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Bout how long till the sleeples nights are over

Hey guys ive been taking codeine ibuprofen + for the past 7 months or so and at first was like 24 a week but in the end was like 48 every couple of days somtimes a pack of 78 or more on occasions i am now on day 4 of c/t and havent slept a wink really body feels so frustrated wont go to sleep ... am just wondering how much longer i have left till it over should i pac an over night bag of things to do for a week or something lol ... i cant stand watching anny more dangd cable TV !!!!! also id like to say great work to all of you as i know it is very hard to quit annything aspecialy when you have been on it for a proloned prolonged time ..... im not new to quitting drugs in general but found codeine to have way more body withdrawls then annything else. my tip to everyone out there is watch your thinking and take addictive thoughts as if coming from the addiction not you !!! i find this helps alot wth the frustration and bodily reactions i have faith in you all YOU CAN DO IT !!!! .
  
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congrats on 4 days....sleep was awful for me during wd/s....i tried many things....still had trouble...i think melatonin is a good thing or maybe an otc sleep aid just to use for a bit...honestly it took about 8 weeks to finally get back in the normal sleep zone...but we all are different...you might sleep well in 2 weeks...don t worry...sleep will come...wishing you zzzzzzz s....take care....maria
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Just wanted to say congrats on 4 days clean now. Sleep and energy issues after quitting seem to take the longest, but it will get better. Look in the health pages here in the top right of this page. There is a lot of good info in there including the thomas recipe and amino acid protocal which can help. Melatonin works well for some, myself included to help with sleep. Are you craving yet? Hang in there and keep posting:)
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