I've been having an interesting experience over the past week.
I had got way into a new Solpadeine cycle due to migraine, averaging eight tablets a day.
Last Thursday/Friday, I took 12 tablets in 24 hours for migraine. They were not working effectively. They would help for an hour or two and then the pain would return. I was scared to stop taking them, though, in case I triggered an excruciating cold turkey.
Solpadeine was also making me feel really weird in the head at this point. It's hard to describe but it was a kind of dizziness that made me scared to leave the house.
Since the previous Friday I had been doing autogenic training, which is a relaxation technique a bit like mindfulness. There are lots of videos on YouTube about it, e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKo8vQDa4wY and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Lzi4T6mu0U
I also started doing 'eco-meditation' (https://www.eftuniverse.com/tutorial/easy-meditation-in-7-steps-learn-ecomeditation-with-eft - link to meditation audio halfway down the page).
I was practicing these techniques for an entirely different reason; I had a very anxiety-provoking appointment coming up and I wanted to be clear-headed and calm for it. After it was over, though, I continued to practice them because they were pleasant and relaxing.
I sleep very badly, which is a terrible migraine trigger. I would sometimes nod off during the day while listening to autogenic relaxation videos but that was OK. I wasn't working, so I played the meditations several times a day. I think the extra sleep helped, too.
The day after my migraine I only took six Solpadeine, probably because I still had enough in my system to knock out a horse. The following day, though, I decided to risk five, and for two days after that four tablets each. Today I am on three. Tomorrow will be two and the next day one.
I haven't had a single headache, migraine or withdrawal symptom except for a sore upper back one day (a leftover from a serious car crash). I haven't finished my withdrawal yet but it is going well so far and I know for sure that it is down to these techniques because I have been doing little else different. I have been strict about staying away from caffeine - even decaffeinated coffee - and that is important for me, but I have had a couple of drinks, which would usually be a problem, and I was fine afterwards.
I hope this might be of help to others, too. I have prolonged Solpadeine cycles because I am so scared of the withdrawal migraine but this approach seems to nip it in the bud and remove the fear.