crzydiamond
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I'm confused. So your methadone clinic kicked you out cause the VA was supposed to provide care? Then why in gods name isn't the VA providing a taper? If they aren't willing to do so why didn't the clinic taper you?
You're not supposed to switch from doses that high of methadone to bupe. You are supposed to be at 30 mgs or less. I'm sure you're aware of this, I'm just trying to wrap my mind around how they just flippantly put you in such a situation. And I have detoxed methadone both cold turkey and tapered. As for cold turkey, it's not quite as intense as heroin wd but it's so long lasting. It took about 2 weeks to feel half normal and 32 days to feel human. The RLS is bad as is the fatigue , but the GI isn't quite as bad. Still it's not fun and I'm not understanding why you're not pushing them to taper you (either the clinic or the VA). Contact a methadone advocate of necessary. You should NOT be going through this.
I will say though, if you avoid the fent RC and hang in there, the absolute worst is over. It will very slowly improve. If you can't take subs till the second week of wd, I would honestly say screw getting onto another maintenance regimen. If you make it two weeks just hang in. It'll improve.
You're not supposed to switch from doses that high of methadone to bupe. You are supposed to be at 30 mgs or less. I'm sure you're aware of this, I'm just trying to wrap my mind around how they just flippantly put you in such a situation. And I have detoxed methadone both cold turkey and tapered. As for cold turkey, it's not quite as intense as heroin wd but it's so long lasting. It took about 2 weeks to feel half normal and 32 days to feel human. The RLS is bad as is the fatigue , but the GI isn't quite as bad. Still it's not fun and I'm not understanding why you're not pushing them to taper you (either the clinic or the VA). Contact a methadone advocate of necessary. You should NOT be going through this.
I will say though, if you avoid the fent RC and hang in there, the absolute worst is over. It will very slowly improve. If you can't take subs till the second week of wd, I would honestly say screw getting onto another maintenance regimen. If you make it two weeks just hang in. It'll improve.