I’ve been on codeine cough syrup for a week now for a painful body-torquing, lung-ripping cough. The med doesn’t make me high at ALL, just softens the cough for 3 hour blocks. I couldn’t miss work because boss had death in immediate fam; we couldn’t both be out.
I have one dose left. Coughs no better, some kinda bug I suspect has settled to bronchitis which I’ve never had. Never drank so much hot tea, tried all OTC alternatives. I’ll be going back to doc tomorrow.
I dunno if he’ll prescribe more codeine but if not, suffering looms ahead. Medicines used as prescribed can make life better. Or at least livable.
I was told to get codeine cough syrup when I was coughing so hard I was coughing up blood (tore something in the back of my throat). They I was put on codeine/paracetamol tablets and then were starting to work when one good big cough cracked my rib. Then I was on the codeine for the cough and the pain of a cracked rib. Fun times.
You’ve got to use fresh thyme and get the sugar/vodka ratio just right.
It’s very effective, too. It’s also basically what you can buy at the pharmacy, except the commercial brand has a bit of root of primrose in addition to the thyme.
