Codeine

[Littlenestofvipers]

Hi guys! I’ve always found that taking codeine makes me wide awake and unable to sleep. Doctors are always baffled when I tell them this and I can never find anything online about it… does anyone else get this?! I SO wish codeine made me drowsy and sleepy as it seems to do to everyone else!!

[Hidden]

Does the same to me & makes me itchy

[Littlenestofvipers in reply to Hidden]

I still can’t figure it out! Makes me feel literally wired, like I’ve just had 10 shots of coffee!! Makes me sooo itchy too. Thanks for your response x

[Hidden in reply to Littlenestofvipers]

Yes I can only take it at night as it makes me feel so spaced out.aparently the liver breaks codiebe down and turns it into morphine I've heard.plus codiebe is an opiate drug so maybe that's why

[Mumtoalilmonkey]

Codeine makes me super sleepy, I usually have a good nap 3 times and sleep through the night on the days I'm taking it. It doesn't bode well with being a single mother x

[Littlenestofvipers in reply to Mumtoalilmonkey]

I wish it did that for me! I’ve been up for 3 days straight now 😂 can imagine that doesn’t work well as a single mum tho x