Dec 5, 2014 (Started Oct 20, 2014)
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EffectivenessMajor (for pain)
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Side effectsModerate (for Overall) (chronic constipation, drowsiness)
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
Dosage:
As needed
Advice & Tips:
I've backed off taking codeine again, simply because of the constipation. I prefer having to wake up and take extra paracetamol or ibuprofen and enjoy a natural intestinal rhythm. As a post-op pain relief, great. As a long term solution, I'll look elsewhere.
Nov 24, 2014 (Started Oct 20, 2014)
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EffectivenessMajor (for pain)
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Side effectsMild (for Overall) (chronic constipation, drowsiness)
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
Dosage:
As needed
Advice & Tips:
Codeine has a great side benefit in that it makes me a little drowsy - it really helps my insomnia, so now I take Codeine once a night, which still slows the bowels down but fibre, water and the occasional suppository helps that along. Using Codeine means I can get through the night without topping up the painkillers too. One is enough.
Nov 10, 2014 (Started Oct 20, 2014)
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EffectivenessMajor (for pain)
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Side effectsSevere (for Overall) (chronic constipation, drowsiness)
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
Dosage:
As needed
Advice & Tips:
Codeine really knocked my seizure and surgery pain into a cocked hat. Very effective, but I have never experienced constipation like it. Seriously, first six, then seven days without bowel movements, and when the earth DID finally move, 5 hours of discomfort.
I was under strict instructions not to 'strain at stool' so to speak, so a poop shute full of fecal coal (colinic impaction) with diarrhea building up pressure to get by meant that I gave up codeine for a twiddly mixture of Paracetamol and Ibuprofen. Still on Lactulose Solution and suppositories but returning to normal.
Would still use codeine for major pain relief, but only for a day or two.
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