Anyone think this sounds good?

[whyagain]

I just got back from a dui class I have to take even though I wasn't buzzed...:-), and the "teacher" of the class is also a drug counselor who works in a methadone clinic.  I told him my situation, and asked him for his advise.  This is where I'm at for those who don't know.  For the past year or little less I have been taking anywhere from 5-15 5mg oxycodone immediate release's.  It became steady around Oct/Sept of last year.  I had a few times where I "cleaned up" for at most a week.  I explained this to him, and said I really wanted off this.  I have a 4 and half year old son, and a baby on the way, and I really want my life back.  I told him money was an issue because I basically was getting these for free, at most I would have to pay my "friend" for them every now and then $2 a pop.  I asked him his advise on what to do.  I can't go through what I went through this weekend when I tried to detox at home......HORRIBLE!!!!  He's been doing this for 20 years, and first said go to a detox center......no way....wife would flip if she new about this.  Then he said to find a sympathetic doctor and tell him that I need a fast taper w/ klonopin.  OR, get myself 32 more pills, and taper like this....each number is a day....6-6-4-4-3-3-2-2-1-1.  I asked him what the withdrawals would be like at the end, and he said it would be like I had a cold.  I have a friend that I can give my "stash" to and have him give them to me at the appropriate times.  Which one should I go with?  I know I got myself into this mess, and I should have to go through some pain, but I can't miss work, my wife is VERY hormonal with the pregnancy and I don't want my w/d's upsetting her (getting snippy), and to be completely honest, I'm a total wimp when it comes to pain.  I want out....I really believe that the mental part won't be much of an issue because of that.  Thanks!

[duckandcover]

It sounds like you have fairly easy access to them.  I think the taper would work but nothing is "pain free".  Your biggest problem will be staying off them once you quit.  If they're easy to get again, slipping will be too easy.  

[addictedme]

Your dosage really isnt that great considering that your taking 5s,most on the forum take 10s so your useing about half of the "norm" per day. I"d try clonidine and/or the thomas recipe. I"d also make plans for aftercare since quitting is much easier then staying quit..gl

[whyagain]

Well, he actually said in my case both methadone and suboxone wouldn't make sense.  My brother in-law has been on methadone for years, but he was also a heroin addict for 10 years.  I think in my case, a taper would work.  What do you think about the 2 options he gave me?  Thanks!

[JonDavid]

I would go to my local doctor & come clean and say just what you did to us:
Then I would ask the doctor to put me on Methadone for 7 days 5 mgs two times a day.
Then I would tell the doctor that I want to come back after the 7 days and be put on Clonidine for 7 days .01mgs x 2 times a day, during this time I would try to take a few days off from work while on the clonidine just so that I could sleep all this off.

This is the way that methadone is used sucessfully, remember that you must not get attachd to the longlaslting ehuporia of the methadone & never take more than the doctor prescribes it is slow to act and has a tremendous half life.

If you follow a resonable plan like this and go to a doctor for help I think yo uwill be in minimal discomfort. Just remember to read all about the PAWS syndrome that last about four months after you stop taking. This is the bordom syndrom or saturday syndrome as they call it that makes all of us want to use again. the bordem is actually cravings for the old drug.

: ) good luck

[whyagain]

left this out......For the past week or so, I cut back to about 10 a day at the max...excluding Friday and Saturday when I didn't use at all.....today I used 8....