Buprenorphine Detox from Methadone - good, bad?

[The]

Hi everybody,
i need advice about buprenorphine. does it work to get off methadone? what do you experience when you're on it?
anything would be helpful.  thanks    -cat

[BonnieAnn]

Hi. Listen, why don't you back to the beginning of this forum and post your own question. You will get a lot more feedback that way.
This thread is from 6 years ago. A lot of people will not recognize it and you may not responses.
Start your own question, tell your story. There are a lot of good folks in here who will help you if they can.

Hope to see you again.

[Eph4oria]

I've been on meth for about four years now and the clinic is detoxing me 5 mgs. per day. I have wanted to get of this stuff for a while now. I am forced to do it at this point. I have been in a box for four years due to this drug. Everyday it's about getting my dose. Before it was about getting my dope. What has changed? I'll tell you.. now I'm addicted to a legel drug which is much worse than the herion on the street. What we have is a state sactioned drug dealer which holds all the cards in your life. I agree methadone is good for a limited time and dose. Never go above 70 mgs. That is a life choice. I was only using two bags a day and the clinic convinced me to keep going up on my dose. It was one of the worst choices in my life. Now they are detoxing me cuz I spilled the beans about the malpractice I've been subjected too.
I will go through the detox with the help of meds ( clonidine, Klonipin, furicicet, xanax, seraqual and any others which might help. I don't want to resort to herion but I know if it gets real bad I might to alieviate the symptoms. I rather not. I don't want bup either. one for another is not sane but neither is going back to dope. I also will smoke weed to alieviate some symptoms ( only high end bud ) I could use some feedback and support.

[blondee68]

I understand the mental and physical part of this **** we're going through.  I have more of the physical pain than anything else.  Sure, every so often I wish I could take some pills and get that not so high, but fuzzy feeling again.  But, I know that nobody wants to prescribe the stuff anyway. I am worried about my headaches a lot!  But, until I can figure out what type of doctor to try again, I guess I'm just going to take excedrin and the such.  I know it isn't a cure all, but overall my headaches haven't been so bad, until I hit my head while flipping my car.  I'm going back to work tomorrow, so I hope I will be okay.  Just took the last of my small amount of Lortab (20) so, hopefully I'll be okay.

You've been a great support as others have too.  It must be stressful with four teens,  a divorce, and job issues.  I understand some of it.  I am only working as a temp, so my job could go away anytime, even though they say they like me, but can't afford to buy the contract I have with the temp agency.  And I have two teens, one of which turned 19 today and we have had so many problems with him that it would take pages for that story.  He no longer lives with us, and it's a sad story.

But Kudos to you for doing so well.  I can only hope my road to recovery will continue to be good, because I only want to go through this once.  Even though I have been on meds for several years.  This is the only time I've gone cold turkey for the most part.  I'll keep you and everyone else in my thoughts and prayers!

Have a good week, or until we post again.

[blondee68]

Hey, thanks for all the support you've given to me.  It's been 8 days without Methadone, and for the most part I'm good.  The only major problem is on Thursday night I rolled and flipped my car, and ended up upside down in a ditch.  I was driving while tired, but thought I could make it, and lost control of my car, and I am so happy that nobody else was involved.  But, my beautiful car is totalled and that hurts terribly, even tho it's only a car.  I've only had it since 2006 when I bought it new.  I did fairly well all considering, I've got cuts and bruises all over and a major case of whiplash, which I think part of it has to do with my seatbelt going across my neck.  The ER wouldn't give me anything really for pain, when I actually did need it.  They gave me a couple of shots which didn't work, then sent me home with Flexiril, so I went to a minor emergency clinic and got some Lortab and Valium for the muscle spasms.  So, I guess that's not the best thing for me, but the pain was unbearable!! Of course I did take more than the one pill every 6-8 hours, so I'm out today, but I'm doing a little bit better today.  I just wish I could take back that moment, it was so scary!!  And now my dream car is gone to scrap metal.  

I feel pretty good without the Methadone, but I have also had pain meds through it, so we'll see.  I've got to figure out what type of doctor to go to next for my headaches.  I sure don't want that terrible medication ever again.

Good luck to all of you, it's a hard and difficult journey, but it can be done without having to take that Suboxone, and just get hooked to another drug.  

Thanks again for the support, it means more than anything to me!!
Blondee68

[Calzy]

blondee~Your statment made sense to me if that makes sense. Having a real battle coming off the 'done today, all the mental issues hitting at once. Thinking about a new job , living with divorce
with 4 teen age kids and so on. It's so hard to start over. As addict's we live with pain all the time with some real pains and some hyped up to feed our monster. I have been able to handle a level of phys. pain better than i do the mental part. The hard part of this is we keep doing this hurt to our selves over and over. Sorry but not thinking clearly today so i need to stop. I have done the 28 day rehab, out patient AA-NA and it just help so i have to find a way back to some counsiling again. This site does help as i never did anything like this before on line.
Use to go to the Warren Dunes in MI and drive there on Sundays to buy beer in the disco years, you know about the laws than. Keep fighting the good fight and share your feelings and dont allow them to fester inside.

[blondee68]

I'm not sure what I meant when I said "I still hav e done around but refuse to take it?" I know it meant I won't take Methadone again but the rest is I guest gibberish sorry, don't have a clue.  I think I meant I have some around the house, but refuse to take it.  That's it.  Sorry for the confusion.  It sounds stupid the way I put it.  I had one drink, and it all goes to my head.  Go figure!!!

Thanks to all supportive!!!