Bit of background: I used to be heavy IV heroin user on the streets and terribly depressed.
I hit rock bottom and got off the H and stopped IVing. I wouldn’t say I’m depressed anymore (mentally anyway, but I suffer chronic fatigue which sucks)
I am married, a homeowner and have a kid. I drive I nice car and my life is generally pretty nice. So no risk of going back to H. My wife puts up with me CWEing because she knows I have some legit back pain problems but it’s not ideal. It gives me nausea and I usually throw up and barely even really get a buzz anymore. I do it mostly out of habit.
I CWE OTC cocodamol on the daily, at first it was one pack a day, then two, now I take 3 packs at once usually twice a day.
That’s theoretically 768mg a dose, though I’d say probably 500-600mg in reality due to loses in extraction.
It’s a pain in the ass because I literally have to hit every pharmacy in a 10 mile radius so as not to be seen going to any more than once a week.
I wonder is my twice daily dosing taking away from the buzz or is my tolerance just at the point where the dose I can get from codeine isn’t enough. It’s weird though because I don’t really get terrible withdrawals when I don’t use. Nothing like when I was on heroin anyway.
Is there a consensus on long it takes for your liver enzymes to recharge or replenish?
If I got morphine tablets would I take 60mg for an equivalent dose or because the oral bioavailability sucks would I need to take more?
I hit rock bottom and got off the H and stopped IVing. I wouldn’t say I’m depressed anymore (mentally anyway, but I suffer chronic fatigue which sucks)
I am married, a homeowner and have a kid. I drive I nice car and my life is generally pretty nice. So no risk of going back to H. My wife puts up with me CWEing because she knows I have some legit back pain problems but it’s not ideal. It gives me nausea and I usually throw up and barely even really get a buzz anymore. I do it mostly out of habit.
I CWE OTC cocodamol on the daily, at first it was one pack a day, then two, now I take 3 packs at once usually twice a day.
That’s theoretically 768mg a dose, though I’d say probably 500-600mg in reality due to loses in extraction.
It’s a pain in the ass because I literally have to hit every pharmacy in a 10 mile radius so as not to be seen going to any more than once a week.
I wonder is my twice daily dosing taking away from the buzz or is my tolerance just at the point where the dose I can get from codeine isn’t enough. It’s weird though because I don’t really get terrible withdrawals when I don’t use. Nothing like when I was on heroin anyway.
Is there a consensus on long it takes for your liver enzymes to recharge or replenish?
If I got morphine tablets would I take 60mg for an equivalent dose or because the oral bioavailability sucks would I need to take more?