MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'codeine'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:21:44 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4164706&cid=t_142090_151_f&fid=36896&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSuboxoneTalkZone%2F%7E3%2FAyGgGWX2hlQ%2F Some distorted thinking You see where this is going. My behavior was an example of cross addiction, where an addict stops one substance but continues to use another, only to find that the previously safe substance becomes the drug of choice. My use of alcohol increased, and soon I was drinking as soon as I got home from work, to ‘unwind.’ When my wife protested I started sneaking small bottles of whiskey and hiding them in places once reserved for bottles of cough syrup.  Once again I knew that I had a problem, and I also knew that I was in denial. The funny thing is that simply knowing that I was in denial did nothing to stop the denial. I would pause for a moment and think to myself that there were problems ahead, but I would quickly sweep the thought aside to be dealt with on anoth... Suboxone Talk Zone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4164706 Sun, 14 Nov 2010 18:09:10 +0100 4164706 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4159521&cid=t_142090_151_f&fid=36896&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSuboxoneTalkZone%2F%7E3%2FYtlXbcEwhX4%2F Treating myself In the spring of 1993 I took codeine cough medicine for a cold.  A few weeks later I was still taking the codeine each evening.  It worked so well; finally I could relax and get some quality sleep!  I started feeling more irritable in the morning as the codeine wore off, so I began taking cough medicine in the morning too. By this time I was prescribing myself larger and larger amounts of the medicine. My wife found empty cough medicine bottles in my car and we argued over the secret I had been keeping. I promised that I would stop, honestly meaning every word.  I knew I had a problem and wanted to fix that problem. I tried my best to stay busy and keep my mind occupied, but as time went by and my use continued I became more and more frustrated.  I had ALWAYS accomplis... Suboxone Talk Zone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4159521 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 03:33:55 +0100 4159521 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4122081&cid=t_142090_151_f&fid=36896&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSuboxoneTalkZone%2F%7E3%2F6a8MHmyMXDg%2F My Story (continued) Treating myself In the spring of 1993 I took codeine cough medicine for a cold.  A few weeks later I was still taking the codeine each evening.  It worked so well; finally I could relax and get some quality sleep!  I started feeling more irritable in the morning as the codeine wore off, so I began taking cough medicine in the morning too. By this time I was prescribing myself larger and larger amounts of the medicine. My wife found empty cough medicine bottles in my car and we argued over the secret I had been keeping. I promised that I would stop, honestly meaning every word.  I knew I had a problem and wanted to fix that problem. I tried my best to stay busy and keep my mind occupied, but as time went by and my use continued I became more and more frustrated.  I... Suboxone Talk Zone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4122081 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:55:59 +0100 4122081 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3641333&cid=t_142090_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fminimising-the-risk-of-addiction-to-codeine%2F Over the counter analgesics containing codeine The British Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) today announced new advice on over-the-counter (OTC) medicines containing codeine and dihydrocodeine (DHC) to minimise the risk of overuse and addiction. The package of measures include clear and prominently positioned warnings on the label and patient information leaflet (PIL) about the risk of addiction, and the importance of not taking these medicines for longer than three days. The revised guidance on the use of these products will focus on treating moderate pain not relieved by simple painkillers such as paracetamol and ibuprofen. There will also be updated controls on advertising to ensure the new warnings are clearly presented. MHRA Director of Vigilance and Risk Man... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3641333 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 14:24:12 +0100 3641333 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2712180&cid=t_142090_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FbiZi_DO6SGo%2F If your child has broken an arm, you know how painful it can be. Most often, children are sent home from the emergency or urgent care with a new cast/splint and a prescription for acetaminophen (ex., Tylenol) and codeine together. However, this type of medication seems to cause side effects in over 50% of children. This may make the first few days of the break difficult. Researchers in Wisconsin studied the effects of ibuprofen (ex., Advil) on children with broken arms, compared with acetaminophen and codeine. The goal of the study was to see if the pain relief was comparable and if the different approach affected arm healing and future issues. Of 336 children, 93% needed medication to manage the pain for the first few days. The group was divided into two and the children were given either... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2712180 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:48:49 +0100 2712180 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2709205&cid=t_142090_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FbiZi_DO6SGo%2F If your child has broken an arm, you know how painful it can be. Most often, children are sent home from the emergency or urgent care with a new cast/splint and a prescription for acetaminophen (ex., Tylenol) and codeine together. However, this type of medication seems to cause side effects in over 50% of children. This may make the first few days of the break difficult. Researchers in Wisconsin studied the effects of ibuprofen (ex., Advil) on children with broken arms, compared with acetaminophen and codeine. The goal of the study was to see if the pain relief was comparable and if the different approach affected arm healing and future issues. Of 336 children, 93% needed medication to manage the pain for the first few days. The group was divided into two and the children were given either... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2709205 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:48:49 +0100 2709205 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2389704&cid=t_142090_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D6926 Hat tip to Jasgill in the Dobs forums for spotting this A coffee shop here has been turning hundreds of its regular customers into drug addicts by pushing a “five-star” herbal tea to them.Each day, more than 150 glasses of tea laced with codeine are sold to unsuspecting customers who keep coming back for more because of the high that the drug gives. Codeine, the active drug in many cough mixtures, is used by drug addicts as a substitute for hard drugs. The discovery was made by a Health Ministry team yesterday, when it raided a pharmacy in New Town here. The team discovered that up to 1,000 codeine tablets a week had been sold to the coffee shop. Initial investigations revealed that the coffee shop owner had been adding the tablets into his drinks to give his customers an &#822... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2389704 Tue, 05 May 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2389704 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1173537&cid=t_142090_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Flife-with-crohns%2Fkelly%2Fterrorized-by-a-kidney-stone%2F I had a couple of pain-free days last week but have been getting pounded by pain with a kidney stone this week. I’ve been in a pretty bad mood because I’ve been in a lot of pain lately. I started to feel the pain last Wednesday but wasn’t sure if it was a stone or just my Crohn’s disease flaring. Then Thursday it was a little worse but not too bad. Friday was the worst, but I still thought that it could be something else. I was in a meeting all day and hate using my sick time. So by the time time I decided to go to the doctor, it was too late. I figured that it would probably go away anyway. Then Saturday rolled around, I couldn’t stand the pain anymore and wound up in the urgent care facility. They did a CT scan and told me that I had a stone inside my kidney but they didn�... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1173537 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:35:59 +0100 1173537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=817756&cid=t_142090_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Ffda-warnings-breast-feeding-and-codeine.html This is something I have been following for over a year now. There were several published reports of mothers taking codeine and their babies having problems.First, let me explain how that could happen. Codeine is something called a pro-drug. That means Codeine essentially does nothing when taken. It only works by being converted to another substance in the body. In codeine's case, that substance is morphine. That's correct, codeine is really morphine.So what happens in these new babies is due to the metabolizer status of their mothers. If dear old mom is an ultra-rapid metabolizer of codeine, then there will be higher than usual amounts of morphine in the blood, and in the breast milk.Recently the FDA issued a warning regarding codeine consumption during breastfeeding."Codeine frequently i... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=817756 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 01:12:00 +0100 817756