Hi this is my very first time posting and i apologize if i come off super awkward! lol i am in this all by myself and have no one to talk to and i am hoping to connect with others who are sitting in their own s*** too lol i have a few questions that i am hoping someone can answer for me..i started on the methadone program this is my second day at 20 ml and it is doing nothing since i have to keep using until the doc stabalizes my dose...my question is 20 ml pretty low? seems like it in comparison to anything i have read online but i understand having to start off low then doc says in a week he can put me up ten more then so on until i am at 60 which he thinks will be the magic number...this seems like an awful long time to me.... does this seem really slow to anyone else ? or is it just me with addict thinking wanting instant gratification? i really don't want to use any more but have no choice unless i want to be sick while waiting for doc to up my dose...pretty depressed :( thanks for reading and any feedback would be really appreciated since i have absolutely no one to talk to about what i am going through
Obviously I would recommend you follow the docs orders. I think part of the reason for it is so you can stabilise on as low a dose as possible, as being on super high doses can take years to get off if you taper. Otherwise it's a horrendous cold turkey, and again the higher your dose the worse it is. I am currently enjoying my own holiday in hell and I wouldn't recommend it if you can help it. But at the same time it is horrible when you are trying to stop using but the methadone is doing so little. Maybe go to the doc and tell them you are afraid you will use again and that the dose is not doing anything. Otherwise if you find you can't summon the strength to hold out (God forbid) then at least do your best to use small medicinal doses of slow. At some point you have to get your body to adjust if you want that stuff out ur life. I hope that's some kind of help to you. I am no pro, just talking from my own limited experience.
Ladybug,
Every clinic and clinic Dr is different. Most, in my experience, start new patients at somewhere between 30 and 40mg a day, dependent on their heroin use/ opiate addiction history. Try to be patient.
Every clinic and clinic Dr is different. Most, in my experience, start new patients at somewhere between 30 and 40mg a day, dependent on their heroin use/ opiate addiction history. Try to be patient.
