ugh, you got the liquid. in the case of wd's i'd say take the adult dose. and you can get tiny little pills of generic immodium if you can't gag that liquid down. the name brand is really expensive and you could need a lot before this is over. hopefully you will bypass most of it though. i'm 13 days out from totally no pills, and still get the runs. still eating immodium. you'll be better soon though. praying for you,
Lucy
Ya the pills are way better then the chewable or liquid. I remember when the stomach issues came into play for me that was the worst part. Id rather deal with the cold sweats , restless legs, crawling skin, the mind F**k then the constant runs and not being able to eat food because was scarred to what was gonna happen 1hr. later. I found that I would take 2 in the morning then 1 more around noon and that would help until late late night. It says take 2 after first loose stool then 1 after each additional stool but when your on w/ds u could finish a whole freaking bottle in no time. I used them to regulate myself to go during certain times of the day. Then eventually stopped taking them. But at first take the adult dosage doesnt matter on body weight but try not to take more then 6 a day. Try to eat clean food also like mid to low fat and saturated fats and high carb that will help (gross) fluffy up your stool.
i would take the adult dosage. it usually takes about 15 mins for it to start working for me. you can always take more later. i know when i have to take it due to W/D's i can take up to twice as much as what the directions say to.
Maybe you did your taper to fast??? i did the subox for a week like you did and felt great that whole week, but my cravings came back TWICE AS STRONG when the subox wore off. Becca took it for a month i think and she had much better results.
let me know how your doing, k???
luv ya,
tink :)
I really am ok... I did have sweats and chills yesterday.. and today mild tummy trouble.. Not nearly as bad as it could have been. I don't think I tapered too fast. felt fine til Saturday night... felt worse yesterday. But today other than the tummy I am fine..
i am so happy to here that. I am becoming very FRUSTRATED with my dr. i went in this morning again and he just gave me more pain meds and wants me to go to pain management. I talked to him about subox. and he said it wasnt right for me at this point with my health issues. i talked to him about tapering and he said i shouldnt do that either.
So WTF am i supposed to do??? honestly??? as more time passes my intake goes up!!!! and when i go in and tell him i'm out of meds early again he just refills them and usually gives me even more!!!
so i think i'm gonna try and taper on my own, cause my tolerance is getting out of control!!!!! do you have suggestions for me to taper??? i'm at about 10-13 pills a day right now!!! this is COMPLETELY INSANE!!!! and the PM dr. will only want to give me stronger meds, usually OC's and i absolutely REFUSE to take those PERIOD!!!!!
luv ya,
tink :)
just never take methadone whatever the dr. says. it's really rotten stuff!!
Lucy
Wow Steph is it getting that bad??
I'm not sure I used to take a big swig right out of the bottle......