Posted by Festus on November 25, 2005, at 23:50:06
In reply to Re: Methadone, posted by maddawgz on November 24, 2005, at 0:02:59
Howdy Boyz,
Man,I been missing out on our ongoing Methadone talk,it's really giving me insight.MD and Declan:both of Ya'll are talkin bout this "1 or 2mg can effect you" and I been goin down from 120mg (12-10mg generic tabs) by 10mg at a time!I'm slowin down,though,since I read your post,Declan,I will tell you that I'm now at 40mg(going to 35mg starting Monday),daily.Did'nt you say to start goin down by 2.5mg a week when I got to 20-30mg?MD,I take it for Pain Mgmnt.,so it's always in tablet form.It's a very potent pain reliever,much stronger than people realize,especially when considering what Declan spoke of.With a half-life of a day-and-a-half,it can build to dangerous blood levels if Doc's mess up on the prescribing directions.Many doctors in the U.S. won't prescribe methadone because of all these variables.
My main drag is the side-effects of the long-term medication regimen I take.After 20 years of different Opiates,the past 3 years,100 or so mg of Methadone,60-80mg Amphetamine,and some Prozac and Xanax,ALL taken each and every day,I am zapped.I feel like a slave to the "Mood of the Meds", or something like that.How long have people stayed on a regimen similar to mine,before "Burning out" or becoming a Zombie? Anyone had similar events they can think of?Does everybody feel like a Zombie from decades of Opiate and/or Stimulant use?Festus
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