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Dealing with the Wasted Time...ugghh

belfort said:
you were just like me when i went on methadone maintenance in my mid 20s..sure i was clean from dope and other drugs but i became a complete recluse living in my methadone induced bubble..i isolated from everyone and i regret that big time.. i highly recommend you try to call up old friends(sober ones) and just ask them if they want to hang out..thats something i should have done back then because u dont want to be in your mid 30s starting rom scratch socially..trust me, dont make same mistake i did..trick is, finding good friends is the hard part, fidning drinking or drug buddies is easy..i ever realized how strong drugs are as bonding agents until u get clean..then its like you see no reason to hang around anyone if you arent getting high..ugghh
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SUCH important insight right here. This is truly so important if youre in those circumstances like both you and I have been.
 
Hells yeah :D So when are WE gonna go camping CH? I guess we have to go out and grab some bulgogi and bibimbap first. . . I obviously have issues with patient huh? ;)

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toothpastedog said:
SUCH important insight right here. This is truly so important if youre in those circumstances like both you and I have been.
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i truly hope he takes my advice but i remember people telling me back then that i was 'wasting my life' but the methadone haze was strong and kept me basically indifferent even though i knew deep down inside they were right..
 
Thats why I always suggest people try not to go too high on their methadone dose. I mean, you should go as high as you need to to stabalize, but after a few months you should work your way down to the lowest dose possible you can comfortably maintain on. That is around 80mg for chronic relapsers who need a blockade dose, but for the majority is is more in the 20mg to 40mg range. The methadone is a powerful mother fucker, and while it is a life saving, necessary form of treatment for many more people than currently can even access it, the medication should never been taken lightly. Its easy to forget to remember how power its effects are once you becone tolerant to it.
 
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