So here goes
Been on methadone for a long time, over 10 years. I maxed out at 120mg but over time I got down to 30mg. Not sure what's come over me later, but I've been double dosing a few days out of my months supply and end up running out the week before I'm supposed to go back to the clinic.
It is ludicrously easy to get Suboxone, so I have 60 8mg strips.
I dosed methadone on Wednesday at 5am, 60mg.
Thursday (FREAKING THANKSGIVING) I took nothing. Felt off the whole day, minor withdrawal symptoms.
I work retail so Black Friday rolls around the corner and I had to be at work at 4am. Felt pretty damned sick, so I took 2mg of Suboxone at around 2:30am and BAM, precipitated withdrawal. During the busiest day of the year, like an idiot.
Mind you, I had done this last month successfully, no precip withdrawal, but I tapered the methadone dose down better.
Here it is Saturday, and I've taken 4mg of the Suboxone and I feel better....ish.
Any suggestions on how to dose the Suboxone from Saturday to Friday when I get my methadone? Should I taper? I have to work Tue, Wed, Thur. Sickness not an option in my job, high stress, long days.
I'd really like to maybe have a couple days where I can double dose my methadone. I'm afraid to ask for a dose increase because they may think that signals instability and take away my monthly status, which I worked damned hard for.
Been on methadone for a long time, over 10 years. I maxed out at 120mg but over time I got down to 30mg. Not sure what's come over me later, but I've been double dosing a few days out of my months supply and end up running out the week before I'm supposed to go back to the clinic.
It is ludicrously easy to get Suboxone, so I have 60 8mg strips.
I dosed methadone on Wednesday at 5am, 60mg.
Thursday (FREAKING THANKSGIVING) I took nothing. Felt off the whole day, minor withdrawal symptoms.
I work retail so Black Friday rolls around the corner and I had to be at work at 4am. Felt pretty damned sick, so I took 2mg of Suboxone at around 2:30am and BAM, precipitated withdrawal. During the busiest day of the year, like an idiot.
Mind you, I had done this last month successfully, no precip withdrawal, but I tapered the methadone dose down better.
Here it is Saturday, and I've taken 4mg of the Suboxone and I feel better....ish.
Any suggestions on how to dose the Suboxone from Saturday to Friday when I get my methadone? Should I taper? I have to work Tue, Wed, Thur. Sickness not an option in my job, high stress, long days.
I'd really like to maybe have a couple days where I can double dose my methadone. I'm afraid to ask for a dose increase because they may think that signals instability and take away my monthly status, which I worked damned hard for.