Support Required - Codeine Habit 6+ Years kicked yesterday HELP ME

Hi Kyle.

You will beat this mate & you can beat this!!!

I'm guessing you're in America?

I'm in the UK where things are much different over here!

My addiction was to Oxycontin which my then Gp put me on enough to kill 3 people plus 4 horses! :-)

I know how very hard it is & can relate to every single thing you have said in your post Kyle.

At the end of the day it's an addiction & everyone who gets addicted to this stuff, all the signs are the same.

Can you not go to your Dr to explain the issue you have & just ask for help??

You do not have to face or fight this on your own!

Good luck Kyle,

Ritchie

Hon,

As much as I agree with your thought process re: codeine I'm afraid I can't agree with your decision. And that is only because you're being way harder on yourself and your body than necessary.

Go see your doctor who can give you pain medications that don't have codeine and then I suggest you do taper off of the one's that do have the codeine. Your body is addicted to it. And it sounds as though you probably have to fight your mind in thinking it NEEDS it. Well, I believe your mind will follow how your body feels and if you feel like c**p because you've gone cold turkey off of codeine, then.....

Good luck my friend in pain. I do pray you get through this trial in your life so you can find another "something" that you can become obsessed about like sewing, running, crafting, hunting, whatever!

I know you said you want to do cold turkey but it is extremely dangerous and the withdrawals youl experience can be tamed if you taper also there's such a thing called PAWS.. post acute withdrawals syndrome...thus can last up to 2 years after your initial withdrawal stage. I know because I'm suffering still a year on.

Is there someone who can help you taper? Maybe hold the tablets for you only giving you the required dose for that day? If this is not an option what about letting your GP or pharmacy know what your doing they will be able to help and support you through it, my GP didn't know until I was done but my pharmacist did and he was so supportive. Also if your withdrawals are bad and you can't  sleep or get WLS your doc may give you gabapentin, these help me sleep through the most part.

Take magnesium supplements these help with WLS, hot baths, walking even if your sick as a dog, stay hydrated and eat as well as you can,.

Good luck my friend you CAN do it but try and get some support if not we are here to help you through it, keep us posted on your progress, your brighter future is litteraly round the corner 😊

I also agree that your being to hard on yourself, it really dosnt need to be like that. As for having it on your record it's private so who cares you could be suffering awful withdrawals unnecessarily 😊

Hi guys

Thanks for the word of encouragement.

It's nice to know people care.

I feel like going cold turkey can't be any more dangerous than keeping on pumping that crap into my body.

I'll keep you all posted.

Thanks again for the kind words

K

Hi Kyle,

Please take a few days to think about it before going "Cold Turkey" mate!!

It's really hard, I've been there & done it after running out of Oxycontin a few times during my days of the addiction from hell!!

I could even smell the chemicals coming out of the paws of my skin on my hands!

Please think about it Kyle.

I wish you all the very best in whatever you decide to do mate. And please keep us posted & let us know how you're getting on.

All the best

Ritchie

You will beat it if you want to. I just beat 10 years of morphine (now on day 14), but it isn't easy, you will fell like crap. You will stink, have sweats, be cold and hot all at once, maybe kick a bit (I didn't, but...) and not sleep. Then comes the psychological stuff. Do you have support? Someone who loves you, that will put up with you potentially screaming at them, throwing knives, etc.?

I didn't sleep for 9 days straight, that is what really makes you crazy and start throwing knives. I would recommend a sleep aid/tranquilizer, but don't want to give you another addiction. Things such as clonodine, gaba pentin, preglabin (lyrica) and kratom can apparently help with the symptomatic withdrawal. 

If things get REALLY bad, I would not be afraid to take just one pill (not 6) to take the edge off. Imagine, just one pill compared to 24!!!! Look how far you have come : )

I wish you the best of luck, hang in there and be tough. 

Hi guys

Quick update;

Nearly 48hours in I'm doing Ok!

Got a splitting head ache across the front of my head and ache (it actually feels like me teeth are aching too lol)

I haven't even been close to relapsing so fingers crossed this continues.

I'll keep you posted

Thanks

k

Hi, I'm also in the UK and have been addicted to codeine codamol then Nurofen plus for the last 4/5 years. Up until a couple of weeks ago I was taking 2 boxes of Nurofen plus 32 a day which I know is a huge amount I'm surprised I'm not dead already. About 2 weeks ago my lower legs and face started to swell and I had noticed I was getting more and more short of breath. I have 2 small boys (6 and 4) and I don't want to die. Anyway on Monday I went to my GP broke down and told him my whole sorry story, he was brilliant and referred me to turning point (an addiction clinic) to help taper off he also ordered some bloods being taken which led to my GP knocking at my front door last night to tell me my red blood cells were so low they were amazed I was still upright and conscious and I needed an immediate blood transfusion. I am currently in hospital beginning to go into withdrawal but every time I mention my addiction it gets brushed off. I even had a doctor laugh last night and say at least it's only Nurofen could be worse and the specialist told me this morning it was all in my head, I just needed to decide to stop it and I will be fine. It looks like i have no option but to go cold turkey so if you want someone to speak to about this horrible addiction feel free i know exactly what you are going through at the moment.