i hate codeine!!!

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03-07-2013, 04:30 AM

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divaphoenix

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i hate codeine!!!

i have been taking codeine for a serious back injury for nearly twenty years and i have HAD ENOUGH!!!been tapering for the last 2 months-on my own-from 500mg daily down to a tenth of that!!applause please!!
on cutting down to 45mg this week i have started with withdrawal symptoms and i am damned if i am going to up the dose!!so its cold turkey time!!!i took my last 15mg tablet at midnight last night-made no difference-still woke up 2 hours later with restless legs!so my old friend/enemy you can SOD OFF for good!!
its 12.30 in the afternoon now and i feel like i weigh 50 stone!!every joint hurts and my head feels like a bowling ball!!managed to walk the dogs round the block but im not anticipating any marathons this week!!bit sweaty but the worst feeling for me is that knot in the stomach/lump in the throat/scared/dread feeling
ANY ADVICE FOLKS??read various (ok 5 million)posts from others and im even more baffled than before!is it just like a bad dose of flu??will i be depressed??

03-07-2013, 05:25 AM

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Anna

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I suspect you might be depressed for awhile, along with the aches and pains, but I'm sure you will start to feel better soon. Good for you for hanging in there.