Hi. I've suffered my entire life with social phobia and mild OCD and somehow I've managed to hide it from everyone, except for my immediate family. I started taking Paxil for mild social phobia about four years ago, which has helped slightly. Two years ago I met my soon to be husband, who happens to be on methadone for serious back pain. He too suffers from social phobia and he told me that methadone also helps him in social situations; he also takes Paxil. So, one day about six months ago I tried 1/2 of a 10mg. pill and ever since then I've taken 10mg. every other day. My life has totally changed. I'm the person I always wished I could've been. I can easily express myself in social and one on one situations. I can think clearer, I'm happier, I'm not worried all the time like before. I guess my question is, Is Methadone ever prescribed for people like me? I'd like to go and sit down with my doctor and tell her that what this drug has done for me and that I'd love to be prescribed 15 10mg pills per month but I'm scared to, because I don't have any of the symptoms that methadone is normally prescribed for; herion addicts and serious pain.
Please Help.