Hi.
I'm a newbie. I hope I will get response...I know that some people don't read posts of people they don't know, and I understand.
I am a junkie. I do it all except heroin......I have 2 buddies that have kept me hooked up with methadone & I've probably put both their kids through college. I also have friends who hook me up with tabs, percs, oxy's & roxy's. I'm just a friggin pill junkie and I want my life back. I've been reading the posts because I've had a little bit of methadone withdrawals which SUCK WORSE THAN ANYTHING I'VE EVERY EXPERIENCED! Still, I've found that I can take basically any opioid and feel better, although I guess the methadone makes me feel the best.
So, my questions revolve around how long to wait before I go to my small town suboxone clinic? There are several docs in town that range in price from $150 - $1100 for my initial visit, then all are basically $100 per visit. The least expensive place told me I could walk in tomorrow & the doctor would give me suboxone. I inquired: "I just took a dose of 40mg yesterday & 60 mg roxy's today. Shouldn't I wait before I start taking the drug?" He mumbled something about "free receptors," making me certain that I had done more homework more than this him. Okay, so I'm NOT going to this particular clinic because of what this guy said. I'm on a waiting list for another doctor, so no idea when they'll call me & tell me there's an opening. In the mean time, I'm wondering what is going to be the best drug for me to try to take until I get the much anticipated call. Should I try to maintain with tabs, roxy's & avoid the methadone, since it takes SO LONG to get out of my system?
Am I thinking in the right direction here?
I really will appreciate feedback, as I'm DETERMINED to get off the others.....I'll let the doctor help me get off the suboxone when he or she thinks I'm ready. I'm just worried about what's going to be the best route for me to make the smooooothest transition from the coctail of insanity I've been consuming for years (it didn't get really out of control until about 6 months ago though)?
Thanks, & God Bless!@
Kent
I'm a newbie. I hope I will get response...I know that some people don't read posts of people they don't know, and I understand.
I am a junkie. I do it all except heroin......I have 2 buddies that have kept me hooked up with methadone & I've probably put both their kids through college. I also have friends who hook me up with tabs, percs, oxy's & roxy's. I'm just a friggin pill junkie and I want my life back. I've been reading the posts because I've had a little bit of methadone withdrawals which SUCK WORSE THAN ANYTHING I'VE EVERY EXPERIENCED! Still, I've found that I can take basically any opioid and feel better, although I guess the methadone makes me feel the best.
So, my questions revolve around how long to wait before I go to my small town suboxone clinic? There are several docs in town that range in price from $150 - $1100 for my initial visit, then all are basically $100 per visit. The least expensive place told me I could walk in tomorrow & the doctor would give me suboxone. I inquired: "I just took a dose of 40mg yesterday & 60 mg roxy's today. Shouldn't I wait before I start taking the drug?" He mumbled something about "free receptors," making me certain that I had done more homework more than this him. Okay, so I'm NOT going to this particular clinic because of what this guy said. I'm on a waiting list for another doctor, so no idea when they'll call me & tell me there's an opening. In the mean time, I'm wondering what is going to be the best drug for me to try to take until I get the much anticipated call. Should I try to maintain with tabs, roxy's & avoid the methadone, since it takes SO LONG to get out of my system?
Am I thinking in the right direction here?
I really will appreciate feedback, as I'm DETERMINED to get off the others.....I'll let the doctor help me get off the suboxone when he or she thinks I'm ready. I'm just worried about what's going to be the best route for me to make the smooooothest transition from the coctail of insanity I've been consuming for years (it didn't get really out of control until about 6 months ago though)?
Thanks, & God Bless!@
Kent
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hey bro, its good to see that you want help and your moving in a better direction. Sadly i don't know if i have a right answer for you i will give you my opinion though cause i never really used methadone more then once but have used all of those other pills you have listed. In my situation i was taking subxone and still using pain pills at the same time. so my best advice to you would be whatever you do try to take less of what your taking and kinda of ween yourself down without going through extreme withdraw. Due your research on the subxone because i have a few friends who are totally addicted to them. However i do have other friends who have taken them and got off of them just fine. They really didn't work for me cause the withdraw from them were worse then the opiates. i would try and get to a doctor asap to see what he thinks is best for you cause everyone is different. I mean i finally got off of them by quitting cold turkey in my bedroom on a weeks vacation from work. did not get discouraged when i say that it was extremely hard and painful but again that was the way i stopped but no two people are alike. one thing that you really need to do is to stay away from the people that will tempt you to fall back into it. i don't even own a cell phone or talk to any of my old friends because they are still involved in that stuff. Its not easy its a struggle everyday but it has been the best decision i have ever made and my family and co-workers noticed an immediate change about two weeks after i stopped.
Good luck with everything i wish you the best man
SAM
Good luck with everything i wish you the best man
SAM
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I know it's after the fact for the original poster but I thought i'd add my 2 cents in case someone reads this looking for a suggestion. This is my second time kicking pills- the first time I was successful for 2 YEARS. Of course, I thought I could use again recreationally- wrong! I am on day 3 without percs/oxys after a 2 year bender(100 mg per day), and I feel ok- this is my approach to getting clean:
I have a friend on suboxone, and she has given some to me in the past when I haven't been able to find pills so I didn't get sick. I asked her for a few to get me through this, and being an angel she did share some with me. Let me make it clear- I have no desire to use suboxone one single day longer than necessary, as it is extremely addictive and due to its half life, results in a longer withdraw than most opiates . Sunday was my last oxy, and I waited til I started feeling shitty on monday- I made it to about 4pm before I felt the familiar symptoms of withdraw setting in. I took 2mg of sub- the very smallest amount needed to ease the discomfort. I noticed I needed a teeny bit more, maybe 1mg, around midnight, as I couldn't sleep at all. I did not take any sub on tuesday, bc I felt ok. The subs last a good while, so don't take more until you really need to. I don't want my brain to become addicted to the sub, so I don't take it if it's not absolutely necessary. I woke up at 4am this morning (wed) and was kicking a little. I took 1mg and have been fine all day.
my plan is to take .5 mg or less prn (as needed) until next sunday, and jump off completely then. I figure, my oxy/perc wds will be essentially over, and hopefully I won't experience wds from the sub as I have taken such a small amount for such a short duration. I expect some insomnia and discomfort for the next 2 weeks, but I know it won't be ANYWHERE AS HORRIFIC as kicking without the sub to let me down gently. This is the exact same way I did it before with minimal interference with my daily responsibilities. I hope that any of you who are looking for a way to detox without severe discomfort and without developing another addiction will try this method with as much success as i've had so far. And I hope this continues to be a tolerable detox for me...
I am SO READY TO BE CLEAN! Prayers for you all, best of luck. Hopefully i'll have a great post a week from today to share. One day at a time...
I have a friend on suboxone, and she has given some to me in the past when I haven't been able to find pills so I didn't get sick. I asked her for a few to get me through this, and being an angel she did share some with me. Let me make it clear- I have no desire to use suboxone one single day longer than necessary, as it is extremely addictive and due to its half life, results in a longer withdraw than most opiates . Sunday was my last oxy, and I waited til I started feeling shitty on monday- I made it to about 4pm before I felt the familiar symptoms of withdraw setting in. I took 2mg of sub- the very smallest amount needed to ease the discomfort. I noticed I needed a teeny bit more, maybe 1mg, around midnight, as I couldn't sleep at all. I did not take any sub on tuesday, bc I felt ok. The subs last a good while, so don't take more until you really need to. I don't want my brain to become addicted to the sub, so I don't take it if it's not absolutely necessary. I woke up at 4am this morning (wed) and was kicking a little. I took 1mg and have been fine all day.
my plan is to take .5 mg or less prn (as needed) until next sunday, and jump off completely then. I figure, my oxy/perc wds will be essentially over, and hopefully I won't experience wds from the sub as I have taken such a small amount for such a short duration. I expect some insomnia and discomfort for the next 2 weeks, but I know it won't be ANYWHERE AS HORRIFIC as kicking without the sub to let me down gently. This is the exact same way I did it before with minimal interference with my daily responsibilities. I hope that any of you who are looking for a way to detox without severe discomfort and without developing another addiction will try this method with as much success as i've had so far. And I hope this continues to be a tolerable detox for me...
I am SO READY TO BE CLEAN! Prayers for you all, best of luck. Hopefully i'll have a great post a week from today to share. One day at a time...
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