My doctors have been messing with me I need truth

[Lilly1955]

I just found out that because my doctors have given me clonidine Valium and oxycodone this has interfered with my detoxing off of the methadone . It's been 22 days off methadone and I couldn't figure out hy I keep having waves of anxiety and depression. I was just told by a person that it's because those other drugs have been interfering with my detox. Please I need help to get off all this crap I don't trust my doctors any more and don't know what to do . Please advise me ty

[clean_in_ks]

Wishing you well, Lilly.  I hope you get the help you need and will look forward to hearing from you when you return home.
God bless you, girl~

[Lilly1955]

I can't do this alone anymore. I am checking into a detox tomorrow. My drs expected me to taper one pill a week while suffering with this depression and anxiety. I am alone except for you and this site. If you don't hear from me it's cause I can't contact you but I will be thinking of you the whole time. You can do this. You have people who care about you. I have faith in you. I just don't want to give up another 9 months of my life slowly and painfully withdrawing from the Valium and oxidcodone that horrible dr put me on . I am scared they said the first couple weeks are the hardest they do not use any addictive drugs to help you. So I will be totally ff everything witching 2weeks to 28 days. Hang in there you are strong.

[Lilly1955]

Tomorrow at 2 pm I am checking into a detox place. They said they will help me get off the Valium and the oxidcodone. I don't know how long they said it can be up to 28 days long. My insurance although has referred others to this detox is not going to refer me so I am maxing all my credit cards a nd borrowing from my parents. I can't do this alone anymore. This has been almost 1 year of my life I missed my daughters wedding. I am afraid. They said I will be drug free when I leave there . No subs or bup. I pray they can really help me at least make me more comfortable while detoxing instead of at home alone.

[NinaLiss]

Also opiated are opiates. Some are stronger than others. Essentially oxycodone is the same as methadone. So you aren't detoxing off methadone since you haven't taken that in some time. It's out of ur body. You didn't experience detox because the doctors replaced the methadone with another opiate the oxycodone. So you now have to come off oxycodone, which from what I hear is an easier detox than methadone anyway. Hope I make sense :-) best of luck and let us know how you are doing

[NinaLiss]

I have ms also and find myself either in daily pain and unable to do much or on opiates and eventually not able to do much. With ms detox can get more complicated as you won't just experience the withdrawal symptoms, you will also experience the magnification of you ms symptoms. It's almost unbearable cold turkey and could send you into a relapse (depending on your type).  I would speak with my doctor. Definitively try to very slowly taper your use of the oxycodone first before you even consider changing the Valium dosage. One at a time. And the Valium will actually help with some of your withdrawal symptoms from the oxycodone. Once you are able to stop that then concentrate on tapering the Valium. But be honest about your pain level, you might need alternate pain management. I have found detox is longer for me than others, probably because of the ms.

[vicki595]

Lilly- it's time to call the doctor so he/she can explain all this to you. Don't rely on this forum for answers when we clearly don't have all the information.

It could be that your doctor is trying to transition you from methadone to oxycodone. With Valium and oxycodone on board you shouldn't feel as bad as you do so you really need to speak with your doctor.

You haven't done anything to hurt yourself so don't worry. Just call the doctor and tell him you feel depressed and ask him to explain everything.

Some of the confusion on this end may be about the methadone you took. Most people take methadone as a maintainance drug to combat addiction but you were given it for pain relief. It CAN be given for long term pain relief and often is so it wasn't wrong of the ER doctor to give it to you.

Give the doctor a call and let us know how you're doing, okay?