footscrazy
Bluelight Crew
^^ I sort of feel like maintenance therapy with adderall or whatever may not be so helpful. Like you said, I think the main difference of bupe/methadone is that it prevents the physical withdrawal, plus, as far as I'm aware bupe/methadone are much less toxic to the body and brain to stay on for an extended period of time than meth/amphetamines.
For people that use meth/amphetamine to self medicate (for ADD/ADHD) I would fully support they go on precribed amphetamines. But for people who use meth/amphetamine for other reasons, I wonder how helpful it would really be to reduce cravings. One of the reasons I quit was I got so sick or craving it all the time, it was always there, apart from maybe one hour after getting on. I feel like maintenance on amphetamines, for me, would just feed into that craving, so it never went away - I don't think any daily dose could hold me long.
When was still activily using methamphetamine I tried to get prescribed amphetamines, but now I have 7 weeks off I'd hate to go on them. I have a feeling all it would do it reawaken that need I have for meth which thankfully has died down a small bit. I really hate the feeling of craving, but I think that if my brain got a small dose of amp it'd just go into overdrive. Fuck that.
Ocean - thanks so much hun! Thanks for the support, it helps
I know what you mean about the other drugs...I do feel like I'm just trying to justify it to myself on a technicality...ah I'm still confused, I don't know what I'll do.
lestahb - Yeah I have a feeling that that's what I'm trying to do - just componsate for the meth with something else...damn it drives me crazy sometimes
How are you going?
wingnutlives - week 5 for me was sooo hard, and I've spoken to a couple of other people who've said the exact same thing. For me, the first two weeks were torture, the next two weeks were MUCH easier, then week 5 it all hit me again, cravings ramped up to the roof - it was really difficult. I have one friend who has relapsed on week 5 about three times now.
For me the cravings have slowly started to die down again at the start of week 8, but I have to admit the last two weeks have been real difficult for me, not to mention this far away from it you really start to get some distance from the negative effects of it and start to forget them...
Stay strong though, you're doing so well
jspun - how have you been? Managed to get through this tough time...?
For people that use meth/amphetamine to self medicate (for ADD/ADHD) I would fully support they go on precribed amphetamines. But for people who use meth/amphetamine for other reasons, I wonder how helpful it would really be to reduce cravings. One of the reasons I quit was I got so sick or craving it all the time, it was always there, apart from maybe one hour after getting on. I feel like maintenance on amphetamines, for me, would just feed into that craving, so it never went away - I don't think any daily dose could hold me long.
When was still activily using methamphetamine I tried to get prescribed amphetamines, but now I have 7 weeks off I'd hate to go on them. I have a feeling all it would do it reawaken that need I have for meth which thankfully has died down a small bit. I really hate the feeling of craving, but I think that if my brain got a small dose of amp it'd just go into overdrive. Fuck that.
Ocean - thanks so much hun! Thanks for the support, it helps

lestahb - Yeah I have a feeling that that's what I'm trying to do - just componsate for the meth with something else...damn it drives me crazy sometimes

How are you going?
wingnutlives - week 5 for me was sooo hard, and I've spoken to a couple of other people who've said the exact same thing. For me, the first two weeks were torture, the next two weeks were MUCH easier, then week 5 it all hit me again, cravings ramped up to the roof - it was really difficult. I have one friend who has relapsed on week 5 about three times now.
For me the cravings have slowly started to die down again at the start of week 8, but I have to admit the last two weeks have been real difficult for me, not to mention this far away from it you really start to get some distance from the negative effects of it and start to forget them...
Stay strong though, you're doing so well

jspun - how have you been? Managed to get through this tough time...?