Breaking stupid Codeine addiction :(

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Damn, I managed to get addicted to these stupid tablets that you can buy here, I wasen't one of these crazy 40 a day people, but I just took the recomended ammount for too long. I've not had them for 2 days, and I feel pretty miserable, I think I can get over it, I don't know it's too early to tell. I did them because they hid my terrible depressions and lonelyness, just like I did alcohol, I had to quit that too :/

Anyone got any ideas how I can cheer my misarable ass up a bit lol.

Update, I relapsed today :/

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I feel horrible for you

I just hope I don't go back on the stuff, that is my fear at the moment. This is the story of my life, addiction after addiction after addiction, unfortunatly as I have got older they have turned much more dangerous.

If you stick it out for another week or so, you should be fine. The withdrawal symptoms will pass. These things take time.

Good to see you posting again

If you hang in there for one more day i think the worst will be over. I read that it peaks at 72 hours, but that probably depends on the dose. (sounds like your at relatively low dose if its just the paracetamol/nurofen OTCs )

I used to take them frequently myself to relax, but im very sensitive to opiates so id get ill just by following the instructions - probably for the best.

I find that even stopping weed after heavy regular use, the first 2 days can be a bit tough, and thats just the psychological habit - its having your routine altered as much as anything imo. After those 2 days i forget i ever smoked at all! - i know its not the same as codeine, but there might be some similarities in the mental side.

I know I've not posted in a while, I spose my depression got the better of me, then I got hooked on these bastards. I really want them though, and I can see myself giving in tomorrow.

apply the three D's:

delay
distract
decatostropize (sp?)

'reduction is addictive too, personality overview' - Alice in Chains

AIC -probably not the best people to ask for opiate support! but i always found that line quite profound and very positive in a self-help way.

I suppose the important thing is to keep in mind that you CAN stop, if you want to. And to decastrophosize (sp?) the cravings - keep them in perspective.

Flush the rest of those pills!

I did get rid of the rest of them, now I'm seriously regretting it.

Youll get them back in a few months by drinking unfiltered tap-water!

haha yup :p

I'll admit that I got addicted them a short time, back when my daughter was a toddler and I was babysitting another toddler. I convinced myself that it was the only way I could stand their noise levels, but I managed to flush them, because I didn't want to be addicted. It was hard at first, but I soon recovered from the craving. Two good herbs for relaxation, are Valerian, and Passion Fruit. There are even some teas which contain passion fruit, but the Valerian tea stinks. (Meaning it has an unpleasant odor.)

It's got me again today this is my worst addiction, and I fear it will be the one that destroys me.

I brought Linkin Park's latest album Minutes To Midnight yesterday as I had their other 2 albums, and the first song on it was this one, and as soon as I heard it I broke apart in tears, this song is a 100% accurate discription of how it feels to be me ant the moment, and face these "addictions" every day.

"Given Up" - By Linkin Park

Wake in a sweat again
Another day's been laid to waste
In my disgrace

Stuck in my head again
Feels like I'll never leave this place
There's no escape

I'm my own worst enemy

I've given up
I'm sick of feeling
Is there nothing you can say

Take this all away
I'm suffocating
Tell me what the f**k is wrong
With me

I don't know what to take
Thought I was focused but I'm scared
I'm not prepared

I hyperventilate
Looking for help somehow somewhere
And no one cares

I'm my own worst enemy

I've given up
I'm sick of feeling
Is there nothing you can say

Take this all away
I'm suffocating
Tell me what the f**k is wrong
With me

Goddddddd!! !!

Put me out of my misery
Put me out of my misery
Put me out of my
Put me out of my f*****g misery

I've given up
I'm sick of feeling
Is there nothing you can say

Take this all away
I'm suffocating
Tell me what the f**k is wrong
With me

miserylovescompany,
could not get an alternative medication from doctor,one that has been designed for making feel better?

Am also self medicate with codeine [in a strong form of co codomol], and am not addicted to it,but because of Autisms' strong routine reliance,am have to have one in morning and one in evening,am recommend getting a CPN if dont have one already [am have a LD/dev. disability based CPN but think normal ones can be referred to from GP].
They will help to come up with some better coping ideas and with avoiding addiction.
Don't think they can prescribe [at least this one doesnt] but they can ask the gp to do it.

Also,check out an organisation called Phoenix Futures,they are all over the UK,and offer councilling private or group,days out etc. for drugs addiction including alcohol,sister works for them,let am know if are interested,as am could text her to find out how to go to one of their places.

KingdomOfRats I have to be so careful with any outside agencies as people have tried in the past to ignore my alreaddy diagnosed AS and all the problems that go along with it (including serious OCD and ADDICTIONS, one of which is also alcohol), and pin other "conditions" on me like PD etc. As soon as I became an adult I had to leave home to a supported living scheme where I was verbaly abused on a daily basis by staff, then from there I moved in with my boyfriend and all the "services" have washed their hands of me, there is NO support for me because I do not fit any criteria for social services funding, and as soon as I start asking for help they do really STUPID things like accuse my poor boyfriend of abuse, which we all know is a social services buzz-word when they want to mess a life up. I have no accses to help for my AS because you have to be reffered, and I get the problems with the people who have to do that thinking they can cut corners by giving me things which are not suitable just to save a few pounds, I could really do with reassessing as an adult, but they won't agree to it because most GP's have no idea what AS is and don't want to waste their tight budget on the "risk".

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