Addicted to Codiene and am starting my to get of them today...

Hey peoples

I am 37, and am addicted to codiene, specifically nurphen plus. I live in australia where you can get it over the counter fairly easily.

I currently take around 80 tablets a day, and i am going to start cutting down each day the amount of tablets. I have an appointment with my doctor today and will talk with them.

I am just so angry at myself. 8 years ago I had an accident and was given endone to treat the pain. I got addicted to endone, and used nurphen plus to get of the endone addiction. 

I didn't set out to be a drug addict... i guess no one does. Now, I am stuck.

I am married, 4 kids, and feel like an absolute failure in life. 

I wish I never had that accident... because here I am stuck, feeling broken and low... I am not suicidal... I could never do that to my kids and my wife, but I just hate this situation.

I hate the wave of craving that hits me every 3-4 hours. 

I feel so lonely... I have no friends that I can talk too. I can't say what my job is, but if people found out I would loose my job for real. 

I came on here because I would love to talk with people who are going through what I am going through. I know I am not the only one who is having problems.

Also I have some questions:

How many tablets should I cut back each day?

What can i take to help with the withdrawls?

What should I ask my doctor for?

Thanks for your help.

Joel

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