Opioids From Oxy to Methadone

[OxycoDrone]

Hey there. Long time lurker, first time poster and all that.

I've been addicted to OxyContin for the last 4 years since I was 18, so have spent my entire adult life in it's grasp. I will soon be put onto the methadone program because even though I have detoxed many times I have never been able to stay off for more than a month. I just wrote a blog entry regarding my background if anyone would like a more detailed history of my addiction.

I'm basically asking for advice, or other experiences similar to mine, and basically everyone's opinion on whether my going on methadone for stability in my life is justified. I have a long term girlfriend who desperately wants me to be clean, and I want to do a Diploma/Degree in Addiction Therapy so I can at least put these last few wretched years to good use.

I use Oxy or sometimes methadone solution every day, and take ~80mg a day but sometimes upwards of 200mg a day. Most in a day was 520mg. I started using Oxy via IV and have never done it any other way. I'm sorry if this thread isn't justified, I'm still learning the rules.

Any input would be awesome, feel free to ask me any questions, I'll try my best to answer honestly.

 

[tricomb]

You'll do well on methadone, but if you can, you should start to really cut back your dose, anything to get you away from the IV route, to avoid requiring an even larger methadose.

Have you dismissed buprenorphine?

How much methadone do you need to feel well?

 

[mrflowers00]

if you can you should really get buprenophine it's much better for quitting opiates than methadone is

 

[cinnamon92]

I was addicted to oxys for two years and tried bath salts. Helped with the withdrawls and kept me off of them ive been off of oxys almost five months now. Ill do the occasional bump or line of some powder to help me with the want for the oxy but i find it helped me more than anything to get clean off of something that was taking over my life. Dont know if i can put bath salts or not... so im new to this dont know the rules.. but thought it might be helpful to know that this stuff helped me.. and its legal! For all those who think im doing MDPV or MDMA theri ge isnt any of that stuff in there. I get it at a local smoke shop over the counter. Never had any addiction to it or come downs at all. Its nice to be free from the oxys!

 

[lazylazyjoe]

Ive been off and on with maintenance for a while now, and it really is a useful thing. It gives you some time to fix up things in your life without worrying about detoxing or breaking the law.
Biggest thing I would convey would be to use it as long as is needed. Get your life on track before you worry about getting off. Don't be embarrassed about being on it.

I would suggest you go on suboxone instead of methadone if possible. Methadone is easier to transition to initially, but after the first week, they both do a great job of keeping you well and keeping the cravings down. But, with suboxone, there's no daily trip to clinic and all the bureaucratic BS thats involved with methadone. Tho, for some, the structure of a daily routine and the discipline of meetings and the such can be positive. Skills that are essential to living on your own, especially if you've never been out in the world on your own.