Hi all,
Well, if there's one thing I've discovered, it's that nothing works for me all of the time. Sometimes I can taper; sometimes I can't. Sometimes water helps; sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes CBD oil is effective in killing pain; sometimes it is not.
I started tapering my Solpadeine intake again early last week (I think). I was on eight tablets a day when I began. I am not sure if I went too fast (again!) or if extreme insomnia was the cause but I triggered off a 3.5-day migraine last weekend.
On day one of the migraine, I had already taken six whole Solpadeine tablets by 14:00. It didn't help in the slightest. So I decided there and then to quit cold turkey, helped by the fact that I had run out anyway and was feeling too crap to go to the pharmacy.
It lasted from Friday early morning to Monday lunchtime: headache, nausea, vomiting, unable to keep water down, etc.
On Monday, I found a few more Solpadeine tablets in an old bag. I wasn't actually searching for them but I came across them. I took two to get rid of the residual pain. They did nothing to help. The following day, I took one Solpadeine Extra tablet (no codeine) when I awoke with pain again. It didn't help. The day after that (yesterday) I awoke with pain yet again and took two Solpadeine. No use at all. Today, I have had no Solpadeine and don't desire it, even though it's very hot outside and my head is heavy. It's not worth it, though.
I have been drinking copious amounts of still water since I stopped vomiting. It has really helped but I have had to drink litres and litres.
The great thing is, I am not craving Solpadeine at all. I think it's because I am making sure I'm hydrated. I have also quit drinking coffee and tea and other caffeinated drinks and I feel so much better without them.
Since my migraine, I have had one abysmal night's sleep (I felt wired, for some reason - it might have been because I had some chocolate in the evening - not much, but perhaps it was disruptive…) but two excellent nights' sleeps (about eight hours, which use to be a very occasional event). This is partly due to the caffeine in Solpadeine no longer interrupting my sleep cycles but it is also due to not having to go to the loo in the night. Solpadeine used to irritate my bladder so much that even on days when I drank no tea or coffee, I'd have to make repeated trips to the loo and never got a full night's sleep. It was a waking nightmare.
I hope you are all doing OK.
Take care,
Storm