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All I can say is wow for getting to day 31. What an achievement! I’m on day three and fucked right off with the old restless leg thing. I had hoped to get back on the WhatsApp group too
I had my first day free from codeine yesterday ( have been taking since start of lockdown) and the CBD oil definitely helped. I was meant to take 2 pills yesterday as part of my tapering off but took the supplements when I woke up and just didn’t get the urge to take another codeine. I have a constant headache at the moment and a few moments of shivering (as you would expect) but I’m doing ok
Wow Heather you have done amazingly; such a massive achievement you should be proud of it. I’m on my final week of tapering off, next week I will be completely off these wretched pills. I’m mentally preparing myself for the cravings, depression and anxiety. I’ve stocked up on a few things; CBD oil (others have recommended this), kava kava tincture, magnesium… etc… all ready to go .
good luck and keep us updated xx
Oh wow that’s amazing that you had that will power to go to the pharmacy’s and do that. Wish I had the courage.
your addiction sounds retry much like mine too, I was averaging 20-25 on a normal day and 32 (a whole packet of Nurofen plus) on a bad day. I’ve always taken them for period pains but when lock down started I was getting migraines all the time so the dr told me to take NP for it and after 3 years I realised I was addicted. Was on here last year and managed to give up for a few weeks but then had some shit in my life and here I again .. was back to 20-25 a day in no time. I’m tapering at the moment and down to 4 a day and it is a mental battle every day
I’m finding tapering is the best way to avoid the cravings … but it takes will power x
Hi all. I posted here just under a year ago and I was in the process of tapering off. I managed 2 weeks codeine free and then relapsed. It got back up to nearly 20 pills a day an I’ve started tapering again. At the moment I’m down to 4 pills a day. I’m really struggling and wondered if the What app group is still going? X
Thank you both ♥️
Thank you! I recently told my husband which was a huge deal as I was trying to hide taking the pills all the time. I might come back in a few weeks when I have completely tapered off the pills as no doubt I will need the support ♥️
Thank you so much for your help with this! Gives me hope. I got nervous when I felt like I needed more that 10 and I started googling it and ended up here. Pleased to find a place of truth where I can talk about this without judgement x
Thank you so much for replying. I got nervous when I started to feel like I needed more than 10 a day, so I started googling it. Ended up here. Thanks for your help and reassurance. Pleased I found a place I can talk about this with our judgment x
Hi, first time posting. I’m pretty sure I’m addicted to Codeine, ive been taking Nurofen plus every day for the last year. I’m in the process of tapering off it (at its highest I was taking 5 pills twice a day) At the moment I’m taking 3 pills twice a day, then next week it will be 2 pills twice a day, etc. is this the right way to do it? When I finally come off it how long will it take to feel normal again? I’ve been reading this thread for a while but realised I was addicted myself and wanted to do something about it. I’m really scared about how long it will take me to get back to myself. I tried to go cold Turkey a few weeks ago but resulted in me feeling terrible and needing to take some time off work. Please can anyone tell me roughly, how long it will take me to get back to normal? I’ve been on them for just over a year.