I have found tons of good info and encouragement on this board from people that know what it feels like to be an addict as whole.
I have also wondered if this board is for me and yet I come back to read your posts, to learn about w'd/s, recovery, painmanagement and I truly am reading everyone's post but...I still don't know what sub is...I don't know what it feels like to be on meth or withdrawing from it. I have never taken percs, oxys or done heroin, nor do I drink alcohol.
I try to substitute your drug of choice for mine and still....it's hard for me to relate because after my car accident I got hooked on TYLENOL # 3
Is that all... yeah just T3's but they are little codeine killer pills and I assume just as difficult to w'd from than oxys, percs (I'm even learning the street names for those darn things)
I don't know what it is like to be on the dur. patch or methadone, I don't understand the mg, what's a lot, what's not. I keep reading and trying to learn.
I am currently tapering off T3's/w codeine.
It's very difficult and I wonder if it's all the same, I mean the w/d's and such.
I hope you can bear with me, help me understand the abbreviations ( I know you guys aren't my dictionary) but I so want to continue being part of this wonderful group.
The feedback I received was mostly positive but I am wondering if there is such a thing as a Codeine discussion board or forum. I have searched (found one other forum with lots of bickering) the internet from beginning to end yet always come back here in hopes that someone can relate to 'my' addiction...codeine, withdrawing at home currently, alone w dr knowledge, take no other meds but wondering if I should to help me through?
I can walk...but I walk alone in this unsocialized life that I am living right now.
It is very difficult to encourage myself.
God Bless you all & have a great memorial weekend (for you in the US) and to all the canadians here.......EH!
Sav
sav,
Hey there. that is what I have found to be the hardest to give up. It has been 12 years of never missing a day until about a month ago, and then a relapse. I think you have done very well to be down to 3 , I'm not there yet. I'm also a Canadian, and I'm wondering if I should get something
Hey there. that is what I have found to be the hardest to give up. It has been 12 years of never missing a day until about a month ago, and then a relapse. I think you have done very well to be down to 3 , I'm not there yet. I'm also a Canadian, and I'm wondering if I should get something
Macy!!!! (latching on to macy big time!) I sit here, staring at my screen, saying 'REALLY???"
Will you share your story with me? I know it may be a lot of typing and you've probably typed it all out before, over and over...would it be ok to ask a few questions? How did you beat the cycle of these lil devils? What was/is your codeine intake/day?
TYTYTY for responding :-)
(oh I sound real dumb)
Sav
Will you share your story with me? I know it may be a lot of typing and you've probably typed it all out before, over and over...would it be ok to ask a few questions? How did you beat the cycle of these lil devils? What was/is your codeine intake/day?
TYTYTY for responding :-)
(oh I sound real dumb)
Sav
Nancy,
Just want to let you know that everything is ok with my husband.
sharon
Just want to let you know that everything is ok with my husband.
sharon
Hi Sharon,
How is everything going girl?
How is everything going girl?
Sharon , yes they are opiates just like the others but how do they compare. When I say e.g. my intake was 120mg of codeine as in T3, is that the same as to say, my intake was 120mg of perc. oxys etc? Are they identical?
(somehow I don't make any sense) it's really difficult to write down what I really want to say and my mind is a lot faster than I can type so a lot of my thoughts get lost in this transmission.
(somehow I don't make any sense) it's really difficult to write down what I really want to say and my mind is a lot faster than I can type so a lot of my thoughts get lost in this transmission.
Thats the thing Sav,
I have yet to get away from them completely. I stopped to try for a job, didn't get the job,
slowly started back.
I did manage to leave the didladas and morphine alone , for now
I have yet to get away from them completely. I stopped to try for a job, didn't get the job,
slowly started back.
I did manage to leave the didladas and morphine alone , for now
Thank the Lord Sharon, that is good to hear. I'm happy for you both.I was praying.
Sav,
I'd be more than happy to share my story, but tomorrow, cause I need to go to bed. Its day 2 without smoking, (by choice) Its even easier to quit smoking than give up those tylonols. honestly, I think I'm gonna have to be locked up
I'd be more than happy to share my story, but tomorrow, cause I need to go to bed. Its day 2 without smoking, (by choice) Its even easier to quit smoking than give up those tylonols. honestly, I think I'm gonna have to be locked up
Sav?
Thank you Macy, I look forward to reading your story. I wish you a good night, lots of rest and a wonderful tomorrow. Be safe.
Sav
Sav
yes?
Thanks, you too. are you from Ontario?
no, I'm in B.C
Nancy,
Hi, I've missed you the last few days. Have you been studying hard? How are you? We are very, very happy here after receiving the good news. I may try to email you tomorrow if I get time. Got to take the car in for repair and then recovery meeting and then going to try to make 2 NA meetings. I hope how soon you can get that monkey off your back.
Anyway, guess you may have already gone to bed, I'll chat with you later.
God bless,
sharon
Hi, I've missed you the last few days. Have you been studying hard? How are you? We are very, very happy here after receiving the good news. I may try to email you tomorrow if I get time. Got to take the car in for repair and then recovery meeting and then going to try to make 2 NA meetings. I hope how soon you can get that monkey off your back.
Anyway, guess you may have already gone to bed, I'll chat with you later.
God bless,
sharon
You are very lucky, its beautiful.
Stay strong and lets work on this addiction together. I need to catch up with your taper. For me, this is a big hurdle.
I wish I came on here earlier tonight to talk.
See you tomorrow Sav.
Good night Sharon.
Nancy
Stay strong and lets work on this addiction together. I need to catch up with your taper. For me, this is a big hurdle.
I wish I came on here earlier tonight to talk.
See you tomorrow Sav.
Good night Sharon.
Nancy
Sav,
It depends on how much ty#3's you are taking. But of course they are not as strong as other pain meds. This is how I would put the strength of the pills beginning with Ty 3's being the weakest, then vicoden, then percs, then methadone, then oxys ect. But everything depends on how much you take.
I'm sure I will be corrected if wrong.
Sharon
It depends on how much ty#3's you are taking. But of course they are not as strong as other pain meds. This is how I would put the strength of the pills beginning with Ty 3's being the weakest, then vicoden, then percs, then methadone, then oxys ect. But everything depends on how much you take.
I'm sure I will be corrected if wrong.
Sharon
Goodnight & sleep well.
I'll look for you tomorrow and yes, perhaps we can work on this together :-)
I'll look for you tomorrow and yes, perhaps we can work on this together :-)
Dear Sharron,
last night I cut school because another student asked me to go to a NA meeting with her. I think she went for me. (she has over 10 years) it was the best meeting yet! But other than that I've just been lying down, thanks for asking. I'm sure It has something to do with me not being able to make the next step, I'm not happy about that. I will overcome this!
I'm so happy for you.Good luck with the car tomorrow.
Talk to you then, I'm going to go to bed now girls.Stay strong.
Until tomorrow, Nancy
last night I cut school because another student asked me to go to a NA meeting with her. I think she went for me. (she has over 10 years) it was the best meeting yet! But other than that I've just been lying down, thanks for asking. I'm sure It has something to do with me not being able to make the next step, I'm not happy about that. I will overcome this!
I'm so happy for you.Good luck with the car tomorrow.
Talk to you then, I'm going to go to bed now girls.Stay strong.
Until tomorrow, Nancy
Hi Sharon, I have read somewhere that T3's are the 'weakest' in the opiate group, that's not to say the easiest to get off of.
To give you an idea and perhaps to 'compare' the daily dosage, I started off minimal due to an accident but eventually worked my way up to 360 mg /day (12 pills containing 30mg codeine each) I realized I had a big problem when I suddenly lost count of how many I was actually taking during the course of a day and by evening I'd wondered uhhh how many DID I take today and more importantly WHY.
I was exceeding the dosage, was beginning to feel icky and very worried about possible overdose more so than long term damage.
I have tapered down to 90mg a day, roughly cutting about 30mg (one pill) per week. Slow taper, no excuses, just slow taper.
I never knew how hard this could be until I ventured down this road of recovery (can I call it that?)
I assume my body is slowly adjusting to the missed doses via tapering and perhaps I am just prolonging the process but I'll keep on tapering, every day, every hour, every minute...less and less....and I pray that I will survive.
Sav
To give you an idea and perhaps to 'compare' the daily dosage, I started off minimal due to an accident but eventually worked my way up to 360 mg /day (12 pills containing 30mg codeine each) I realized I had a big problem when I suddenly lost count of how many I was actually taking during the course of a day and by evening I'd wondered uhhh how many DID I take today and more importantly WHY.
I was exceeding the dosage, was beginning to feel icky and very worried about possible overdose more so than long term damage.
I have tapered down to 90mg a day, roughly cutting about 30mg (one pill) per week. Slow taper, no excuses, just slow taper.
I never knew how hard this could be until I ventured down this road of recovery (can I call it that?)
I assume my body is slowly adjusting to the missed doses via tapering and perhaps I am just prolonging the process but I'll keep on tapering, every day, every hour, every minute...less and less....and I pray that I will survive.
Sav
