what side effects do people suffer from methadone, if any?
do the side effects decrease or increase when you reduce your dose?
also another question...when reducing how much how often do people tend to do? is a longer time spent reducing more likely to result in staying clean after?
i found that i sweated alot more with meth. and still got a slight sedative efect which helped sleep and slight constipation. apart from that the main side effect( aslong as you stick to meth.) was that life was great again . they say 10ml-mg of meth per bag of heroin (obviously sizes vary but an average street bag.}although i think they start at atleast 25-30 ml-mg. then stabelize for atleast a month or two .then if ( and i was ) start comin down not more than ish 10% of your dose. that is how i myself ans my doctor and cousillor done it. that is not a guideline just to give you anidea of how a reducing script works. people can go on to a maintenance script and stay on meth for years. that wasn't for me. hope i've drawn you a picture that helps. again , that is just a rouh picture. whoever is wanting to detox should see a doctor.
Alright..Sash..id agree more or less with what Herman said.Your b/f is on 60ml ..right,so id say if he went down by 5ml. every wk.that would be o.k&the less he is on then gradually the side effects,you mentioned before(sweats,weight gain)will diminish,but if&when he comes off he will probobly have sleep/anxiety probs.for a while,obviously this all depends on him the individual.All the best ...Davey
thanks you two that gives me an idea and a clearer picture of things, x
he is on 50 and his doctor has said to go down 1 everytime he goes to the clinic so that will be 2 per week.
i really want him to start reducing the methadone but am a bit worried cos he has been duping the clinic for the past month (if not longer, yes thinking about it prob more like 2 months) with false urines so they think he has been clean for a long time which is not actually the case..so they may be suggesting the wrong programme of reduction..or does it not make much difference?
to me it seems such a little reduction..but i konw this isnt the case..but what effects do you feel with every 1 that you reduce?
i really want him to start reducing the methadone but am a bit worried cos he has been duping the clinic for the past month (if not longer, yes thinking about it prob more like 2 months) with false urines so they think he has been clean for a long time which is not actually the case..so they may be suggesting the wrong programme of reduction..or does it not make much difference?
to me it seems such a little reduction..but i konw this isnt the case..but what effects do you feel with every 1 that you reduce?
Hello ..Sash,with yer b/f coming off only 2ml. per wk. he shouldnt feel much side effects,if any.As for duping the clinic with his samples,they dont care as long as everything seems o.k,but really Sash you&him know he is just fooling himself,ive given false samples in the past&i might feel phew!!...nice one for awhile i knew i wasnt truely clean&when i gave an honest clean one it was like id won a little battle&felt a lot better.Anyway hope things turn out good for you both...all the best ...Davey
If he's duping the u-samples then at some stage he's goin 2 have 2 come clean with his doc as his normal dose will not hold him once he stops using ontop of his normal meth dose.It's normal for people 2 carry on using 4 a while after starting on meth as it's really hard 2 change a habit of using heroin then just abrubtly stopping. he shouldn't beat himself up. aslong as along the way he actually sticks 2 the programme. it is worth it.
Alright,..Herman,aint really talked before so hello,nice to meet ya.from what i can gather from other posts/threads Sashs b/f was only using maybe once a wk. if that so luckily he hasnt got what you mentioned the bother of getting a habit back whilst,trying to reduce.She also said he would usually bang up speedballs so dunno how that puts him with regard to his clinic/reduction.At the end of the day Herman am sure you know yerself,the first step is being honest with yerself&giving the duds aint gonna help...anyway mate seeyou about ..all the best ..Davey
hi thur. i hadn't read the previous posts (perhaps i shouldve ).the first thing as u said yeah, is admiting 2 urself.i haven't been online for a while and was only browsing threw the boards. will no doubtly speak to u again sometime and have a good ole difference of opinion over something totally non-relevant and of non-imprtance and totally enjoy it.L.O.L.. take care.
