Monster Cravings @ 7 tabs a day

It is your mind playing tricks and you have to keep telling yourself that.

Try drinking tonic water during the day to combat the restlessness.

Dont give in

Day two down and still going.  Morning was worse but not so bad now which is good cos I'm off to bed hopefully to sleep through the worst.

VERY tempted in the afternoon but knew I'd hate myself for being weak.  Here's hoping I'm writing a similar text tomorrow.

Best wishes to you all.  Willpower is the key.

7 tabs of what exactly Shakey? Whatever, codeine withdrawal is a demon drug and your body (and mind) has to unlearn the journey that got you there. I was on 64 N+ daily, fessed up to my Dr who sent me immediately to hospital.

I had so much blood taken there was vampire interest. I had scans, ECG and strict orders to not leave unless every single test was within limits. After 2 1/2 years, bleeding at both ends, my addiction just did not seem to care.

7 or 70, it's all a matter of perspective as to how you feel in your self, but it does seem that whatever the quantity, addiction follows a similar pattern; 1,they occur in cycles, so the craving does go away - eventually.

They (whoever 'they' are) say that the craving for tobacco never goes away, but my belief (for me) is anything is possible, it just depends how much you want it. One day at a time. It does get better and you will find that you will be spending less and less time thinking about it, which of course, is the trigger.

Best of luck mate, there's tonnes of support out here.

Rich

​I was prescribed codeine for a dislocated shoulder three yars ago. A fw month later developed severe headaches and throbbing pain in my right eye, severe anxiety and depression, sweating buckets at night. No appetitie.

​Anyway to cut a long story short I saw a neurologist privately who said that all my signs and symptoms were due to codeine. I was only taking three to four aa WEEK.

​10 days after stopping the poisonous codeine the headaches stopped. So there you go.