will taking the drug affect mental performance+concentration

Here is to some info on DHC, in case you had not already had a nosey round. There is a risk of dependence and tollerance, as with most painkillers that contain either codeine or opiate drugs. They do work well, but, there is usually a pay off, case of striking a balance or trying alternative treatment. Hope all is well.

You should moan to your GP about why youve been left for 3 years with no diagnosis for this hip problem :?

Aslong as you dont take the exams whilst feeling woozey it shouldnt effect the results too much If it does effect the results ask to retake the exams with the excuse that you was off your head on DHC :D

Yes, be prepared for full blown morphine withdrawl symptoms when you stop taking it

I was given this drug for sciatica. I had severe back and leg pain. I started taking this drug every day and benefitted from its effect. I had no pain, but was a bit high. So far, so good, I thought. After a few weeks I had to take more and more. I was getting used to dihydrocodeine, though I wasn't aware of it at the time. I was up to 10x30mg a day. The prescribed dose was 6x30mg, plus 8 paracetamol and 2 diclofenic. That is quite a cocktail. No wonder I was high :lol:

I saw a chiropracter, and stopped the tablets. I felt terrible for a few days then resorted to the tablets, thinking that the chiro's manipulations had caused me pain. I then only had the dihydocodeine every 3 days or so, and saw the chiro every 3 days or so. I suddenly twigged that it was withdrawal symptons from the dihydrocodeine I was suffering from - runny nose, runny bottom, general aches and pains etc. Opiate withdrawal. It's not funny.

One of the doctors I've seen wants to put me on tricyclic depressants as another way of treating pain. I gave him the finger for that.

I say to prople who have been prescribed this drug to be very careful. It is good for a few months; after that it gets sour. Very sour, in my case.

I have now stopped taking the tablets and I feel better in myself, though I still suffer from pain. The pain can be quite severe, and it makes me tired and irritable. I might have an operation on my back to sort out the sciatica.

GP's are not all that good, in my opinion. They see the symptons and prescribe for the symptons. They do not get to the root cause. They are ruled by their computer systems, which means you get a 10 minute slot to talk to them and describe all the things you are feeling. It is not enough time. I was actually shown the door by my GP, and told to come back later because he was busy. He also gave me morphine because of the pain I was in, and 100 dihydroceodeine tablets on a repeat! He turned me into a junkie because he just tries to treat symtpons.

6 months ago, I was over the moon(literally) with the medicine. Now, I will not touch it with a barge pole.

Modern medicine. Nothing like it

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I hope this will help someone.