[SteppingItUp]

Hey ThirtyBubba!

I think I might know what you're talking about -- no acquired tolerance and then a very heavy dose all at once -- you should expect to feel crappy, and you should be grateful that you're not dead.

Years before I started abusing drugs in an even bigger way, I did something similar to what you described. I had bottles of opiates left over after a scalding accident, and I would take a pill on occasion. Then I decided it would be an okay idea to take 13 of them in 1 night (Vicodin). I didn't sleep much, but I can remember feeling rather sick and "off" the next day.

Does the codeine you took contain Tylenol? Excessive amounts of Tylenol can also be dangerous (and sickening), and you wouldn't be doing your liver any favors by putting it in on top of the work it needs to be doing to repair itself after prolongued alcohol abuse.

20 is a lot. Cold sweating, temperature alternation, nausea and vomiting are classic opiate withdrawal symptoms, but people usually won't go through those to any serious degree unless they've been taking them for an extended period of time. With 20, though, it could very well be that you're feeling some acute effects with it. Rest, take in fluids, soak in a nice, hot bath.

If you're really feeling sick, call your doctor. That would probably be the best thing to do no matter what.

I would take the out-of-nowhere pill popping very seriously, especially since you're still in the early stages of dealing with your alcoholism. It's very easy for us to transfer our behaviors into other things. Do everything you can to make sure you don't go into something else that could be just as harmful to you long-term.