KillTheKick
Greenlighter
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- Jan 20, 2014
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Hi everyone.. I've searched timelessly on this topic and have read a lot but haven't seen anything on short term rapid methadone tapering. I won't bore u with the stories but fast forward to now, I'm at the MMT clinic and at 120mg.
I started just a couple months ago and they made me start at only 20mg due to having a script of benzos. That benzo withdrawal was a bitch!! Worse than anything else. Anyway, it wasn't up until just a few weeks ago that I finally got off the benzos and they let me increase the juice eventually to 120mg. I want to taper off now and go to suboxone. I've had a lot of success with suboxone in the past but I didn't go to it this last time after my heroin binge cuz I've never done the methadone maintenance and wanted to give it a shot. Well, I don't like it very much nor do I like the dependency of the clinic and all the side effects etc etc etc.
My question is, since I've only been on the juice since July to now, October, and only at the 120 mark for a few weeks, is it gonna suck doing a fast taper down to say 20-30mg in order to make the suboxone transition? Please give me your input and experiences with a fast taper, mostly from a short term use perspective. I realize if you were on the juice for years it would be messed up and you'd need to go super slow. Any input will be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot!
I started just a couple months ago and they made me start at only 20mg due to having a script of benzos. That benzo withdrawal was a bitch!! Worse than anything else. Anyway, it wasn't up until just a few weeks ago that I finally got off the benzos and they let me increase the juice eventually to 120mg. I want to taper off now and go to suboxone. I've had a lot of success with suboxone in the past but I didn't go to it this last time after my heroin binge cuz I've never done the methadone maintenance and wanted to give it a shot. Well, I don't like it very much nor do I like the dependency of the clinic and all the side effects etc etc etc.
My question is, since I've only been on the juice since July to now, October, and only at the 120 mark for a few weeks, is it gonna suck doing a fast taper down to say 20-30mg in order to make the suboxone transition? Please give me your input and experiences with a fast taper, mostly from a short term use perspective. I realize if you were on the juice for years it would be messed up and you'd need to go super slow. Any input will be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot!