Hey there everyone. I am a 40's year young woman who has never done anything like this before, and I am looking forward to the opportunity to speak out a little, have been doing lots and lots of reading, and I want to thank everyone here for their honesty. I don't really have anyone to talk to about this stuff and im going through my own things and so is my 20 something daughter and that is incredibly painful. We are both ok, working functioning and kind of happy people, I probably worry about her more than anything else.
forgive a bit of a ramble but I need to spill.. I have been taking codeine for horrible, horrible stomach pain for over a year. normal nights for me begin at 3am with unbelievable forceful vomiting until I only have dry heaves. just vomiting from nowhere - I drink very little, maybe a couple of drinks before bed, but even without it the vomiting occurs. anyway, I went and have been seeing a gi doc who said I might have chrohns disease then said no he didn't see it. I had been diagnosed with steatorrohsis (sp? - fatty liver) two years ago and was so sick I lost the use of my legs, had repeated seizures, had ascites, was put on a liver transplant list. This was due to heavy, heavy alcohol use and no eating for one year. I got better am up, thin, look great, no one at work would ever in a million years guess my recent history.
long story short I now take the codeine and have been getting more and more addicted to it. saw the posts about loperamide after just having run out of codeine two days ago and IT SAVED MY LIFE. I cannot believe that I not only have not thrown up, (a miracle), but my mood is good, I can actually eat (I still have an incredibly hard time with being able to eat regularly), I have energy, and I feel a little high. I have taken about 60 mg today with 100mg of omeprazole. This OTC remedy could probably save a lot of people's lives and keep them out of jail, and I mean that very seriously. More people/families need to know about this. I am thinking of telling my daughter about it as she is addicted to opiates and gets them from the street - I see a doctor and have urged her to do the same (bullshit, I was going to drag her to the hospital this week is more like it). But, I know this might sound stupid, im afraid to give her information about another drug not knowing really what else she takes and if it wound up hurting her I could never live with it. Any advice here would help. Also asking you good people out there if you think I could actually stay off of codeine by taking loperamide once in a while, I know its not supposed to be taken every day, easier said than done as I wind up taking 10 codeine pills when im supposed to take four max. Anyway, that's just a little bit of a spill, thanks for any help you can provide. Also, I am a former nurse, good with others not so much with myself
forgive a bit of a ramble but I need to spill.. I have been taking codeine for horrible, horrible stomach pain for over a year. normal nights for me begin at 3am with unbelievable forceful vomiting until I only have dry heaves. just vomiting from nowhere - I drink very little, maybe a couple of drinks before bed, but even without it the vomiting occurs. anyway, I went and have been seeing a gi doc who said I might have chrohns disease then said no he didn't see it. I had been diagnosed with steatorrohsis (sp? - fatty liver) two years ago and was so sick I lost the use of my legs, had repeated seizures, had ascites, was put on a liver transplant list. This was due to heavy, heavy alcohol use and no eating for one year. I got better am up, thin, look great, no one at work would ever in a million years guess my recent history.
long story short I now take the codeine and have been getting more and more addicted to it. saw the posts about loperamide after just having run out of codeine two days ago and IT SAVED MY LIFE. I cannot believe that I not only have not thrown up, (a miracle), but my mood is good, I can actually eat (I still have an incredibly hard time with being able to eat regularly), I have energy, and I feel a little high. I have taken about 60 mg today with 100mg of omeprazole. This OTC remedy could probably save a lot of people's lives and keep them out of jail, and I mean that very seriously. More people/families need to know about this. I am thinking of telling my daughter about it as she is addicted to opiates and gets them from the street - I see a doctor and have urged her to do the same (bullshit, I was going to drag her to the hospital this week is more like it). But, I know this might sound stupid, im afraid to give her information about another drug not knowing really what else she takes and if it wound up hurting her I could never live with it. Any advice here would help. Also asking you good people out there if you think I could actually stay off of codeine by taking loperamide once in a while, I know its not supposed to be taken every day, easier said than done as I wind up taking 10 codeine pills when im supposed to take four max. Anyway, that's just a little bit of a spill, thanks for any help you can provide. Also, I am a former nurse, good with others not so much with myself
