opps, i forgot to give you the link
here is the other resource
http://www.na.org/pdf/litfiles/us_english/Books/BASICTXT.pdf
also talk to several people in NA who have detoxed from both methadone and oc's
i have detoxed ct off 200mg a day methadon habit
this was worse then all other detoxes
i am comparing the wd's to other drugs i have detoxed from like oc's, herion, codiene
i suggest using a short acting opiate before you get on methadone
before all the tx centers turned to suboxone, they all used codiene, bentyle and clonidine to detox patients off long acting opiates
they did this because short acting opiates have a shorter period of PAWS
most people who use methadone to detox end up staying on the drug for years, and find that methadone is actually harder to quit then their original drug of choice
i wish you luck, i have been in your situation several time, i have not had to detox in almost 5 yrs, last summer (4yrs clean) i had to go through chemo and took ultram for the pain, i stayed on those for 3wks and man was it tough getting them out of my system
this is another resource that may help you make a descion, if your goal is to get clean, switching to a stonger pain med will just not help
your doc probably wants you on methadone because it makes him look better
fda monitors oc's much more than they do methadone
I sent you a pm.I was on methadone for well over a year.I went c/t off of 25 mgs 8 1/2 months ago.I just needed a little more info about your situation,so check your inbox and I'll keep an eye out for your response.hang in there....Peace...Kim
methadone has alot of side effects and is very hard to detox from..but so is 650 mg of oxy....it would be a better choice/methadone/ in my opinion over that high of a dose of oxy....it would even be a better choice to find alternative pain relief and perhaps let narcotics go..not sure of ur pain problem nor ur quality of life without narcotics...for most life is better without narcotics/ unless u r terminal..then it is not an issue if life is ending soon due to cancer etc...doses like that can make u terminal tho..cut years off ur life...u know ur situation and what u need....being a chronic pain patient myself.i chose to live life and dump the narcotics as it is neverending and very emotionally painful