Methadone For Herion Addict (Page 2)

IF I AM GOING TO A LOCAL METHADONE CLINIC , AM ON 150MG LIQUID A DAY SO I CAN BE PRODUCTIVE. BUT,IT COSTS ME 13.00 PER DAY. IT MAKE ME REALLY TIRED. BUT, SO DOES HERION. I AM AFRAID THAT I WON'T BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT MUCH LONGER, NOT WANT TO GO BACK TO HEROIN. I CAN'T GET A DR TO TREAT ME BECAUSE OF MY PROBLRM. I WAS RECENLTY HOPITALIZED AFTER GOING TO TH GYM AN WORKING OUT, I WORKED TO HARD, AND MY OPIATE RECEPTORS ARE SATURATED WITH OPIATE SO THE OPIATE WAS STORED IN MY MUSCLES AND SLOWLY RELEASED AS I BEGAN TO WORKOUT. MY MUSCLES BROKE DOWN AND MY BLOOD WAS POISENED. WHERE CAN I GET A DR. OR BETTER YET CHEAPER METHADONE.

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PAUL ALLEN MY ADVICE TO YOU IS TO GET YOURSELF ON A METHADONE MAINTANANCE PROGRAM.FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE TRYING TO KICK THIS ADDICTION ON YOUR OWN AND W/O THE HELP OF QUALIFIED PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPIERIENCE IN ADDICTION AND RECOVERY.YOU, MY FRIEND, ARE A FUNCTIONING ADDICT AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT YOU ARE MAKING EXCUSES WHY YOU CANT QUIT. I WAS IN THE SAME SITUATION AS YOU ARE. I HAD A JOB AND BILLS OUT THE ASS.I KEPT TELLING MYSELF THAT I CANT QUIT NOW.I WAS AT THE POINT IN MY ADDICTION WHERE I NEEDED TO USE TO KEEP FUNCTIONING. I BASICALLY NEEDED IT TO PERFORM EVERYDAY NORMAL THINGS LIKE WAKE UP AND GO TO WORK. I KEPT DOING THIS DAY IN AND DAY OUT UNTIL I FINALLY GOT ARRESTED. GOT OUT WENT TO DETOX GOT OUT AND STARTED THE SAME S*** ALL OVER AGAIN. BUT THIS TIME WAS DIFFERENT I EVENTUALLY LOST MY JOB AND COULD'NT USE THE EXCUSEI CANT GET HELP NOW BECAUSE I'LL LOSE MY JOB IF ANYONE FINDS OUT ANYMORE. TRUST ME YOU WILL EVENTUALLY LOSE YOUR JOB AND EVERYTHING YOU WORKED SO HARD TO GET. THIS DRUG DOES NOT DISRIMINATE. IT DOESNT CARE WHO YOU ARE OR WHAT YOU HAVE. BECAUSE IF YOU KEEP GOING AT THIS PACE. YOU ARE GOING TO END UP EITHER IN 1 OF 3 PLACES AND THOSE PLACES ARE EITHER IN JAIL OR IN AN INSTITUTION OR DEAD. SO PAUL YOU NEED TO GET YOUR ASS IN A METHADONE PROGRAM . THIS IS YOUR LIFE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.YOU CAN WORK AND BE ON METHADONE. THERE ARE MMT PROGRAMS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.THEY ARE AFFORDABLE AND THE CHEAPEST WAY TO RECOVERY.THEY ARE LISTED IN THE YELLOW PAGES AND IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE THERE ARE PROGRAMS FOR THAT TOO.THERE ARE NO EXCUSES IN SAVING YOUR ON LIFE. HERION WILL EVENTUALLY KILL YOU. ALL THIS S*** YOU HEAR ABOUT METHADONE IS BULLS***.YES THERE ARE SIDE EFFECTS BUT WHAT DRUG DOESNT HAVE SIDE EFFECTS. WHATS THE SIDE EFFECTS OF HERION? THINK ABOUT IT. WE ARE PUTTING SOMETHING IN OUR BODIES THAT WE DONT EVEN KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM OR WHATS IN IT AND HERE WE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT PUTTING METHADONE, A DRUG THAT IS CONTROLLED BY THE GOVT.,APPROVED BY THE F.D.A. AND DOCTORS ALL OVER THE WORLD. AND AS FOR ANDREA, YOUR BF WAS FORCED TO DETOX OFF OF METH IN 4 MONTHS. THAT WAS TO FAST. WHEN DETOXING OFF OF METH IT SHOULD BE DONE UNDER A DOCTORS CARE AND DONE SLOWLY OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME KEEPING THE PATIENT AS COMFORTABLE AS CAN BE.YOU GUYS HAD A BAD EXPIERIENCE WITH A METHADONE DETOX. YOUR RIGHT THEY WONT GIVE YOU S*** IN JAIL .BUT ALOT OF S*** THAT GOES ON IN JAIL IS INHUMANE AND WRONG. I KNOW THAT DETOX WAS DONE WRONG AND W/O THE ADVICE OF A QUALIFIED PHYSICIAN WITH EXPIERIENCE OF TREATING PEOPLE WITH AN OPIATE ADDICTION AND YES IT WILL F***YOU UP DETOXING THAT FAST. AS FAR AS YOUR COMMENT ON THE LONG TERM EFFECT OF BEING ON METHADONE MOST PEOPLE WHO ARE ON METHADONE THAT LONG WERE PROBABLY ON HERION LONGER AND THATS WHY THEY LOOK THE WAY THEY DO.THIS IS NOT A CONSPIERENCY BY OUR GOVT. TO KILL ALL ADDICTS YOU CANT BE SERIOUS. PAUL ALLEN LISTEN TO WHAT WENDALL HAS TO SAY.HES BEEN THERE AND DONE THAT. HE KNOWS WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT.
IN CLOSING I HAVE ONE THING TO SAY ABOUT METHADONE. IT SAVED MY LIFE AND I AM NOT TRADING ONE ADDICTION FOR ANOTHER. METHADONE LETS ME FUNCTION LIKE A NORMAL HUMAN BEING. IT DOSENT MAKE ME STEAL, LIE AND LIVE LIKE A LOW LIFE LIKE HERION DOES. IT GAVE ME BACK MY DIGNITY, MY PRIDE AND MY LIFE.I DONT GIVE A FLYING F WHAT ANYONE SAYS ABOUT METHADONE. I KNOW IM TOTALLY CLEAN FROM ADDICTION. MY RECOVERY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN MY LIFE AND I AM IN NO RUSH TO JEOPARDISE MY SOBRIETY.NO EXCUSES, I WANT TO LIVE. ALSO PAUL THERE IS A DRUG CALLED SUBOXONE.IT IS USED FOR OPIATE ADDICTIONS. I DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT IT, BUT I DO KNOW IT IS VERY EXSPENSIVE AND HARD TO GET. BE SAFE AND PEACE OUT

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DAN,

VERY GOOD, WELL SAID, I HOPE THAT YOU DO NOT MIND BUT I COPIED YOUR STATEMENT AND E-MAILED IT TO SEVERAL ADDICTS THAT I KNOW ARROUND THE WORLD THAT ARE ON METHADONE AND DOINIG LIKE YOU AND I.

YOU ARE RIGHT , METHADONE DOES ALLOW AN ADDICT TO REGAIN HIS CONFIDANCE AND TO WORK AND HAVE A FAMILY. I MY-SELF HAVE FOUR KIDS ONE IS A CHILD PSHC, WITH A 6 YEAR DEGREE, BY THE WAY SHE TOLD ME TO TELL YOU TO GET A CAREER HELPING PEOPLE BECAUSE YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES EXPECALLY EXPERANCE.

PAUL PLEASE LISTEN TO DAN, IT IS A BATTLE THAT CAN BE WON AND DAN IS LIVING PROOF!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DAN KEEP IT UP, PAUL GET STARTED!!!!!!

HAVE A GREAT DAY,
WENDELL MADDOX

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THANK YOU WENDALL YOUR COMPLIMENT WAS WELL APPRECIATED. NO I DONT MIND IF YOU COPY MY COMMENTS, IF THAT WHAT IT TAKES TO HELP SOMEONE ELSE THAT MAKES IT ALL THE BETTER
I;VE BEEN TOSSING THE IDEA OF BECOMING DRUG TREATMENT COUNCILOR AROUND. I KNOW ILL HAVE TO GO TO COLLEGE AND LEARN ALL I CAN ABOUT ADDICTION, BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE WELL WORTH IT. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THIS OVERWHELMING FEELING TO HELP PEOPLE, BUT I DONT KNOW IT TAKES A VERY STRONG PERSON TO SIT AND LISTEN TO EVERYONES HORROR STORIES. I DONT IF I CAN HANDLE IT, BUT I WILL SERIOUSLY THINK ABOUT IT.
THANKS & PEACE OUT DUDE

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JENNY,I,M HAVING A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOU MEAN BY TELLING ME TO STOP FEELING SORRY FOR MYSELF. I READ MY COMMENT A COUPLE OF TIMES AND I CANT RECALL WRITTNG ABOUT SELF PITY. ARE YOU READING THE SAME REPLY OR ARE YOUR ON SOME REALLY GOOD S*** OR YOUR JUST A LITTLE RICH B*** WITH AN IQ THATS PROBABLY THE SAME AS YOUR AGE AND FROM THE LOOKS OF WHAT YOU WROTE I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT YOU ARE ABOUT 11. NO, IM SORRY MY DAUGHTERS 11 AND SHE HAS MORE SENSE AND INTELLIGENCE TO WRITE A COMMENT LIKE THAT. LIKE I SAID LEAVE THIS PAGE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO REALLY NEED IT.GO COUNT HOW MANY PAIRS OF SHOES YOU HAVE,OH THATS RIGHT YOU CANT COUNT THAT HIGH.

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JENNY, JENNY, JENNY, You have alot of growing up to do little girl. And your comments are all adding up to equal-- to me that you may even be hideing something yourself.

But please do as Dan say's and get off of this site because you may do more harm than good to the real people like me that need to read about success stories such as Dan's and other Addict's, because it helps us build up our cofidenance to maintain out sobriety.

Remember what I told you a few letters ago ADDICTION OFTEN RUNS IN THE FAMILY so instead of putting us down you should be trying to learn from us because one day you may be in our shoes.

Dan, your comments to the little girl Jenny were outstanding. Keep up the good work, we are all behind you.

HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!
Wendell Maddox

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hi,i live in phila.,have an ankle fusion,bad pain and an on and off again herion addiction,am 48 y/o and am looking for a doctor who will write me for methadone,i also see a psyc. once a week for the pain and depression.does anyone know a doc in the phila. area that can help me?

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Rob, first things first, you said you have an on again off again herion addiction,this has to be your first priority. You should consider a methadone maintainance program, check your yellow pages for a MMP clinic near you.Once you obtain sobriety everything else will fall in place,including your foot.Get sober,clear your head,do the right thing and right things will come to you

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HELLO DAN,
IT HAS BEEN AWHILE, HOPE THAT YOU ARE STILL DOING OK, SEEM'S LIKE YOU ARE.

ROB, DAN IS RIGHT, IF YOU DONT ATTACK THE ADDICTION FIRST THING'S JUST WONT WORK OUT. IF YOU WILL DO AS DAN SAYS YOU WILL SEE THAT OVER HALF OF YOUR PROBLEMS WILL BE SOLVED. GOOD LUCK IF I CAN HELP , LET ME KNOW, AND DAN KEEP IT TOGETHER BROTHER.

HAVE A GOOD DAY,
Wendell Maddox

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This is for Jenny-------How dare you say what you said----It is obvious that you are a very ignorant person. You have no respect for anyone. You need to realize that an addiction is a disease. No one plans their life out to ba an addict. You never know, it could happen to you one day.-----I just feel bad for your mother. You know nothing about addiction. Therefore, you probably treat your mother like she is a disease or something worse. -------Good luck to your mother. Hopefully one day you will be able to school yourself about addictions. Then, and only then, will you be able to fully understand.

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Way to go Jessica, Jenny needs to be put in her place. She also give her advice about other subjects like this one on this web site.
Wendell

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FRIEND ,
I HAVE BEEN ON THE MMT 4 2 years
Hello Friend,
I have had about 6 different trys at getting clean. More if you count all
the non treatment attempts. I was
at250mgs. I was still looking to get
high. I gained 90 lbs and was never
awake. The staff constantly questioned my state(rightfully so).
I decided i didn't want to sleep my
life away, so I dropped to 125. I am
a different person now. I am still dropping 5 mgs a week. I know that
I willslow my decrease to make it
more successful. I can't say what you should do but, a Dr. letting loose
with a script doesn't smell good.
Maybe for others but not 4 me. As
far as payment , be creative. I wish
you the best of luck from anchorage
Alaska.

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Way to go friend from Anchorage Alaska, you are right in every aspect. I tried myself to quit but finially I got the nerve so 11 days ago I just woke up that morning and got dressed to go to the local clinic and just stopped and said I quit, And boy it has been a hard 11 days but it is getting better as each day goes by. I am just taking it each day at a time.

I was on a dose of 160 mg and have been taking methadone for 9 years and 7 months and 23 days.

I am not going to say that I am some kind of special person or anything because I am not. I am an addit and always will be one so I have to be very careful in my life, but I am trying and hopefully I can quite the methadone and continue to stay away from drugs. By the way I am a 46 year old male with three teenagers, and also a single parent. My children support me 110 percent and that means alot.

Wendell Maddox

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Wendall ,I wish you all the best in your attempt to rid yourself from methodone for good, but please be very careful at detoxing at the rate you are doing it especially without a doctors approval. This is a very unhealthy way to detox, especially if you have any other medical condition like high blood pressure, heart problems,etc. We are not spring chickens anymore, so please be careful. I wish all the luck and I behind you 100%. If you need to chat , email me. good luck brother

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HELLO DAN IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME,

Yes I have thought about the other medical conditions that I have. I am a diabetic that injects 180 units of insulin per day, and also along with the diabeties I have Pancreatitus and everything thing that goes with diabeties.

I contacted my Doctor this morning and he wants me to come in this morning and give me a perscription for Durgesic 75mg (Fentanyl Transdermal system) to help me with the withdrawel systems and slowly bring me down on the patches. I was thinking about going ahead and doing that. I know that would be cheating going from one narcotic to another one but he said the same thing that you did about the medical problems that I have.

It's good to hear from you again brother,

Thanks Dan for careing,
Wendell Maddox

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I know that the heroine addiction is tough for you guys, but I have seen so many addicts, very close friends and family members go from heroine to methadone. It was a disaster for them because they went from methadone back to heroine and back to methadone and back to heroine again. Please dont think I am putting you down, absolutely not....it takes a strong person to try and stop a terrible disease like addiction. As a friend and pharmacist might I suggest that you look into the other medications that are used to help those addicted to opiates? Yes, they are expensive, however, you have a much better of change of first....getting a physician on board to follow you and two....applying to get the medication free from the drug company that makes the medication. I would be glad to help facilitate this for you. I have been both a pharmacist and a social worker so I think I have had sufficient experience for both things that need to be done here. if you would like me to secure the appropriate forms for you to apply for the medication. The nice thing is that usually the medication comes to your doctor's office every three months. The send three months at a time, and if you qualify, which it sounds like most of us on this web site would! Please let me know if I can help. Have a blessed day. Jenny please take it easy on these folks. I am sure that you have your own issues. We all do.

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NENENE,

I am so glad that you understand what I am going through all I want to do is get off all of the drugs Methadone for right now, but I dont think I can make it withouy without some help from my Doctor He has been my Doctor for about 20 years and he know' what I want to do, He is the one that is offering me the Duragesic 75 Fentanyl Transdermanal patches. He said that they are very expensive ( $496.00) for a months supply. I think I will be getting my back pay and my disability for all of the problem's associated with Cronic/Acuth Pancreatitus. The severe Diabeties which I inject at least 180 units of three different kinds of insulin, the 70/30 two to three times per day and the long llasting Novlin and the fast acting Novlin N two to six times per day. I am 46 years old and a single parent with three beautiful kid's 17 year old Justin Maddox, 16 yearold Breanna Maddox, and last but least Brandon which is 15 years old, whiich he id my baby. I have raised them August 18, 2003, which by the way was my birthday

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The duragesic patches are also very addictive, so be careful! They are a schedule 2 controlled substance narcotic pain reliever. I have used them myself for lupus, fibromyalgia and the pain of being insulin dependent as well. I am 47 years old and have a 14 year old daughter I adopted at birth. Also, I am currently raising 2 infants that are foster children. Luis just turned 12 months last week and Kayla turned 10 months on Sunday. I feel like I am raising twins! I've had one since birth and the other I got at three months old. I have raised about 24 foster children thus far as a single parent, never married, was too busy with my career and raising children! I went out on disability 1 year ago and I hate it. Why is the doctor starting with 75mg patches instead of 25mg ones. They come in 25mg, 50mg, 75mg and 100mg. If he starts with the 75mg then that only leaves the 100mg when you need to move up. They do come in a generic form, called Fentanyl...a little cheaper. Do you want to apply to get them FREE through the company that makes them?

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To Op:Opiates don't get stored in your muscles. Methadone is the only opiate that may get stored in your body, but i don't think it is. Educate yourself before making statements.

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