Co-Proxamol

RE: Co-Proxamol

I have a client who has gone through similar withdrawals having been on co-proximal for about 9 years (since he fell off a horse whilst racing). He was taken off co-prox in August last year and went through horrors. However, with the help of a hypnotherapist for pain management, plus acupuncture he seems to have come out the other side. Only surgery will cure the spine damage, but he is not willing to have this as thechance of paralysis is very high. At the moment he is able to walk quite well, although not long distances, and still drives a car. He takes Temgesic if the pain is bad, sometimes up to four times a day. He has also tried the Temgesic skin patches, but he didn't feel that these worked as efficiently.

RE: Co-Proxamol

Hi Fran,
Thought you might be interested in this link to the Co-proximol forum. My dad has been taken Co-proximol for years and then his doctor expected him to suddenly stop taking them as they were being withdrawn.He found good advice from the forum andhe went back to his doctor and has now been prescribed them again so he can come off them slowly. Hope this helps you!
love Nightspirit
xx
[link= http://www.vasectomy.me.uk/no-scalpel-vasectomy/coproxamol/co-proxamol-forum/index.php ]http://www.co-proxamol-forum/index.php[/link]

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Hi Fran,

A therapy called Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) can help wonders with cravings and addictions. Feel free to pop over to the Mind Therapies forum where youwill find more information.

I'm not personally familiar with co-proxamol, so I'm assuming it's some sort of pain relief, but EFT works for all sorts. As far as cravings and addictions go, I've only ever used EFT myself for clients who wanted to give up smokingor who had food cravings/addictions, but I know it has been used by other practitioners for much more serious things.

Love and Reiki Hugs

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EFT also helps with arthritis itself.

I think of some of my clients when I say this: Don't wait till bones fuse to look for help, go see an experienced EFT practitioner now, never mind the money. They will teach you EFT for yourself for your particular condition, and you may never need regular meds again.

Also from my experience with my clients: It could be that something you have eaten or eat, something that has been put on your body or that you put on your body, or something in your environment, is making your arthritis worse. EFT can get rid of that effect too, if applied properly, as done by Sandi Radomski of Allergy Antidotes fame. She is NAET-trained and modified EFT to all her treatments. The techniques have worked on all the clients I have applied them for, so unless you are very different, they should work on you.

[ooops edited to say] One of the ingredients in co-proxamol a relative of heroin. Grrr...

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Hi Fran,

Good to read you post. I have been taking co-proxamol for about 15 years, luckily I have never been a "heavy user" and have not built up a dependency, but it was/is the only one that seems to help me in the times of extreme pain to enable me to move.

Working in pharmaceutical engineering I investigated the drug thoroughly at the start. Dependency on Co-proxamol is not only physical but also psychological therefore the body has to be taken off it slowly like any other dependency. You will become very ill if you suddenly stop taking it all together, perhaps a form of "cold turkey" which in some cases puts a huge amount of strain on the body. I know of people whom have been prescribed co-proxamol instead of methadone, due to the enhancing euphoric qualities, the active ingredients works straight on the central nervous system, and gives an exaggerated feeling of well being and happiness. Though it helps many people there have also been the cases when accidental suicide and other cases where it has been used with the intent to suicide.

I can not understand why doctors do not advise thoroughly before prescribing it, or why they do not keep an eye on the amount that is prescribed to prevent dependency. My doctor quite happily gives a prescription for 100 tablets without checking when the last time was that I had received a prescription.

My reply might not be much help to you, but I do sympathise with your situation, and I hope you get the help and support you need to come off it.

Good luck!
Andrea

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Hi and thanks all for the info very helpful. I am just taking 3 a day now and hope to cut down more. So I can get of them altogether. Doc dosen't tell me nothing on how to handle coming of these pills. Just says no more and that was that [:@]

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Dear Fran - sounds like your doing extremely well considering how long you've been taking these pain killers.

Re. The lack help & understanding of the prescribing physician may be associated with guilt, in that they may be feeling (consciously or subconsciously) that they played a significant part in the cause ofthe problem and that they should have known better.

Short of morphine baseddrugs, all other prescription pain killers are paracetamol & codiene based.The only difference between them is the ratio between the two substances.
Typically it's the codeine that folks get hooked on.

The word - Arthritis - simply means inflammation of the joints and suggest that you have a look thru the Arthritis Sub-Forum. [link= http://www.healthypages.net/forum/tt.asp?forumid=35 ]http://www.healthypages.net/forum/tt.asp?forumid=35[/link]

This Thread in particular - [link= http://www.healthypages.net/forum/tm.asp?m=811 ]http://www.healthypages.net/forum/tm.asp?m=811[/link]

That said - I cannot say that I would recommend nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories as an alternative. These are the aspirin based drugs - Ibuprofen, etc., that probably kill, more people per annum than any other prescription drug through gastric & gut complictions. Also, by blocking the inflammatory process, they also block the healing & repair process of the tissues and research has shown that they actually contribute to long term degeneration of the joints.

I'm guessing that you're not of a grand old age, so suspect the arthritis is somewhat premature.

Inflammation, withoutdirect physical trauma to the tissues is inherently related to the immune system and more often than not related to allergies or hypersensitivities, often to common foods. At best it could be completely resolved with NAET or a compromise could be establishing what is causing the inflammation & avoiding of the offending foods or substances.

Andrew.

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Hi again Fran,

Being down to 3 tables a day is very good, I also hope for you that you will be off them completely in no time!

I found this article published: Monday 31 January 2005:
MHRA withdraws the pain killer co-proxamol

[link= http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/PressReleases/PressReleasesNotices/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4102347&chk=muLo27 ]http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/PressReleases/PressReleasesNotices/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4102347&chk=muLo27[/link]

Andrea

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Hi BlondePanther I am still on them but on 2 a day. The goverment has now stopped my Disabilty allowances (For no reason) SoI can not afford to buy them online. I went to see a phicyaitrist the other day told him all about it with the Co-proxamol. I have to phone him back next week as he has to discuss it all with his work team. So will keep you informed on how it turns out. Thanks Fran. sorry about the spelling 🙂

ORIGINAL: BlondePanther

Hi again Fran,

Being down to 3 tables a day is very good, I also hope for you that you will be off them completely in no time!

I found this article published: Monday 31 January 2005:
MHRA withdraws the pain killer co-proxamol

[link= http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/PressReleases/PressReleasesNotices/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4102347&chk=muLo27 ]http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/PressReleases/PressReleasesNotices/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4102347&chk=muLo27[/link]

Andrea

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I used to take Co-Prox for arthrits but they stopped working after a while. I'm now taking Dihydrocodine and have been for years.
At the time i was prescribed them my doctor told me they were highly addictive, but because my arthritis, especially in my spine has worstened over time, i will never come off them though i am concerned over the long term affects.
On the rare occassion that my pain isn't so bad and i don't take as many as usual, i have noticed that i feel a bit down and don't have hardly any energy; i'd hate to think how i would feel if i left them off altogether!

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I used to also take co-prox - I would say that Time Line Therapy tm and Hypnosis would be really great at assisting you in moving past these symptoms and being totally comfortable - let me know if I can be of any help 😉

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i was on co prox.for 15 yrs for arthritis.the last 2yrs,i had all different ailments.i was taken off coproxamol.and put on co codamol i asked for the low doseand just take 4 a day.all the ailments i had were caused thru all the yrs taking coproxamol.im doing fine now and had no problem changing tablets.
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kath [sm=FIFangel.gif]

If it was me I would go back to my GP and demand a managed medical program of gradual withdrawl over a period time.

If it was me I would go back to my GP and demand a managed medical program of gradual withdrawl over a period time.

This is a very old thread that I wasn't aware of. Co-proxamol WAS still available as a special at a massively increased price........but GP's are discouraged from prescribing unlicensed products. So that really wasn't an option. Most patients were offered Co-codamol which also contains an opiate so would have helped alleviate withdrawal symptoms. Codeine (in co-codamol) is even more closely related to heroin than dextropropoxyphene (in Co-proxamol) . The drug was associated with major problems and a lot of suicides.

It really HAD to go................