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I have been using codeine daily for a little over a month. Recently, about a week ago, I started experiencing very subtle headaches in the evening. I will describe everything below.
I had been using codeine prior almost daily, but the use moved onto being daily about 40 days ago. I went up from 250 mg to 300 mg an evening, with some evenings going up to 450 mg. I never take it during the day or in the morning, usually after I get home at around 6-7pm, latest being 8pm. I sleep well and enough, wake up fresh and don't experience anything withdrawal-like at all during the day. Now come evening, I start feeling a slight headache at about 5pm, which slowly increases in intensity until I take my codeine dose. It is in no way strong, just a little bit unpleasant. About 30 minutes after taking my dose (on an empty stomach always) the headache dissipates.
I thought mild opioid withdrawal at first, but it doesn't check out. Morphine and codeine have short half-lives so I expect there is practically no significant amounts of morphine left in my system by morning, so if it was withdrawal then it would start a lot earlier. Also, there is no other typical opioid withdrawal symptoms, and lastly what I take shouldn't really result in withdrawal in the first place.
So maybe it's a sort of paracetamol withdrawal? I estimate that I ingest about 1.5g of paracetamol each time, the very maximum being 2g (I perform CWE). I have read that people using only paracetamol, daily in high quantities, for pain relief would get headaches upon stopping. Could that be the case here?
I don't take any other drugs, only drink coffee 3-4 days a week. I eat and sleep well, have physical and mental exercise every day. Any input and speculations would be greatly appreciated.
I had been using codeine prior almost daily, but the use moved onto being daily about 40 days ago. I went up from 250 mg to 300 mg an evening, with some evenings going up to 450 mg. I never take it during the day or in the morning, usually after I get home at around 6-7pm, latest being 8pm. I sleep well and enough, wake up fresh and don't experience anything withdrawal-like at all during the day. Now come evening, I start feeling a slight headache at about 5pm, which slowly increases in intensity until I take my codeine dose. It is in no way strong, just a little bit unpleasant. About 30 minutes after taking my dose (on an empty stomach always) the headache dissipates.
I thought mild opioid withdrawal at first, but it doesn't check out. Morphine and codeine have short half-lives so I expect there is practically no significant amounts of morphine left in my system by morning, so if it was withdrawal then it would start a lot earlier. Also, there is no other typical opioid withdrawal symptoms, and lastly what I take shouldn't really result in withdrawal in the first place.
So maybe it's a sort of paracetamol withdrawal? I estimate that I ingest about 1.5g of paracetamol each time, the very maximum being 2g (I perform CWE). I have read that people using only paracetamol, daily in high quantities, for pain relief would get headaches upon stopping. Could that be the case here?
I don't take any other drugs, only drink coffee 3-4 days a week. I eat and sleep well, have physical and mental exercise every day. Any input and speculations would be greatly appreciated.