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Just checking in – lovely to hear stories of people dropping their doses and others being completely clean for days and weeks.
Four weeks exactly for me at some point this afternoon – had some dreams about taking pills and some ideas that ‘it would be good to feel high again’. However, the feeling is only temporary and if anyone else is thinking this – it really isn’t worth it.
Each day you remain sober is another day of healing – remember the constipation, mood swings, clock watching, headaches, prescription anxiety – you’re a slave to the drug, and after the buzz wears off you’re only taking it to feel normal. Remember the reasons why you wanted to stop in the first place – they’re all still there regardless of what tricks your mind plays on you about ‘only using occasionally’ – Keep strong my friends!!!
Day 24 almost done and dusted. Proper down feeling – not sure why. Had a couple of moments at work thinking ‘this would be better if I had that buzz’ – it goes to show that this is a long term thing and not to get complacent and think ‘I’ll just have one’.
The good news is that it wasn’t a physical craving and they have all but gone – just my mind coping with ‘new’ situations (that we always coped with before you ever tried a pill) again. I did binge on junk food for three weeks after I quit so perhaps that’s it as I’ve been healthy the past two days.
Anyway, moan over – I keep telling myself ‘if you can do one day – you can do this one and the next’. This is the same for everyone here regardless of if it’s day 1 or day 100.
Hello everyone. I have read that you’re all working hard with your opiate recovery!
As you have probably noticed, I have not been on here for a week or so – this is because life gets back to normal and gets much easier after the pills. Anyone who is in that first week and thinking ‘they can’t do it’ – you can! Days 1-5 are the worst then it gets easier. I’m on day 22 and the cravings are not really that bad now.
When I see that ‘black and white’ backing of pill strips (my wife takes cocodamol for a bulging disk in her back) it does make me think for a moment, however just stay strong and keep going. I forgot how much energy you can have without the tablets.Sleep is still a bit hit and miss because I’m not constantly sedated – Phenegran is really good. It’s an antihistamine I believe – ask your doctor for them. I take them most nights and they help keep me asleep. It’s not like ‘knock you out’ – you could fight it if you needed to get up for your kid or whatever, but it certainly helps and I don’t see why you can’t use them long term as they’ve worked for me for years. Anyway, I will stop rambling – you were happy before and will be happier again once you get past that first week. Every day gets a bit easier. Much love 🙂
Hi everyone, I hope you’re all getting on well? I’m at Day 15. I got really drunk the other day (I do this about 5 times a year). It was positive as codeine is a great hangover cure and I didn’t take it, however I can’t seem to get over the feelings of guilt and regret and that I’ve wasted money on booze that could have been spent on my kids or paying my mortgage off a little faster. Suppose you’ve still got to live though, even if you’re a parent.
If I can get through a terrible hangover with no codeine – anyone can. Keep going strong. Be aware that life is still life though, and things will come to test you. Day 15 for me. Keep busy and keep off the pills (and maybe the double Monsters!!!).
I think that if you can get to the three week mark, you should start to feel great. Taking the kids to swimming lessons – last week I was rocking, this week slightly twitching, next week I am hoping to be a relatively normal parent who is not scared of making eye contact with the general public.
5 days until you get to three weeks – let us all know when you meet this huge milestone C free 🙂
Day 10 today. Still anxious, but energy levels are deffo higher. I have been eating 2 bananas in one go – not sure if it’s placebo, but it definitely can’t hurt.
Interesting about the opiates left in our livers. I will do some research.
If you are reading this – remember that we will all get headaches, aches and pains – just take two paracetemol and wait. If that doesn’t work, try two ibuprofen. Yesterday I had a bad headache and usually this would be time for an extra dose… I did the above and the headache went away. Might be useful to remember how effective these OTC pills are because I was convinced that I need 60mg of codeine for every minor ailment.
Anyway, if you are staying off these – every thought you have about them that doesn’t result in dosing = a victory! Keep going, everyday things get better. Aiming for the two week mark as my next milestone, however, just take every day at a time 🙂Days 4 and 5 were probably the worst in terms of feeling hopeless. Maybe even day 6. I think it’s because the first three days you’re expecting something horrible to happen – yes, you feel crappy, but I think the willpower starts to wane a little and you want to be well. 240mg of codeine (max daily prescribed dose) is equivalent to roughly 24mg of morphine…
Get through days 4-6 and I promise each day gets more bare able and the worst is over. A year or so ago, I went through 5 days of misery and popped two cocodamol 30/500s – 1) I didn’t get the massive buzz I was expecting and 2) I’d reset the clock of misery.
I’ve been laughing loads today – only on day 8/9 🙂
Yeah, I think because they are considered ‘weak’ they’re not addictive or don’t create dependence. It is true, that a lot of people will take them here and there and not get addicted; unfortunately, for me, I just can’t take them.
They seem like a wonder drug at first – settled my stomach, removed pain, made me feel more confident, cured hangovers etc etc. Perhaps used occasionally, they would do all this, however the evidence is there – long term they mess you up.
Feel a little more normal today on day 8/9. If anyone else reads this – everyday you will get a little bit better. You are 100% right about the ‘nightmare’ – I spent a couple of days last week feeling MENTAL. Hopefully this thread continues for people to dip in and out of when they need to.
one week done – next target ‘10 days’ 🙂
I think throwing it up was probably the best thing to do. I know that if I got that warm rush it would be game over. I quit a few years back and a work colleague gave me a pill call Syndol? Anyway, within ten minutes I was like ‘this is a familiar feeling’… I didn’t go back to 6 pills a day straight away or whatever, but I sure ended up back there sooner or later.
My stomach is still in bits and it’s my 8th 24 hour stretch clean now. My poo (sorry for being gross) is also a pale colour. Not sure if this is to do with the withdrawal or I’ve got some horrible disease that the pain relief was masking? Probably just health anxiety.
I remember a doctor from years ago who scoffed at me when I said ‘isn’t that addictive’ (not sure if it was codiene or Tramadol he gave me). Years later – here I am.
I am hoping next week gets easier and my bowels calm down. Thanks for everyone for replying to me 🙂
Thank you.
It is currently day 7 and will have been a week at some point this afternoon. I think my mind is trying to convince me to take them again. The anxiety is definitely much less now than it was and the waves coming over me are less intense. Still horrible though.
I will keep counting the days and hopefully I will get back to life as if I’ve never used them.
Yeah, although it was enough to mess my insides up – from what I’ve read, a maximum of 240mg per day isn’t that high.
I am still having cravings and I’m worried about what the future holds but got to keep off them. If I took any pills, I think I’d be back to square one sooner or later.My wife has the pills in the house as she needs them for her back, she doesn’t seem to get the buzz off them like I do though and never understood why I like them so much. She is supportive, but it is different bodies and their reactions to chemicals I suppose. She had issues with alcohol in the past but hasn’t drank for years so she knows what addiction is like.
The thoughts that come through your mind are horrible. Like – will you ever be happy again? Is it better to be dead? Will these cravings ever leave? I know they’re just thoughts, but they’re cruel and stressful!
much love everyone
As my last dose was about 4 in the afternoon I’m nearly on Day 6… I have been taking a multivitamin and propranolol that I was prescribed for headaches ages ago. Not sure if it’s genuinely helping or it’s a placebo, however I’m sure it can’t hurt. I’ve also had a couple of beers in the evening to take the edge off further.
It is a really hard thing to do. Especially when I know so many of people who take them. Just need to stay strong. Yesterday was so intense – hoping things get better from here and I don’t keep going into these ‘trances’ where I can think of nothing else but that warm rush that comes on 10 minutes after a pill. The trouble is, the dose I was taking (60mg at a time) no longer gave me a buzz for anymore than an hour anymore.
I just feel that my life will not be pleasurable without the tablets :(. I’m also taking Sertaline that I started 25 days ago that should have kicked in a bit now. Thank you for your replies.I did post this morning but can’t see it. I’m actually on day 5 (it will be into the 6th day at 4pm) today with no codiene after years of use. Feeling really anxious today, runny bottom etc. started taking sertraline 25 days ago so hoping that takes the edge off a little but I keep having flashes of wanting to take some or be dead… pretty scary. When will I feel better?