- Hi, I'm new to this but I would like information on detox from Suboxone 23rd April 2008
... was'nt an intense W/D but it was long lasting (like methadone ). I felt real bad for weeks and did'nt sleep, had...
- Soon will be on suboxone..not to proud of it..BUT... 22nd April 2008
... hydro habit and lil bit of oxy. Turns into 5yrs on methadone and the last 2 or so now i am on 4mg of sub. I have...
- Day 12 22nd April 2008
... said,whatever I could get. Oxy,heroin, percs,vics, methadone , etc,etc. You get the picture.What a freakin' loser...
- Ugh 22nd April 2008
... notice it. Its also a lot easier to taper off than methadone (which i found a nightmare). Im nearly 6 months clean...
- Day 2 w/o vicodens or percs......i hope the worst has pasted!! 21st April 2008
... over a year and I swear by it.....its better then methadone and you can receive it in the privacy of your own...
- Suboxone..how much and what to expect please!! 20th April 2008
... withdrawal, it will throw you into withdrawal. I tried methadone because I was having major surgery and needed to get ... off sub and methadone could definitely be abused. The bummer was that after...
... very slowly. I have detoxed cold turkey from a 3 year methadone habit and if I was on Sub for 3 years it would have...
... James, was there a break between your methadone use and sub use? Why did you go on sub? Did your...
... Aloha, Yeah I had a 2 month break from the methadone but started on Sub cause I could'nt take the PAWS ... end in sight. Thats the reason I decided to get off methadone so it did'nt make sense to me to stay on the Sub plus...
- Day 5 so hard 19th April 2008
... imagine withdrawing on top of that..*lol*
I had some methadone , woulda straightened me RIGHT out...haha and I went...
- Its about time!! Thanks to you all... 14th April 2008
... to snorting E's/coke, crack etc etc), i moved on to methadone (as well as subutex briefly) and spent a year tapering...
- 6 days off suboxone not easy 14th April 2008
... over, I had found a magic drug that gets you off methadone and takes care of withdrawls at the same time. 2 things...
... also thinking of trying SUB.
Is the cost the same as Methadone clinic?
Does insurance benefits cover the cost.? ...
Currently on a low dose of Methadone (I really want to get off)
80.00 a week out of pocket ... cost for the methadone .
Having to go to clinic more i really would like ... to.
Methadone has totally been a life saver for me!...
... also thinking of trying SUB.
Is the cost the same as Methadone clinic?
Does insurance benefits cover the cost.? ...
Currently on a low dose of Methadone (I really want to get off)
80.00 a week out of pocket ... cost for the methadone .
Having to go to clinic more i really would like ... to.
Methadone has totally been a life saver for me!
sub can be...
- Pill addiction doesnt discriminate 10th April 2008
... ur hooked, your in to deep. I didnt do the sub or methadone route. I got myself in this spot, bring it on. Ill...
- need some advice please.... 7th April 2008
... time when I went in I had a been taking 100mg's of methadone for 4 years, oh and also was taking 2 mg's of Xanax ... bit. I have been taking swigs off of my husbands methadone like 2 times a week, it's like a heroin high because...
... have come, and stop messing around... Getting off methadone the way I did was not easy, and people say, "damn ... girl, you are a soldier"...(other people on methadone who are scared shit-less to even think of skipping...
- Really scared to switch from oxy to methadone 6th April 2008
... it..its a maintenence type drug but different than methadone ....
... built up a tolerance to all of them. He is now taking methadone and was hesitant at first to take it....only because...
... Please try this, or a taper if you can. In my opinion, methadone is the wrong path in the long run.Methadone is much ... anymore. It can be the hydro giving you the pain. Also, Methadone rots your teeth. Please do your research on Methadone...
... research before doing anything; however, as far as methadone rotting your teeth, it doesn't. That is an urban legend...
- W/D Symptoms 1st April 2008
... 7th day.One word TAPER TAPER TAPER. After 3 yrs on methadone and 6 mths on sub I have managed to taper from 100...
- 12 days and counting 1st April 2008
... give some of you some hope. I was taking 60mg of methadone a day for over 3 years. Earlier this year, I ran ... to my doc and I started weaning myself off of the methadone . My plan was to be down to 20mg a day by the beginning...
... give some of you some hope. I was taking 60mg of methadone a day for over 3 years. Earlier this year, I ran ... to my doc and I started weaning myself off of the methadone . My plan was to be down to 20mg a day by the beginning ... alcoholic so I am not familiar with tapering let a lone methadone . What I am familiar with is addiction is addiction...
- Hi got a question about lortab W/D 31st March 2008
... 4 years of taking( 20 )10mg LT's a day, 3 years of methadone , and 6 mths of suboxone , today being my 2nd day off ... around you to quit cold turkey. Maybe suboxone or methadone to get your head right prior to tapering. Steer away...
- On VACA but still here.... 29th March 2008
... properly, but dont ever consider the other end. SUB, METHADONE , these are pills that in my mind work ONLY if you...
- I'm at rock bottom. Please help! 27th March 2008
... completely broke. Thankfully my family Dr switched us to methadone and within a couple months i started feeling worthy ... asleep everywhere i went. I just thought it was the methadone . In order to maintain my job I turned to methanphetamine ... kick the meth habbit over a month ago. After 3 yrs on methadone my Dr changed me to sub. Only 6 mths ago i was on ... my self short for the month. After 6 yrs of Lt's, methadone , and sub, and 3 years of smoking meth I have managed...
- sons marijuana use 23rd March 2008
... 10 hours a week for my dad, travels to and from a methadone clinic and is tapering down to eventually be off,...
- Going through WDs! - please someone help me!! 19th March 2008
... aday 10 mg and if i do not have HYDROS then i take METHADONE to keep me from having WDs but i am scared i will...
... make a long story short i progressed all the way to a methadone clinic now your talking about wds you're so sick for...
- What actually is "sub" and what does it do? 19th March 2008
... then have to taper off THAT. Also, I went through methadone withdrawal, which is the WORST....if suboxone is anything ... like methadone , I'll pass. But I'm sure others more educated on...
- Checking in-Having HARD time 19th March 2008
... the detox i went to) wanted me to do was to get on methadone . METHADONE ! its true that if you stop taking the...
... will be cold turkey, i;ll bet they will switch you to methadone .
As far as family....i am rather distant from mine...
- Oxycodone has ruined my life 18th March 2008
... might add, heroin withdrawal lasted only a few days. Methadone withdrawal was over a month and was HORRID. I am ... hoping oxycodone withdrawal is not like methadone .
I hope with the support of others on this board...
... Ummm oxycotin is not like methadone ....nothing is like that withdrawl honey and I feel ... ex heroin junky and have withdrawn off of 200 mg of methadone cold turkey. That was no joke. But seriously .....
...
Anyway, this sucks. After kicking heroin and methadone , I never would have believed I'd get myself in this...
... Back in the day, Valium was extremely helpful during methadone withdrawal, and I didn't want to take my Oxy dose...
- Finally Over the Oxycontin addiction, whats wrong with my body? 16th March 2008
... web site but i am trying to get off from hydros and methadone not so much methadone as to the hydros i have been...
- Update on Sons 14th March 2008
... her, saying she's 8 months preg and doing xananx and methadone ..........so, I am just bumfuzzled. His dad told him...
- Vicoprofen and Pain 14th March 2008
... me, I get dizzy and "high" and want to throw up.
Methadone - Nothing
Oxycontin - Body hates these
Morphine...
- What to say to Pain Mgmt. Doc. 9th March 2008
... get addicted,then they send you next door for sub or methadone . Do any of these contract places do anything else ... went to one of these contract doctors. He took the methadone they gave him and sold me the roxicodone they also...
- arrested for prescription fraud 2nd March 2008
... some type of drugs....either ween you down, with Sub, methadone , or whatever.
As far as your legal trouble goes,...
- Need Advice 29th February 2008
... for chronic pain patients. Oxycontin, the patch, methadone , and MS contin are some of the most common. The level...
- Crisis - HELP - major trigger 24th February 2008
... have more cravings? There are people here who are on Methadone , and others who are still using. How can we all coexist...
- Hi I am new and I need help! 23rd February 2008
... haven't abused drugs now for 8 years. I went to a methadone clinic to get help. alot of people are against going ... of people stigmatize the types of people who are on methadone . if taken properly and not abused, it will help save ... dependent on. then they have to slowly come down off the methadone because the body becomes dependent on that drug. ...
- About to stop using suboxone....advice? 21st February 2008
... got it filled. I stayed on pills until I found the methadone clinic. 8 months ago I switched to the subs.
I have...
- Getting off Suboxone 20th February 2008
... REALY WELL ON SUBOXONE. I AM WEANING DOWN MY DOSE OF METHADONE SO I CAN START TAKING SUBOXONE IN A FEW WEEKS SO WHEN...
- trying to get off opiates 14th February 2008
... around 320mg of oxy cotnin's and if they're not around, methadone and saboxin (sp?). I inject the oc's and the methadones...
- Hey 12th February 2008
... me it is over. He is on Xanex, lorcet, Oxy, Coke, Methadone pretty much anything he can get I know he has smoked...
... week to come on. NO WAY. In some cases - like with Methadone use, I have seen/heard of them taking 2 or 3 days...
- Quick intro from newbie seeking advice 11th February 2008
... this. I'm a recovering heroin addict and have been on methadone programme for nearly two years now (third attempt...
- Five days clean and working on Six. Man what a difference! Too Cool 11th February 2008
... this. I'm a recovering heroin addict and have been on methadone programme for nearly two years now (third attempt...
- has anyone ever taken Subutex and if so is it better then suboxone?? 10th February 2008
... opiate receptors than other drugs such as heroin and methadone , which reduces or removes the desire to take such...
- Someone Plz Help Me!! 9th February 2008
... you have done a GREAT job at weaning down on the methadone , and thats hard to do. so congratulations!!! and...
- Has anyone been sucessfully weaned off subutex?? 8th February 2008
... kind of a 'hero' to me, he detoxed himself off of methadone and took his time doing it, he is very successful ... a whole lot easier to detox off of bup or sub than methadone , but with either of them they always recommend one...
- suboxone (what is it) 2nd February 2008
... 1 and then done. I can tell you this.. I was on methadone .. and without the sub I wouldn't have been able to...
... Angeliki, best advice when it comes to methadone .. if you can taper off of it without taking any other ... the sub treatment. But maybe try to taper off the methadone slowly, and hopefully you can do it that way. Best...
- Hi friends 1st February 2008
... turkey, right now I'm going through some pretty rough methadone withdrawals and once again cold turkey and once again...
... wanted to turn my life round, i've now been on my Methadone script for two years and am doing really well so i...
- Trying to be clean,now I have a problem with methadone and I need help 29th January 2008
... situation. So this is now day 4 for me without any methadone , since I have such a strong mind and will I once again ... thing is everyone says that when your addicted to methadone its so much worse then heroin and I'm glad to say ... perfectly fine and hopefully(prayer) never look to methadone again. I don't feel good by any means, I just know...
... can get you thru it. please try to stay away from methadone that you are buying on the street or from a friend...
... of people in recovery have this idea that being on methadone is just as bad as doing heroin. they say you only ... far as possible. even if I wanted to get high, the methadone blocks the effects of the heroin so it would be a ... certain medications beause it will interfer with the methadone and the methadone won't work, therefore setting your ... because of having bipolar.
my counselar told me the methadone helped stablize my mental illness too besides helping ... was in denial of having bipolar and I found out the methadone helped calm down my mood swings. my counselor told ... up hours later.
After that episode, I got on the methadone program.
if you feel you can do it on your own without ... you don't have to go thru hell from detoxing off of methadone if you've been on it for many years rather than just...
... with you too!
NOW AN UPDATE ON ME:
Day 15 off methadone , luckily like I predicted I wasn't that bad off, because...
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[COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]I HAVE BEEN ON METHADONE FOR 11 YEARS & IN JULY IT WILL BE 12 YEARS! THE BAD ... DISEASES BUT I WAS BEGINNING TO THINK I WAS CRAZY! METHADONE DOES HELP MY PAIN EMMENSLY BUT I HAVE BECAME VERY ... CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO THINK ABOUT SOMETHING OTHER THAN METHADONE ! I STARTED USING IT FOR A LEGITIMATE REASON BUT NOW...
... with another problem, the problem is coming off the methadone .
do you have a drug counselor at the clinic you go ... sleep pattern will be disturbed. it's part of being on methadone . but it's a medicine the way we were taking it. we ... are not abusing methadone .
my neice who was always complaining of an upset ... else.
I was told by my dr when I get off the methadone , she will prescribe something to help calm me down...
... process of getting off heroin, he starting taking methadone ...he's been on it for atleast a year now. Seems like ... to me. It is indeed true that once you start taking methadone , with a constant dosage each day.. it only takes a...
... I kicked 95mg's of methadone cold turkey in Jan. I haven't been the same since ... past 2 months, I have been dipping into my husband's methadone ... A swig here and there, (like 2 times a week)....
... If you are taking one full teaspoon of methadone then you are actually taking 50mg a day which isnt ... gonna be easy at all to come off of... Methadone from the clinics in the US us a formula of 10mg of ... methadone in each ML which a teaspoon has 5mls...I havent finished...
- Spark-o-cet 29th January 2008
... all have short half life.this time around i was usin methadone for two yrs prior to gettin on sub this time.methdone ... sub and its like the sub hasnt really overcame the methadone the way it did with hydro and oxy.i dont really know...
- Having A Hard Time 24th January 2008
... are dependent on your medication. My mother takes methadone (after too many percocet and she couldn't take oxycontin...
- Suboxone - Son wants to start but cannot afford it 23rd January 2008
... isn't one of them. Suboxone isn't listed anywhere, methadone is. A big NO for methadone.
Medicaid here pays...
- Ecstacy 22nd January 2008
... think you might be confusing 'methylenedioxy' with methadone . methylenedioxy is part of MDMA which is sometimes ... classed as ecstasy, methadone is a man made opiate analgesic painkiller which is...
- i made my 1st appt and need opinion on sub or meth, i don't know what to expect 2mrw! 21st January 2008
... side effects? Would you recomment sub?
How about methadone ? isn't that another drug that helps with an opiate...
... withdrawals when you are ready to detox are horrible.
Methadone is similar but works better for pain. It's cheaper...
- Trying to stop Oxycodone, but end up lying 21st January 2008
... can you tell us what is going on in there, please?). Methadone , as bad as it is, is often used for long term pain...
... hands (with etreme burning), feet and knees. I tried methadone in combination with soma and low doses of oxycodone ... going to bakeract me (just cause I didnt want to be on methadone ).. I dont know if I should tell my dr after this apt...
- tic's 20th January 2008
... methadone or methamphetamine? I really don't know the answer...
... [QUOTE=mano2008;3400878] methadone or methamphetamine? I really don't know the answer...
- 100 posts...time for an introduction !! 20th January 2008
... who has hep c and was a heroin addict, then went on methadone and detoxed off that with vodka and pot, then went...
- Man vs Oxycodone (The Battle for my Soul begins) 17th January 2008
... its also supposedly easier to withdraw from than methadone - so i think it might suit you - if getting clean...
- Trying this for a second time.. hopefully my last. 16th January 2008
... know what will make me feel a little better? some methadone or someoxys.. i quit before no problem, i can control...
- Old Timers, I have a question..... 15th January 2008
... it in you to do it on your own and will need sub or methadone or something, and then you're really screwed, basically...
- Suboxone vs. Subutex 15th January 2008
... you might as well just keep using the pain pills.
Methadone is gonna get you high and it will be 20x worse when...
... is not always what we want. Suboxone, Subutex, or Methadone is not going to help you if you are still planning...
... is not always what we want. Suboxone, Subutex, or Methadone is not going to help you if you are still planning...
- chronic use of Subutex/Suboxone? 15th January 2008
... what about the chronic use of methadone ? do doctors put patients on that too for the same...
... Methadone is also used, but now that there is Subutex/Subuxone ... Changes of abuse and overdose is more likely with methadone ....
- 'Parents of' - can anyone relate? 14th January 2008
... physically, mentally. The doctor has stopped the methadone , so he is in withdrawal. Do moments of introspection...
- pregnant and on methadone 13th January 2008
... start in life. I'm concerned that s/he is addicted to methadone , and if you don't tell someone, it'll go through needless...
... College of Virginia, the risks to mother and fetus in methadone maintenance are far fewer than those associated with ... HIV related behaviors. Women denied or removed from methadone maintenance during pregnancy are highly likely to ... of abuse and withdrawal are particularly harmful.
Methadone maintenance is the best way to provide stabilization ... , although infants born to methadone maintained mothers may undergo a withdrawal syndrome ... most severe cases, seizure and death." Lowering the methadone dosage can lessen or even eliminate this withdrawal ... syndrome, however. The authors report that "at methadone doses of less than 20 mg per day, little or no neonatal ... abstinence is seen."
Methadone treatment for pregnant women works best in "well-coordinate ... authors emphasize that they "discourage" withdrawal from methadone during pregnancy except under unusual circumstances ... .
Methadone maintenance is optimal in pregnancy.
(adapted from...
... to many people, but I too was taking small doses of methadone while pregnant. I didn't tell the Doctors. When...
... before i became pregnant and that is what put me on methadone . the owners of the property who live out of state...
... me with the cravings. he told me to stop taking the methadone . he is going to give me a script every month until...
- suboxone withdrawls 13th January 2008
... but never gone cold turkey from it - i have come off methadone recently and it took about 2 weeks for things to start...
- Out of Hand (Oxycodone) 6th January 2008
... something worth looking into. I was taking 60mg of methadone a day.. Now I'm almost off of the suboxone.. down...
- I need to understand 5th January 2008
... unless he is being put on a maintenace drug, like methadone or suboxone, he probably will be even more grumpy...
- Where is everyone.. Yoss, Tat, Mags, Ohnotagain, Ems, etc.. 4th January 2008
... moment im still doing fine - 2 months tomorrow of methadone - and feeling great now. i've also quit smoking (10...
... im 24 days without nicotine and 2.5 months without methadone . im running/jogging every 2nd day and taking multi...
... confusing to me when I first started coming off of the methadone as to why I didn't want to go home and be around my...
- methadone 3rd January 2008
... hope all goes well and you don't have to stay on the methadone . Keep us posted with your progress.
Brian...
... The only thing I have seen and have to say about methadone is negative. It's the devil's drug in my opinion...
... only way this can work for you is if you take the methadone for two weeks only and no more.take 10mgs per day ... second week and then quit and flush the rest of the methadone pills.if you take it for a month after the vicoden ... not near as bad.you are playin with fire with the methadone .good luck-spark...
- How hard is it to get off of Suboxone/Subtex? 31st December 2007
... first a loritab habit that progressed, then got on methadone mmt for 8 years. In 2006 had a rapid detox done (wassimen...
- opiate blockers 31st December 2007
... t know of any other drug that is free of opiates. Methadone is also addicting. More people will be on to help...
- enlighten me please! 28th December 2007
... about the cost of the sub? Is it so expensive that methadone is a more reasonable choice?
I'll tell you, if...
... will rob you of joy.
I tossed the idea of sub and methadone around for awhile. When I called my mom and told her...
- How do you cope... 27th December 2007
... clean of heroin for about a year now - i went on a methadone programme (which is like a death sentence in the UK ... - as no one EVER comes off methadone over here!!). i stopped taking methadone on november...
- Question about Subutex and Suboxone 23rd December 2007
... maybe.
as for the sex drive,for me when i was on methadone pills my sex drive was nowhere to be found.miss america...
- Barely Hangin On. 23rd December 2007
... well "get it over with".
My guess with your 5 day methadone detox was your brains receptors weren't so messed...
- worried... 21st December 2007
... helping him but it wasn't working so we went to a methadone clinic and he did that for a two or three weeks and ... left for atlanta a day or two after he stopped the methadone treatment. He said he felt ok and was going to be...
- My Lowest, dont know what to do 19th December 2007
... living with my parents. I switched from Oxycontin to Methadone (cheaper) and am still addicted to those. My biggest ... know why I cant stay away from drugs. I cant get off Methadone s b/c I cant go through withdrawals....its horrible...
... Do you have a doctor besides the one who prescribes methadone ? If your friends don't understand then that says ... which way you go.
I would suggest you talk to your methadone doctor, tell him/her everything. Write it down if...
- Does Suboxone help with pain 18th December 2007
... Also using them for my Migraines as well. I tried Methadone but found out I am severly allergic to it and just...
- For Tat2duser 18th December 2007
... with ya.
I know you said that your doc prescribed methadone , is it because of the liver? I know some docs change ... on were safe for the liver. Why did he put you on methadone ? DOn't you have go to the pharmacy or doc's office...
- PLEASE HELP! Im addicted to vicodin and need to stop.what do you expect from withdraw 18th December 2007
... would cover you to go to a 7 day in-house detox using methadone , because this way when your done your done , no more...
... daily for about 2 years. i think steering clear of the methadone or suboxone to facilitate quitting is the way to so...
- How Do I Detox Myself from vicodin? 18th December 2007
... doctor. I believe in the in-house detox program with methadone , because once you walk out that door the pain is...
- Having a hard time 17th December 2007
... pain medicine too, I was just curious. I am taking methadone 5mg every 4 hours and I my doc just gave me 10 mg ... of oxy twice a day along with the methadone . I am really scared to take the oxy which I havent ... any yet. I have built up such a tolerance to the methadone that it doesn't work anymore. I have had back surgery...
