sick and tired of being sick and tired. have appt with clinic today. anyone able to give advice on the subject. i'm at the bottom and hope this will help me save what's left of my life.
Have you tried any medication before, or have you only gone cold turkey to date?
only self medication cold turkey to many times to count
What do you by 'self medication'?
What about Subutex, or the equivilant, depending where you are in the world.
Cold turkey is nasty, granted, but the aid of Subutex can be very beneficial. To some.
What about Subutex, or the equivilant, depending where you are in the world.
Cold turkey is nasty, granted, but the aid of Subutex can be very beneficial. To some.
I am not anti methadone. I was on a methadone program for 7 months. I don't think I could have stoped without it. However I weened off very fast...faster then the clinic recomended. I know people who are using methadone YEARS, YEARS later after starting a clinic. I do understand some do need it longer. I just got annoyed with the long drive to the clinic in indiana i'm in ohio "two states away". then often waiting in lines around the clinic 2 hour lines!. Methadone is not a fast answer. IT DID WORK THOU. THE 1ST FEW WEEKS I still wanted to use, the higher my dose got that faded. After getting off the done it took 17 days to sleep right. WITHDRAWS were TERRIBLE! LONGER LASTING THEN heroin. I stoped going to the clinic once i was down to 30mg, if i had that to do over i'ld gone down to 5-10 b4 stoping. I'm thankful thou I was able to stop using methadone.
i'm also in ohio the starting dosage for you was how much? how long did it take for them to up it to the point of no wd?
Give Yourself A Chance!
Be it cold turkey(the route I took), subs, methadone, meditation, or any other form of treatment....none of this will work unless you give yourself a chance! Use your power of choice and chose to take your life back! Methadone to me was like putting plaster over a severed head....doesn't make it right or wrong....just wrong for me. Have a plan when getting on a methdone program.....or one day you will look up unable to move because you are stuck. Use it as a stepping stone. At some point you will have to face some level of withdrawl so use that time to eat right, think positive, and build a better you.
Be it cold turkey(the route I took), subs, methadone, meditation, or any other form of treatment....none of this will work unless you give yourself a chance! Use your power of choice and chose to take your life back! Methadone to me was like putting plaster over a severed head....doesn't make it right or wrong....just wrong for me. Have a plan when getting on a methdone program.....or one day you will look up unable to move because you are stuck. Use it as a stepping stone. At some point you will have to face some level of withdrawl so use that time to eat right, think positive, and build a better you.
zerogirl77
What state is between Indiana and Ohio????? Confusion ????? :)
Just a little humor. No offense intended.
What state is between Indiana and Ohio????? Confusion ????? :)
Just a little humor. No offense intended.
well my dad i in detox, he is not on suboxone b/c he abuses it cause he can still use. so in the program they are giving him methadone taper, so when he gets out he will be off it!!!! he swears he will never be on ethadone again, he was onit for 4 years and it was hell!!!!!! so why dont u try that, then you go to IOP which is intensive outpatoent program , they test ur urine and it is for 3times a week for 3 hrs!!!! but it sounds harsh but if u wan to get better u have to make the first step. this is my dads 90.th step, he just has a heart attck while at home b/c he was using 30/day he almost died and he is only 52, please get help!!!!!
nikki c
nikki c
They started me on 35mg a day and to be honest, I had no real w/d on that dose. I, like many others, upped my dose because it made me feel good. That's the worse thing you can do. Find the lowest amount that you can get by on and don't go up. Remember eventually you will have to come off that crap and the higher your dose the harder it will be. Just trying to help, I don't want anyone to experience what I did with methadone. Good luck.
Shelly
Shelly
started getting my 1st.meth bout 6yrs ago.the actual clinic had a waiting list so the only alternative for the 1st 4mnths was dadadade!!!the methedone bus yep every day i had 2 meet the bus at a certain time with 2 dozen other addicts to get a measly 20ml from this mobile clinic.eventually got on the clinic&am still on the stuff i.e meth.just do what u feel is best from my xperience health proff. can vary from great to demonic.one day at a time mucker .cheers davey
