1. Community
  2. Brain and nerves
  3. Dihydrocodeine

Nightmares

Posted , 2 users are following.

Guest
Guest

Hello

I'd been prescribed this drug (30mg every 6-8 hours) for a broken big toe (dropped a railway sleeper on it) a few days ago and have experienced some disturbing nightmares, enough to make me not want to go to sleep. :shock:

I also take 2x 400g Ibubrufen daily for arthritis and 5-10mg of seroxat for IBS. The additional paracetomol & codeine I was taking was not touching the pain of the fracture so the consultant at my local fracture clinic wrote a prescription for 50 of these tablets. They came from the pharmacist with no leaflet at all just a warning on the label not to drive or operate machinery & to avoid alcohol. Being an-ex smoker of tobacco and weed (& occasional xmas snort of charlie) I was enjoying the mellow state, not to mention reducing the toe pain from excruitiating stabbing pain to dull throb. After the nightmares I thought a google search was in order ...... I can only thank users of this site for posting your experiences. Now I know why I'm constipated, these tablets are acting in a similar way to the seroxat on my underlying IBS, I don't think the consultant read all the medical history taken by the casualty nurses. Knowing all about addiction and since I have an acute injury which should heal over the next few weeks, I think I'll stop right here and return them to the pharmacy. I feel fortunate that my arthritis is under control with Ibubrufen & a good dose of glucosamine, chondritin & EPO. Thanks once again for the warning.

1 like, 3 replies

3 Replies

  • Guest
    Guest

    Posted

    Seroxat [i:01decf56e3]is an awful SSRI (anti-depressant) drug [/i:01decf56e3]

    It made my ex-girlfriend very depressed with shocking nightmares and she attempted suicide as a result :shock:

    Dihydrocodeine will fix your IBS condition.

    SSRI (anti-depressant) drugs actually can cause stomach conditions and upsets too !!

    Is your Dr. Insane :wink:

  • Guest
    Guest

    Posted

    I know about the nightmares from DHC. I got a thing called 'old hag syndrome' but it goes after a while
  • MaggieC1959
    MaggieC1959

    Posted

    I have to agree Dihydrocodeine is giving me very vivid dreams, I wouldnt go as far as to say they are nightmares but I can see how you could have them very easily.

    I also find they make my mouth quite dry and I need to drink more when I take them. I am taking 1 x30mg tablet 4 times a day for arthritis pain, I also take co-dydramol (which also contains 10 mg of Dihydrocodeine) 2 4 times a day and Diclofenic which is an anti-inflamatory. I take something stronger at night which keeps me pain free for about 8 - 10 hours but can only be taken at night.

    I wasnt coping at all well with the pain before they added the 30mg in but it seems to have eased things a bit now.

Back to top

Report or request deletion

Thanks for your help!

We want the community to be a useful resource for our users but it is important to remember that the community are not moderated or reviewed by doctors and so you should not rely on opinions or advice given by other users in respect of any healthcare matters. Always speak to your doctor before acting and in cases of emergency seek appropriate medical assistance immediately. Use of the community is subject to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and steps will be taken to remove posts identified as being in breach of those terms.