My story for methadone users.

[outlawzmjc]

hey i saw ur post and just want to tell you mystory, i just turned 21 on oct22 and had my last dose of methadone on oct31. me and my girlfriend have been together since i was 16 and she is 22. we started off at a party showed me a percocet, i was already drunk and took it. Omfg it felt so damn good, i started taking them just at partys, but eventually i started taking them everyday, my gf got pregnant and quit all pills. but i continued to take them. our daughter was born on nov1 2005, she jsut turned 3. anyways after she was born i was taking so many percs i needed something better, i then got oxy-contin10mg Instant release tabs. man that **** was really extreme to me at first, it was a cycle i went from 10's to 20mg , 20mg sucked compared to instant release. and eventually landed at oxy 80's (wow those are messed). so i was taking multiple oxy 80's, draining alot of money i didnt have. my kidneys started to hurt really bad, i could **** right, i was all wrong. my gf was there along with me so thats 2 habits. she eventually got on methadone in mid 2007, but i continued to use, i wanted off them so bad i couldnt lay on my back it hurt so much. when i see my gf was looking so much better since she got on methadone i went and got on it to. we were both up to 100mgs each a day and we wanted to get off cause it still caused alot of time and money cause we have to goto a different city to get on methadone and our perscripts, we had to drive all accross our city to get to pharmacy everyday(CANADA), the doctor didnt trust us with carrys. i guess he thought we were scrapes or something. and ways we stayed at 100mgs for about a year and the doctor cut us down 10mgs every 2 weeks, when we reached 40mgs, we went to the other city to see doctor, but he was on vacation and so was his backup docter, (only 2 doctors who can perscribe methadone) so we were screwed and forced into withdrawl. so here i am right now 6 day of withdrawl, its horrible for me, Cant sleep at all at night, diarrea, constant cold chills, puking (puked last night 2 times), ive been smoking weed to try and make it better, helps alittle bit. But since we are on day6 we decided to stick it out for a better life and to feel normal again, i havent felt normal for 4 years. i cant wait till im clean and a good dad for my daughter. methadone is not worth it, Doctors make so much money on that **** and we are the ones who go through the pain, not the doctors. we are slaves to drugs made by governments/pharmacy companys. they are made to get us through pain. but in the end u have so much more pain than ever. i hate methadone i hate pills, theyve had me on a chain. im taking a stand. we humans dont need this garbage in our bodies. Good luck to you, on whatever you decide to do. staying on methadone for a whole lifetime would not be good at all. gotta be strong to get through all the bad. so stay strong. i may sound like a damn emotional guy. but its this is all true for me.

[outlawzmjc]

Day 23 clean today WOOHOO. i feel so much better, i got like 5 hours+ sleep. methadone was not MY savior. made me tired, and id puke quite a bit at first (duh **** is toxic). Methadone is a stupid excuse to get clean "imo". just need to have the mental and this is no problem. and sweetmama1970 methadone didnt save your life. you saved it yourself when you realized you hit bottom. im happy that it "works?" for you, you gonna be on it forever ;( ? i hope not. Methadone saved my life = poison saved my life.

[kim715]

Methadone is a synthetic opiate.One mg of methadone is = to 3 mgs of morphine and over time you will develop a tolerance to it just like all other opiates,and feel the need to increase your dose.I can only speak for myself,although I know many people who say the same thing,methadone DID NOT save my life.I was on it for nearly 2 years,never touched anything else while I was on it,always had a clean UA.I too would not recommend it at all,especially for people who have an addiction to pills.I relate it to jumping from the frying pan into the fire.Again,speaking for myself here,I never thought I was clean when I was on methadone.Been free from it for 9 months now,best decision I ever made.

[steveo30]

methodone takes 4 to6 weeks to withdtrawl from versus 7 to 10 days for hydro's.they used to use it for withdrawl in alot of in-patient facilitys.itis just as addictive as heroin or oxy-contin.there now using suboxone for withdrawl ,which is the lesser of 2 evils in my opinion but a bit more effective if taken properly.i wouldn't recommed methodone to my worst enemy.it's long half life makes it that much longer for withdrawls to end.i know i've been there        

[sweetmama1970]

just to let you know...Methdone can save your life..its not bad it saved my life..I,ve been on it for 1 year n I,ve been clean since..for some people it may not wrk because they dont wanna give it a chance..but for others it does ..it saved my life..when I was at my wrst..n I feel fine now..n thats not true about it not wrking after 3 years cause i know people who was on it for 10 years n it wrks fine for them..maby they need to be increased..so please dont siss methadone maby it didnt wrk for you but trust m,e it wrks for others... Thats all I got to say::

[worried878]

i believe that imovane is non-narcotic...a hypnotic and should be safe short term as prescribed....clonidine seems to work well for people on here and it is not habit forming..gotta watch ur BP tho...heard it helps even the worst wds...good luck

[mr.lucky66]

There are a few things you can take that will help. Painkillers or any opiate will prolong and make your suffering worse from methadone. I got a lot of help with a combo of Clonidine and attivan and some bentyl for cramps. You can get through it, I've done it more than a few times and am now 5 years done free and dope free.

[outlawzmjc]

seroquel didnt do **** :( made my eyes heavy and i couldnt open them but its like my mind is awake and my body is tired....sigh trying imovane tonight, hopefully i get some sleep. i think im through most of the physical symptoms. arrggg

[cathy5841]

stay strong.  hopefully the dr will give you something tohelp you..remember though that mostof that stuff is addictive so keep your guard up....good luck.

[outlawzmjc]

im starting to get weak....i cant stand not getting sleep, im going crazy.. going to doctor today hopefully. this is just nuts! :(

[mr.lucky66]

Keep on the tough road and it will be well worth it. Methadone doesn't work as well after about 3-5 years so you did the right thing. Also it kills pain but you don't feel a lot of things that are good in life too. Methadone made life a spectator sport for me. I'm so glad I got off 5 years ago after so many years.

[kim715]

I have a little over 8 months free from methadone.I'm so happy to hear your taking your life back.You don't sound like an overly emotional guy to me.You sound like someone who is sick and tired of being sick and tired and ready to break free.I wish you all the best and that was a great post thanks for sharing.I'm always around if you need to talk...Peace...Kim

[iloveny630]

I'm really glad that decided to get clean for your daughter.  I wish you all the luck in the world!!!

[outlawzmjc]

this was a letter i wrote i forgot to edit some stuff