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!!!!!

[ang_811]

I full heartely agree with gnarly, u don't have feelings on methadone, it really ***** the life out of u..and no u won't be able to control or get emotions when ur on it..

[gnarly_1]

HI  im sorry to here of your situation ...I feel you pain I went into financial ruin when my wife got sick back in 93 I lost everything including a custom built home in the forest
im sorry if I come off the wrong way its just that methadone witch at the time seamed to be a wounder drug for me turned out to be a living nightmare ...at this point I don't think anything I say will sway your desion ...I have said my piece and at least you know what your getting yourself into...do yourself a favor and only take it for as short of time as possible....try and keep your dose as low as possible...I have herd of heroin addicts getting off it in 45 days DO NOT  go on methadone mantence therapy...there you will get draged into it for yrs and you will go thew what I did...I cant tell you how hard it is to get off short term but from what I have herd it is ezer ...use the time your on it to seek out aftercare and work it thats what being on methadone is all about putting you addiction on hold to give you a chance to build up your foundation to learn how to live a clean and sober lifestyle...methadone will take away the withdrawals temporarily
but it wont give you the buzz or energy you get from the pills please trust me uping you dose wont change that so don't go into this chasing the high..at this point all I can hope to do is damage control...I truly hope you only use it for the minimum time required to get off the oxy..go into it with the idea of getting off it quickly...good luck and God bless ...Gnarly    

[Htownnofrown]

Are you injecting the oxy? or are  you swallowing it?

Man methadone is extreme if your just swallowing it, you ought to really check into suboxone if your just determined that you are going to use a substitute. Methadone is for serious heroin junkies who repeatedly fail to quit. Suboxone is made for pill abusers.  I was using around 400mg of oxy a day before I quit and the only thing I took during detox was clonodine, a blood pressure med that helps with the physical symptoms, so it can be done without any substitution.

Here's my thoughts on this situation. You really want to quit the oxy, but the WD's are too much. So we'll say you get on the methadone and you manage to stay off oxy. Sooner or later you are going to want off the methadone because you will see it is as strong as the oxy, it is abusable, and creates the exact same problems that oxy does. Then, when your ready to get off the methadone you are going to be in for at least 3 times worse wd's. It's just such a drastic choice. I hope you really give thought to the fact that you are trading a demon for the devil.

Good luck with whatever you choose. We're all here for you.

[dominosarah]

You have to do what is right for you so if you do go the Methadone route than that is that.  

The one thing that stands out the most in your last post is how beaten down you are now.  You dont think you are worthy of anything.  You are not a failure.  You are strong, you just dont see it yet.  I cant stress enough to you to get some outside help.  Methadone will not take away all the demons you are carrying.  You can do a short term plan and while you are doing this get some counseling.  You are worth fighting for.....sara

[stilltrying1965]

Well looks like you are going on the methadone program Its still my opinion that you would be better to try a taper bfore you go down the methadone road only my opinion. I dont know if you will get methadone the same day as your appointment .But one thing i do know is its a whole lot easier to get of oxy,s than methadone. C/t never worked i think and only my opinion again you must want to be clean more than anything or c/t or a taper will not work . Are you really sick of it sickofit, or is being on a methadone program for how long well i dont know. But i wish you would try somthing else bfore you are on meth for who knows how long Wishing you the very best of luck ,,,,James

[sickofit586]

For some reason I really understand what you are saying but the one thing is WE ARE TRIED and BROKE and are not strong enough to just stop.I love what you write and I believe anything that you say but right now its the only way out of this.Our money is gone gnarly,we were well off people,inour book.We have and it ours 3acers two story home,Truck,car,boat and a 4-wheeler,thats what we had.Now the 4-wheeler is sold for drugs, the boat is up for sell because of drugs.everything is paied for if I keep the maddest up I will be selling everything I have ever work for because of a pill thats not even the size of my finger nail.Yes its allover a F--king pill.I had two back surgeries and was put on this pill.They said it would change my life for the good,they were so wrong I have 13 years not drinking and lately I have wanted to drink.I am not going down that road again.So if Methadone has help out alot of people 80%, I beleive it will help us,we are not strong people and I believe the methadone is for us right now.I don't what to sound t like and *******.I am being as truthfull to you as I can.I love reading everything you write,I believe in you and these poeple believe in you.But right now I don't know where to turn and we are sure this will work.I'm really tried of this wonder drug(oxy's) How many people are in the same boat as me.Only got on it because we trusted the doctors,I would have never got on this any other way.I am sorry I am a failure but I will always stand intouch even after I star this new path that we are going on.Just thought of this,can we go on Methadone for only two weeks and then the W/d's from the Oxy's be gone or does it take longer.That my Question? We have cut down but have been taking valium's too. we are down to 3 20's aday but taking 4 /5mgs of valiums just started doing that this weekend seems to work very good.Aleast getting lots and lot of sleep LOL beauty sleep LOL    your new friend for life Fred (dead head fred aka sickofit 586)