-
H&R Moderators: streaM Freak
advice please, the recovery place in florida and methadone advice
- Thread starter alpinyata
- Start date
Hey alpinyata and welcome to Bluelight
. There are certainly some people here with with wisdom and experience on this. I you feal comfortable please share what and how much you're using and for how long you have been at it. This will help people give you better advice. I was on methadone for a while and I would combine it with a vitamine D supplement for sure and if you are male I would have your testosterone levels checked frequently.
Low vitamin d status of patients in methadone maintenance treatment.
Opioid-Induced Endocrinopathy
Have you considered or tried suboxone. Buprenorphine has the advantage of being a partial agonist and it also is is harder to use on. Its also easier, not easy, but easier to get off them methadone IMO.
Hypogonadism and Low Testosterone Levels as a Side Effect of Methadone and Buprenorphine
Also methadone is very hard and unpleasant to get off of once a person has a high dose or has been on it for a long time. Its a full opiate agonist pluss a NMDA agonist pluss a serotonin and epinephrine reuptake inhibitor.
Neuropathic Pain: Causes, Management and Understanding
So with this level of manipulation getting of of it can be burly to say the least.
Here is a discussion on possible side effects of methadone.
Methadone side effects, separating fact and fiction.
I am certainly not trying to dissuade you from getting on methadone. I'm just makeing sure you are aware of some things so you can make an informed choice to promote the best possible outcome.
There is also some good information on post 2 of this thread, there is also a bupe DR locator as well.
Varied Approaches to Addiction Recovery
Hope this information helps you out and Please feal free to share any thoughts or questions.
. There are certainly some people here with with wisdom and experience on this. I you feal comfortable please share what and how much you're using and for how long you have been at it. This will help people give you better advice. I was on methadone for a while and I would combine it with a vitamine D supplement for sure and if you are male I would have your testosterone levels checked frequently. Low vitamin d status of patients in methadone maintenance treatment.
Opioid-Induced Endocrinopathy
Have you considered or tried suboxone. Buprenorphine has the advantage of being a partial agonist and it also is is harder to use on. Its also easier, not easy, but easier to get off them methadone IMO.
Hypogonadism and Low Testosterone Levels as a Side Effect of Methadone and Buprenorphine
Also methadone is very hard and unpleasant to get off of once a person has a high dose or has been on it for a long time. Its a full opiate agonist pluss a NMDA agonist pluss a serotonin and epinephrine reuptake inhibitor.
Neuropathic Pain: Causes, Management and Understanding
So with this level of manipulation getting of of it can be burly to say the least.
Here is a discussion on possible side effects of methadone.
Methadone side effects, separating fact and fiction.
I am certainly not trying to dissuade you from getting on methadone. I'm just makeing sure you are aware of some things so you can make an informed choice to promote the best possible outcome.
There is also some good information on post 2 of this thread, there is also a bupe DR locator as well.
Varied Approaches to Addiction Recovery
Hope this information helps you out and Please feal free to share any thoughts or questions.