Identification Needed for Medication with Codeine

mercurial said:
Misguided my @ss. It's dangerous.
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nah - he has a point.

It can be dangerous...but realistically its not going to be dangerous if you use it as intended.

I have zero patience for people who ignore safety guidelines and are then surprised if sht goes sideways as a result. A fckin pencil can be lethal if used the wrong way...we sure as hell can't legislate away pencils. At some point you've just got to accept that there is a certain level of stupidity that you can't work around...those okes just remove themselves from the gene pool.

We could totally do with a couple of awareness campaigns surrounding paracetamol though...without the internet I'd be oblivious to the interactions & dangers.

SauRoNZA said:
So now one person can't run to 10 different shops and buy the maximum available without a pattern emerging.
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I like your idea in theory. Realistically though who is going to coordinate this in practice? Our gov couldn't organize a p.ssup in a brewery let alone this.
 
TheTwo said:
So we need to find meds that has codeine WITHOUT the paracetamol for a safer fun experience
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Since this is an anonymous forum I'd like to share a story with you chaps. A few months ago I got pretty sick with the flu. I went to the pharmacy and the guy gave me a bunch of pills of which one was Sinutab Extra Strength (it had codeine). I ended up popping 2 of those pills daily, even when my flu was gone just because it felt good. After some time, I started getting sick to my stomach so to speak. I suspected my liver was taking a beating from a gram of paracetamol daily so I forced myself to quit a month ago and went on a course of Essentiale.
 
I take Adcodols when I have headaches. I'm not addicted to the stuff. I guess it depends on the person's personality.
 
I've been clean for around 3 months. So glad I don't have to deal with this anymore. Tramacets now actually works for me when I have a headache, even anadins do. When I had rebound codeine headaches nothing worked.
 
Jhbgirl said:
I've been clean for around 3 months. So glad I don't have to deal with this anymore. Tramacets now actually works for me when I have a headache, even anadins do. When I had rebound codeine headaches nothing worked.
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Tramacet? Wtf? Isn't that a schedule five drug? Same level as heroine? Anyway, I love that stuff. Colour me jealous that you have access to that stuff.
 
Jhbgirl said:
I've been clean for around 3 months. So glad I don't have to deal with this anymore. Tramacets now actually works for me when I have a headache, even anadins do. When I had rebound codeine headaches nothing worked.
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Fortunately, I never got addicted, but there was a phase where I was klapping about 8 Syndol a day.
I got sorted out with blood pressure medication, now I just take an Anadin when I have a headache.
 
Why specifically pick on Grandpa?
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Because it is so easily available, cheap and the feeling is it's just a powder so it must be okay.

It is of course okay, once a day - but not 8 times a day, every day.
 
mercurial said:
Tramacet? Wtf? Isn't that a schedule five drug? Same level as heroine? Anyway, I love that stuff. Colour me jealous that you have access to that stuff.
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I dont have "access" to it just had a random prescription couple of weeks ago for some unrelated pain issues.
 
I know 2 women addicted to OTC medicine. One has 2 young kids and has often been driving with kids in her car when out of her mind - she has just come out of rehab for the 2 or 3rd time. Another is a Grandmother who has stuffed up her life and her relationship with her kids.

I say the sooner there is some regulation the better, and ideally the drug companies should get together to set up a central database, so that pharmacists can refuse to sell to people hooked on painkillers.
 
I say the sooner there is some regulation the better, and ideally the drug companies should get together to set up a central database, so that pharmacists can refuse to sell to people hooked on painkillers.
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On the other hand anyone can go to the bottle store and buy 10 litres of vodka without showing their ID or being on some database.
 
Jhbgirl said:
I've been clean for around 3 months. So glad I don't have to deal with this anymore. Tramacets now actually works for me when I have a headache, even anadins do. When I had rebound codeine headaches nothing worked.
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Tramadol is something to be careful with though, it must be said.
 
daveza said:
Because it is so easily available, cheap and the feeling is it's just a powder so it must be okay.
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So it's the fact that it is a powder? The rest applies to any number of other similar pain medications that are on the shelf right next to Grandpa.
 
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