Hey guys
Wanted to drop on and say this forum has helped me so much
I have been taking cocodamol 30/500 for 5 years. I was taking 8 tablets for endometriosis everyday and finally had a full hysterectomy October 2022.
For the first 6 months after having my operation I still got pains and after having another MRI I have alot of scar tissue which has binded my bowl and bladder together, so this is why I still get cramps. Because of this the doctors kept me on this dreaded pill
I noticed that the pains aren’t actually that bad but mentally I had convinced myself I had to take the tablets so the pain didn’t get me out the blue and found myself taking 3 tablets a day at the same time everyday. 1 in the morning, 1 at lunch and 1 at night. This was now a habit rather than for pain
I turn 40 next week and my husband booked for us to fly to the Maldives this Sunday ????
Tuesday 6 days before we are due to fly, I found out the opioids are banned in Qatar where we are catching a connecting flight to Male and they are also banned there too, so there is no way I could take these with me
I woke up Wednesday morning in a blind panic how the hell am I going to cope without this tablets when I’m so used to taking them ???? I had to sit my husband down at 5.30am and tell him everything, which was a massive relief if I’m honest
He took all the tablets away and told me to speak with my doctor. I found the doctors who have been amazing and said normally they would say to slowly cut down on these tablets before quitting but because I don’t want to risk taking these whilst away, I needed to stop all together
I have been prescribed with a low dose of antidepressants which i take 1 – 2 a night and this is more so I can get some sleep and slow my cramps down which are now due to coming off codein. I am also taking prescribed buscopan
I know I’m only on day 3, but the reality is all the symptoms I was so scared of having when coming off these pills, I was already having whilst on them ????
When I was taking them I couldn’t sleep, I was restless, I was having pulpertations, anxiety, mood swings, stomach cramps, head fog etc NOW other than feeling a need the toilet it’s more mentally needing them because again it’s broke my routine as it was habit
I have 40 tablets left in my cupboard and I haven’t once gone to take one
The scare and panic of not being able to go on this once in a life time trip, has actually saved me and made me come off this dreaded pills
I will keep you up dated guys and I know it’s only early days but the reality is everything I was worried about coming off them was already happening to me whilst I was on them
I feel a massive achievement not only being honest with my husband and doctor but also myself