Can you help me with precise instructions.PLEASE!!

[nicky54]

Hi iam  a 60 yr old male hooked on 240 mgs of short acting oxycodone {not Oxycontin} for 11 months now.  I get sick into withdrawals{VERY 6 HRS.I cannot sleep through the whole night i am failing in my work and am depressed and crying all the time.! I live in South America and they only have methadone here to get off of opioids. I wish i could get some type of buprenorphine product but they do not have it in Colombia where i live. I must do something now not later as iam suffering and am very tired. Van i use the methadone to get off the oxycodone very short term less than a week
without getting hooked on methadone? How long will a 240 mg habit for one year of oxycodone take to kick.
Can someone please send me some advice  .I do not know how and cannot taper down off of this poison so there´s no detox here or o would go and money is tight.I have enough methadone to do this can i .

[atthebeach]

Do you have someone who could dispense meds to you daily?
Do help you taper?
240mgs is a pretty high dose and considering at 60 years of age blood pressure Issues are a concern.
Are these doctor prescribed?
You are being proactive which is very smart knowing your background.
Good for you.

[Ldytaz]

I agree with Sweet..I was on Loritab for 8 years only taking 3-6 a day.I went to methadone thinking it would get me off the tabs and take care of my pain..What a mistake.I wish I would have came straight off tabs.the withdrawls from the methadone is hell.I am coming up on 2 months and still feel it some.If u can taper(most cant)it is a much easier process.It u cant then ct is the only option for us addicts.U will be sick.U will hate it.But,u will get over the wds a lot quicker and get the poison out of your system.Methadone was the hardest thing I ever,ever came off of and I dont wish it on anyone..Be careful with what u decide.Keep posting for support..

[Sweetness91]

As someone who detoxed from methadone, and someone who had to go thru the withdrawals, I have to advise against it. I went from a Vicodin/Percocet habit, (6-8 5mg tabs a day) which wasn't even too terrible compared to a lot I've read about. But Ohhh man, I felt so painless and carefree on the methadone...for a little while anyway...but then I quickly became physically dependent on the drug. It's not hard to do. And I stayed on it for 8+ years. The withdrawal from methadone is ten times worse. I wish I had known that early on...I would've just detoxed from the Vic's and Percs. If you have the willpower to do so, I would advise a taper. Although some ppl just can't do tapering, and cold turkey is their better option. Whatever you choose to do, I suggest doing a ton of research on it first. Knowledge is power!! Good luck and prayers :)

[weaver71]

Oxycodone will detox pretty fast, methadone is much longer acting. First, I have a few questions. Do you have someone to help you remain accountable, meaning a person to keep you from abusing methadone? I am a methadone addict, so that is a concern for me. Short term, I have seen methadone work, though my closest friend used it for oxymorphone and Oxycotin, but I don't think it would be much different. I believe you need a solid plan and aftercare for bupe or methadone to help.'what kind of support do you have locally?