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Q: codeine nurofen plus addiction advice
asked by: endura on October 1st, 2009
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ok so i am 21 and i started takeing painkillers when i was 19 i am a chef and had a fall witch started it all. i started with endon 1to 2 tabs at a time then when i could not get them anymore i started taking mersondole 3to6 tabs at a time and just after i turnd 20 i started trying to quit since then i have being taking neurofen plus for the last year i have being takeing a dose of 3to6 up to 30 a day.

and now i am trying desprotly to quit my feonsay dose not no just howbad i am addicted to the pain killers and i am afraid that if she new the full extent she would leave me i have being trying to detox all week and well i just wanted to no what i could do to help i am working 7 days a week for the next 10 weeks so it is realy hard i have manged to get myh dose down to no more then 12 a day however for 2 days now i have not being able to get more the 1 or 2 houres of sleep at a time and i am getting sweets hard polpotations difficalty concentraiting mood swings i have vometed once and blacked out once and i get the most excruseating pain in the lowere left hand side of my back just below my ribcage that is just from reducing my dose.

anyway i just wanted to no is there something i can get over the counter (in australia) that will help with detoxing any help would be apreceated thanks in advance
regards endura
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endura
replied on October 4th, 2009
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the link you gave me takes me strate too google that is no help at all Sad
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aNewLeaf
replied on October 26th, 2009
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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!
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