i have been taking prescribed co codamol for at least 15 years now ,ranging from 2 x500mg tabs a day up to 8 x 500mg tabs a day ,i hardly ever get to the point where i run out as i have a repeat perscription every month and even if i do ,im only without for a couple of days and usually the most i experiance is the runs ,but i ran out of my tabs on saturday and i cant get my new tabs til tomomrrow when they go to the chemist ,so this is day 6 without them and for the past 5 days i have been feeling so ill with the runs ,vomiting ,aching muscles and joints ,depression even though i take anti depressants,cant sleep at night,arms and legs twitch ,headache and feeling like i have flu ,also sweats ,if this is withdrawral i really dont know what to do about getting my tabs tomomrrow,if i am over the worst then i would love to never take them again although i dont know what else i could take for the pain of arthritis and ulcerative colitis that i have ,the codiene did help with the stomach cramps and the lose stools ,i really feel like i need to take those tabs as soon as i pick them up tomomrrow ,my head is telling me not to but my body craves them ,its like i cant feel normal until they are back in my system