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is this enough methadone to take to wean off 120mg of oxycontin?

so I have been taking 120mg of oxycontin for abuot 2 yrs now and Im tying to get off using methadone I got from a friend I dont have insurance so I cannot afford to go to doctor and get a script.  SO I only have enough to take 2 or 1 and a half of the 10mg pills.  I have 80mgs of oxy today and then i just took 1.5 of the 10 mg pills will this be enough and I only have 1 and a half for the whole day tom will I have enough to not get sick?  I have to work all day tom and I dont want to be sick.
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i think it takes a combination of any and all of the mentioned substances to get well - everyone is different there fore it's going to take some experimentation to get the balance right..of course do not go against what your doctor decides is the best course of action for u..only do this if that's not working for you..
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TRY YOUR BEST TO STAY STRONG AND GET HELP IF YOU CANT TAPER OFF IT!IS THE HARDEST THING EVER!! TRY TRY TRY THATS ALL WE CAN DO!!!
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I DO KNOW ALL THAT!!!!!!! I DONE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO NOT BE SICK!!!! NOT IF SHE W/D'S FOR A DAY IVE DONE IT AND NOT BEEN (SIC)! SHE NEEDS TO WITHDRAWEL FOR A DAY OR SO TO GET IT OUT! I JUST STARTED THE SUB CLINIC IN THURSDAY AND i KNOW IT ALL THAT COMES WITH BOTH SUB AND METH! ALL IM SAYING IS THAT IF SHE IS GETTING THIS OFF THE STREETS DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO I WAS DOPE SICK FOR 4 DAYS OUT OF WORK AND ALL THAT GOOD **** BEFORE I WENT TO THE CLINIC! IT SUUUUUUUUUUCKS! BUT IF YOU WANT TO HELP YOURSELF GO TO A CLINIC! I HAVE BEEN DOING OXCY AND PERCS EVERYDAY ALLDAY FOR 2 YRS AND I ACCTUALLY HAVE $$$ IN MY WALLET! THE WANT IS STILL THERE BUT I FELL REALLY GOOD!! 6 DAYS CLEAN IS A MIRACLE FOR ME!!! HOPE YOUR DOING GOOD??
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495284 tn?1333894042
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I hope you are going to try tapering off the oxy's.  You will feel so much better and you wont have to worry about this anymore.  I cant tell you what you need to do from now until you get your script filled.  Methadone is a very potent drug and it isnt our place to tell you how and when to take it.  That is for a doctor.....I would hate for you to get really sick or have some bad reaction to it.........sara
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well I really want to try taperiong off the oxys I get my next sxript this thurs  so I jsut need the methadone for tonigth and tommorow so I took 1.5 of the 10mg pills tonight and I have  1.5 more for tommorow will that be enough to jsut get me through tonigth and tommorow all day without getting sick or will I need more?
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ou will not be sick 2marrow if you take them first thing in the mourn! Try to get some sub or more meth after the  about 10 hours that will last and continue to do those! If you have insurence try to go to a suboxene clinic its so much better than methadone! IT WILL HELP!!!!!!!!
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ive been on sub for over a year now and u willcrave the sub n withdrawl from that also. i wasnt sure if u knew that. and u cant have meth wit suboxone i wasnt sure if u knew that either. Just dont want anyone to get sick. if u take sub after the meth u will get very sick, because the subxone kicks any opiate off of your receptors.
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did u wait until u were in withdsrawl to use the methadone? that will only keep u not sick for like a day or two max. you are still going to withdrawl after that especially since youve been taking them for 2+ years. just as imgetting clean asked r u stayin off for good or are u just tryin to hold out? you dont need ins to go to a meth clinic or get sub if u need something to wean u off. or u can just c/t it if u feel u are able to
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I just sent you a message after I read this! I am familiar w/ methadone and to get off 120mgs of oxcy you will need at least 20 mgs of methadone (OR) try to get soboxone! im a oxcy and perc addict for 2 yrs now and that was the only thing that got me to stop W/D I just started Suboxone 6 days ago and I have no cravings for it but my minds does when I come down! thats when I take another! Do you blast them or thake them by mouth? There is a big differace! When you blast them your cravings are 20times worse! Please take some suboxone than methadone it is so much easier to not crave sub than meth!!!Halla back
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495284 tn?1333894042
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There is no magic pill that will keep any of us out of wd of some kind.  Methadone comes with a whole set of different happenings.  Are you out of the oxys now??  Maybe you could try tapering them instead........let us know        sara
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I'm not too familiar with the metadone, but u have been on oxy's for 2 years you said and I dont know if you're expecting not to go through any W/D's. Maybe someone that has used Methadone can help you...

You may experience some W/D's. Good luck and keep posting. Are you trying to get off for good or just till your next script?
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