im on 4 physeptone tablets a day-i feel mentally ill after 16 years of being on methadone. i have detoxed down from 12 tablets but i feel stuck at four. if i go lower than four tablets i get clinically depressed and unstable. i wake up feeling ok but i know that by the evening the methadone will have made me feel mentally ill again. i feel stuck in a cycle and will do anything to get out of it. my eyes feel puffy all of the time- i feel sedated and strange and my self esteem is completely wrecked because i cant get clean
please help me- as io desperate to get off of this methadone and to get some sanity back
how can i switch to suboxone or suubutext?
No rosie, whatever you do , "do not swith to Suboxone", get clean, go thorough it!! I know the w'ds are hard. Read about Suboxone, then you'll know. YOU WILL FEEL NORMAL AGAIN!!!BUT YOU MUST GO THROUGH THE PAIN AND SUFFERING IN ORDER TO BE CLEAN. I can help with the detox, a mean the info is everywhere!! Go get it Tiger!!
i have decided to just reduce the tablets by half a tablet each week. i dont feel prepared to take the risk on the suboxone.
i dont think it is anything to be scared of and i think its a lighter drug to take - its less intense on your mind set. but i just aswell continue on and simply carry on tapering down.
it seems an awfully big transition to switch now- i think i may be too scared of any precipitated withdrawals. by drurgs worker says that 24 hrs is usually sufficient- my liver is very well able to process the methadone very quickly- it has a short resistance to it- so it doesnt last very long for me at all.
but i dont think i can handle the worry about it backfiring on me. i also dont know if i can take on 24 hours without anything- i think i might go mad. my state of mind isnt very strong- even when i am on my full dose of methadone- so if i take nothing at this moment in time i may completely fall apart.
the plan of action is to face my fear- reduce and take less of the tablets that i depend on- to take less each week and to keep going no matter what my symptom or mind set is, feel the fear and do it anyway and to try and be positive about it.