Nurofen plus - how to get off?

[eikon]

Hi. I have been taking nurofen plus for about 5 years now - I take about 24 per day - for pain following a car accident - I need to get off these pills and would like advice. Tried just to quit last week - but the withdrawals were so unpleasant - I started again. Can anyone tell me how to structure a taper plan?
I have 4 children and these pills make me so dull - I need to be off them now and would like to do it as quickly as possible. I did ask my GP for health and she just laughed and told me to stop!!
And advice would be so appreciated.
eikon

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OK guys - I will post on what I am doing - might help someone else?
Sat I took a total of 24 pills. Today - Sunday - took a total of 16 pills.
Feel fine so far.
eikon

Brave woman, hope all goes well tomorrow - you could treat this like an on line diary and we will try and keep you encouraged when it gets tough!

Hey Cargirl - thanks so much - tis appreciated to have someone in my corner!!
OK - I will treat this as an online diary - and it would be great to have some encouragement! If there is anyone else out there suffering........... then come along and we can do this together?
Well - today - will take the same dose as yesterday - 16 - and all going well - I will reduce either tomorrow or Wednesday.
So far - so good.............
eikon

Well done, but be careful that you are not doing it to fast. You may find that the withdrawals symptoms 'catch up' with you and that you feel awful a couple of days after the reduction. If this happens I suggest that you go back to base and reduce more slowly (prob as per my original suggestion).

But good luck. Just don't rush!

Thanks Lysbeth
Yep - on thinking it all over - I now realise this will be better done slowly - I know its been going on for years........... so I really dont want to fail - nor do I want to tell hubbie (my own reasons - which I wont discuss) about it - I just would like to reduce and be off - without having to suffer any sort of obvious withdrawals.
Lysbeth - may I ask - have you experience of this - do you work in the health field?
Just curious.
I have scanned thro the posts and havent found anyone else in this position and yet when I read "Overcount" I understand that there are literally thousands of young women like me who are abusing these OTC medications - yet nothing appearing in this forum? Oh well - no matter - its somthing which I will now deal with...........
So - today's count is 16 - same as yesterday.
I will go and do some more research on the net too........
Would be really nice to have someone "travel" along with me - to have someone withdrawing too from any of the OTC medicines like N+, solpadeine etc
And I do appreciated everyone's comments and support.
eikon

Keep going ...all the best

Hi
Yes, I do work professionally with people with addictions - but on here I am just suggesting things that you can follow, or not. Obviously, I am not in my professional capacity here - just another mum with some advice!
Anyway, hope you're surviving.

Hi glad you've got no withdrawls as such yet, I struggle just trying to cut out caffeine the headaches get so bad I just can't take not having it all! I'm sure there must be a forum with others trying to give up somewhere on the net, was it co-codamol that was withdrawn from the market and a lot of people were addicted to that?

Must be hard not being to get your dh to support you, just the little things like "I'm really not feeling well please take the children out/away for a few hours"

Go for it!

Eikon - are you ok? Wondering how you are coping.

Hi eikon I sooooo understand how you feel. My name is Clare Im 37 and have 3 kids, i was addicted to solphadeine for a number of years, i took any codiene based OTC med.
I am now a admin on a site for people like yourself who are ready to quit the chemist runs, the crappy feelings and want to get back into life. www.codienefree.me.uk is where you can find us.
We have a range of people there, people trying to give up, people in recovery and also partners of people affected by codiene.
We are blessed to have a a pharmacist, and GP and a substancemisuse nurse and a registered nurse to suppport advice and well dare i say it but even have a laugh with!!!
YUour not alone Eikon come and have a look about, Hope to see you soon Love clarex

Sorry that website again is... www.codeinefree.me.uk (misspelt it in last thread! )

I take 4 to 6 Nurofen plus a day and have done for several years..how do I stop? I tried going cold Turkey but it was awful …I never exceed the stated dose of 6 per day..I usually only take 4 per day. I really want to quit but it’s hard .