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lifetime addiction to opiates

ive ben on opiates my whole adult life starting with herion in my early twenties. I got away from that only to doctor shop thru the 1970,s for cough syrup..the good stuff. I have maintained the same job for the last 38 years..no one would ever guess I had a problem with drugs. I had a baby when I was 41 yrs old and stayed off drugs untill she was about 16-16 yrs old. I had been on codine for the last 10 years..the last 4 years taking pure codine tabs 10 mg about 20 to 30 a day. (they are pure codine with no fillers..I have an endless supply. I am at the end of my rope..Im trying to wean off them and have considered the new drugs on the market for WD. the problem..my secret..I know I have to eventually seek medical help but am so afraid of having everyone know what a f phony ive been my whole life..any sugestions out there..people seem so loving on this blog..can i wean off..I tried last night and i had such severe leg cramps   HELP
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thankyou all..Im praying every minute to God to show me the way..thanks from the bottom of my heart  nattyc4
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Hi NattyC Welcome to the forum.. You came to the right place for support.. The first thing you need to do is figure out a way to cut off the endless supply. usually this take getting honest with whoever is supplying them and our changing up so the availability is not there.. admitting your addiction is a important step and a necessary one in getting clean. addiction is a desiase like any other disease you need treatment. I also have been a addict for many decades and not till I got into counseling got honest with my Dr. my family and who ever else needed to know did I get clean. I was addicted to Heron also at 16. there is usually a reason we start using young This is where the counseling came in to help me deal with the past and the feelings I was trying to numb that came with it. wd is rough but there are many over the counter products that can help to ease it. a week sick and miserable, for a life of freedom was worth it.. keep reading and reaching out for support You will glean a lot of good advice. I'm happy for you that you have reached your bottom for now you can begin the climb to reclaim yourself.. You can do this You can break free.. lesa
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271792 tn?1334979657
Hi & Welcome,

I am not certain what you mean by "withdrawal drug" so you may want to clarify that. That's a lot of codeine you are taking there so first things first--you need to get off of that. I suggest a taper but only if you have someone who is clean and can hold them, hide them and dose them according to a schedule. If you try tapering on your own, chances are you will give in once the withdrawal starts. The other way is cold turkey. Both way produce withdrawal so it is a matter of how fast you want to get this over with.

We can make some suggestions for natural remedies and such to get you through this and we will be here to support you. So how do you think you should go about this?
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I to am addicted to codiene in the form of co-codamol 30mg, one thing I can say is that I've spoken to my doctor and he is the only person who needed to know in order to help me.  He didn't just stop my prescriptions, he tailored a program to ween me off slowly in order to reduce the side effects and withdrawels. I wish you all the best and hope you follow you decision and get the help to quit.
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1503566 tn?1290278128
Hello Natty!
         You have come to the right place. I just joined yestarday and it feels good to be able to be around people who understand what your going thru n dealing with,without judgement,what you need to first do is get rid of your supplier! Having a endless supply near by isnt good, people places, things........... I myself am on methadone, its great to help you come off of other narcotics but to me its just as easy to get addicted to and seems to be harder to come off of rather than herion (just my opinion) I have tried suboxen and it worked great, although i only been on it a few times. So im not that familiar with it but its something to look into. Being the high dose of pure codeine you on i would NOT suggest cold turkey! If you dont want to try suboxen or methadone gradually wean yourself off the codeine. Make a tamper schedule and follow it. Im not gonna lie, this is gonna be hard! But have faith in yourself you can do it!!!!!!!!! Youve already made the first step, admitting you had a problem! Keep up the good work !

lostsoul30
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1494729 tn?1304881080
well you made the first step admitting there is a problem now you just have to figure out how you going solve this problem. hey i hear you ,i got so bad my own cousin told my mother ..hey your son is always snorting vicodin and i think he has a problem and i didn't quit then i had to actually decide to quit so it seems like you are ready and if you are you are in the right place because the people here are great so now it's up to you ,there is the Thomas recipe posted on lower right hand side of page and it helps with w/d's  so i wish you luck and hope you decide to quit make sure to read and post progress it helps believe me it does..
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