I am going to methadone

[sickofit586]

     I am back,sorry i've been gone go aweek.Its been the worst week in along time I have tried c/t we couldn't do it.So I got the call last Monday to see the methadone doctor on the 15 may.I can't wait till then we are so excited,maybe the maddest will be gone.I understand that alot of you guys don't adgree with this and I'm not sure I do to but we can't keep going the way we are going.So we are going to try this.My Question Is will he give the methadone when we see him.We have already gone and did our blood work and pissed in the bottle.So will he give it to us on that day and will it work for right away or will we have to wait for it to get in your body's for a couple of days.We are so sorry but we have to get rid of the maddest.We have gone though all our money paying for the drug(Oxy's),and will this take care of the pains that we have too.We just want this to work.I broke down and cryied like a bady when they called and said we both got the app. I will stay intouch after the 15 may, we are down to the last straw with the pill(Oxy's and should I keep my Oxy's that the Family Doctor give me for a couple of weeks just incase it doesn't work  Thanks for your support,I know we are a dissappoitment but we have try C/t Not for us!!!!!

[slowpoke1967]

i have to agree for something i thought was gonna save my life it took it away i spend almost all my time in bed accept to go out each week to get my weeks dose of methadone,,eveything that has been said in the preveous post is true methadone is hell on wheels,,,,when yer ready to get off ,,for me its been about 2 years and im totaly sick of it and i cant just kick it ,,,it will take about a year of hell,,tpering down etc do not go on methadone for oxies taper while you can cause there being molecularly changed so you cant smoke snort or shoot the stuff anyway,,taper while you can ,,go to a hospital and detox if possible these words all come from people who have tried and been on methadone awhile and bairly anyone will say take it,,it will help after a long period of adjustment to your needs which can take at least 6 months so dont look for a quik fix,,they taper you up just as they have to taper you down,,and none of its worthe accept to say i dont abuse drugs anymore cept clonazepams and temazepams which can also kill you in you sleep from respiratory depression,,you just die,,and it happens all the time ,,i gamble with my life everyday,,methadone is not the way ,,try suboxone first its much better,,

[launa26]

i go to the methadone clinic and i want to stop but the withdrawl is way to hard so u went to subutex how did u do that i did it and it put me in very bad withdrawl.

[benny64]

I was on methadone for 20rs due to being a hard core herion addict. I kicked it in prison. 16 months of feeling like **** and never did really get over it. It's the worst and I would not recommend it to my enemies. Go to a Dr that can prescribe subutex or suboxone. That's what I take now and I like it much better then methadone. It gives you a little energy and gives you a feeling like things are alright. Methadone does none of that. It drains you,tired all the time. Take it from someone who's been there. The clinics are not a good environment either.

[crashtestaddict]

You can successfully withdraw from methadone as I have done it. And I was a heroin addict for 36 years, and then developed P.A.D. in my legs later in life where the pain is excruciating when I walk a short distance.

However, I went from 87mgs liquid, all the way down to nothing by having the dose lowered 3 mgs every three weeks. At each and every dosage reduction, I had a couple of nights of weird dreams, a very slight edginess, and that was it. On top of that, I was on Xanax for panic attacks taking one .50 mgs twice daily. Never abused them throughout that MMT reduction.

MMT can and does work wonders for people, and some belifs here are totally misguided. You either do not understand addiction, dependence, or pain management sufficiently to form an opinion about methadone, or you have some personal problem with the drug.

BTW, I was also a substance abuse counselor at top tx center in Detroit several years ago, so I am not just blowing smoke.

MMT has saved a lot of people from going to prison, with pain management, and also kept them from dying using illicit substances. I am one of those. As for pain management, it is a tool that just may need to be used. It is a whole lot better than running the frickin' streets, or even doctor shopping, trying to find your drug of choice when you become dependent on the opiates, or have a full-blown addiction, or even turn dependence into a full-blown addiction. There is a huge distinction in the difference.

People can get off of methadone if done properly. However, those receiving it for pain management obviously need something, and methadone is one of the safest drugs around. It one of the most studied drugs ever, and it's safety, IF TAKEN PROPERLY, is unmatched. Oxy's, Vics, Percs, and the other prescribed narcotics in that class usually have other ingredients in them like acetominophen which will fry your liver, just to name one organ, because of the huge amount of pills many people take.

Yes methadone has some horrid withdrawals. I know, I kicked a 100mg a day habit on that stuff "cold turkey" in a county jail and it wasn't nothing nice to say the least. It lasted a long time. Six months later, I was still not right, and eventually relapsed back to heroin. But that was years ago.

In any event, I feel for these people subjectively, but also understand what they are going through in that way, and also can look at it objectively.

I now write about substance abuse, although most people in this forum are dealing with pain management, and dependence issues. However, there can be a very thin line between dependence and addiction, and crossing over can happen in a heartbeat.  

I do understand what you guys are going through, and you do what you have to do to improve the quality of your life. The operative term here is "Quality of Life."

MMT can and does work, but it is not a drug to play with.  

[gnarly_1]

HI...you do build up a tolerence to methadone also it is an opiate I was put on it for pain management went  from 30 mg to 150ml over a 6yr period then it quit working all together
leaving me with a huge addiction to break free from.....hands down methadone is the worst of the narcotics to break free from the withdrawals last for months not weeks I would run the other way if I was ever offered it again do yourself a favor and stay away from this drug
good luck and God bless......Gnarly

[johnnyv987]

What should I do, I am in pain management as of right now and are prescribed to percocet. I don’t want to be on pain pills the rest of my life and don’t want to mess my liver up. I deal with chronic pain, I am wondering what to do, should I ask my doctor for methadone because its used for chronic pain and doesn’t abuse the liver like opiates do. I think if I were on 40mgs and took it as a split dose, where i took 20mgs in the morning and 20mgs in the evening would work. With opiates, you build up a tolerance and soon the perks wont work. Whereas methadone you don’t build a tolerance for it and it helps with pain. I’m going to have pain for the rest of my life and I am only 25, already had surgery, which helped with the nerve pain but now i just have chronic pain and aches. My doctor even said that I wouldn’t be fully pain-free. What’s wrong with being on methadone instead of opiates especially if it helps with pain? I am at a crossroads because I was addicted to opiates before my surgery because of self-medicating due to back pain. I rather take methadone than having to keep upping my dose of percocet or even having to take something more potent than percocet.