The physical part for me is mostly over. I'm still not sleeping all that great. The part that I am now suffering with is the emotional aspect. I never had a physical medical reason to take codeine. I would take my moms and when she cought on that I may have a problem stopped giving them to me. Not to mention she would just run out. I got to a point where I went to the Dr. with a fake back problem. I manipulated him into writing me a script. He had written 3 total for me and at one point gave me darvaset. Which I figured I could just take in place of codeine and that will help my addiction. Well I was wrong. When that ran out I went back to taking from my mother. I took the codeine for emotional reasons. It gave me the confidence I lacked. It made my world seem bareable. My husband has been incredible the past week. However the past two months with him have been difficult. There's this girl he works with...and I do mean girl...that got a little to involved and even to close to my husband right in front of me. Nothing really happened and it was mostly my insecurities and jealousy I guess but things did happen that shouldn't have. I had codeine at the time to make myself feel better but now I have nothing. I have to actually deal with my emotions now. Today's my birthday and quite frankly I could care less. Ive been getting so depressed. It's almost like I have a second world I take myself into. This dark place that my mind goes to where I don't want to live and I feel so lonely. I can sometimes get myself out of it but it's hard. I cry all the time. I don't want to do anything. Im trying to push myself to do things. I'm so scared. I'm scared of myself. I'm scared to be alone. I'm just scared.
Well, I'm on day 7. Went off last sunday of 1200mg/day. Since it's not my first time cold turkey, here's my advice:
1. The fewer amount you take (300 - 600mg/day) the less pronounced the wd will be, BUT the effects will (subjectively) last longer; You can be rather functional;
2. If it gets >600mg, the withdrawal reaches a peek on day 2/3, when you actually have no idea what's going on around you (it's like delirium), but after that 2-4 hours you feel extreme relief, though the restlessness and leg/head aches remain. Despite being agitated,one moves and feels like a very old man for a couple of days though. Its better not to do this usupervised...
Drin water, magnesium with vitamin B, eat fruit, force zourself to run(!), the more you move, the longer you ll be able to lay without restlessness...
GL
1. The fewer amount you take (300 - 600mg/day) the less pronounced the wd will be, BUT the effects will (subjectively) last longer; You can be rather functional;
2. If it gets >600mg, the withdrawal reaches a peek on day 2/3, when you actually have no idea what's going on around you (it's like delirium), but after that 2-4 hours you feel extreme relief, though the restlessness and leg/head aches remain. Despite being agitated,one moves and feels like a very old man for a couple of days though. Its better not to do this usupervised...
Drin water, magnesium with vitamin B, eat fruit, force zourself to run(!), the more you move, the longer you ll be able to lay without restlessness...
GL
Perfect-angel, i really know what you are going through. I first realised I was addicted to cocodamol when I was 17, I had taken my first two tablets when I was 14 and after a very short time I experienced a starnge feeling. Like instant relief and calm flushing through my whole body, I then forgot about these tablets as I replaced them with different drugs throughout my teens.
Now that I'm 23 I have been clean from illegal drugs for roughly 8 months but I have fell back into my old ways with cocodamol. I am going through cold turkey at the moment and I have been scouring the net looking for someone who can sell me some 30/500. I cannot get these on prescription and have relied on family members to supply them to me. Now that they realise I have a problem I have been cut off.
I am experiencing terrible leg pains, nausea i am very aggitated. I have never spoken to anyone about my addiction, I still feel I am not ready to give them up but I feel you have accomplished so much as this addiction is such a strong one, many people do not realise how serious it is.
I am so glad I found your post. I wish you all the luck for the future!
Now that I'm 23 I have been clean from illegal drugs for roughly 8 months but I have fell back into my old ways with cocodamol. I am going through cold turkey at the moment and I have been scouring the net looking for someone who can sell me some 30/500. I cannot get these on prescription and have relied on family members to supply them to me. Now that they realise I have a problem I have been cut off.
I am experiencing terrible leg pains, nausea i am very aggitated. I have never spoken to anyone about my addiction, I still feel I am not ready to give them up but I feel you have accomplished so much as this addiction is such a strong one, many people do not realise how serious it is.
I am so glad I found your post. I wish you all the luck for the future!
:-)
Dear Perfect Angel..
Thanks so much for your very insightful emails concerning your withdrawal symptoms. I, too, am in the very midst of a personal "cold Turkey" from this dreaded Codeine monster :-).
Today will be the 7th day that I last took a full day's worth of the stuff. And, after 5 loooooooooooooong days of hurting and feeling sorry for myself, I am feeling as silly as silly comes. Just the other day, I went through my purse and happen to find a half of a half of an percocet pill that I had put away awhile ago. Well, I was honest with myself. I know that I have something called fibromyalgia with bouts of arthritis, and I was hurting that morning, so I took it. Well, I was so surprized at how I felt just 10 minutes into the dose....it was as though I had taken 2 full pills. And the dose lasted about 45 minutes, which was great...just enough to ease the pain so that I could go on for the day. What that meant is that I, after 6 days, was 95% over the shock. And my body was going back to normal.
So now, it's been 7 days and I'm feeling myself again. I know now that if I have to retake the codeine, I know that I really don't have to take that much to feel better. Maybe one or two pills a day, if that.
So I say all this to say to you that you will be alright, my new friend. Just do your very best to hang in there, because once you are 'over the shock', you'll emotionally see more clearly and you will be able to be more honest with yourself concerning your need for that medicine.
Please feel free to contact me via my hotmail email which is
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All the best to you.
Dee
Dear Perfect Angel..
Thanks so much for your very insightful emails concerning your withdrawal symptoms. I, too, am in the very midst of a personal "cold Turkey" from this dreaded Codeine monster :-).
Today will be the 7th day that I last took a full day's worth of the stuff. And, after 5 loooooooooooooong days of hurting and feeling sorry for myself, I am feeling as silly as silly comes. Just the other day, I went through my purse and happen to find a half of a half of an percocet pill that I had put away awhile ago. Well, I was honest with myself. I know that I have something called fibromyalgia with bouts of arthritis, and I was hurting that morning, so I took it. Well, I was so surprized at how I felt just 10 minutes into the dose....it was as though I had taken 2 full pills. And the dose lasted about 45 minutes, which was great...just enough to ease the pain so that I could go on for the day. What that meant is that I, after 6 days, was 95% over the shock. And my body was going back to normal.
So now, it's been 7 days and I'm feeling myself again. I know now that if I have to retake the codeine, I know that I really don't have to take that much to feel better. Maybe one or two pills a day, if that.
So I say all this to say to you that you will be alright, my new friend. Just do your very best to hang in there, because once you are 'over the shock', you'll emotionally see more clearly and you will be able to be more honest with yourself concerning your need for that medicine.
Please feel free to contact me via my hotmail email which is
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All the best to you.
Dee
Um hello. I am 25 and i am addicted to co codamol tablets, i was first prescribed them while i was pregnant with my son (although i have since found out you cannot take them while pregnant) as i had a very sore hip. i was generally taking about 4 a day as they helpedme relax and obviously eased the pain, when the baby ws born i stopped taking them as i didnt need them. Around a year ago i had a toothache and my dentist gave me the dreaded solpadol whih i thought were brilliant at the time as they relaxed me and for a while so every time i took a few another 2 were added onto it.
To cut a long story short at the minute i am taking around 20-30 a day, i know this is so not good for me and i really do need help i am afraid to see my doctor as my son has special needs and i am afraid of him being taken away from me. at the weekend i didnt have any tblets and it was the worst i have ever felt in my entire life, i hae tried cutting down on them but to be brutaly honest i cant be trusted.
please can someone tell me what to do i need something to help me gethrough the "cold turkey" stage of this i am afraid i am going to harm myself by taking these things. i wish my doctor had told me bout the risks of taking these tabs long term it is so terrible what they do to ur body!!!!
To cut a long story short at the minute i am taking around 20-30 a day, i know this is so not good for me and i really do need help i am afraid to see my doctor as my son has special needs and i am afraid of him being taken away from me. at the weekend i didnt have any tblets and it was the worst i have ever felt in my entire life, i hae tried cutting down on them but to be brutaly honest i cant be trusted.
please can someone tell me what to do i need something to help me gethrough the "cold turkey" stage of this i am afraid i am going to harm myself by taking these things. i wish my doctor had told me bout the risks of taking these tabs long term it is so terrible what they do to ur body!!!!
Hi there hun. I know exactly how you feel. It is a massive thing to go throught to try to get off them and it certainly isnt helped with the fear of what may happen to your child. My son is nearly 5 and has adhd so needs constant care so that he doesnt hurt himself. Rather than this being a massive issue when i did my detox this helped me so much more. I had a reason to keep going. Please read all of my initial posts as i have put in them what i was told by the doctors and also the drug abuse helpline i spoke to. Hopefully if you read those it will be easier for you but the only way to do it is to stop completely. while ever u keep taking even half a tablet it will keep it in your system and make the withdrawal longer. i learnt the hard way. It is going to be a massive thing, im not going to lie to you. if you read my first posts you will see it is painful and at times you will feel you are going mad but it is so worth it. i have finally got my life back and can look forward to the future. Good luck to you. Keep posting on here and let me know how you are.
A NOTE TO ALL OF YOU COMING OFF COCODAMOL - KEEP A STRONG WATCH ON YOUR DIET ONCE YOUR OFF THE TABLETS AS THEY SUPRESS YOUR APPETITE AND I AM NOW STRUGGLING ALOT WITH MY WEIGHT, HAVING CONSTANT CRAVINGS TO BE EATING EVEN WHEN I KNOW I AM FULL. THESE HAVE ONLY STARTED SINCE THE TABLETS STOPPED.
Again thank you to everyone who is posting on here. I really hope my experience and the information i have found will help others to go through it and get their lives back. PLEASE KEEP POSTING AND LET ME KNOW HOW YOU ALL ARE AND I WILL REPLY ASAP.
A NOTE TO ALL OF YOU COMING OFF COCODAMOL - KEEP A STRONG WATCH ON YOUR DIET ONCE YOUR OFF THE TABLETS AS THEY SUPRESS YOUR APPETITE AND I AM NOW STRUGGLING ALOT WITH MY WEIGHT, HAVING CONSTANT CRAVINGS TO BE EATING EVEN WHEN I KNOW I AM FULL. THESE HAVE ONLY STARTED SINCE THE TABLETS STOPPED.
Again thank you to everyone who is posting on here. I really hope my experience and the information i have found will help others to go through it and get their lives back. PLEASE KEEP POSTING AND LET ME KNOW HOW YOU ALL ARE AND I WILL REPLY ASAP.
HIYA LUV THANKS FOR REPLYIN BACK, I READ ALL OF YOUR POSTS A FEW WEEKS AGO AND I FOUND THEM S HELPFUL, I THINK I AM IN DENIAL BECAUSE SOME DAYS I REALLY HATE MYSELF FOR WHAT I AM DOING TO MYSELF, OTHER DAYS I AM LOOKIG FORWARD SO MUCH TO GETTING M PRESCRIPTION SO I CAN RELAX. I THINK SOMETIMES I AM LOSING MY MIND I CAME DOWN THIS MORNING AND HAD A FEW TABLETS IN MY HANDBAG AND FOUND THAT MY HUSBAND HAD TOOK THEM AND WENT TOTALLY MAD AT HIM I WAS SO ANGRY I COULD HAVE PUNCHED HIM I SAT FOR A WHILLE AFTER THIS AND THOUGHT WAT THE HEL AM I DOING. WELL TODAY I HAVE NO TABLETS LEFT AND I AM STARTING TO GET THE START OF THE SCOOTS AND THE SICKNESS, I FEEL AS THOUGH I HAVE DONE 10 ROUNDS WITH MIKE TYSON AND I KNOW IT WILL GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER. DOES THIS MAKE ANY SENSE TO YOU BECAUSE SOMETIMES I JUSTTHINK THAT I AM EITHER IMAGNING IT OR I AM GOING MAD. I WISH THERE WAS A MAGIC CURE THAT COULD JUST HELP ME GET OVER IT.
I DO AND I DONT WNT TO SEE MY DOCTOR I DONT INCASE HE THINKS IM NOT CAPABLE OF BEING A MOTHER AND I DO BECAUSE I THINK HE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP ME WITH SOME OTHER MEDICATION TO STOP ME FEELING SO c**p.
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I DO AND I DONT WNT TO SEE MY DOCTOR I DONT INCASE HE THINKS IM NOT CAPABLE OF BEING A MOTHER AND I DO BECAUSE I THINK HE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP ME WITH SOME OTHER MEDICATION TO STOP ME FEELING SO c**p.
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Yes it all makes complete sense, although i WOULDNT reccomend you getting other medication to deal with it as what they dont tell you is that you can become just as addicted to the other meds.
Try to relax as much as possible, eat loads of stodgy food like porridge and pasta and try to sleep whenever you can. Dont give up and dont take any more tablets. It will seem so far in front of you for next few days but in a week this will all be over, just a distant memory.
The anxiety and the restlessness will drive u insane at times, especailly during the early hours of the morning but just keep focused on every hour that you get past and dont give up, have the strength and courage to decide that this is the end and that from now on you will be free and you will be able to watch your kids grow up without having to worry when you need your next tablets.
Try to relax as much as possible, eat loads of stodgy food like porridge and pasta and try to sleep whenever you can. Dont give up and dont take any more tablets. It will seem so far in front of you for next few days but in a week this will all be over, just a distant memory.
The anxiety and the restlessness will drive u insane at times, especailly during the early hours of the morning but just keep focused on every hour that you get past and dont give up, have the strength and courage to decide that this is the end and that from now on you will be free and you will be able to watch your kids grow up without having to worry when you need your next tablets.
i just wanted to let you know how glad i am to have found this post i have only been taking co codamol 30/500 for a few months and know i am addicted i realised this when i started taking them during the day (last week) instead of just at night i got them of a friend at first to help me get a sleep to get away from sleeping tablets but im taking about four a night as well as a few during the day now. i stumbled over this post tonight as i was looking for some help as i took 5 in about 3 hours and was afraid i wasn't going to wake up in the morning and i have kids I know taking 5 was stupid but I was so tired and itchy i couldn't stop myself im now kind of glad this happened as I found this post and it gave me the push I needed to stop I only wish I found it sooner I don't usually write replys to posts but I just wanted to say thanks I know my addiction isn't anywhere near as bad as yourself but I do know im in for a rough time as my head pounds if i don't have any for 1 day anyway i think ill try to get some sleep if i can stop itching keep up the good work and thanks again. :-)
Just a quick update to let you all know im doing brilliantly. Still havent touched anything and it doesnt even bother me anymore. In last 2 months i have moved house, got a car, started a new university course, become a better mother to my son and met a new bloke, or rather an old bloke has come back into my life at just the right time. Im really happy these days and often forget taht i was ever addicted to the cocodamol. I generally sleep much better these days and since ive started seeing the new boyfriend i havent had a single nightmare which is amazing as it is the first time in years that i have gone longer than a week without having one and now i have gone for a whole month! My little boy is so much happier these days and i have much more time to spend with him.
I really hope that everyone out there still struggling will also find the strength to do it and move on with their lives.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL!
Perfect-Angel xxxxxx
I really hope that everyone out there still struggling will also find the strength to do it and move on with their lives.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL!
Perfect-Angel xxxxxx
hi. i am 21 years old, female, and i am also a prisoner of this evil so called painkiller codeine. i started detox at home, by myself, 2 days ago but gave in due to the pain i was experiencing. i read up on the internet before i did so to get heaps and heaps of ehlpful tips on how to cope, but as perfect angel said, all i found was the symptoms i would experience. THEN I KNEW HOW MUCH sh*t I WAS IN
I am currently still taking them, and i feel fine atm. BUT I WANT TO STOP. I'M SICK AND TIRED OF BEING SICK AND TIRED, AND FEELING DEPENDENT ON SOMETHING THAT WILL ONLY CUT MY LIFE SHORT. i am unable to sleep due to the worry and nervousness i hold against going cold turkey. I live 13 hours away from my family and friends, with a relative. I am totally alone, and so scared. I have arthritis, this is the reason i initially started taking these pills. Before i knew it i was taking 15 a day to 24 a day. now i feel sick when i go one day without them. And i too wish that my "trustworthy and honest" dr would have warned me about this medication.
I don't know if i have the strength to go cold turkey. I have admitted i have a problem, and i have seeked medical advice and told the relative i live with, but they don't know much about it. They don't know how severe the withdrawals will be.
Perfect angel, i have so much admiration for you. i have so much admiration for all the people who have defeated addiction. Society tends to push us aside, look down on us like dirt when really myself, and most other addicts grew up in a loving, well off family. It is just a shame i got diagnosed with arthritis thus leading to my addiction. I said a prayer tonight, for the strength to get through this. I prayed to god to guide me and help me cope with what i had in the next week and after. and i am not one who is very religious.
I was only in the 24th hour when i gave in, i cannot imagine going into the 72nd, or the 93rd, and feel what you explained to feel- plus having to raise a son! You are such a big person Perfect Angel, and a very strong one. If any one reads this post, i ask so kindly and with all desperation to offer any advice, or support. My friends back home do not know about my addiction, nor do some of my immediate family members. I have also been taking recent blood tests and ultra sounds to check my kidneys and liver. So i sort of knew what i was doing was harming my body however ignoring my conscience slightly.
I just feel so helpless and foolish, that a substance, a stupid substance is ruling my life. I was so determined at first, but after that 24 hours- I got a taste of what was ahead.
please, any one who has any wisdom to share, please share it with me or anything posted, would be a great help.
Thank you
R.N
I am currently still taking them, and i feel fine atm. BUT I WANT TO STOP. I'M SICK AND TIRED OF BEING SICK AND TIRED, AND FEELING DEPENDENT ON SOMETHING THAT WILL ONLY CUT MY LIFE SHORT. i am unable to sleep due to the worry and nervousness i hold against going cold turkey. I live 13 hours away from my family and friends, with a relative. I am totally alone, and so scared. I have arthritis, this is the reason i initially started taking these pills. Before i knew it i was taking 15 a day to 24 a day. now i feel sick when i go one day without them. And i too wish that my "trustworthy and honest" dr would have warned me about this medication.
I don't know if i have the strength to go cold turkey. I have admitted i have a problem, and i have seeked medical advice and told the relative i live with, but they don't know much about it. They don't know how severe the withdrawals will be.
Perfect angel, i have so much admiration for you. i have so much admiration for all the people who have defeated addiction. Society tends to push us aside, look down on us like dirt when really myself, and most other addicts grew up in a loving, well off family. It is just a shame i got diagnosed with arthritis thus leading to my addiction. I said a prayer tonight, for the strength to get through this. I prayed to god to guide me and help me cope with what i had in the next week and after. and i am not one who is very religious.
I was only in the 24th hour when i gave in, i cannot imagine going into the 72nd, or the 93rd, and feel what you explained to feel- plus having to raise a son! You are such a big person Perfect Angel, and a very strong one. If any one reads this post, i ask so kindly and with all desperation to offer any advice, or support. My friends back home do not know about my addiction, nor do some of my immediate family members. I have also been taking recent blood tests and ultra sounds to check my kidneys and liver. So i sort of knew what i was doing was harming my body however ignoring my conscience slightly.
I just feel so helpless and foolish, that a substance, a stupid substance is ruling my life. I was so determined at first, but after that 24 hours- I got a taste of what was ahead.
please, any one who has any wisdom to share, please share it with me or anything posted, would be a great help.
Thank you
R.N
Hi all, Im a 37yr old bloke in the UK by day im a network admin for a 200 user network,and i have a wife and 2 kids age 9 and in my out of work time i run a web and print design company.(80+ hrs per week)
I started taking codeine based painkillers around 5-6 years ago following an accident in that time ive had spells of 6 months where i havent had any tabs at all, but for the last 2 years ive been taking between 6-24 cuprofren plus tablets every day 24 a day for the last few months.
Im addressing this issue for a few reasons 1.being health! 2.its wrecking my home life 3.I hate being Owned by a chemical!
Im 40 hours into my "TURKEY" and im rattling bigtime But i wanted to say reading all of your experiences is helping, the cramps are pretty bad at the moment so im numbing with brandy with the hope of getting a little sleep b4 6a.m.
one things for sure I will be beating this affliction (ive beaten worse!)
Thanks again guys this really helps!
Cheers..Heres to a better life!
I started taking codeine based painkillers around 5-6 years ago following an accident in that time ive had spells of 6 months where i havent had any tabs at all, but for the last 2 years ive been taking between 6-24 cuprofren plus tablets every day 24 a day for the last few months.
Im addressing this issue for a few reasons 1.being health! 2.its wrecking my home life 3.I hate being Owned by a chemical!
Im 40 hours into my "TURKEY" and im rattling bigtime But i wanted to say reading all of your experiences is helping, the cramps are pretty bad at the moment so im numbing with brandy with the hope of getting a little sleep b4 6a.m.
one things for sure I will be beating this affliction (ive beaten worse!)
Thanks again guys this really helps!
Cheers..Heres to a better life!
Quick update to my last post - Ive seen my doctor and been totally honest basically asking him for his help and advice.
I wasn't expecting the response I received, he said get a grip and stop them dead! Or you will do serious damage to your stomach, I must say I don't rate his bedside manner so to speak..
I attempted to go to work this morning and lasted till just after 11 then the constant running to the loo and stomach cramps got too much so im at home with a duvet on the sofa doing some work from home.
Im hoping that im reaching the peak of my withdrawl now and things might get better, only time will tell i guess..
Im still positive so thats a good sign :-)
Cheers All...
I wasn't expecting the response I received, he said get a grip and stop them dead! Or you will do serious damage to your stomach, I must say I don't rate his bedside manner so to speak..
I attempted to go to work this morning and lasted till just after 11 then the constant running to the loo and stomach cramps got too much so im at home with a duvet on the sofa doing some work from home.
Im hoping that im reaching the peak of my withdrawl now and things might get better, only time will tell i guess..
Im still positive so thats a good sign :-)
Cheers All...