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I am curious to know if I am the only person who has this problem. Ever since my dd was born (she is now two)I have been taking over the counter pain medication (mainly codeine and paracetamol) every day. It started because of the post-birth pain but somehow I just never stopped. I breastfed for a long time, and since my doctor told me that there was no harm in taking painkillers from the breastfed baby's perspective, I just kept taking them, even when I felt the slightest headache or whatever.
My daughter is now two and sees me taking tablets so often that she sometimes says 'would you like a tablet mummy?' and I feel terrible!
I have recently had a bad breakup with my dp and was on heavier tranquillisers as well for a while. But I have sinced weaned myself off them. I just cannot give up codeine though. It has this slight sedating effect and somehow it is a comfort. It also helps me sleep. I have had addiction problems in the past (with alcohol) but I have not been a big drinker since getting pregnant. Seem like I am just an addictive personality and need something....but where can you go for help if you are addicted to over the counter drugs? I mean, rocking up to Narcotics Anonymous, with coke and heroin addicts, and announcing you are addicted to over the counter codeine you get from the local chemist, just seems too embarrassing. Not that I am separating myselves from those hard core addicts since I am an addict in spirit. But when, oh when and HOW will I ever be able to cope normally?
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I can't stop taking 'pain pills'
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Caththerese1973 · 06/07/2005 17:47
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