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Codeine withdrawal

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Brendawymms Mon 24-Nov-14 08:24:12

Poor Pompa. The best way to look at withdrawing is one month for every year. So first week three quarters, second half, third quarter and then 1/8 before you move to stopping them.
Some people need a lot of support to come off drugs and some drugs are very difficult. When I was ward based we treated some terrible withdrawal symptoms and the poor person needed endless support.
The medic who advised you to reduce your medication should have given you advice on how to do it but in my experience rarely do.
Good luck Pompa I'm sure with determination you will succeed.

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Iam64 Mon 24-Nov-14 08:17:06

pompa, co codamol was one of the (many) prescription drugs used by the heroin addicts I worked with.

I hope your GP can help you get through this period, which I'm sure, will be brief

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pompa Mon 24-Nov-14 08:15:06

I have reported on other threads that I had no side effects from long term co codamol use. I have been taking small doses 2-4 /day for about a year and large doses 8 /day for the last 10 weeks. On medical advice I tried reducing the dose, and as I found it made no difference to the pain, I tailed them off over 2 days and stopped on Friday.
Big mistake.
I have been suffering horrid withdrawal symptoms, flu like symptoms and awful stomach cramps.
I didn't expect this. When I first started to get the cramps on Saturday, Mrs. P suggested it could be because U had stopped taking the tablets, rubbish I said. However I had to eat humble pie when I googled the symptoms of withdrawal.

Now I don't know whether to re-start taking them or just work through it. Got an appointment with Doc to discuss it this morning.

If you are taking co codamol, get medical advice on how to withdraw.

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