DP has been prescribed co-codamol for a few years. He is 'allowed' up to 240mg codeine per day and over that time has taken a variable dose depending on pain levels.
At the beginning of Nov he was taking 120mg per day. He has since had surgery to treat the source of the pain and in Dec dropped down to 60mg per day then nothing as pain decreased. Since he dropped to nothing he has suffered terrible sweats, nausea, diarrhoea, insomnia. We are both thinking that this may be codeine withdrawal although 120mg doesn't feel like a high dose. It occurred to him that is Dr said that he might get withdrawal. He has therefore reintroduced 16mg per day.
The sweats have stopped. The nausea and diarrhoea are better than they were. This may be because he has reintroduced a small dose. It may be that phase of withdrawal passing?
The insomnia is still as bad as ever though and he already takes prescription sleeping tablets (50mg amytriptyline ).
Does anyone have any wise words? How long might the insomnia last? Anything either of us can do to relieve it. He is so tired he just can't drop off. This has been since Mid December now. He's lucky if he gets 4hrs sleep at night and perhaps an hour during the day.