Barry Potter
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I have a prescription which I can use to buy a small amount of codeine or dihydrocodeine. The doctor mentioned that some people find dihydrocodeine stronger than codeine, but that 10% of the population can't metabolise dihydrocodeine, and the withdrawals can be worse. (She didn't say what percentage can/can't metabolise codeine.)
My instinct is to get dihydrocodeine because it's supposed to be stronger and has a longer half-life, meaning I'll need less of it. However, I've never had dihydrocodeine before and I'm worried that if I get dihydrocodeine then it might not work and I'll have an expensive box of chalk. I've used codeine before and know that it works. Once I use my prescription, that's it, so it's either one or the other.
Given that codeine works on me, is it safe to assume that dihydrocodeine will too, or are there people for whom dihydrocodeine does not work but codeine does?
My instinct is to get dihydrocodeine because it's supposed to be stronger and has a longer half-life, meaning I'll need less of it. However, I've never had dihydrocodeine before and I'm worried that if I get dihydrocodeine then it might not work and I'll have an expensive box of chalk. I've used codeine before and know that it works. Once I use my prescription, that's it, so it's either one or the other.
Given that codeine works on me, is it safe to assume that dihydrocodeine will too, or are there people for whom dihydrocodeine does not work but codeine does?