I saw that I had gotten another post to an OLDer post from Mid Dec- and just wanted to have a recent one so if there were other folks in this position - they knew they could post a question and have it seen by all...
First, lemme say - Riki (i hate lortabs) - Thank you! The website
http://excoboard.com/exco/index.php?boardid=15464
is GREAT! It is for moms on methadone. I am not on methadone - but the facilitator of that forum - is the best. I called and spoke with her today - and she is truly a GODSEND. She does not belittle you - but only tries to help.
If you are reading this post and are preggo - or know someone who is - have them get on this forum and that one too. My current doc almost had me go through FULL BLOWN w/d - which could have been the worst thing for the baby! Granted, I feel blessed to have tapered to where I'm at (10mg daily) - but I had gone from 10 to 5 to 0 - and was in bad shape. I could have gone into preterm labor or had the baby experience really bad w/d.
Also, I truly never understood dependant vs addicted. I still feel guilt and conflicted about those terms - but am learning to understand the difference.
Once again - to all of those following this saga - thank you for your support. To those who are new - keep us up to date on your progress - and a big thanks to Riki who forwarded on those sites. THANK YOU! And thanks to my girls on this forum who have been such tremendous support!!!