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paramoladdict
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Hi - new to forum. I have been taking over over-the-counter painkiller Paramol in LARGE doses - was 3 boxes of 32 a week, now 2, for nearly FOUR years. Before that I was addicted to Nurofen Plus for years and this resulted in me having to have a really nasty operation on my stomach due to all the damage I'd caused by the ibruprofen in Nurofen Plus. Now I am absolutely terrified that the years of paracetamol intake have seriously damaged me. I have been to a Drugs Clinic to get help but am way down on their priority list. My doctor won't prescribe me dihydrocodeine on its own (the addictive part of the Paramol tablets. TODAY is the first day I have gone WITHOUT a Paramol intake for years. I am convinced I have liver failure or kidney problems and am having panic attacks about dying every waking minute. I am going to see my doctor tommorrow although I feel so bad without the pills I don't even want to leave the house. I have also tried switching to roll-up cigarettes instead of straights and struggling with this. The reason I have decided to give up is because my life has just become one big mission to feed my addiction, going to different chemists, trying to explain to boyfreind why I'm always out of pocket etc. Also feeling terrible guilt that if I did die, what it would do to my family. I am prone to depression and anxiety too. WHAT CAN I EXPECT TO FEEL in the next couple of days/ weeks without the pills??? All I want to do is sleep and I am feeling low already. I've also got stomach ache and keep needing the loo. Anyone got any advice they can give me - I am really losing it! :dizzy: