Hi Guys,
Especially all the newbies and the people reading the posts on this site.
I’m not expecting a medal but I’m just nearing 4 months off Solpedeine.
If I was being completely honest it was possibly one of the hardest few months I’ve had regards holding myself together and not going back.
I realised a few things I could not do it on my own and I told people for extra support and so you could share, I did go to my GP and seek extra support and explained my whole anexity problem and I was given help.
I wish I could tell you that things are absolutely brilliant and I feel 20 again but realisticly as I’ve been taken these bl**dy tablets for 40 years I now realise that isn’t going to happen, but I do feel better and more alert and happier within my soul.
My only problem now is my guilt, my guilt because I’ve been taking these tablets for many years without thinking for 1 minute . . why?
It was bad enough dealing with the alcohol guilt but this is really hurting me.
Please please if you happen to read this post AND the people on here who have stopped taking codeine please please try to stop.
This is a really awful existence and somehow worse than drinking in a different way.
Like me you will come on here and scan through the stories and pick out ones that sound like your story but then you don’t see them again and you think …. have they …???
4 months and yes it’s been tough but I have actually done it … me … when in all fairness I could have popped back to the chemist ..
Please please try to stop however bad it feels take little steps a bit at a time don’t run before you can walk, be kind to yourself, and remember you are NOT alone.
We are here
access xx