coming off co-codamol

[Oakey]

moanthebairns said:

so a does of that (not over doing it) would make you monged is that what your telling me and I can buy it for 3 quid.....

Each 5ml dose contains 15mg of codeine so about 25ml would probably do it (if you're not tolerant to it). Of course, there's about 600mg in the entire bottle so the sky is the limit!

[z4chris99]

Oakey said:

Each 5ml dose contains 15mg of codeine so about 25ml would probably do it (if you're not tolerant to it). Of course, there's about 600mg in the entire bottle so the sky is the limit!

its codine phosphate though isnt it? how does that compare to DHC?

90mg of DHC is about right.

[Oakey]

No idea, my brother swears by it though. Said when he had a wisdom tooth removed the chemist suggested that linctus stuff instead. And apparently it's popular with the likes of Justin Bieber and rappers who mix it with sprite or something.

[rohrl]

I was on very strong opiates when I had meningitis and was weaned off them over a couple of months reducing in strength a week or a fortnight at a time. It's not fun but it's nowhere near as bad as withdrawal from SSRI/SSSI antidepressants.

Scoring some street heroin is an alternative but tbh the long term issues with becoming a chaotic shoplifting junkie probably outweigh the short term benefits. You shouldn't write off cooking up your own desomorphine in the form of Krokodil either if you're not too bothered about gangrene/death.

[Du1point8]

I was on DHC for several months when I shattered my leg... though I only ever took it at night to help sleeping in the tombstone position.

Didnt give me a high but was the best sleeping tablet ever... Although dropping laying cable only once or twice a week was an experience I do not want to go through ever again.

[moanthebairns]

So after coming off them I had to go back on them due to starting biking again, my shoulder was fked after lengthy rides.

back on them again for a few weeks, oh how i missed warm fuzzy feeling and the awesome nights sleep. The co-codamol belly grumble as you take them on an empty stomach.

anyway, cold turkey again and dont feel anywhere near as st but my legs fking ache, the sts are back and terrible nights sleep continues...

i really need to start taking decent drugs again

[Mr Gearchange]

I'm back on the Solpadol after my Physio's suggestion of trying acupuncture resulted in my neck muscles turning into a lump of granite.

Won't be going for that option again.

[Prof Prolapse]

I'd sooner sacrifice a goat myself.

[Mr Gearchange]

I will give anything a try if it helps.

But it seems that painful manipulation and codeine is a far better solution

[Prof Prolapse]

Well. A goat will probably help just as much and you can make a curry...

Jokes aside I didn't mean to insult your intelligence for giving it a ago.

[moanthebairns]

to finish this topic, I came off them and have been for about a month, the odd 2 once a week sometimes, sleeping better than I did with them, no headaches (the massive headaches didn't subside until I quit normal pain killers as I weaned myself of co-codamol I used these for the pain, honestly it was about a week and a half before my headaches went after stopping taking over the counter pain killers they truly are woeful, useless things).

After a few track days on the bike, karting, riding etc all the stuff I do regularly I had no problems and never required any co-codamol for my shoulder. Then all of a sudden I turned in the kitchen a few days ago and crack/pop my shoulder slipped a bit. I can feel it out of alignment again and trapping the nerves giving me unbearable pain. So I'll need to go back on the co-codamol again while I work it in or get it pushed back in.