Anyone withdrawal from Codeine??

[CodeineGirl78]

Just wondering if anyone has ever went CT from codeine (tyl. 3)??  I just wanted some sort of insight into what I will be up against.  Is it going to be as bad as what hydro WD is like??  I have been taking about 4 #3's (120 mg) in the morning and in the evening...so basically 240mg a day.  When I have to I can go 24 hours without any wd's.  I would love input on what to expect...i am very scared!  FYI, i know  about the thomas recipe...

Thanks...

[Clamity2]

If I understand you correctly you have been taking 4, #3 tyl , 2 xper day . So that is 24mgs per day. Not 120 mgs. We dont withdraw from the tyl , count the codine. Hydro 375/10 are 10mgs
Anyway you should be fine going ct if you have a few days you can take it easy.  You will be loosing sleep for several days unless you get a SMALL amt. of ambien or valium to get through the first few days , although this last ct I used nothing, and it(wds) may have passed faster, not easier.

[glo308]

Actually, T3s have 30mg codeine phosphate, 4x3=120mg twice a day = 240mg.  You are correct.  Sad that I'm an expert on it though.

Here is my experience, as usual must say everyone is different (but the following is common I've read).  If you have other medical conditions that are serious, involve your dr no matter how hard that might be to initiate.

When you stop taking them, there is enough in your system that the first 24hours or so seem like there are no, or little, WDs.  After than point, your body starts to go through the WDs and it becomes worse in day 3 and 4 with insomnia, restless legs, anxiety, sweats/chills, nervousness, and of course a lovely case of diarrea (diarrhea).  It is not a great deal of fun but doesn't feel like you are going to die or anything like that (everyone is different!).

Day 5 for me was the turning point, began being a human again and got some sleep that nite.

If you have willpower, try to taper down.  There are lots of ideas on that and you can ask what a good codeine taper program is to get ideas if that is interesting to you.  But don't try it unless you have the willpower since you will have pills you need for later, and if you eat them early, you are headed for cold turkey or giving up.

If you want to go cold turkey, try to get 5 days where you essentially have "the flu".  You won't sleep much, be totally unsociable, need a toilet handy more often than usual, and can't focus on work related tasks very well.

In either case there is something on this forum called the Thomas recipe and it should help ALOT with the symptoms of WD.

If I relapse, I am going to try totaper.  Never done it before but the cold turkey withdrawals are horrific for me, I can't stand to stare at the ceiling all nite long (my wife does not know what I am going through).

Feel free to ask lots of questions so you can be well prepared.  I, and we, are all here to help you make it and make it stick for the long term.

[1eagle]

On the bright side - I have experience wd'ing for smack,coke,and every flavor of pills....the codeine was the easiest on me of any -  -but its not even a picnic....it just seems like the wd's are a shade more toned down on codeine than lots of other things...and I am not trying to trivialize it.

[1eagle]

On the bright side - I have experience wd'ing for smack,coke,and every flavor of pills....the codeine was the easiest on me of any -  -but its not even a picnic....it just seems like the wd's are a shade more toned down on codeine than lots of other things...and I am not trying to trivialize it.

[glo308]

I sent you a message, it should be in your forum Inbox.

1eagle: how are you doing now?