Questions about Coricidin

[lordknowsimweak]

My fiance is an addict..whether he'll admit it or not, he can't/won't stop stealing/buying Coricidin or any other form of dextro. It is to the point where I am ready to take our daughter and leave. While he is on the Coricidin he is the nicest person in the world, but as soon as he is out, he turns into a monster. He gets a very short temper and spazzes at the smallest things. He has been abusive, physically and verbally. I am at my wits end. He denies that he has any kind of addiction to it..says that he just enjoys it. When I am in tears begging him to stop, he accuses me of just trying to be controlling. It isn't a matter of me wanting to play mommy to him, I just don't want to find the love of my life laying dead one day. Every time he leaves for the store, I am scared that he will get caught stealing the pills. He takes an entire box throughout a 4 hour span. I am concerned about any effects it could have or reactions with his current meds. He is currently taking Paxil for anxiety and Levoxyl for his thyroid. Does anyone know if the two combined w/ dex could have a bad reaction? He has been doing the 3 years we have been together...and at least a year before we met. This is really my last resort I guess. I am sitting here in tears, just wanting this to end. I just want him to be sober. He compares his addiction to me smoking cigarettes. Soo I told him I'd quit smoking cigs if he quit the dex. I quit cigs, he has yet to quit the Coricidin. Does anyone know if there is any form of withdrawl when you quit taking Coricidin? What can I do to make him stop? I know, I know..he has to want to quit. I've delt with severe addictions within myself, and with my father (oxycontin). I just want him to want to quit. It makes me feel as if he needs those drugs to be able to handle being around us (his fiance and daughter). I am letting his issues get me down, to the point of wanting to end my own life because of his addiction to porn and Coricidin. I have asked him to go to counseling or rehab, and he denies he has an addiction..so he won't do it. He has been through counseling before, and he said they all say the same thing..tell you the same stuff to do. (I guess I kinda agree there.)

I guess I just needed to vent. Thanks in advance for any responses.

[paigeyyxx3]

well tripple c's or cloricdin H is a type of meth,
it does give you sideaffects like that if you take
to much at a time,, just if your hooked on it take
less at time and get help, cause me reading this
i dont no what htese ppl were thinking takeing 34
and all that, the most i ever took was 24 and i regret
takeing that much, i almost died getting hit bye a care three
times, and when i got high while i was on themm i pasted
out with al my friends and thy all were so worried thinking
i was dead, see i was awake but i couldnt control nothing,
i could hear every word they say, i didnt like it the most i consume
now is up to 16, just dont take anymore than one pack at a time, you
will get the same tripp, and when its done take another 16, so your
not o.d ing yourself so bad. I have had those sympontons but no
sweeting that bad, i have sweet but i guess since you took more
your sweet is more amount, well either stop doing so muchh,
or get some help, sorry if i didnt help, and your welcome if i did

[drivesmecrazy]

I've been on "ccc's" for about two years now...I have gone into short term comas. On this simple cold remedy I woke up in jail with 5 counts of felonies and a public intox. Usually when you go over your limit (which varies among all) you black out...your body is up and running but your mind is gone...I have had outter body expierences when i was just sitting on a chair and thought i was doing things way more intense. I need to know what the withdrawl symptoms are. I am going to very stressful periods since I quit. There are weird feelings...it feels like a power drill is going through my brain...I feel dizzy and im hallucinating. I cant sleep and sometimes my temp. rises a lot...I get so hot I sweat so much I have to dry my bed off to try to get back to sleep..these symptoms are very intense and i dont know if its normal..the amounts i usually have taken varied from whatever i could steal from the stores..i didnt care how much i consumed. i have done hundreds in a 24 hour period while drinking...does anyone know of any other symptoms that might occur

[GoingToMakeIt]

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[lostwithpain]

I need help I just found out about my girlfriends six yaer addiction to Coricidin. I dont know when she is on it but she cant hold a job keep things strieght or stay awake most the time.She takes like 32 at a time Im told shes "good for an hour" she says. Then followed by intense head aces. She also sleeps for days at a time only waking for minutes but i dont know if thats withdraw or a side effect or lazyness. I need to get her help but I dont know how.

[wait2long]

WOW!  its some pretty heavy stuff when abused, here is some of what i found:The most commonly reported
signs and symptoms associated with
ingestion of the tablets were tachycardia
(50 patients), hypertension
(29), lethargy (40), mydriasis (20),
agitation (5), ataxia or dizziness (20),
vomiting (9), confusion (16), elevated
temperature (8), dry mouth (6),
slurred speech (5), and hallucinations
(3); 61 patients (66%) had some alteration
in mental status. Fifty-six
patients (61%) were treated in a hospital
emergency department, usually
with activated charcoal; 11 patients
(12%) were admitted. Three patients
received benzodiazepines for agitation     it says it gives the person a euphoric high ...and is commonly abused, with the younger teens also getting hooked...if you type in the search bar: coricidin abuse, you will get an unbeleivable amount of info., too much for me to copy here...but if you have any more questions, just post... these were just the possible side efects...which is why people abuse them...its for the side effects, in a sense...but until hes ready to admit he has a problem, i am sorry there may not be much you can do for him...just put yourself and child first and take care of yourself... oh also the same drug you get this euphoric high from is called dextromethorphan...is also found in robitussin and alot of other cough and cold remedies, i do know some of the major brands have removed this ingredient from their product because of this abuse potential...i hope this helped...

[wait2long]

i am not sure how to answer your questions...but i am sure i can find someone to help you answer them..i will ask and try to get back to you in a decent time frame.