That is what I thought.....similar drugs...I would think that if you plan to quit one of these the other is not an option to continue...You do not need to worry about leaving yourself an open supply out there right now...you need to focus on getting clean.....narcotics are not an option for use unless absolutely necessary for the rest of our lives....ask the doc for what you need to get yourself clean...keep posting
they are the same drug...only difference is, one has tylenol in it, and the other is time released...same drug, different form....
Okay...so you have a problem with oxycontin...but are positive you do not have a problem with oxycodone (percocet)? Just trying to get this clear as it is a bit confusing
please steer clear of methadone...it is the worst drug on the market today...there are now 3800 methadone related deaths per year..up from 400 methadone related deaths for the year 2006...and NO, theses are not all overdoses...a lot of them are first time users, they take 1, 5 or 10 mg methadone tablet and they die!! this is no joke...i will provide you with the information if you would like to see it...just shoot me a PM...
do not take this path...and if your an addict your chances of getting addicted to methadone are very high...which will leave you with the worst addiction there is on earth.
it is not a drug to mess around with at all. i know i wouldnt want someones death on my shoulders if i said to try methadone to get off any drug, and they died from it the first time! this is why i have to tell you about this...warn you about the dangers.
especially if not under a doctors care or if buying them illegally off the street, you NEVER know what your going to get....
trust me...been there, done that...not a good situation at all...
good luck to you!
i waas the same way sweetie...i was also on oc's 80mg was doing anywhere from 3 -6 sometimes more depending on supply (u know how that is)..percs really didnt do anything for me either...once u get on the oc's its over as far as doing any other kinda drug really cause thats all u want...i was a pill snob too...lol....if it wasnt an oxy i didnt want it granted i would go ahead and do it but still wasnt what i wanted.....how many 80's were u doing daily?.....my hubby also w/d with me....was no picnic but he did so much better than i did i was sooooo jealous but im glad to say we r both over 3 months clean...so if i can do it so can u.....dont go with methadone u would judt be trading one bad addiction for an even worse one....meth is hell to get off of..harder that oc's and u know how bad that is ..so do u want to go thru that?i think not.....im here if u need me..email me if u want....i have alot of exp with oxy w/d unfortuantely lol...love u and god bless u sweetie.....sorry i misread ur post btw,....forgive me ? lol
To stop taking oxy's and take percs, is like an alcoholic that stops drinking scotch and starts drinking beer. Come clean with your doctor.He will help you.When you get that reoccurring injury, the doctor will give you something else that will work as well as the percs.
Forget the methadone. It's not an option.
oxygirl487 - The last time i was prescribed the percs was over 5 months ago - I had 3 leftover and so took them while tapering over the last 4 days. I think I was so busy doing 80's that the percs just weren't good enuf for us. I'm a pill snob I s'pose .. lol. Anyway - since my last prescription out habit increased dramatically - I'm past needing methadone and valium but have a bf who's quitting too. We just decided I'd go first (he's taken care of me and I'll do the same for him).
Never used the meth...but what I've read on this forum...I would STAY AWAY from it!!!!
Good luck and keep posting!!
im assuming i mst be missing part of your story (just got on and havent read to many posts yet) but im just curious ...if u dont have a problem with percs and can leave them in the med cabinet for ages...why do u need methadone?...a dr.s job is to help u...not be judgemental and it sounds like thats wht u r worried about and i dont blame u i was also but once u come clean to him/her im am sure they will understand mine did......
Yhanks - if methadone's hard to quit, my bf should def steer clear of it. What is Valium prescribed for? I think I was prescribed it about 15 years ago (was going thru a rough time - my nerves were raw and I wasn't sleeping) - ironically, I filled the scrip but tossed the bottle away because I was never 'the type' to take pills. I took one and it made me too groggy. Go figure...lol
Come clean with your doctor. It wont be the first time he has had a patient with this problem. Let him help you. I would not touch methadone because it can be very tough to quit.