Carvings

[bodybuildergz]

Hi everyone, I used to post here about 2 years ago but haven't posted for a while although I always read other posts (usually at work when my boss isn't looking). My current situation is that I'm on 150mg of methadone per week. The situation in the UK is different to the USA since we don't have methadone clinincs. You just get methadone prescribed by your GP and you pick it up at the pharmacy. You can pic it up at whatever frequency you want. I was picking it up weekly but I just couldn't ration it and would ALWAYS overuse and run out early. I now pick it up daily which is no great loss since the pharmacy is about 300 yards from my front door and about 100 yards from my office. Even so when I get my weekend doses I still tend to over use and no matter` how many times I tell my self to save some of my daily dose for bedtime to help me sleep I usually take the whole lot first thing in the mornig as soon as I get it. Basically I have zero control over the drug and very little will power.

My question is does anyone have any good tips for beating cravings when you know you shouldn't take your dose yet and should wait until later but the craving to take the lot right now is very great. Does anyone have any tips for distracting yourself and instilling some damn willpower!!!!!!!!

As an ex-competitive bodybuilder, I know all about disciplin and willpower but whenit comes to methadon I am as week willed as they come.

Thanks and god bless, Graeme

[worried878]

yes...like avis g said...hading them over for someone to hold for u is an idea...it sounds like u r abusing ur maintenence drug...WHY?  do u attend meetings or aftercare of any type?

[avisg]

I remember when you used to post .What I did was some type of exercise every time I had a craving I was in really good shape the first three months of recoveryLOL.Is there anyone that can hold on to the rest of your dose for you ..

[scaredmommie]

is there any one you can give the other amount to till the end of the day?

[bodybuildergz]

That should obviously have said CRAVINGS and not CARVINGS!!!! doh!!!