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Originally Posted by mrsD
That is strange. Codeine is not active until it is converted by the liver. That may take 1/2 to 1 hr or more. It is converted to morphine. Some people may take longer, depending on their genetic liver enzyme distribution.
My experience with people taking opiates was that the synthetic ones like hydrocodone and oxycodone were the worst offenders.
(that is how Rush Limbaugh lost his hearing BTW).
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Well, I did take it at bed time. Maybe I nodded off, and didn't realize. It did scare the daylights out of me, so maybe it woke me. It really did seem like a few minutes, though. However, like some TBI patients I really have very little capacity to track time. And, as you say, it would have needed time to metabolize. I also damaged my internal organs, including my liver, in my mva - so who knows?
Anyway, I don't want to repeat the experience.