Codeine and exercise...Is it safe?

[ZugZug]

So I have a friend who likes to take around 350mg of codeine and then after about an hour works out hard (like a pulse of 150ish for maybe about 45 mins). Anyways he was wondering if this is safe or should he change his habits?

[Tortoise]

Why on earth would he do that? The last thing Swim likes doing on opiates is working out.

[anabolen]

SWIM doesn't think it is a good idea to take any analgetic before exercise. By doing so you decrease the sensitivity to pain which could be an important indicator for injury.

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	Thanks!
	Informative (altho not much so) but mainly straight to the point and sensible. Good first post.

[Tortoise]

Excellent first post Anabolen! Welcome...

[eltimmy]

Not only is anabolen right-on, it's well-known that beta-endorphin decreases the catecholamine response to exercise -- so opioids, similarly, could interfere with many of the benefits of exercising in the first place. I would not do them together.

[anabolen]

Thank you Tortoise! I just try to help as much as I can.

[darkglobe]

Opiate = Analgesic/Depressant.
Exercise = Stimulation.

Exercise + Depressant = Possibility of over-exhaustion without being totally aware of it. Also as anabolen quite rightly pointed out, SWIY may for instance pull a muscle or similar, and there is a small chance SWIY might not notice it, and do more damage.

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As usual Darkglobe is full of good info!

[ZugZug]

though = thought

When I'm not a noob and can edit my posts, all will be good..

[ZugZug]

Many thanks for all the helpful info. Swim though his sessions went way to easy.I will be sure to let my friend know.

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