Acetaminophen+codeine

[dreamer]

ok I've been taking these pills for years now and my habit has gotten from bad to worse. It all started so innocent, took them for my headaces and stomach problems, now I would be ashamed to say how many I take at one given time. It seems to help me to cope , gives me energy , easys my mind. I know what these pills are doing to my liver and kidneys, infact I have to go to the docs to have some more tests done(things are happening to me)and I am also mixing these with depression meds. My question: How to get off these pills(very hard) and what are some of the risks maybe that I don't know about, and could they be interfearing with my meds?? Thanks for any advice.

~RSM~

[This message has been edited by dreamer (edited 04-11-2001).]

[Catriona]

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[ianstorm67]

help me please...I am hookes on tylenol number 1's too....please tell me if you found help to quit...I get terrible headaches if I stop....I am so ashamed...I take at least 50 a day....please get back to me

[kackles]

Hi You Guys - Anyone with that big a habit needs medical assistance to detox. You need to get honest with yourself and your doctor. Withdrawal is no picnic even under the best circumstances. I don't know if hospitalization is warranted - I'm no doctor, but detox and rehab might not be a bad idea. I detoxed myself from methadone many years ago by very slowly reducing the dosage over a period of a couple of months before completely cutting it loose and still had to go through a short period of uncomfortability. Recently, I have a friend who was on percocet for a couple of months. She cut down and cut down and still had some pretty bad days in the end. I question the ethics of any doctor who would allow this to go on by writing prescriptions indescriminately.

Whatever you decide, please get off the merry-go-round! Life is too short.

Good luck to you and God bless you. Love, Karolyn

[BlueSkies]

I don't know anything about withdrawling from that sort of medicine, but I wanted to offer my support to both of you. Acetaminophen is really bad for your liver, you should be very careful. I used to take Excederin just about everynight when I was drinking to get the caffeine buzz and prevent hangovers. Then I had a routine blood test and my liver enzymes are elevated. I think it might be partly because of the tylenol in the excederin (but I'm sure the beer doesn't help )

I wish you both the best!