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by gigi10001, Jun 16, 2009 09:27PM
I want to get of percocet!can i start with methadone??
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by kim715, Jun 16, 2009 09:29PM
Are you asking if you can get on methadone to get off perks? How long have you been abusing the perks and how much do you take a day?

by worried878, Jun 16, 2009 09:35PM
methaone is a bit drastic for percs perhaps..be sure what u r doing here..like kim said...how much were u using and how long?

by loyalcc, Jun 16, 2009 09:54PM
To: gigi10001
I was also addicted to pain killers and started taking methadone to get off em. Once u start takin it, it is soooooooooo hard to get off of it!!! I would recommend taking Suboxone instead to get off percs. It's safer and easier to get off of. I mean, methadone does work but it makes u tired, sweatty and it makes u gain wieght. I have a few friends who went on Suboxone and none of that happened. They all say it works too! Good Luck 2 U!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by kim715, Jun 16, 2009 09:54PM
Just wanted to second what worried said about methadone being a bit drastic for perks and making sure you know what you're getting yourself into.My drug of choice was vicodin and I got on methadone.I compare my going from vikes to methadone much like jumping from the frying pan into the fire.BE CAREFUL and BE INFORMED!!!!!!!

by worried878, Jun 16, 2009 10:12PM
but sub is not always the answe either..and perhaps some were off of it fast...but if not it is a deadly wd as well...''neither sub nor methadone is a hard wd if u use it for a short time as i have done both but never addicted....take a look at ur dose..or let the forum know..educate urself on the options..as a rule people who r still taking drugs with tylenol in them//like percs or tabs//are not too far gone..cos if they were their liver would be fried..not saying there is not such a thing cos u do see 300 mg hydro users etc...but as a rule heavy users who may need either one of the maintenence drugs/sub or methaonde/have graducated to ocycontine etc...drugs without/or very  low in tylenol content..another facor//which leads most here to assume ur habit is not extreme is it is very uncomfortable to snort tylenol and virtually impossible to shoot it..so in the true addiction world u r young...and swithcing to a big gun like sub or methadone is probaly//now i am saying probably just going off ur stated doc/is a bit extreme...educate urself..if u can not do it any other way//get clean i mean//then take a,look..what have u tried so far?  as far as getting clean?:  there is no easy way out...just be safe
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