jonny jeez
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- Location
- Chislehurst, Kent, UK
Over the holidays I've been unwell, laid up from Boxing Day through to yesterday with flu, horrid aches and pains and uncontrollable shivering...it's been nasty.
To stave off the symptoms I started using an ibuprofen and codine over the counter pill, which worked wonders and enabled me to get out of bed and enjoy at least some time at home with the family.
But my symptoms have got worse each day rather than better. Each morning I awake shivering and aching to the point that I can't get up, I take my medication and feel better, then by 3.00 my symptoms return...each day the same but each day a little worse, I haven't eaten for 5 days.
Turns out I got over the flu a few days ago and the symptoms I Have been suffering each day are actually from the withdrawal of the medication...I had become dependant.
I was addicted!
This isn't a joke it's serious, I can't belive how easy it is to become dependant on over the counter drugs. I took 12 hours to put up with the shivers and shakes and, now the drugs are out of my system...I feel fine..better than fine in fact,maven my appetite has returned.
Watch out people, these drugs are a real hazard, take them with genuine respect for the risks.
J
To stave off the symptoms I started using an ibuprofen and codine over the counter pill, which worked wonders and enabled me to get out of bed and enjoy at least some time at home with the family.
But my symptoms have got worse each day rather than better. Each morning I awake shivering and aching to the point that I can't get up, I take my medication and feel better, then by 3.00 my symptoms return...each day the same but each day a little worse, I haven't eaten for 5 days.
Turns out I got over the flu a few days ago and the symptoms I Have been suffering each day are actually from the withdrawal of the medication...I had become dependant.
I was addicted!
This isn't a joke it's serious, I can't belive how easy it is to become dependant on over the counter drugs. I took 12 hours to put up with the shivers and shakes and, now the drugs are out of my system...I feel fine..better than fine in fact,maven my appetite has returned.
Watch out people, these drugs are a real hazard, take them with genuine respect for the risks.
J