I have a question that it seems like I cannot find anywhere in the internet. I am tapering off my methadone, not as slow as recommended but 2mgs every 4 days. not too bad I thought. I was down to 40mg for a few months and never went above 60mgs, because I did not want to stay on this stuff very long. So even though I started at 60mgs last December, my plan is still to be done by the end of this month, September. Anyway, I am down pretty low on my dose, about 12mgs and I am having the side effect of diarrhea, joint pain (Not the regular dope sick kind, I just think I am finally feeling the natural pain of being old, I have been a heroin addict for awhile .) Depression and anxiety of course I have, but I am going through a lot of bad shit do to my years of addiction, so nothing I can do about that but just hang in there, life will get better. My question is, kind I take large amounts of loperamide for my diarrhea without screwing up my taper. If I just got to shit all the time so be it, but I would love not to have such a raw ass.
I am tired of being a slave to opiates, unfortunately at the time Methadone was the best option, I couldn't get into a detox, I didn't have a phone to call in everyday and was homeless so I just never got in touch with them when a bed opened up and I couldn't really get caught stealing again, and I was supposed to take drug testing for the state. Anyways, sorry to go on. Life is better now. I have a job, not the best one but it pays ok, I got an apartment, I got a car. I am active (as much as I can in NA, if you know how they feel about methadone you understand.) I lost the love of my life over this addiction. I know everything still seems like shit to me, but I am much further a long than I was a year ago.
I am tired of being a slave to opiates, unfortunately at the time Methadone was the best option, I couldn't get into a detox, I didn't have a phone to call in everyday and was homeless so I just never got in touch with them when a bed opened up and I couldn't really get caught stealing again, and I was supposed to take drug testing for the state. Anyways, sorry to go on. Life is better now. I have a job, not the best one but it pays ok, I got an apartment, I got a car. I am active (as much as I can in NA, if you know how they feel about methadone you understand.) I lost the love of my life over this addiction. I know everything still seems like shit to me, but I am much further a long than I was a year ago.