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dubin
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 Posted: 05/21/05 - 02:00 Post subject: Taking methadone vs. methadone addiction |
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I'm 36 years old and I have been addicted to heroin for a long time. I have been on treatment for the past 2 years and have used methadone as a withdrawal symptoms suppressant. As I understood methadone is as addictive as heroin and withdrawal symptoms can be as bad as ones in heroin withdrawal. I would like to know what is used to treat methadone addiction, how do I get off methadone? By using methadone vs. methadone addiction?
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gallman
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There are other opiates which are less addictive, have fewer side effects than methadone and are easier to manage than methadone. One good example is bupenorphine, which is used to get methadone addicts off methadone and also is used for treating heroin addiction. In the past addiction treatment centers have used smaller doses of methadone for treating methadone addiction and with great success. By gradually decreasing the dose of the drug in theory withdrawal symptoms could be minimal and even avoided. So using methadone versus methadone addiction is not so uncommon. It should be closely monitored by your doctor or other medical personal in charge of treating you in the institution youre in. If you have any further questions about methods of treating your condition you should be free to talk to your doctor about it.
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| Posted: 11/29/07 - 10:44 Post subject: Cure for Methadone |
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| SUBOXONE is the medical meds that you would be looking for to help you to overcome your methadone addiction. What sub does is it helps your opiate receptors to *heal* while methadone, just like heroin, suppresses the receptors and that is the reason for the simular withdrawals. Please be aware, and this is IMPORTANT, sub DOES have withdrawal side affects as well and they are not pleasant so ask you doc about a IMMEDIATE TAPER program when you start so that there are absolutelty no withdrawals, but you will need to taper (decrease the mg with each dose) slowly to avoid any risk of withdrawals and sub is also a little more expensive so please be aware of the FEW downsides to the switch. It is howerever a maricle drug and also some benzo can ease the withdrawal AFTER you are off the methadone, do not take while still using it though for this can be fatal. Good luck and congrats for kicking you heroin habit, stick with it! |
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