friend taking codine and lost weight

[aascoga]

my friend is taking to many codine she has split from her partner after 6 yrs lost weight and is on prozac she cant remeber wht she tells me please help me i need to know what i can do to help her.

[jenipher]

she is most likeley loosing the weight from the depressing of the split.  Most women when they have a horrible and hard break up they can loose up to 20-30 lbs in 8 weeks.  As far as the codine goes, sounds to me like it is a good high that helps her sleep through this break up.  talk to her, you can only be as good a friend you are for her to see, the rest is for her to realize.

[aascoga]

thank you for your addvice.ive tried talking she dosnt want to listen to me she has 4 kids from 2 upto 16 yrs. what does shulphadine max. do if u take a whole packet a day what affects does it give u please help i dont want to loose a good friend.

[granny3]

from someone that has been that bad - don't keep giving her advise she doesn't want it she knows what she is doing is possibly not correct.  All she want right now is a shoulder to listen and lean on and that is the only way yu will be there is something happens with the drugs.  Try to show her a good time without embarrising her be a good friend not a mother.

[Anneeee]

codeine is VERY addictive.   It can take as little as two weeks to become addicted to it.
Its an opiate category drug, as is Heroine, and then....what they give to people who are trying to wean off....... methadone .  


Sounds like she needs some therapy fast...  


Also, when a person is using, they are in there own world. Being a listening shoulder while someone is high is a waste of time.  being a listening shoulder when a user is recovering, is a life saver.  

Also withdrawls from codeine are not fun.  Alot of physical pain, sweating and vomiting..

good luck...  I have had this situation in my family for 20 years, with more then one family member.  

start with intervention.  Thats the best thing a best friend can do..

[Anneeee]

Granny? show her a good time? And dont embarrass her? She needs the love of friends and family in the form of an intervention.  

  

The OP sounded pretty desperate. Obviously the OP is very concerned about the drug use..

[granny3]

I agree with what you say but how do you intervene, without driving her away.  The world is full of advise.  From where I sat years ago anyone that thought that they had an answer for me I ran from. I explained it to myself they had no idea what I was going through, so I would just turn them off.  There was one friend that would just sit and watch TV with me or we would go out for coffee, if I felt like talking she would listen or else we could just sit there is silence but I was out of the house.  My problem was twice in a 3 month period I tried to commit suside,  I was not thinking suiside I just wanted to sleep and make the world go away.  The first time no one knew how many pills I had taken and brought over a 6 pack of beer, after 2 beer I puked my guts out and slept for 36 hours.  I was lucky I either did not take enough pills or the puking got rid of most of the drugs.  3 months later I again just wanted to sleep, I was so tired af thinking and no answers, again I took pills,  My listening friend stapped over(had to use her key to get in) and found the empty bottles (this time I took enough).  She phoned an ambulance and this time I was admitted because of being a danger to myself.  Again what kind of intervention are you talking about, forcefull is the only kind she would know and she had better be ready to listen or you may not ever see her again.

[aascoga]

ALL I WANT TO DO IS HELP HER, GIVE HER SUPPORT SHE IS MY BEST FRIEND I KNOW HER BEST BUT IM WORRIED,EVERYONE IS SHE LOST HER MUM TO CANCER OVER 3 YRS AGO, WHAT WORDS WOULD BE THE BEST TO TELL HER SHOW HER A GGOD TIME WE GO TO THE PUB WE GO OUT FOR MEALS, BUT ALL SHE DOES IS STARTS FIGHT WITH PEOPLE IF THEY LOOK  AT HER WRONG IT IS EMBARISING TO ME AND TO HER,IF SHE DOSNT TAKE CODINE SHE IS HORRIBLE TO BE WITH,WE R GOIN ON HOLIDAY SOON JUST ME AND HER HOPFULLY SHE WILL ENJOY IT BUT IM SCARED ABOUT THE CODINE. PLEASE GIVE ME ADVICE.

[granny3]

It sounds like you are being the best friend you can be at the moment.  Anneee had some good advise but I don't know how you would do it without driving a wedge between you and your friend.  Like I said I have been there and I don't really have any advise.  Maybe you could talk to a professional. Doctor  or psyc.  She is at least getting out.