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Codeine cold turkey help

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lb1079
lb1079

Hi all I've been taking codeine based products for 3 years now starting 8 a day now upto 15 a day maybe more.

No one knows about my addiction.

I did go to the doctors a year ago who put me on a taper plan it worked to start then I went back to square one so now it's time to cold turkey.

I have constipation, tummy ache, and mood swings all the time also have gained weight.

I really need people's help with this any advice from people who have done cold turkey.

I don't want to do suboxone or other things on just want to get back to the fun mum I was before I started taking these horrible things.

I started taking them for back pain which as gone I'm pain free it's just an addiction.

Thanks guys

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  • malgorzata77759
    malgorzata77759 lb1079

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    Hi,How long have you been off it now?I have the same problem,have been on codeine for about 4 years now,at some point I was taking anything between 10-20 a day😕 I asked doctor's for help and they put me on weekly supplies and was supposed to lower the dose down...It doesn't work withe.when and if I run out I would go to chemist buy cocodamol and ibuprofen plus just to have something.now I decided to go cold turkey.5 days and I feel horrible,hot and cold sweats, diarrhea,feeling feverish and mental wreck .I'm worried I'll get back on it ...How long am I going g to feel like this for???Hope you're better now and managed to come off that horrible drug ??

  • brian77572
    brian77572 lb1079

    Posted

    Hi lb,

    Hope you are well? And able to help me with some advice. 

    I have been taking co-codamol 30/500 for over a year 6 tabs a day!( I know it doesn’t seem a lot however my withdrawals are crazy!) I started them as I had back pain however no one Knows only the person who gave me some at the beginning who thinks my back is fine due to my lies to cover my addiction! 

    I have tried cold turkey several times but cave after a few hours! 

    I have currently been abroad for nearly two weeks  and I am due to go home tomorrow however I ran out of co-codamol two days ago! 

    After the panic of knowing I don’t have any left came these ridiculous withdrawals: sweats, headaches, insomnia, restless, agitated and stomach ache! (I am currently experience all of these just now!!!) 

    Can someone please help me with withdrawal ease of some sort or advice I feel so helpless and have never experienced anything like this! 

    I am only a young lad who has ended up stuck on these “painkillers” however I am determined to stay off them as I go through my withdrawals for the 3rd day (today)! 

    Please can use all give me as much advice as possible! I have been reading through everyone’s messages and these have helped so much to motivate me! 

    Please help. 

    • tanya97581
      tanya97581 brian77572

      Posted

      Hi Brian-I am on my 1st night of cold turkey.Reading this thread has eased my mind a little and it helps knowing I am not alone. Hope all goes well for you smile
    • nic88375
      nic88375 tanya97581

      Posted

      Hi Tanya and everyone else, this is also my first day. I've done this before and succeeded for a whole 2 weeks so kicking myself that I'm here again. I'm 5 years in and not a soul knows. Good luck to you, hope it's not all bad as you imagine ??

    • melanie48589
      melanie48589 tanya97581

      Posted

      Hi, how have you got on? I’m on day 3 and feel terrible. Headache totally irrational, on edge and feel so depressed and keep having panic attacks xxx
  • nathalie41139
    nathalie41139 lb1079

    Posted

    Hi all. I have been taking codine for 5 year. I'm sick of it. I dont want to be this person Mum any more. Its taking over my life. Today i have decided no more. Going cole turkey as if They are in the house i will just take them all. Have tried going cold turkey loads always give up. But im so depressed of being like this. Please guys any help support would be great!!!

  • pen73723
    pen73723 lb1079

    Posted

    Hi everyone, am so glad I came across this I have been addicted to cocodomal for nearly 2 yrs, I have been tapering of them as I cannot do cold turkey. I am currently taking 3x 30/500 a day just now I have bn taking of half a tablet a week. Can anyone tell me if withdrawel will just be as bad as c/t??
  • pen73723
    pen73723 lb1079

    Posted

    Hi everyone, am so glad I came across this I have been addicted to cocodomal for nearly 2 yrs, I have been tapering of them as I cannot do cold turkey. I am currently taking 3x 30/500 a day just now I have bn taking of half a tablet a week. Can anyone tell me if withdrawel will just be as bad as c/t??
  • tina90254
    tina90254 lb1079

    Posted

    Hello Everyone my name is Tina,

    This is my first post as I stumbled on this site when googling the withdraw symptoms of Tylenol and Codine tablets that I have been taking for over 20 years! I started taking these pills due to intense headaches and regular Tylenol wasn’t strong enough, so I discovered back then that you could buy Tylenol with Codine over the counter at any drugstore without a doctors prescription, and that’s where it all stared for me. I’m happy and proud to say it’s been three weeks now that I am pill free and even happier to have found this site!! I did it cold turkey and the withdraw symptoms were pretty brutal from full body pain for days, to terrible headaches, sweats, chills, nausea, loss of appetite, stomach cramping and severe diarrhea! I am three weeks in and still have diarrhea and still have not had a solid bowel movement. If anyone knows or has advice on how long the diarrhea lasts I would appreciate the information. I always drink plenty of water and I’m a healthy eater when I have an appetite. Thank you! And sending positive vibes to all who are on this great forum fighting for your health, your quality of life and the strength to kick this terrible addiction to the curb where it belongs. ??🙏??

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