I was a heroin addict for about 20 years and been on and off methadone (mainly on) but my highest dose has been 70ml. I am now 54 and on 30ml of methadone. I have been slowly decreasing my dose and have come down 40ml in about 8-10mnths, I didnt want to do any quicker as I have done that before and re-lapsed cause I felt so awful, but I am sick of feeling lowsy constantly! I never have any energy, am depressed, have water retention, always feel tired but find it hard to sleep, have no appetite so dont eat much...it is all a catch 22. I am hoping if I go on Suboxone these 'symptoms' might go away. I am scared about the change over and wonder if any one else has done this and how they felt and did it make them feel better than being on methadone. How long does the initial creepies last while changing...I am not that optomistic/stupid to think it's going to be a breeze. Also, the older you get the harder it seems as you dont bounce back as quickly. I want to at least try and "live" my next years instead of staring at TV totally unmotivated.
I hope some-one has some ideas.
Thanks.
I hope some-one has some ideas.
Thanks.
Hi there, really, to be honest, it is going to be hard for you for 30 days. That is the longest month of your life but it will be well worth the effort. Unfortunately, there's really not an easy way out (as best we know--your body can really only replace one addiction for another) so you will sort of have to bite the bullet and go through the fire. What do you think?