Codeine addiction

[Gratitude77]

Hi
I'm so ashamed to admit this but for 7 months now I've been taking very high doses of otc codeine daily. To cut a very long story short, I've had enough and tomorrow I'm stopping altogether. I'm scared about any side effects and if anyone else has been in this situation I wonder if you could offer any advice. I've previously tried stopping but felt so awful I started taking the tablets again after 3 days. I just need some support I guess as nobody in my life knows about this. I've kept it so well hidden.

It’s the thought of dying in my sleep that makes me want to stop. I feel very slowed down. Breathing shallow and slow. I’m going to try to stop taking these tablets.

@Cissyandflora

I’m a big fan of NA and AA and the online meetings make them even more accessible. I’m not religious but the meetings do work. Not least because of the camaraderie and the knowledge that so many people struggle with addiction.

They are amazing. My brother got quite tearful on his first one as he felt such a release listening to people going through the same stuff.

@Gratitude77

Can I ask you what you mean by 27 ? As in your were taking 27 pills ? I wonder because I thought you could only get paracetamol mixed with codeine OTC ? I know someone who takes this, probably more than they should, but they couldn’t take more than x amount a day due to the paracetamol content or that’s what they told me!

@Covidwedding123 you can also get ibuprofen mixed with 12mg codeine otc