Cocodamol help please

[RainbowGirl6]

Hi

I have been taking cocodamol for 6 years following the death of my mum. It has been a crutch to numb the pain. I've only ever taken 8 a day but of the strong 30/500 ones. I gave up pretty much cold turkey 12 days ago and I'm really struggling. I have zero desire to take any at all but I feel terrified all the time and I'm still shaky. Only shaky really when I reach up or bend down for something not when I'm sitting etc. I am so scared that the shaking is due to something serious like a brain tumor or parkinsons and I can't get it out of my head. I am constantly moving and trying to assess how shaky I am etc. Doctor gave me some beta blockers but I'm scared to take them for some reason. Is this anxiety and shaking normal??? I feel as if I'm never going to get better and I'm stuck in a big black hole. My husband is supportive and my GP knows about the cocodamol. I have come this far so.i don't want to have to taper or anything like that. Please please help me. Please tell me.it will get better and the shaky feeling and anxiety will go and that I'm not dying.

Thanks so much in advance

Hello, I've just looked at cocodamol and codeine contraindications/withdrawal and screenshot this.
It does indicate withdrawal symptoms you're experiencing x
Hope you feel much much better soon.
I wasn't aware codeine is altered to morphine by the liver. Fastinating.

@RainbowGirl6

Sorry - medical practitioner here. What you are doing here is exceedingly bad and could be dangerous. You are addicted to a highly addictive drug - I can't even imagine why on earth you have been taking it at that level for so long for what appears to be a bereavement! You must (a) talk to your doctor about cutting down the drug and (b) it must be tapered off and not quit cold turkey. Please, please don't ignore me - withdrawal from this drug is very serious and after this amount of time you must see how foolish you have been in just quitting like this. The amount you have been taking for six years is massive. Phone your surgery immediately and tell them what you have done and that you need to speak to a GP urgently about managing this properly.

@Moondust001 are you sure you're a medical practitioner? 🙄Just that you come across very unkind and judgemental, you also haven't even read the op properly.
I would hope that a medical practitioner, or just somebody with some empathy could easily see how a bereavement could lead to addiction.
@OP This does sound like a typical reaction to withdrawal but I would recommend going back to your gp with your worries. You've done amazing so far, well done.

[quote Youmakemyheartgogiddyup]@Moondust001 are you sure you're a medical practitioner? 🙄Just that you come across very unkind and judgemental, you also haven't even read the op properly.
I would hope that a medical practitioner, or just somebody with some empathy could easily see how a bereavement could lead to addiction.
@OP This does sound like a typical reaction to withdrawal but I would recommend going back to your gp with your worries. You've done amazing so far, well done.[/quote]
You appear to have the errors you see in others. I did not say that. I pointed out that I could not imagine why a medical practitioner had prescribed this drug at that level for so long after what the OP described as taking it following a bereavement. The OP at no time suggested it was being taken for any other reason, and that is not an appropriate reason for the drug to be prescribed, never mind prescribed at what is the maximum dosage. It is also a requirement that the prescription is reviewed on an annual basis as being appropriate. Unless the OP is in a large amount of physical pain - which they do not mention anywhere - they shouldn't be taking it at all!

Wat they have done is potentially dangerous and they need to see a doctor immediately. They have not done amazingly well - they are beset by serious withdrawal symptoms and nobody should quit this drug cold turkey - a fact that it tells you on the information leaflets supplied. This is not a time for "supportive" ra-raing of people - it is time to see a doctor urgently.

And yes, I am sure thank you - unlike you I am not going to dance around medical facts while someone puts themselves at risk. This is not entertainment - the OP is taking a risk that they must not and should not take, and they need to get medical advice now. Not be told how wonderfully they are doing by people who know nothing about it.

I think it’s common for people to use them to relax or numb you . It’s a similar way as people use alcohol . Please don’t feel bad op you have had a awful time