All good now. Two weeks exactly and I'm a different person. So much more enthusiasm and clear thinking. back to sleeping really well so everything is good. My advice to anyone with this addiction is to persevere and don't touch the nasty things. Once you get it all out your system (it took me about 10 days) then you'll feel amazing. Good luck to all of you and thanks for your stories. It was amazing to find this site and it was probably the difference between me sticking with it and not.
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Dear Angel, your posts have been emotional and tru, I commend you in your quest to get off the drugs that were origionally prescribed for an injury, that have now turned you life upside down.My doctor, as many others do prescribe these medications on repeat prescriptions and leave the patients to thier own devices after the initial consultation, which I really think should be highlighted in some way.I teach substance awareness and wondered if I could use your diary as part of the course to show others the pitfalls of prescription drugs.x
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I hope you're okay. And that your son is okay. It's been so long since you last posted and I'm scared that you did something bad. Scared that you left everyone. I hope if you are off of the pills you feel great now and if you are, I am so proud of you. If not, you need to try again. A few weeks isn't much for a life of being off them. You're son needs you. I know what it feels like to have a parent leave... please, please don't hurt him by being addicted at all.
Remember, you are loved <3
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oh my i didnt no this was so additive im on 1000mg ov dyhyrocodene i take 2 tablets every 5 hrs and i must say they work not only for my pain but far better than my depression tablets im on prozac 60mg a day i hope wen time cums to withdraw ill be ok
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Perfect Angel,you are an inspiration.I Stopped takig co coomal and ibrubrofen completely cold turkey five days ago.To know that this is why i cannot sleep for love nor money is in fact reassuring.Thought i was going a lil crazy.How can we function on soo little sleep is amazing.Have given up on sleep tonight as have to be up at 6am anyway.I thought coedine a far lesser evil than the morphine and temegesics n DF118s the Drs triedme on but no,they are not any better-only in that i wasnt "zombified "on them.Im now exhausted but still -a cleared mind than when medicated.I have had sciatica since sept last year -so9months of all kinds of pills.A Dr overdosed me on Ibrubrofen and i had to have an urgent blood test last week-came back ok but caused a womb haemorraege...i then decided enough is enough.I feel for all of you that have posted on here and thank you again Perfect Angel for your blog-your mame is apt :) XX
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HI, glad your feeling better, did you reduce your intake of cocodamol or just stop taking them? ive been the same with cocodamol an i used to take tramadol to stop me taking the cocodamol but cant stop taking them, i took them for a bad back now i cant stop taking them and my backs ok. wouldnt dare tell my family how addicted i am, really need to stop it :(
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Hi :) I stopped completely on the first day.Its now 15 days and im sleeping :) ok and rarely think to take one and so far,havent :) My MRI came back as a slipped disc causing sciatica and has referred me to a surgeon.At the present though,im not in a lot of pain in my leg,just back but im refusing to take any pills lol.Definitely worth perservering with the withdrawals-good luck XX
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Hi There
I work in the addiction field with normal everyday people going through issues in their own lives. I,m the model proffesional, qualified and good at what i do... so i,m told. However, i,m on day 5 :( it brings a tear to my eye reading over the previous statements and experiences. I was first given Co-Codamol over 4 years ago for my elbows.....and kept taking them for my elbows... only upto 8 per day, sometimes less, sometimes slightly more....but my elbows are fine and have been for some time, well not 100% but i dont need the pills...but i still took them.
Yep, i,m still experiencing stuff, particularly at night with muscles on edge ...strange feeling, with anxious twitching and itching..but day 6 is tomorrow, and yes, its hard, i,ve still got .quite a few at home but they havnt been touched.
Thanks for the posts, their very encouraging.
I work in the addiction field with normal everyday people going through issues in their own lives. I,m the model proffesional, qualified and good at what i do... so i,m told. However, i,m on day 5 :( it brings a tear to my eye reading over the previous statements and experiences. I was first given Co-Codamol over 4 years ago for my elbows.....and kept taking them for my elbows... only upto 8 per day, sometimes less, sometimes slightly more....but my elbows are fine and have been for some time, well not 100% but i dont need the pills...but i still took them.
Yep, i,m still experiencing stuff, particularly at night with muscles on edge ...strange feeling, with anxious twitching and itching..but day 6 is tomorrow, and yes, its hard, i,ve still got .quite a few at home but they havnt been touched.
Thanks for the posts, their very encouraging.
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im on my six day without my pills you are not alone i had too take them for orthapedic pain in my knees and they worked a charm , after three years of constant abuse im cold turkey , and it is rotten to say the least........im crying every night for sleep that doent come the doctor has perscribed diazapan and sleepers and tamajipan but they dont get the body has to getrid off the codine and while it is in your system your tummy reacts like a very heavy fluttering that stops sleep and could just make you scream .......i have no good news im sorry , i really am .but ithink that it will be worth it , better than ignorance and dying off kidney failure, keepin touch please .....im trying to be strong .....its hard .....
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after day six im felling abit better the runs have past the lathargy is still present , i dont honest know how long this will last ,this shitty felling i have in my stomach that stops me sleeping at all you can take diazipan tramazipan , anti infamitary pills with a stomch table but dosnt cure all , please dont take any more codine it will just prolong the symtems , i know this to be true i wish i could wave a magic wand sorry ....
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Hello Again
Well i,m three days on from my original post, on Friday i thought,,,, thats it gone although i woont kid myself at how easy it would be to taken them again. The very reason i had them has flared up which is why i suppose i was put on them.
However, i havnt, last night it was like a repeat of the first week. I dont have the stomach stuff BUT... the feeling of restless muscles needing to be stretched and the need to tense them all the time is really hard, forget the sleeping eh?
I,m sitting here and aware that its still there as i type but the mind is active on something else...All we can do, is keep it up where in many ways like smoking or any other substance which the body has been used too, it will reside. The head just takes a little longer ;) Remember, were normnal people and for every one of us here, there will be multitutes out there.
Chin Up :)
Well i,m three days on from my original post, on Friday i thought,,,, thats it gone although i woont kid myself at how easy it would be to taken them again. The very reason i had them has flared up which is why i suppose i was put on them.
However, i havnt, last night it was like a repeat of the first week. I dont have the stomach stuff BUT... the feeling of restless muscles needing to be stretched and the need to tense them all the time is really hard, forget the sleeping eh?
I,m sitting here and aware that its still there as i type but the mind is active on something else...All we can do, is keep it up where in many ways like smoking or any other substance which the body has been used too, it will reside. The head just takes a little longer ;) Remember, were normnal people and for every one of us here, there will be multitutes out there.
Chin Up :)
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hello , im glad i was able to share with you , its easy to tell people , im feeling this or that but until you actually have to go through something like this no one has a clue exactly what it entails , i took diazipan and a sleeping table this morning about 8 am , and still woke up with the restless feelings in my tummy i did fall asleep after a while , but feel off my head still : ) , through the night i keep thinking if we had money like the celebs , we could just book ourselves in to rehab and get better , lol. but im just ordinary and have to deal with this myself . the insomnia is the hardest thing but it cant last much longer , but remember you are not alone . get in touch anytime , please . hold your head up . : ).
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hi there i know how you feel i have been on co-codomol now for about three or more years again i have them on repeat script so also make excuses everytime my tabs run out before the due date just so i can have some more. My children are also very small and i find it very difficult to cope with anything when i dont have the co-codomol, i again am too afraid to tell my doctor because i like the way the tabs make me feel. when i dont take them i have an upset tummy i get the shakes i am screaming and shouting at everyone and again my body aches all over especially the joint areas. I too would like to come off them but do not want to feel like this anymore. today is a bad day because my meds will only be available tomorrow for collection and i know i have to go with out them now and do not have money to buy over the counter. Just wanted to let you know that you are not the only one out there with this problem coz i have the same problem too and have no idea how to deal with it .
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Hi perfect angel,
I decided yesterday to try and kick my habit of taking around 20 tabs of 30/500 zapain (co-codamol) per day aswell as over the counter sleeping tabs.
I'm in my very early stages of giving up. I admitted it to myself a few months ago but only had the courage to tell my partner last night after reading through your and other various threads on here. I know I have a long way to go but thanks to you I now have the strength to start my journey back to normalcy.
I decided yesterday to try and kick my habit of taking around 20 tabs of 30/500 zapain (co-codamol) per day aswell as over the counter sleeping tabs.
I'm in my very early stages of giving up. I admitted it to myself a few months ago but only had the courage to tell my partner last night after reading through your and other various threads on here. I know I have a long way to go but thanks to you I now have the strength to start my journey back to normalcy.
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please this is my second week off them and things are much better the doctor will give you a script for diazipan for 2 weeks to help calm your body down , it is fantastic to think how close a call i had , if i hadnt stopped taking them my liver would have been destroyed , i can only tell you to try so hard to kick them but listen to me i cant stop smoking , : ). i think now that the gps , are under so much pressure to give people what they want they become iresponsible . i promise it does get easier it does .....talk to your gp , i get counselling as well for the addiction , its all available i didnt know until i asked , please for the sake of yourself and your children , take care we can beat this ....be strong ...
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