Hi, this is my first post here so sorry if it is in the wrong place, too long or confusing. I have read several threads but none seem to match my exact problems and questions.
Long story short I?ve taken codeine on and off (10 years) for migraines and developed a proper liking to them about two years ago. It wasn?t until last August time when I was taking around 90-100mg once maybe twice a day, 3 times at weekends if there was football on. I realised it needed to stop. I went cold turkey, there were no other side effects really other than slight insomnia and restless leg syndrome. After around 4 days of this with a total of about 3 hours sleep I went to the doctors mainly for reassurance and sure enough a day or two later the symptoms had gone.
Stupidly I relapsed around October November time and started increasing the doses. I was taking anywhere between 120mg-210mg of either Codeine Phosphate or Dihydrocodeine every day up to 3 times a day. Some days I?d have 50-100mg tramadol or some diazepam to potentiate it.
This time I?m quitting for good and I took my last dose on Sunday 21st 10 days ago now, and have been cold turkey since. The only problem is that I am STILL getting the restless leg syndrome and it is killing me. I slept 4 hours last night. No sleeping aids or anything like diazepam help because they make me even more like a zombie but do not help the RLS. I am not turning back now but surely after that long it should be gone? Is that normal for it still to be like that?
I do have a small stock of Lyrica 75mgs and took these one night and slept perfectly. My only worry is that taking these will stop my body producing its own dopamine, melatonin, serotonin etc? Or will it just aid the next say 3 or 4 nights sleep until everything is back to normal? I just don?t want to replace one for another.
Sorry for rambling on and I hope somebody can help or reassure me. I?m losing my mind.
Many thanks
Long story short I?ve taken codeine on and off (10 years) for migraines and developed a proper liking to them about two years ago. It wasn?t until last August time when I was taking around 90-100mg once maybe twice a day, 3 times at weekends if there was football on. I realised it needed to stop. I went cold turkey, there were no other side effects really other than slight insomnia and restless leg syndrome. After around 4 days of this with a total of about 3 hours sleep I went to the doctors mainly for reassurance and sure enough a day or two later the symptoms had gone.
Stupidly I relapsed around October November time and started increasing the doses. I was taking anywhere between 120mg-210mg of either Codeine Phosphate or Dihydrocodeine every day up to 3 times a day. Some days I?d have 50-100mg tramadol or some diazepam to potentiate it.
This time I?m quitting for good and I took my last dose on Sunday 21st 10 days ago now, and have been cold turkey since. The only problem is that I am STILL getting the restless leg syndrome and it is killing me. I slept 4 hours last night. No sleeping aids or anything like diazepam help because they make me even more like a zombie but do not help the RLS. I am not turning back now but surely after that long it should be gone? Is that normal for it still to be like that?
I do have a small stock of Lyrica 75mgs and took these one night and slept perfectly. My only worry is that taking these will stop my body producing its own dopamine, melatonin, serotonin etc? Or will it just aid the next say 3 or 4 nights sleep until everything is back to normal? I just don?t want to replace one for another.
Sorry for rambling on and I hope somebody can help or reassure me. I?m losing my mind.
Many thanks
taking lyrica to help shouldnt do that unless you overdo it long term. exercise is a good natural thing to try as well, its very good for when you come off opioids
