Codiene addicted for over 5 years , desperate to come off it , starting to get pain in back etc

fran_65475 lyndsy26237 · 2015-12-30T19:07+00:00

Lyndsy ,

you need to go and see your gp , firstly to check out whether youve done any damage , but more importantly, to help you .You wont be the first he has ever seen and they are mostly quite good if asked for help , even if theres nothing to give you they are supportive, I was on huge doses of oxycodone for a back injury that ruined my nursing career, and I can promise you,horrid as CT is, it wont kill you and the drugs you are taking just might , you have to take it slowly , and just grit your teeth. Theres no "easy" route , just determination and bloody mindedness!

You have a lot to look forward to and need that to be your goal, it is possible , and many people on here will tell you the same, just dont listen to,the little voice that tells you its all too difficult,

exercise , good food, and a lositive mental attitude will work , though its not easy , but a few weeks are worth it all

good luck

sue45192 lyndsy26237 · 2015-12-30T20:23+00:00

Hi I was on 1200mg of codeine a day. I used to buy it on line so it was pure codeine. This was for 5 years and I was also addicted to diazepam.

I started detox in August - my whole story can be found on this site.

Been private rehab, GP, cold turkey and now under my local drug centre. I'm on 14mg of diazepam and 4mg of sub along with lots of support.

Any questions ask away.

I still have a long road to travel but I have also come a long way too.

Well done for deciding to deal with the problem.

Sue

JaydJames91 lyndsy26237 · 2015-12-30T22:54+00:00

Hiya Lyndsy,

I'm Jayd. I feel like I always disagree with what the majority say about getting help but I guess it's because I got no help personally. Click on my discussion and you'll see how similar our stories are! I don't feel I can help a lot of people on here because the drug choice is different or the circumstance is different but ours is almost exactly the same. I was sick of walking in the pharmacy with my head down trying to look different taking my glasses on or off, knowing which chemist you went to yesterday or the day before so you can't go in again for a day or so, knowing which person served you hoping it was a different person this time and saying Solpadeine Max tablets please and them handing you a 20 box and hoping they have a 30 box instead to last you longer or them saying no sorry we have solpadeine plus knowing that's just not good enough. I 110% know how you feel and it really got to a point one day where I thought it's just got to end this. I couldn't hide it from my boyfriend any more he kept commenting how many I took all of the time (when he actually had no idea HOW many) and I was taking that many and getting no effect but the relief of the addiction withdrawal I just had to stop. And I did. I set a morning in my mind and I gave myself a week. I took a few cocodomol throughout the day to keep the nasty withdrawals at bay to a degree and I took less and less and less and then a week from that day (it was a Tuesday) I took none. I took it an hour at a time. And when it came to the 4 hours where I'd take another 8 tablets I thought no, Jayd, another hour and again the hour after and again and again. The withdrawals aren't fun. You've had them, the achy jittery legs the sweats the tummy troubles but if you take it all an hour at a time (and stock up on Imodium!!) I promise you you can do it. I did. And I can't even ever imagine how I took so many tablets. My poor body! It seems mad now because I read on here beforehand people going getting other drugs to wean you off and this program and that and that's fine for some people I'm not judging but it was never going to be right for me. It sounds daft but I took the withdrawal symptoms as a positive. Sweating profusely - that's fine my body's getting rid of the codeine. The tummy troubles - that's okay it's making up for all the times I didn't poop for a week! And after say 4 days, you start to feel normal again and good and proud of yourself and if you can get past that point which you almost did before I promise you, you won't go back. You can talk to me whenever you like I'm here to help I truly am. Don't be a stranger! Let's do this together!

Jayd x

Codiene addicted for over 5 years , desperate to come off it , starting to get pain in back etc

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