by Bi-Polar Bear » Tue Apr 15, 2014 2:24 pm
I've had such bad experiences with opiate withdrawal, I really would steer clear of them even though I know how good you can feel when taking them. I LOVE codeine but I never let myself take it now because I know it's an addiction, as much as I'd like to feel the effects now and again. To me it was as bad as my smoking was - I took it all the time and sometimes took too much in one day etc. I also would avoid it because personally I feel it's easier to turn to pills when depressed when you're already so used to taking them. May not be scientifically true but it's certainly how I feel about them, with my own experiences.
Talk to your doc about it and push for more help than you've been getting so far.
Yikes.
Dx Bipolar I, Borderline Personality Disorder, generalised anxiety.
Pregnant, due Feb 2017
Quetiapine 100mg (pre-pregnancy: Lithium 800mg, Abilify, Pregabalin 200mg)