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7 year codeine addiction

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lara1117
lara1117

7 year addiction, up to 400mg a day. Tried going cold turkey 4/5 times but cannot cope with the withdrawal. 

Please tell me it gets better.

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  • lara1117
    lara1117

    Posted

    Withdrawal begins again tomorrow...
  • Carolineq8
    Carolineq8 lara1117

    Posted

    Have you had help from GP or pain doc to put a taper plan in place? Can I ask why your taking them😊

  • honor93767
    honor93767 lara1117

    Posted

    HI there Lara hope it goes well for you I managed not too bad yesterday 😘😘😘😘

  • kristy02475
    kristy02475 lara1117

    Posted

    Kirsty I was on a similar dose... Ive spent the last three weeks getting down to 100mg per day, I feel really good considering.

    I personally think Tapering is much easier but you must be commited to making a regular jump. 

    I wish you all the best with your journey and would happily lend a ear when things get rough...

    Take care

  • lara1117
    lara1117

    Posted

    THank you so much for your kind replies. I went to GP to discuss taoering method and we’ve worked out a plan. I’m excited, soon(ish) I won’t be controlled by this poison anymore. 
  • andy15149
    andy15149 lara1117

    Posted

    Well done Lara

    Now you have a plan in place you can beat this issue. 

    The tapering works better than cold turkey I have just tapered down from 125mg 48hrs fentanyl and I’m down to 12mg git two patches left then off totally. It’s taken six months to do and it isn’t pleasant but it is doable. 

    Keep focusing on the end and being off the poison and getting at least some of your life back. It’s worth the wd’s Just to get off them.

    It’s hard and you will have bumps in the road but you can do this!!!

    If you can beat opioid withdrawal you can do anything!!

    Good luck with it going forward.

    Here if you need any help

    Andy

    • lara1117
      lara1117 andy15149

      Posted

      That’s amazing Andy, well done! I’m feeling really optimistic, and you’re right, tapering IS so much better than CT. the withdrawals from CT are just horrific. 
    • andy15149
      andy15149 lara1117

      Posted

      Lara

      There is one bit of advise I can give you to try and help you with the W/ds.

      I found a forum that said Benedryl really helped the withdrawal detox symptoms and it was confirmed by loads of others to be a lifesaver.

      It apparently replaces a certain chemical in the brain which the detox takes away from you and is the reason behind allot of the detox unpleasant effects.

      I decided to try it for my self and I can honestly say it makes me feel so much better every day it has really helped to lessen the withdrawal effects.

      It’s the standard tablets one every eight hours so 3x capsules a day and it’s been a lifesaver for me. If I forget a dose I really knows about it so it must be doing something good in helping me.

      I’m not a doc or anything so don’t take it as gospel and it might not work for everyone but as I said it’s helped allot if detox sufferers including myself so it might be worth thinking about if the W/d effects are bad.

      Just thought would let you know it might help.

      Good luck!!’andy

    • lara1117
      lara1117 andy15149

      Posted

      That’s great Andy, thank you. Im going to keep that in mind for the rough patches! I really can’t wait to get this poison out of my system. Thanks again for the tip! 
  • honor93767
    honor93767 lara1117

    Posted

    Good luck everyone I’m still at 3 tabs per day xxx 
    • andy15149
      andy15149 honor93767

      Posted

      Can I ask how long you have to go till your down totally?

      And how long it’s taken you??

      I’ve only ask as I have to detox oxy next and want to find out what I can before I start.

      Hope your doing well still as you see from the time not good night for me insomnia won’t stop.

      Thanks for any response and advise in advance

      Good luck to you too!!

      Andy

    • honor93767
      honor93767 andy15149

      Posted

      Hi there Andy I’m still taking approx 3 per day  but I take them 1 at a time and write down wot time I took one at x this makes me far more aware of wot I’m doing and just not taking them for the hell of it x 
    • andy15149
      andy15149 honor93767

      Posted

      Hi

      Thanks for the reply that a good way to do it. I am on the liquid one for breakthrough pain which since I stated the fentanyl withdrawal is all the time. Going through a bottle in 5 days roughly. But they want me to stop that too so my body can adjust and see how the pain is.

      If it’s anything like now I would have thought they would know how bad the pain is. They took away my number one painkiller and think it won’t increase my pain. It obviously has.

      I am not sure I can come if the oxy too just yet but I will when I finish my detox just to see how my body cope with it.

      I can already know that I will be bed bound all of if the time as the pain is too much to handle without meds.

      We will see 

      Thanks for the advise

      Andy

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