Try kick that shit, it'll kick right back...
For over a decade I lived under the weight of prescriptions that added up to more than 100mg of morphine equivalents a day: 50mg of oxycodone (as strong as heroin, stronger than morphine) plus 240mg of codeine. This wasn’t a back-alley deal; this was doctors, clipboards, repeat scripts. White coats, legal pads, and a chemical leash.
Opioids dulled pain but also ambition, sleep, and years of my life. Time blurred into doses and withdrawals, with “treatment” slowly becoming dependence.
In March 2025 I started weaning/tapering with help from my GP. Withdrawal was brutal - sweat, sleepless nights, nerves screaming but clarity followed.
Onwards and upwards <3
