Methadone for hydrocodone is like putting out a fire with gas. Get off quick. all the best
I just want to tell you that you are a strong person trying to get your life back again. I would try to lower your dose to 20mg and go down as the clinic will let you. As you take the m'done each day it builds up in your body so you should be fine to lower your dose every day or so if your only going to be on for a week or so. I would talk to your counselor there, some are good some are bad, i had a good one, and ask where you can go to counseling in your area after you leave the clinic. They are suppose to help you with getting some after care and dont let them talk you into staying on the m'done any longer. You might be able to go to a state run rehab center and that may be the best thing for you with your home situation. After your finished with the m'done you will still be in some detox and w/d's so you really need some kind of support group or counseling to get you thru it. It's not one week and done, it can take months or years for some ppl to reach full recovery. Best of luck to you.
it wont let me put me email. i didnt know that. iill be back.
i have to go take a nap. the methadone has me feeling very sedated right now. if u all have any ideas that might help me in my situation, ill be back on here when i get up in an hour or please email me at ***@****. thanx a bunch.
My heart breaks for you hun. You are in a bad situation. Don't misunderstand, you can get and stay clean in a crack house, if you want it, but having all those stumbling blocks does not make it easier.
Take this week to come up with a plan and stick to it.
im not sure. he is supposedly trying to withdrawl himself as much as possible this week also. i cant stay where im at right now for too long, living off of other people. i might not have a choice. but i dont want to go back if i do get clean, or close to it, if he is still doing terrible. where our house is located all of our neighbors buy and sell pills. its a bad spot. where i am right now, it would be very very hard to find pills. but i dont know how long im allowd to stay here with my kids.
What are you going to do after the Methadone? Are you going back to hubby?
there is nowhere of the sort to go near where i live. i am staying 2 hours away from my house so that i can be close enough to go and have a ride. my family lives so far away from me. i was staying with my husband at our house, but i had to get away from him to try to be clean. he takes as many pills as i do. he makes 150 dollars a day, and we spend 130 on pills. that is why i dont have my own car or anything. i feel like im screwed and i should just go back and be on the pills. i dont know what to do. its so much easier to be on the pills than to get decent help around here.
sighs...i hope u have some friends and family to support u at this hard time...maybe u could goto a social worker?
or u could choose a closer chemist?
they wont really work with me on it. they are very strict about their rules and regulations. i tried talking with them about taking some home, but they said i have to be in the program for 90 days before i can take a weeks worth of meds home at a time. i hate knowing i am only going to be treated for a week, but its my only option. i have to try it. i cant afford to buy pain pills on the street anymore. im so close to losing my house over it. my gas/water has already been cut off.
not really ..i relapsed :S
i just hope i dont have to go up on my methadone again
tell ur doc ur situation maybe if u do a drug test he might give u some take aways..
7-10 days doesnt seem enough..just ask for his/her advice..
i just found this site and forum yesterday, and i have to say i really enjoy it. i dont feel so damn alone in this. its really good to know that others are going thru this with me. the people on here really make me feel like they care and give a damn. i appreciate it everyone.
make sure to keep posting ..threw this .....
I really hope it turns out that way hun :)
i could be in the program as long as i want to, but the thing is, i wont have a ride after this week. i am staying at a friend's house for a week to use a vehicle. and to do the methadone thing, u have to go every single day to pick up ur medicine in the morning. i will be doing it for 7- 10 days.i just figured that withdrawling from 30mg of methadone would be easier than withdrawling from 150mg of LT's.
yes we did , I always get nervous when it comes to methadone i dont want to see people end up with more of a problem then they started out with .People go on methadone desperately want to get clean and end up addicted to methadone ,i hate seeing that :( BTW you are doing great i see you are down to 7.5 good for you !!!!!!!!
avis
hehe we had similar advice :P
hmm u feel fine but u still have aches??
ya with methadone u gotta try to cut down as fast as u can but only wat u can handle...
i dont understand why u are only allowed to be on the methadone program for a short time? how short of a time? it's not good to go too fast if u are suffering from symptoms...just a warning it is highly addictive..the withdrawal is the worst...so if u can try to cut down while u can..the longer u stay on it the more u will rely on this drug..
wish u luck
I would start going down to get off as fast as you can , the withdrawl from meth is sooo much worse the lortab withdrawl , How long is a short time ?
avis