addiction

[kola1969]

i want to stop taking nurofen plus i am confused what to do i feel frightened about the come doe=wns and how to strat

[gizzy32]

Good luck with your taper. Do you have a dr you can talk to this about to help out. Keep posting and let us know how your doing.

[kola1969]

its nice to know that people are here to help i felt alone at one point and thought no one cares i am going to tapper down i take 30 tablets a day i am going to go down to 20 on day one then 2 less every day after that what do you guys think

[gizzy32]

Ya I have had this avatar for so long now, it is homer simpon's brain and that was the size of mine when I first quit ha. Now it's huge or so I like to believe lol.

[badshadow]

I just clicked on it, and I saw that it's that Homer Simpson Character, with his "Pea Brain," LOL.

[badshadow]

Thank you.  Keeping that positive attitude I think is one of the best things I can do for myself no matter how bad I may feel physcially, I have to keep my "eye on the prize."

When I was younger and raising my son as a single mom, putting myself through school, and I very much into physical fitness, I would have problems with depression and anxiety, but I just fought tooth and nail to get myself through them.

Nothing was going to stand in my way of getting my degree, raising my son well, and being physically fit.

I accomplished many things by "sheer will" alone.  That same "Fighting Spirit" is still alive in me somewhere I know.  It is a deep well of strength and I need to call on it now.

Oh,  BTW, your Avatar is funny.  I just realized it's like an X-Ray of a Head, right? with nothing or just something small where the Brain should be?

I should post some of my stories about how I grew up in a Morgue.

[gizzy32]

Your doing great badshadow. Keep that positive attitude and reaching out for support  and nothing will stop you. One day at a time:)

[badshadow]

Like Gizzy says, the idea of quitting and going through withdrawals is very scary.  I'm tapering down now, and even though I'm not having horrible withdrawal, I can still feel it, and I still feel frightened by it.

I think if I could just get it in my head that it's only temporary, the sick feelings are only temporary, and not let it scare me, it wouldn't be so bad.

One thing I do know is that I'm going to stick with it, and I know there will be better days ahead.

How do I Know?  Because everyone on her has gone through the same and worse and come out better on the other side.

If you can start tapering down, make some type of tapering shcedule for yourself, do some of the "Health" things that are recommended here, you can and will get through it.

Every day after you stop is one day closer to feeling better.

[gizzy32]

Quitting is very scary at first, but don't let the fear stop you from doing so. Most of us here were terrified to stop using too, but life is so much better with a clear mind and not being a prisioner to drugs. I am not that familar with nurofen, it has codeine in it right? The fact you posted shows you do want to stop and we will be here to give you support.

How long have you been using? Are you thinking of tapering or going cold turkey? Do you get this over the counter?