Methadone No No No!!!!! (Page 3) (Top voted first)

Methadone is the worst drug and most wicked drug in this entire world. They give it to people like me with pill problems and then you can never get off the stuff. I made the worst mistake of my life going into a Methadone program. The people at these places pretend like they are there for you but they are not. They are there to keep you on this drug that rots away at your mind and body, and they do it well. They want your money. Do you know how cheap liquid methadone is? They milk off your addiction and act like they are doing something good for people like me. I HATE Methadone. I hate what it's doing to me and I HATE that I came in this place for a pill addiction four years ago, at 22, told I had one year and I would be weened off and here I am. I fight with these people all the time about this but they come up with a million excuses for why I should STILL be on this crap. It is going to kill me, just like the other pills, maybe just slower and more agonizing.

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So am I melynda. I don't care what people say about clinics, counselors, etc. I'm just concerned with MY LIFE.Methadone gave me my life back after 25 years of heroin addiction. I'm on it now for 24 years and will happily be on it forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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i too made that mistake of enrolling in a done clinic 3 years ago......this weekend i split my dose in half just to see how "sick" i would get. im on 120 mgs so i only took 60mgs and to tell you something about done is the clinics lie to you about how quickly you can come off the crap...i wasnt a bit sick and they toold me 2% a week would make me sick. i feel lied to tricked into thinking i would never come off but now i know all it would take is 3 to 6 months and i couild be off this crap completly so i feel much better with hope..so hang in there and remember you can quit

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hey my name is chris i have been on methadone for 6 yrs i was on 60mg a day untill about a month now im starting at 15mg tomorrow im not in a clinic i buy it off the street it has been a really rough 6yrs but now it seems like i cant go no less because its really starting to get to me about how long will i go through these DTs i have family that has been on methadone for over 20yrs but they have never quit so thats why i dont know how long the DTs will last

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where are you chris

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I always said methadone should only be given to people like me;;long term heroin addicts of 30 years or more. It's done wonders for me.

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Its not hard to get into a clinic...I made one phone call gave basic information and then showed up the next morning at 5:30amet was handed a clipboard with simple health questions and when I turned it in she said it was $14.50 for my dose.....I spoke to a nurse about what drugs
I took and then she suggested I start at 30mgs...all I had was my money and my story....so sorry your wrong

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Anyone that tries to get treatment and says, all I had was money and a story, makes me wonder, what was your point? Were you attempting to discredit all people that use this medication? Would you take this useful medication, away from everyone simply because You don't use it properly? Or maybe it is your opinion that it is the cause of the worlds problems?Hanoj86 should not use this medication, but you are saying that because you haven't the need or the responsible attitude to make good use of it should be banned? Mind your business, be responsible, be honest with yourself, and quit trying to Govern other people through stupid stunts like you described, If this drug is evil than stop using it, take responsiblity for your actions, It works wonders for me and millions of other folks, quit being everyones mother, live and let live. If you want to quit, step your dosage down slowly, don't go "Cold Turkey" That's the worst way to quit, and usually won't work, it will be easy to relapse. I am at 40mg daily and if I needed to stop I would cut my dosage in half, and wait one week while taking 20mg daily. After that it would be 10mg, and one week. At this point, i would cease all dosages. That's how to stop, and it is gradual, and will not be torture for you. Get real and take control of your medications, or they will tend to control you. By the way, you are obviously trying to control other people, start by controlling yourself, and mind your own business.

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This person sounds like he's being pretty honest to me.You can not compare yourself to anyone else.This person sought treatment for his pill addiction and found an even more insidious addiction and has every right to be angry.Maybe your situation was more extreme .I have a child whose mother was on methadone and watching that helpless little girl suffer was the most heartbreaking experience of my entire life.I will never forget it.

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Lets see what you have to say 8 years later lady,and when your trying to detox off methdone,oh lady you ain't got a clue,i know what that person is talking about them clinics will tell you anything and everything under the sun to discourage you and keep you there,and before you go running off at the mouth i too was just like you at one time worshipping the devils program, but YOU better do some research on methadone,and do a lot of research on the pros/cons and your gonna see which out weighs,from the lady who given over 40,000 dollars in 8 years to a clinic who every time i talked about starting detox early on in the devils program,and they always had a reason why i shouldn't,but i was the stupid one who kept letting them stop me,so if you want some good advice don't stay to long girly,because remember this the longer your on methadone,the harder it is to get off,and if you are think your street drugs where hard to get off,well you just keep going down that very,very long dark road,oh and one other thing you need to go look at the statistics on how many people successfuly finish the devils program,lols,don't be their fool,i was for over 8 years,i can't even begin to tell you what methadone has done to my body,and your not the exception, you should ask some of your senior dosers how their body feels after years of the devil's promgram NEWBY,oh and so you don't let someone tell you that their was probably reason that the clinic kept telling me it wasn't time for me to leave the program,there was no reason,i did everything i was supposed to do,right down to staying clean,I SHOULD HAVE LISTEN TO OWN BETTER JUDGEMENT, but i can proudly say know after fighting with the clinic,that they drugout over along period of time so they could keep my money coming in,I'm leaving for rehab next week, and in order to go into a rehab and detox off methadone you have to be at a very low dose,so my clinic drug it out as long as they could to punish me for taking my cash flow away,but yet they gave me the excuse of we can only drop you 5 mls a week,and then i would find out that sometimes they weren't even dropping my dose,now i have been taking benzos just to help,and created another problem for my body,oh but let me tell u that they will throw youassout in a minute for non payment without detox,so yeah i could have not gone back,but remember have to be at a certain dose before you can go to rehab,and i already feel like I'm dieing so why would i do that to myself, and i don't want to hear from anyone that they can't do that,every state and clinic is different with their rules and this is michigan!!!!!!'

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Hey bekki how much under weight was your baby when born,oh and how much methadone did they have to start your baby on when born,because of methadone withdrawals,oh and don't lie have some honesty here,because i have been seeing methadone babies born for 8 years,and their not born healthy. Methadone is one of the worst if not the worst to withdrawal off,and i couldn't imagine even with a methadone tapered so called baby detox, I'm sure it doesn't feel any better for these babies then it does for a grown adult that put their self in that situation,and i don't want to here that it was better then being on the street using i have a baby too,and it's called choices and morals and rehab,then after you have your baby then its your. body to do with what you want until then its not just your body,and believe me i know its not easy to stay clean for even 9 months but remember its not just your body for that 9 months and even i knew being a drug addict that any baby would not make that choice

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I am currently in methadone treatment for the second time and I didn't want to come back but it was my only option due to financial and withdraw problems. I had a hard time coming off methadone the first time. I was taking 110 mg for 5 months. My opiate addiction was way worse that time. This time I am at 45mg. and feeling pretty good.

My decision to come back was because I was hurting from withdraw and hurting my family emotionally. I knew this wasn't a long term answer but I figured I could handle it for a year or so. I plan on getting on Suboxone around this time. I know it's not much better but it is a little better and if they find out it is worse, I can always come back to methadone.

I am 49 years old, so I don't have the concerns of a 22 year old, such as quality of life anymore. I do but mine was getting so bad, methadone actually makes it hundreds times better. I do understand the youngun's getting upset but there is a solution and it's Suboxone for now.

I'd recommend Suboxone until they come out with a better solution and I'm sure they'll figure something out. I mean, we don't have many other options if you think about it. We got ourselves in this mess and these are pretty much the only two paths we have to choose at the moment...

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I have been on subutex since 2008 and I read all these stories about how great it is well guess what you are all wrong.I have been on Methadone and wish I could get on now but I am on social security and can not afford it.I am still on my husbands BC/BS and no doctor or takes it The good Doc that put me on took my insurance but the DEA took him out for some bulls*** I am looking to get on a Methadone program because DR 100 a month says I can't take benzo's I might die well I haven't died since 2008.The DR threatened me with it so I am separated from my husband and am going to get medicaid so I can get some help from a decent clinic with good doctors and methadone which on a good dose I can get off the benzo's and I have already come off methadone successfully. Yes it can be done!!!! And all the NA nazi's on here go share about it at a meeting people on here need support!!!!

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are you in Fl?

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That is were you r so wrong I am also on methodone and when they meaning the metodone clinic introduced me to it like it wS the best next thing next to god this women is so right they r not there to help u only to take the money they r not about u stAying in recovery they could care a less if u r that naive I feel so sport for u I tried to detox of meth and I was In icu with my body shutting down due to methodone withdrawal are u that ignorant why would they be pushing to allow prisoners to take it because if they don't they will die from the withdrawal at when we were on pain meds or H yea we wuold suffer for about a week but with methodone u suffer for at least six months if u make it that far. So to any addicts out there do not choose methodone u can do this without ot

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I felt them same way 9 years ago after I was on methadone for a year. But 10 years later it has ruined my life it is a wicked cycle of up down, up down, trying to wean off. 3 months ago I quit after a 10 day wean off with a combination of different meds and my husband. 3 months later and I feel normal again. Actually have feelings again. I'm still free of everything and WILL never recommend methadone to anyone. It changes you from an opiate user to a methadone user. Your life revolves around that, it comes first just like the opiates. Doctors will never say to try the way I went off, but I was at the end of my methadone road, I guess I hit methadone bottom(weird as it sounds) and I was given the opportunity to be supported by loving family to help me get off this. So I took it and it was the best thing I have done in 10 years. So if coming off is what you want you have to be in it 110% it is hard, but I wish you luck. It will be better if you can get through the first 2 months. A good support system is key.

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verwon, Suboxone is great to treat people with opiate addiction who do not rapidly metabolize meds. It simply doesn't work for everyone just like most other drugs (not just opiates). We are all fully aware there's no magic cure for addiction and you have to find what works best for you. The Girl demonizing methadone clinics seems like she has falsified UA's. Just my opinion but come on. I was a self pay patient for 8 yrs at a clinic and when I used in the 1st 6 mo of being a patient there it came up. She's hiding the fact she's on them so probably falsifying Her UA's so she can continue hiding it from the clinic docs because she knows it's danger and they probably would not approve her being on them. They do that with meds. The doc has to specifically approve any prescription and specify a time period its approved for. Methadone maintained patients should NEVER disclose the fact they're on maintainance at an NA OR AA meeting. They will demonize and turn you against it. AND harass you to detox, and berate you for it telling you you're not REALLY clean. If you're not using illicitly you're clean. BOTTOM LINE.

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i need help-advice! i have been on methadone now , going to a pain mgt clinic for almost 13 years, i am so scared! i called in my scripts as always. they call and tell u they r ready and u can pick them up. well after 48 hours, time they say to give them, i got no call so i called them. they gave me the run around, first call told me the dr wants to see me, well i just saw him last month and i got the 3 month before i come bk, i just call in my meds. m6y meds are up on 19th of july, i have to wait 2 wks before i can get my scripts cause dr is on vacation? what is this? so i start thinking i am tooooo old and have tooooo many health issues for this! i know methadone withdrawal can kill u. i call bk and i get the run around again until finally i get they did not receive my msg about my call in for my scripts! i called them in to recorded message on the 12th, i do this every time in every month! i never forget! so now i am scared i am gonna have seizures, heart attack, etc! they told me to go to er but i can not get any meds cause of contract! i have ruptured disc, nerve damage, degenerative bone disease, severe arthritis, fractured hip, fractured spine, bone spurs all my sic in my neck are blowed, etc! i have been in a recliner to sleep now for 10 years i can not even lay in a bed! it takes me half a day to try to get moving. i have severe high bld pressure, it is always way up all the time! last reading was 186/164 and it stays high, i also have heart issues and high cholesterol. i am so scared! they as well called me a liar, when they r the ones that kept changing the story! it is not my fault, so now i have to suffer, maybe die because of their negligence? i am praying i make it until the 2wks are up! is there not some kind of protocol for this stuff? should i contact a lawyer? i am desperate and really scared! help!!!!

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Suboxone is just like methadone! It is a maintenance medication with an opioid in it. It is physically addictive and causes severe withdrawal symptoms when stopped. Now subutex, on the other hand, is different. It contains just the naloxone with no opioid. It prevents the the one using it from achieving a "high". It also has no withdrawal symptoms and can be taken for as long as needed .

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Suboxone is just like methadone! It is a maintenance medication with an opioid in it. It is physically addictive and causes severe withdrawal symptoms when stopped. Now subutex, on the other hand, is different. It contains just the naloxone with no opioid. It prevents the the one using it from achieving a "high". It also has no withdrawal symptoms and can be taken for as long as needed .

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Medicaid and Medicare pay for methadone

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