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

Hello guys,

I don't usually talk about my feelings like this but I'm at a point where I will do anything to stop taking the pills and I feel posting on a forum will give me extra motivation.

Bit of back ground;

Been taking co-codamol, nurofen plus, solpadeine max - basically anything that has codeine in it every day for the past 6-7 years. Recently I've been taking 18-24 tablets a day. 6 at a time. (500mg ibuprofen/12.8mg codeine).

It's got to the point where I'm mixing solpadeine max and nurofen plus so I'm not taking too much of the paracetamol or ibuprofen. Ironic really as I'm still probably trebling the recommended dose.

I'll drive to different pharmacies around town, and even to the next town over.

I'm sick of it, I'm sick of it controlling me and I hate thinking about which pharmacy I haven't been to in a few days.

I'm not asking for any advice here, I just wanted to talk about how I'm feeling.

I feel like if it's not a secret and people know about it, I feel like more determined to succeed.

I took 24 Nurofen plus yesterday and the last 6 tablets at about 7pm.

Right now I've got a headache, and a pain in my back, plus feel like I'm getting a cold.

I know people will say do a staggered approach and ween off them, however I feel I'll just take them if they're there. So I'm going cold turkey and not even 1 day down.

Any support and words of encouragement will be much appreciated.

P.S. f**k you codeine - I will beat you

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