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Using codeine to ease oxycodone withdrawal?

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Angelz87

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If I take Tylenol 3 with codein , while I'm trying to go cold turkey n cut this oxy habit , even tho codein is a weaker opiate... Am I still feeding my habits? Tylenol 3 the only thing that helps me sleep at night, how far along will I start feeling bareble in my own skin, and sleep again? I have a 120 mg oxy day. Once this is answered mods go crazy and close it.
 
This is a really basic question, probably better suited for the Basic Drug Discussion forum. I'll move it over there, but it might get closed simply because this has been covered so many times before (check out the search engine.)

I'll also edit the title to be more relevant (generic titles like "quick question" tend to get skimmed over and don't help people in the future when searching for threads on their topic.

Check out the Other Drugs Directory which lists many threads with info on getting off of opioids, tapering plans, etc. Also, please read the OD guidelines and posting standards linked in my signature line. These explain what kinds of threads go where and help keep the place better organized.
 
And to at least partially answer your question - tapering while using an opioid will reduce withdrawal symptoms (not eliminate them) but at the cost of dragging the whole process out.

My advice is to use some of the withdrawal advice in the OD directory and just suffer out the physical withdrawals for a few days. There is a lot of information there about OTC and prescription meds that can make this easier.
 
By taking Codeine you may be getting off the Oxycodone but your still "not" getting off the opiates. It is a weaker opiate and certainly will help ease the withdrawals but you will still be dependent upon opiates by taking it. Sort of like switching onto Methadone or Suboxone to replace your opiate of choice. However in my opinion I think that it may be a good idea as long as you decide to taper off the Codeine after switching from the Oxycodone.
 
K'd-OUT-in-AZ said:
By taking Codeine you may be getting off the Oxycodone but your still "not" getting off the opiates. It is a weaker opiate and certainly will help ease the withdrawals but you will still be dependent upon opiates by taking it. Sort of like switching onto Methadone or Suboxone to replace your opiate of choice. However in my opinion I think that it may be a good idea as long as you decide to taper off the Codeine after switching from the Oxycodone.
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I was taking 120 - 160 mg of oxycodone/day while in Lisbon and I ran out. I was scared because I had to switch to Codeine. So I went to 5 different pharmacies and picked up 2 boxes of codeine from each one (maximum allowed). I did a cold water extraction. After tylenol out,

I took 150 mg of codeine 3x/day (each time - nice buzz) Day 1
I took 125 mg of codeine 3x/day (each time - nice buzz) Day 2
I took 100 mg of codeine 3x/day (each time - nice buzz) Day 3
I took 075 mg of codeine 3x/day (each time - warm feeling) Day 4
I took 050 mg of codeine 3x/day (Dosing stops Diarrhea and Depression) Day 5
Then 030 mg of codeine 3x/day just to stop diarrhea and depression Day 6
By the seventh day I just took 30 mg of codeine tabs sporadically to stop the "shits" and ease feelings of depression. Having codeine is awesome to stop oxycodine w/d. It was basically painless detoxing off oxy with codeine.
 
K12 said:
I was taking 120 - 160 mg of oxycodone/day while in Lisbon and I ran out. I was scared because I had to switch to Codeine. So I went to 5 different pharmacies and picked up 2 boxes of codeine from each one (maximum allowed). I did a cold water extraction. After tylenol out,

I took 150 mg of codeine 3x/day (each time - nice buzz) Day 1
I took 125 mg of codeine 3x/day (each time - nice buzz) Day 2
I took 100 mg of codeine 3x/day (each time - nice buzz) Day 3
I took 075 mg of codeine 3x/day (each time - warm feeling) Day 4
I took 050 mg of codeine 3x/day (Dosing stops Diarrhea and Depression) Day 5
Then 030 mg of codeine 3x/day just to stop diarrhea and depression Day 6
By the seventh day I just took 30 mg of codeine tabs sporadically to stop the "shits" and ease feelings of depression. Having codeine is awesome to stop oxycodine w/d. It was basically painless detoxing off oxy with codeine.
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Congratulations bro, I'm thinking about switching to codeine, also been looking at Loperamide to help ease withdrawal but its very expensive in my country, but then tapering the codeine to get my fiance and I off 12-16mg a day of buprenorphine (Subutex), which we've been on for around 3 years. 32mg each was our dose for the first year or so. I think the withdrawals are going to be hell and long. Your post was great, the tapering schedule especially. Informative.Good on ya mate. :)
 
I'm detoxing off Oxycodone right now, feel like shit, looking through the cabinet to see if I had anything to help, I found a bottle on Tylenol3/codeine, I'm like a kid on christmas after finding hopefully it helps
 
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