Day 2
Its been good so far I think, for me anyway. I have taken the 2 I took to work but 4 up to this point in the day is incredible. I went into a chemist for the 1st time in a very long time to just buy zinc and made it. I was waiting for the lady to reach for the solp as it's 1 of my regulars but she didn't.I have a slight headache and stomach cramp but nothing serious and I noticed I was more articulate at work. I hadn't really noticed before how the codeine dries your mouth out so your words stick. Will busy myself with the housework I think to keep my mind from wandering, and write up my journal.
Glad you had a good day at work, and are already feeling the benefits of cutting down. You sound very determined to do this, and have made an excellent start. The journal is a good idea - you can write down any negatives as well as positives so you have a record of how you're progressing. Good luck!
Going Well
Week going really well and please to say that I am down to 8 per day in total which use to be a morning dose alone.
2 solps left and no intention to buy more. Just the script meds from the Drs then and intend to go and see him and discuss my addiction.
Keeping my journal noted when at work as company at home..
x
Well done! and BIG hugs :hug:. Keep up the good work!!!
Love and Light
Well done from me, too! 🙂
Thanks
Thank you for your words of encouragement. It has really motivated me to carry on getting clean, I feel like the fog is clearing a little more every day.
x
Perseverance pays - well done!
still going
First night alone for a couple of weeks.Still managed to cut down but had a couple of shakey days and it made me realise I treat these pills as a crutch to deal with emotions and not pain.
I found it more difficult not being alone as I was not as in control of my emotions, Things have vastly improved though , it seems in all areas and I am determined to beat this addiction.
Good to hear from you, Bared!
You will have ups and downs, but you sound really determined. I'm sure the success you've had already will give you strength to confront any emotional problems you may have been avoiding - well done! 🙂
Good to be back again
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Had a few problems logging in for a while so had to wait for a birthday e-mail to allow a link back in.
lots of new names but same old problem, those b****** SOLPS.
Keep on working hard at keeping off them and only good will come of it, believe me as a person who came through a few years ago.
Jackys you still about keeping the page alive & kicking?
Hope all well with you too?
Crazydave :
Thank goodness i found a forum that talks about codeine addiction , i've been feeling so lost and alone and pretty much helpless over the past 7 years . I'm Amy and i first became addicted to solpadeine plus when i was 12 in 2004 , obviously being so young i didn't realise i was addicted but i was taking 2 every four hours 24/7 , i wasn't quite sure why i felt the need to take them but whenever i did they gave me a relaxed , without a care in the world feeling and being an severe OCD and depression sufferer it gave me a content feeling i never got with anything else , even with my antidepressant i was on at the time, so after trashing my room looking for a tablet when i ran out my mom realised something was wrong but didn't know that you could get addicted to codeine so i basically went cold turkey , it was without a doubt hell , i got sweats and chills , i was so restless i wanted put my fist through a wall and i had permanent insomnia . Since then i have been struggling , i feel like my addiction is like a monster always creeping up behind me waiting to pounce when i'm weak , when i was 14 it started up again but i managed to fight it of but its always there and its dragging me down, the problem is noone i talk to believes i could still be suffering as they say codeine isn't a proper drug like cocaine or heroin , of course they won't listen to me when i say it is actually and opiut form . I feel so alone and i don't know what to do , i feel like i'm on the brink of becoming a full blown addict and if its not codeine its going to be something else and i'm scared of feeling like i can't control my addiction
Punkchick - please don't feel you can't do this because you can - I'm now on day 537 of giving up (yes I keep a log!) and I don't even think about taking them any more. I'm
Currently in bed with a horrendous headache but taking solpadeine is the last thing on my mind.
When I gave up I literally got through one hour at a time. Then 1 day at a time. Read the previous posts about symptoms - it really helped me to keep going. I know I'm an addict and I won't even take one lot because I did that before and before I knew it I was back on them. Good luck and I hope everyone else is doing well too.
Hello everyone. I am here not as an addict but as a daughter if an addict. My mam took several versions of codeine over my childhood and I only came to realise what she was doing a few years ago..even though she is still in denial about it and says my childhood was perfectly normal and she was not an addict despite sending me to buy her solpadeine in boxes of 60 every week because she knew through pharmacist would not sell them to her. I want to say how encouraging it is to see so many people and such an excellent forum of support for people suffering with addiction. I wish you all good health and strength to overcome your obstacles. X my mother and I do not speak now but I hope she comes across a site like this soon before the anger and addiction take over. Xx best of luck.
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Update
Hey everyone
How are you all doing?
Sorry (again) about the lack of posts, just busy as usual.
Anyway, thought it best to come back on and let you know that it has been a bit of a crappy time with these white blighters.
A combination of bad back and an old neck injury meant i did fall back into the rut and keep taking them, however, i'm now starting from scratch again.
During this time, i've also been trying to sort out prickly heat that i get when abroad, so the solp situation was "overlooked" to a degree.
I know it's my fault, but i'm determined to sort this once and for all. (this is the start of day 2 off them - i.e. cold turkey)
To digress slightly, i'm also concerned that maybe these things could be contributing to the prickly heat as i started painkillers (on and off) about 11 years ago (roughly) and this is when i started to get the early signs of prickly heat.
I was even at the Dr's on Monday and told him i was taking solpadeine every day (over a long period) and he never even bothered about - but i know he's not worth listening too.
Anyway, that's for a different forum........
To anyone that's new to this forum, it can be done and i've done it before - but sadly slipped back to my old ways, so it's fully my fault.
By the way, keeping a log is the best way of giving yourself a pat on the back about this and it's what i did too.
Stay on the forum for help and support as this is where i got my inspiration.
All the best
🙂
FS