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Day 6 withdrawal from Dehydracodine

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Jeanette1604
Jeanette1604

Day 6 from stopping Dehydracodine and I have never felt so ill. Please someone tell me I will feel better soon

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  • vjburke83
    vjburke83 Jeanette1604

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    Hi Linzey

    I went to my drug specialist at the GP surgery almost 6 months ago. I am now one week completely clean of all the painkillers.

    Everyone is different and you need to establish what you want to do, I dont recommend cold turkey in the slighest because I ended up in hospital for over a week, my stomach was functioning off the codiene and i had severe stomach problems and ended up having surgery. I would really consider your options especially after 10 years of intake.

    The first 2 months of the reduction plan where the hardest for me, the withdrawal symptons consisted of moods, depression, anxiety, paranoia, restlessness, sickness, extreme stomach pain, headahces, exhaustion.....everything really, each reduction came with slightly different withdrawals, however it has worked for me and look where I am now after 8 years! what is 6 months in comparison to 8 years really?

    I now feel much better and mentally stable, I am still getting fevers at night time so i dont sleep much, I am being monitored with this as it could be an underlining problem, i am scheduled for blood tests at the end of the month to check my levels as I want to have a baby but cant try until Im 100% fit and well.

    I hope you manage to come off them, they really did ruin my life x Good luck x

    • Linzey_14685
      Linzey_14685 vjburke83

      Posted

      I spoke to me gp but just gave me something for the sickness and diorea and said keep going I am really struggling I have 4 kids too so trying to plod along and not let on why I am I'll, I so wish I never ever took them sad
    • vjburke83
      vjburke83 Linzey_14685

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      Hi Linzey

      That is awful of the GP, I specifically asked for a drug specialist GP, did you do this before booking? I think most GP's truly have no concept of the seriousness behind these drugs, my drug specialist advised me that herion addicts use dihydracodeine to assist them on there reductions! that shocked me.

      I have a 2 year old and it has been a massive struggle, i cant imagine how you are feeling.

      I started with minimal reduction and aimed at reducing every week or two depending on how i felt, it got alot easier the less i was taking, I also had to come off diazipam. I can always draw you up my reduction plan which the GP gave me if you are unsure about revisiting your GP, I think if you went cold turkey you need to think about your 4 children because you will be poorly and unable to function properly. My partner came to all my doctors visits and it made him understand the severity of my situation, he then understood to leave me be when i was in a mood or irritable.

      Number one priority now is for you to make a plan moving forward, do you call the gp surgery and explain your situation to the receptionist to make sure you see the correct GP or are you willing to go cold turkey, if so when is the best time and can some one take care of your children for minimum a week maybe 2?

      I hope this helps, but please be reassured i never thought id be rid of them and im now a week clean, its a very good and proud feeling x

       

    • Linzey_14685
      Linzey_14685 vjburke83

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      I was hoping to reduce down but said she has out in the computer no to give me any more and if I need it we have a drugs centre in our town but they put you on methadone and that's the last thing I want, I will try once more to see if they will put me on prescription and reduce me down thanks for all your advice I really appreciate it, I'm so pleased you managed to get off them.
    • Jeanette1604
      Jeanette1604 Linzey_14685

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      Bless you Linzey. I hope you get the help you need from your doctor. It really sucks when we take those pain killers for a genuine reason and end up through no fault of our own hooked on them. I think they should be banned.
    • Linzey_14685
      Linzey_14685 vjburke83

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      Could I get a copy of your reduction plan please as doctors are not being very helpful I have managed to get some and gonna reduce down and come off completely like you did and wow you did fab to come off them and diazipam very big well done, someone suggested taking diazipam to help me sleep on a night but I find I get depressedif I take them I'm fine at the time but when I stop it's not nice xx
    • vjburke83
      vjburke83 Linzey_14685

      Posted

      Yes of course.

      Do you want me to email you an attachment with the plan on and you can print off as a guide?

      Ill need to know the strength you take and how often, - breakfast, lunch, tea and before bed for example, and 2 x 40mg tablets etc. x

    • Linzey_14685
      Linzey_14685 vjburke83

      Posted

      Good news I got back in touch with my gp and explained how bad it was with the kids I got another doctor to ring me and he has put me in a reduction plan and gave me 4 a day to start with I only had 2 and feel so much better and I actually feel like I am in control and can do this, thank you so much for all your help and advice I couldn't have sorted this with out you
  • ann03972
    ann03972 Jeanette1604

    Posted

    Hi, I stopped taking these painkillers on new year, I cut down to

    just one then went cold turkey, the next four days were really bad

    upset stomache hot cold just like really bad flu, but every day from that got a little better after a couple of weeks sleeping improved as well. I'm really glad

    to be free from them I feel so much better off of them.

    i would suggest you see your GP for some help as you have taken them for a long time, but in can be done if you really want it good luck if I can help

    in anyway please ask Ann

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