here we go again with codiene cold turkey!!!

[dons21]

well not been on here for a while because i failed in 'giving up' these nasty tablets.....now really is the time i gave up or ill end up in hospital or worse!! so i have a week off next week and sunday will be the day i give up, and i sooo want to do this time its controlling my life now and i hate myself so much, i didnt have that many 2 nights ago  and couldnt sleep restless legs and thats what drives me mad the restless legs but tough really cause i have to do it, so if anyone can give me any advice at all id be so grateful.

[reallyneedhelp76]

Well i agree with the above two posts.  i've stopped cold turkey from taking 30 norco 10's a day and am entering day 3. IT IS POSSIBLE.  But i was not prepared and i don't want you to make the same mistake.  I wish i would have started taking the immodium after i took the last pill because once its starts it is hard to control.  Also the valerian root helps a ton!!!!  Please don't give up.  YOU CAN DO THIS! this site is fabulous and super supportive of people in the same boat.  But do some research of detox from subutex and make an informed decision.  Detoxing twice i would hate.  I wish you the best.  Everyone is different and here to support your decision to quit.

[ImDONENoMore]

I'm with sudie on this one - I really don't understand how subutex became the "solution" to opiate pill addiction.  I thought that it should be used for only the very HARD CORE addictions or heroin addiction and that kind of thing, like what they do with methadone.  It seems they're using it a lot now for your standard opiate pill addiction - and moderate addictions at that.  It does seem like you're swapping addictions.  Just my two cents here though so please NO attacks!!

[sudie58]

with the deepest respect to the above poster, i really dont believe in swapping one addiction for another, and personally i wouldnt go down the subutex route, of course its down to the individual  and what ever works for them, either way ,keep posting and let us know how your doing. god bless.

[meandmyproblems]

Hi
I tried the cold turkey twice, and even though on one of them I lasted over 2 months, I still felt absolutely awful, drained and lethargic, so bad I just couldn't stand it any more.  Once I took them again it took me 5 days to get back to my 100+ 30mg codiene tablets a day.  I was at my wits end as my body had really had enough of the codiene.  Basically I couldn't live with them, and I couldn't live without them.  Eventually I told my doctor I couldn't stand any more and he referred me to the Community Drug Team.  The doctor there put me on Subutex and I took my last codeine on Tuesday 22 March 2011.  I took my first Subutex on Wednesday morning 23/3/11 and haven't taken a codeine tablet since.  I felt fine.  No restless legs, no hot cold sweats, no sleeplessness, absolutely fine.  The miracle I had been searching for.  I started my reduction of Subutex about a week ago, and to be honest the way I'm going I hope to be off that in another two weeks.  I have no desire to take codeine, but I will admit the demon in me keeps wanting something to take me out of the ordinary, but that is just will power, not physical like when you try to stop codeine.  If you live in England I recommend this way.  I know Subutex comes across as hard core, and that is one of my downsides.  The other is I actually work in the health industry and know how the people I work with look down on "druggies", so I'd be absolutely horrified if they knew, but in my experience of taking it, it just makes you feel normal.  The way you want to feel.  Anyway, I hope you take my advice and if you live in England get back to me if you have problems getting it.  I know America it isn't the same, but they have Subutex too, so it must be possible.  Let me know how you are getting on, because I really do know how you feel.  You can do it and the easier you make it on yourself the more chance you have of succeeding.  Regard J.

[sudie58]

hi, sorry to hear you had a relapse, but dont give up, we can learn from them, first of all there are things that can help with the physical symptoms of withdrawals, i see you are in the uk, like myself, but hot baths with epsom salts in is soothing fo restless legs, also eating bnanas , believe it or not, its the potassium that helps, plus drinking tonic water, for the quinine, you can ask the pharmacist for things to help with it also.
make sure you drink plenty of fluids ,that is very important. and get some valerian root from the health store, imodium for any stomache cramps and diorreah, you can do this , but make sure you get some aftercare this time , so once you are off them ,you can stay off them , i wish you the best, keep posting,