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Yeah, as of today, we have these kinds of methadone in my clinic-
1. Cherry red Liquid 10m/1ml Liquid Methadone
2. 40mg Orange Diskette Wafers Methadone from Roxanne Labs
3. 10mg Dolophine White pills from Roxanne Labs
I'm on 80mg, so I get 2 40mg wafers. I used to get half and half, by request, but ever since they changed the formulation of the 10mg pills from methadone to dolophine, even though dolophine is still 'methaodone', they didn't feel the same to me and felt a little less effective. So I went back to my original dose of 2 40mg wafers.
So far today-
80mg Methadone, 2 40mg wafers
8mg Clonazepam, 8 1mg pills
100mg Hydroxyzine, 4 25mg capsules
75mg Promethazine, 3 25mg pills
1100mg Naproxen Sodium, 2 550mg pills
Caffeine, Large coffee
Nicotine/Tobacco, Parliament light 100s
Finally, my appointment with my doctor/physiatrist is tomorrow, I am for sure getting another benzo script, as my doc reported to me on our last visit, I currently have RX'd 1mg Clonazepam's, he told me let me know how they work for you, if they work good we will stick to them for now, if not, let me know and we will switch you to a different benzo. But honestly, I LOVE my klonopin script, and wouldn't trade it for any other benzo. So I'm def. sticking with my original Clonazepam.
I'll also talk to him about my methadone situation, how I'm not happy there, not happy having to go to the clinic everyday JUST to get dosed, etc.
I'll try and get a script for another CII Narcotic to hold me for 30 days, I'll tell him im willing to discharge myself from the clinic if I get an opiate RX just to hold me for those 30 days, to switch over to bupe.
The reason I need to be off methadone for a minimum of 30 days before I switch to bupe is because my dose is too high @ 80mg.
If my dose was 30mg or lower, all I would need is 2-3 days of methadone to switch to bupe.
But that's not the case for me, I don't mind tapering methadone down to 30mg, but the problem with that is TIME, it will take SO long to get down to 30mg, if I want to do it successfully and not go into severe w/d.
I talked to my Methadone doctor, he told me if you don't want to get sick AT ALL, go down 1mg a week. That's 50 weeks before I get down to 30mg. TOO LONG.
He said if you're willing to get minor w/d, which wouldn't be all that bad at all, go down 2mg a week. That's 25 weeks. Which would cut the time in HALF, which is HUGE. That is what im considering the most, If my physiatrist denies my request and tells me to taper down to 30mg, with proof that you're down to that dose, and ill be happy to RX you bupe.
Now probly most of you guys are thinking that's nothing at all, going down 1-2mg a week of 'done.
But look at it this way, going down 1mg a week to be w/d free, is a very good idea but too much time.
Now, going down 2mg a week, is DOUBLING the # of mg you're going down weekly. That's how I look at it, and so should everybody else.
I learned that from my counselor. He said, don't look at the dose, look at the percentages.
Anyways, wish me luck BL's.
CHEERS TO ALL!
