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Just thought I’d give a quick update….
Today is day 100 for me……. Feeling like a new person…… Just a quick shout out to everyone on here who helped me get to where I am today.
And for everyone, at the beginnning or in the middle of their journey…. it can be done…
It’s horrific , difficult, but if I can get through it anyone can. I spent 10-11 years hooked on this junk, tried stopping and relapsed so many times, but keep trying….
Keep going, keep posting and talking to everyone. The support on here is amazing.
Speak soon xx
Hi Rach,
Sorry I haven’t replied in a while, work has been really busy and the last few times I logged in I seen that posts where being deleted etc…
Good news is that i’m still clean and off the tablets….. Day 76 to be exact.
Feeling so much better…… sleeping fine and things definitely on the up. Hardle ever think about the tablets anymore, however it still creeps in on the odd occasion. This weekend for instance , I had a banging headache after working on Sat and the thought came into my head, but managed to stave it off…
So keep the faith everyone…. if I can do it anyone can….
Speak soon xx
Thanks Maggie,
Yep…. feeling a lot better….
Again your help and advice has been so important….
Day 34 awaits…..
Speak soon xx
Thanks Rach….
You have been a great help throughout….
xx
Hi Guys,
Just a quick update …. slowly working through Day 33….. sitting at my desk , reading through the recent posts. I see there are a few new people on here.
All I can say is keep going and try to struggle through….. I have tried to stop countless times over the past 10/11 years. At worst I was using 2 Packs of NPlus along with maybe 10, 30/500 Cocodamols….. daily…
This has been my longest abstinance….. and I feel this may be the one…..
Tips on how I got here…. I went Cold Turkey…
Try and focus on one day at a time….
Tell someone you trust….. get them to keep an eye on you, check in hourly, daily..
Go to the GP and own up…… (he provided me with a short dose of sleeping tablets), really helped as for the first 10-11 days my sleep was non-existent
Plenty of hot baths, try and get out and about…. go for walks if able..
Watch TV Shows, back to back, try and relax as much as you can.
I listened to a lot of music (I’m not a huge music lover either !!)
When able, eat plenty of fresh fruit and veg…. I know you won’t want to at outset, but I’m finding the further I get through the more I’m enjoying my food again.
I also have started to take a Multivitamin Supplement….
Plenty of fluids, especially at the start…..
Try and accept that the first week is going to be hell…… but then, I promise you, physically it does improve….
I’m still dealing with the emotional side of things, can get cravings, feel down in the dumps….. but they also seem to be fading….
A huge trigger for me is work, whenever I’m stressed I feel myself thinking about the tablets……. So telling myself , that work will sort itself and not bringing it home with me every night has also helped…
My sleep has returned which has been a huge help, it’s not perfect yet, still a bit unbroken but I’m getting 6-7 hours a night now…..
And this forum for me was the bonus ball…. I checked in regularly at the start and the help that came from here was priceless…. It really pushed me through the worst of it…
That’s it, I’m away to finish the rest of today at work….
Keep going everyone xx
Yep… Day 30….
Still hanging in there, feeling a lot better. Slept last night for first time with no help from any Sleeping Tablets.
In work at minute, would love a holiday !!! Work is a nightmare at minute…..
But definitely on the right track now…… Payday this week, was thinking that I’d never made it from one pay day to another without buying NP tablets…. (Another little victory)…..
Speak soon, xx
Yep, still here…. Day 27..
For the first time in a long while, I’m feeling pretty good…. maybe it’s because it’s Friday, work’s been a nightmare this week.
Anyways , still hanging in there. I had posted a longer email this morning, but it seems to have been taken off the site as well ????
Speak soon xx
Thanks Rach,
Yep , its a nightmare….. 🙁
Purposely left the office at 1.10pm, knowing that all the local chemists are closed. I’m from N.Ireland and for some reason in my area they all shut for an hour at 1….
Craving slowly faded, but it’s scary how strong the implusion to go and get some tablets was….
I’ll be glad when home later and can forget about today….
Speak soon. xx
Hi Pauline,
Finding this forum, was the biggest help to me…. I was addicted to NP for about 10/11 years and have tried to stop so many times….
Sorry to hear about your mum and dad, there’s no words that can describe the pain you must be going through. I agree with Maggie in that having some emotional support and a visit to the gp would be a great starting point. I felt that when starting this withdrawal attempt I needed to put a few failsafes/barriers between me and the tablets…. so i told my parents and went to the GP…
I’ve made it to Day 22…. which is my longest period without NP…. I’ve felt physically destroyed at the start, first 10days, and still I’m having emotional issues/sleeping etc.
I’ve listened to a lot of music, which funnily enough helps (i’m not a huge music lover!!)…. cried over various things, including my wedding DVD a number of times….
But I felt that I was flushing out my system if that makes sense…..
Decide on a date to begin a taper, or go cold turkey (which I did) and move from there…. one day at a time. The fact you ended up on this forum is a huge step. You are admitting you have a problem and want to do something about it….
Maggie and Rach on this forum have been a blessing for me and really helped me to get to Day 22….
All the best and just shout if you need anything….xx
Hi,
Yep all good…… sleep not too bad last night…. took longer than normal to get over , even with sleeping tablet. I’m putting that down to a busy day in work though, came home with a bit of a headache…
But up this morning, no issues….. quiet, chilled weekend planned. At the ripe old age of 47 , I’m still into gaming and I used to read quite a lot, huge Stephen King fan. Both of these pastimes seemed to drift away over the past few years but intending to enjoy both this weekend……
Day 21……. let’s go….
xx
Funnily enough, driving into work this morning, I was feeling great and couldn’t believe that I’d wasted so much time, money, heartache on taking the pills.
I just hope this time is the one……
I’m sure I’ve been a nightmare to live with at times, but fingers crossed a corner has been turned….
Day 19 slowly coming to an end….. 🙂
Thanks again, so much for your help and kind words xx
“My husband actually only said last night he’s never heard me laugh so much as he has in the last month….”
Love it….. what a great quote…..
You’ve done so well…..:)
Thanks xx
How long does it normally take for ‘full recovery’ from withdrawal ?
I understand that it will differ from person to person, length/type of addiction and how much etc
I also appreciate that once clean you can’t go back and that we are all addicts, however some would be classed as a recovering addict……
Whilst most of the physical symptoms are gone, and with sleep, the emotional end of things seems to be improving, I still dont feel 100%.
Just something not 100% which I can’t put my finger on. It’s just a general feeling of’ ‘Blahhhh’….. , i’m not finished here…., not 100%’.
I’m feeling so much better, but every now and again……… this feeling comes back.
xx
Yes!!!! Day 19….
Another night with sleep….. solid 5 hours last night……
Waking up bit groggy but I think thats the sleeping tablet……
Thanks Maggie and Rach, your advice and concern have been instrumental in me getting this far…….. its amazing how a simple google search of ’18 day codeine withdrawal’ can lead to this…..
Definitely think I’m getting somewhere……. but it’s one day at a time…
Speak soon….xx
Hi Maggie / Rach,
Yep , Day 18 coming to an end. Still in work ,but no issues today, other than a heavy workload.
Coming up to 5pm and it looks like I’m going to be here for another couple of hours so looks like today is gonna be a good day in the sense that I’ve passed my last re-lapse.
Sleep definitely helping, and today for the first, real time , felt good periods of clarity.
Hopefully sleep tonight, and on from that will only help……
Really pleased with myself by getting to Day 18…….
Speak soon… xx
p.s. forgot to mention how weird it felt, picking up my script from the GP for the sleeping aid and finding my eyes immediately drawn to the Nurofen Plus on the shelf….. 🙂