Codeine For Anxiety?

[Adrian2016]

I just got over the worst flashback/panic attack combo I've had in months. I'm still really worked up and...

It may or may not help with your anxiety. If you are opiates naive meaning you never or hardly ever use opiates, it may actually worsen your anxiety until the come down at which point, with codeine, will usually make you very sleepy. It may relax some of your msucles if you are experiencing tension with your anxiety. In my own extensive experience though, without getting preachy, self medicating with opiates or benzos is a slippery slope that can take you to the devils doorstep very quickly. Good luck friend. And do not exceed 300 mg daily. You can od on anything more. 800 mg is a death sentence. Also if your codiene is formulated with apap be extra cautious. Apap kills the liver faster than vodka straight.

 

[Adrian2016]

I would take it. One codeine does not a junkie make. I was on narcs for chronic pain, also sometimes...

One pill is always the start to being a junkie. Take my word. I used to eat 30 1mg xanax a day. There are entire months I don't remember an hour of.

 

[DharmaGirl]

Then why am I not a junkie?

 

[Adrian2016]

Then why am I not a junkie?

I don't know I would assume you would know the answer to that better than I would, right? I didn't say you or anyone else was a junkie. I just said that using codiene for anxiety is putting yourself at risk to form bad habits. I feel that's pretty straightforward and should be common knowledge. Im sorry you got defensive over it.

 

[DharmaGirl]

I don't know I would assume you would know the answer to that better than I would, right? I didn't s...

Sorry, I was in a lot of pain and feeling crappy. I usually never post when I feel that way and this is why. I end up making stupid statements.

 

[mary1979]

Then why am I not a junkie?

Haha you big bad drug addict you.

In all seriousness though, I have a friend who uses codeine as a relaxant.
She might a box of 50 every 6 months or so and uses as needed.

Personally I'm more inclined to that kind of medicating than the one pill a day for the rest of your natural life that an anti anxiety med can require.