Effects - What can stop the itchies?? Ruined SWIMS entire trip!

[gametime]

So despite reading all the posts about itchiness as a nasty side effect from codeine, SWIM never really experienced it during his 5 or so codeine experiences. It wasnt that he was terribly itchy; it just felt really good to scratch. so if anything he enjoyed as a positive effect from the codeine. Anyway last weekend SWIM took eight 30 mg straight codeine pills. About 45 min. after popping all 8 a cat got him pretty good in the side of the head. Now obviously, regardless of whether or not your on codeine, thats gonna be itchy, so he scratched it. But soon though after he was sratching at his whole head and the rest of his body, even though it made it so much worse. Anyway SWIM has 10 more codeine but unless theres something safe and easy find that will stop the itchies he prolly wont use them.

[cuddlesthefox]

Swim swears by a nice bath/shower. This seems to do the trick but witch hazel can calm down the itch if it very localized.

[darkglobe]

A therapeutic dose of a normal OTC (drowsy) antihistamine can help. Try Diphenhydramine.

If one gets a bit over-zealous with the scratching, calamine lotion is pretty soothing.

[fiveleggedrat]

This is covered. Please search before asking.

As stated, any antihistimine will do wonders to take the itch away.

Swim personally avoids using them, the itch is another wonderful positive to him.

[RoboCodeine7610]

Originally Posted by darkglobe

A therapeutic dose of a normal OTC (drowsy) antihistamine can help. Try Diphenhydramine.

If one gets a bit over-zealous with the scratching, calamine lotion is pretty soothing.

Actually, swim wouldn't recommend diphenhydramine unless swiy wants to feel really,really sleepy.
Try chlorpheniramine, which is still sedative but nowhere near as sedative as diphenhydramine...
Oh, one more thing:UTFSE!

[Razorbladekiss]

a theroputic dose of Diphenhydramine will probley give you a nice shade of a codeine high but as robocodeine said it will make you sleepy - SWIM used to take 200mg recreationally but you could take between 50 and 100mg to counter histamine release and have a different flavour in your high.

Swim fancies trying this at some point but he dont mind the itching too much. It lets him know how intense his high is. While he is aware that its not a sure way to tell it makes him happy (y)