codeine nurofen plus addiction advice

the link you gave me takes me strate too google that is no help at all

I don't know if you've gotten any useful answers yet. If you haven't, here are some suggestions. I'm in Canada, so some the drug names may be something else in Australia.

First thing...you absolutely will not be able to fully detox with your current work schedule. In the meantime, see if you can keep the usage down to just maintainance (just enough so you're not sick).

You need to get a few days off. As uncomfortable as it may be I suggest you get to an addiction center (methadone clinic maybe). I am NOT suggesting you begin methadone treatment. However, in my experience, the doctors are helpful in giving what you need to detox.

Medications that help make the withdrawal bearable:

1) Clonazepam. 2 x .5 mg @ bedtime for 5 days (will make you drowsy)
2) Clonidine. 0.1 mg up to 3x per day (will also make you drowsy...and I've never used more than 1 a day)
3) Immodium or some other anti-diarrhea meds (OTC is fine)

Talk to the doctors, of course...but the above meds have helped me a great deal.

You really should consider following up with councilling though too!

I too am addicted to codiene, starting with Nurofen plus until I had to have half my small bowelss removed due to the strictures the ibuprofen gave me. I told my docter and he put me on straight codiene and to start weening myself off them that way. He's given me too much self control and I take all the tablets that are supposed to last me 4 weeks in the space of 2 weeks so I then have to go back to nurofens to get the codiene kick. I can feel the pain coming back in my abdomen which isn't good.

Get off these evil things as soon as you can, I wish my friend had never introduced them to me in the first place. I was a rower and had an injury to a muscle so she gave me 2 tablets and I felt like i was flying on air, i won my race and that started the ball rolling. After the birth of my 2nd child I had mild post natal depresion, so I took 'NP's' and felt better, instead of going to the Dr's for some antidepressants. now 7 years later I am hooked and I can't get off. Its a nightmare when I go on holiday. I have to plan in advance and stash enough boxes to get me through the 2 week stint which never works out, I am always racing down to the chemist the day after we get home to get a box.

I hate myself for this, my hubby doesn't know a thing apart from the ibuprofen being the cause of my strictures, thats all.

Keep the faith, take control aand think of your kids
Scoobydoo

I am 31 years old mother of two beautiful children, was taking 32 nurofen at least a day for two years.... was rushed by ambulance to hospital stacki cardic, i almost died had to have 6 blood tranfussions....!!! now not meaning to use scare tactics because i know that horrible feeling when your taking them knowing deep down your gambling with your life...and cannot bear to be how you are when you try stop taking them.... i had to have the shame of telling close family members and my g.p I was addicted to the dam things... had to be assertive with the doctor however to help me save my ownlife...he put me on a mild tranquilizer just two a day to control my nerves..THEY HAVE BEEN FANTASTIC... i went cold turkey cus knew i would abuse the codeine phosphate that was offered to taper me down.... been codeine free now for months, am back at the gym feel STRONGER THAN EVER....you can do it, if I can you can....STAY STRONG GET THE HELP YOU NEED its not easy, but you have to get through each day....xxxx karina

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Thanks for your patience!

OMG there are actually sites with information, we fellow iddicties!!! I've been taking these dang things for hmmmm, perhaps 7 years!! it started with a toothache and yes that awesome flying type feeling and I've never stopped. I asked my Dr here in Aus, what I could do to stop taking them...He told me to "just stop" !#$^^@$%@$, needless to say, I haven't bought it up with him again!! I take anything from 30 - 60 tabs a day and I knowwwww I am messing with my life. It is a waste of time (i leave home an hour early before work to hunt for a chemist that doesn't know me!!! ) and the money well, I would have paid off 2 extremely expensive cars, with the amount of have spent on them
Gina

Too all that have this addiction there is a rainbow at the end of the tunnel
I have been taking NFP for 2 years ended up to be nearly two packsaddles day nearly.
It started of relieving the pain I had but then I liked the feeling basically to numb the day to day
Things and busy schedule it got to the point of taking them just to feel normal which then I knew I had a massive problem especailly with kids u can attach to these very easy.
It's been day 17 for me and through my detox I had to tell my family which was the hardest thing I had to do (admit I had a problem)!!! At the end of the day u will need support and I realised that my family were more willing to help me than send me back to NZ in a Box..
At the end of the day we kid ourselves of what damage we are really doing to ourselves and those around us the new year is arising and its time for a change.
Have faith in the lord and I promise u will get through this, my heart goes out to u all
Thirty years with three kids is way too young to let those pills take me day
Amen

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hi, ive been taken nerofin plus for nearly 7 years, im 24 years old and took my last 30 tabs on thursday evening, 2 days ago. Im hanging in as best i can but the aches and spasms in my legs are unbearably, can someone please tell me how long it will last and if theres anything i can do to stop the constant ache

Hi, I've been taking Nurofen Plus for 10 years. I take just over 80 a day. I know a chemist who will give you as many packets as you want at a price of $15AUS for a packet of 30. No questions are asked, just say a number and they are packed discretly in a brown bag. I buy 5 packs a day costing me $75AUS. I struggle with money every pay and my wife has now left me. I still take the buggers but the feeling is too great. It will kill me one day but having access to as many packets as I want without questions is too attracting. I hope I will quit one day, but now have lost my wife, house, car and only have a handful of friends left. If you have the will, give up or you will surely end up like me.

Hi, I've been taking Nurofen Plus for 10 years. I take just over 80 a day. I know a chemist who will give you as many packets as you want at a price of $15AUS for a packet of 30. No questions are asked, just say a number and they are packed discretly in a brown bag. I buy 5 packs a day costing me $75AUS. I struggle with money every pay and my wife has now left me. I still take the buggers but the feeling is too great. It will kill me one day but having access to as many packets as I want without questions is too attracting. I hope I will quit one day, but now have lost my wife, house, car and only have a handful of friends left. If you have the will, give up or you will surely end up like me.

My friend 34 yrs old is today dying from nurofen addiction. All her organs have shut down and she is in a coma. We have all tried for the last two years to help her but to no avail. she has an eleven yr old and a seven yr old. This is what will happen to you all if you dont stop. Your bodies cannot take the abuse. She has been taking them for many years and has caused much pain to her family. for Gods sake, get help! Stop taking them!!!!

To those of you on this forum who are taking large numbers of N+ or similar each day - you are unneccesarily killing yourselves. Yes; Codeine is a horribly addictive drug but it is most likely the Ibuprofen that will damage your organs. SO - Try Googling CWE or cold water extraction! Ibuprofen, like Aspirin or Paracetemol (also known as APAP or Acetaminophen outside the UK) is only soluble in WARM or HOT water, not cold. It is VERY easy to extract a large percentage of the Ibuprofen, paracetemol or aspirin from these pills. All you do is dissolve them in 50 degree C water, chill the water to just above freezing point, let the Ibu and binders settle out, then put the lot through a couple of coffee filters. You'll get a slightly cloudy, bitter solution that contains most of the Codeine but only a little Ibu - The secret is to only use a little water, 100 - 150mls. It is only possible to actually dissolve a gram or so of Ibu in that much water but ALL the Codine will dissolve. This sounds complex but really a child could do it; it's easier than making a cake! Once you can extract the Codeine in a purer form, you can taper your dose and get off the N+ or similar in relative safety.. Or continue using without getting ulcers etc. Don't take my word for this, look up cold water extraction and you'll see that many, many people use it as a harm reduction measure. Just because you're an addict it does not mean that you have to poison yourself or punish yourself to death. Get the Ibu out, use cleaner Codeine and taper yourself off the stuff - I did and I'm fine now. Another option is to go to the doctor and get yourself put on Subutex or Methadone. Whatever you do, STOP taking overdoses of Ibu or other painkillers because it is very bad for you indeed.

Hi, I don't know if anyone will see this or view it, but I really could do with some help.
I no way have as bad an addiction as some people, as I'm only taking about 6-10 a day (for about six years), but I am clearly addicted as I cannot seem to stop and am so dependant on them. I nearly lose it when I know there's none in the house.
My personality is so different since I started taking them and I'm so depressed, angry, irritable and unwell all the time and I think its because of this addiction. I need some help to quit. Some advice would be great.

Hi Bobbysian23,
I too am addicted to NP taking 8-10 tablets a day for about the last 5 years. I am very afraid of what I am doing to my body but say to myself "tomorrow I will stop".
Of course tomorrow never comes because I need that 4-hourly NP fix. I think I have forgotten what it feels like to just be me. The NP makes me feel calm and gives me a sense of well-being. Initially taken to help combat migraines, I always seemed had a slight headache all day long, so thought take NP in case this turns into a migraine. My body had learned to have headaches.
I went to a GP who said cut down - take one a day, then one every second day etc. I couldn't stick to this. 8 months later I have decided to go cold turkey. I am determined to get off them, I want to feel like me again .This is the third day without NP. Although I wasn't taking many I am having withdrawl symptoms.
I am agitated, my mood is low, I have aches and pains, shakiness and insomnia. Surprisingly I don't have any headaches.
I'm determined to stick to being NP free. I want to feel what it would be like to be the real me. I think the NP made me feel dull minded and vague and I would hate to think what I have done to my insides.
I'm hoping these slight withdrawls will not last too many more days.
I encourage you to stop taking them. When I feel like NP I drink water or do something to take my mind off it.
Good luck!!