Codeine and Lightheadedness: What Users Say
Reviews for Codeine
- Ric...
- April 17, 2013
For Pain "Short-lived but effective painkiller. I tend to get more dizzy and lightheaded from it than hydrocodone, but the painkilling effects are similar. I rarely took the recommended dose on the bottle because it affected me so much. 1/2 a pill seemed sufficient. Takes only about 30 minutes to start taking effect."
- Anonymous
- December 21, 2009
For Pain "Had Panadeine Forte for a tooth abscess pain. Made me dizzy, lightheaded, sweaty, anxious, and vomited."
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For Pain "Had 4 wisdom teeth taken out this morning at 8:30 a.m. My dentist prescribed some codeine for the pain. Having never taken codeine before, and the label reading to take 1 or 2 pills for pain, I decided to take 2 around 12:30 p.m. WOW, these things take all of the pain away, alright, however, for about 1 - 2 hours, they made me very drowsy, out of it, and I couldn't look at anything with a screen without it being blurry or me feeling dizzy. I was literally glued to my seat. Thought I was going to throw up at one point too. Should probably only be used for chronic, unbearable pain, otherwise, it is not worth the side effects. Still feeling a little woozy now at 10:00 p.m. Will stick to the softer stuff because it seems like I am really sensitive to it."