Cough Syrup Addiction

[LacusClyne]

I am 25 this years i been abusing cough syrup with codeine going about 1 years... i know it bad for my body but i dunno why am i addicted to it... it all started out with friends influences and then i started to get hook on it. I use to take 90ml per day but few month back i try to tap down by taking 60ml per day... it really mess up my life when i didn't take, i will feel restless, hard to to sleep, leg pain, anxiety and panic attack, head dizzy and feel like vomiting and i lose all my appetite and then I did try to tap down to 40ml or even 30ml per day but when i take it in this way my throat will feel like burning sensation and my whole body will be like very hot and begin to have cold sweat and i feel not myself that is why i went back for higher dose i suppose 30ml and 40ml my body feel too immune already that why i feel it keep forcing me to go higher dose and when i go higher dose i will not have this kind of problem. I didn't have the courage to let my parents know, they will be disappointed and angry if they know. I tell my best friends they all encourage me to quit but they dunno what i am going through they think it easy to quit just like that and I am kind of feeling depress now and happen to Google to find ways to quit the addiction  and find this page and read about so many people with the same problem as me and recently i find it hard to poop i will stuck in toilet for like 30min just to pass all the things out and my poop is very black. I have talk to a doctor about it but he just advise me to cut down slowly by slowly and he prescribe me with sleep aid but good enough with the Valium i take 1 tablet every night before i went sleep the next day i will not have side effect such as head giddy, feel like vomiting and restless but when the effect go off i need to take another tablet to counter the side effect again and i scare i will become addict to Valium next time. I will be finding job next year January and i wish to cut off totally now if not when i start work and i still taking this stuff it will mess up my works. i try going for cold turkey also but i really cannot control i will feel very tough not to take it and then i went back to take. i have lose 5 kg for this 1 years and i becoming very skinny. i really need some advise what should i do now and i don have much friends in real life i am always alone that why i resort to this kind of stuff... Pls Help...

[LacusClyne]

Hi just checking in to see how are you all.... for those who still going ct keep it up... the hard time will eventually past... just endure with it... it my 15 day today and looking forward to push thru one month... never thought I am able to quit in the first place... without thus site i guess i am still taking.
If I can do it you all should be able to... it all in your mind whether you want  a not... happy weekend ahead...

[LacusClyne]

Thanks... it good to be sober again...

[nonights]

I'm so proud of you for posting. You got this girl.

[odaat1]

Wow!! You DID it!!!! Congratulations on getting this far.....what a great feeling inside for you!!  Keep in touch with us!!!  :))))

[LacusClyne]

thanks... atthebeach helped me alot actually haa... ya you are right summer899 you don feel like smoking when there is no codeine inside... i even quit smoking now... but still i have some cold shiver at random time and coughing i think probably due to my smoking issues...

[Summer899]

Hey congrats to day 4. I can't help but to agree with u that opiates made us smoke more. Im on day 2 and I have cut down on smoking too. U just don't feel like snoking that much when u have less codeine syrup in your body.
I really admire your courage and determination! Congrats!