natedawg22
Greenlighter
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- Sep 2, 2011
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I've been on suboxone for a long time now, 24 mgs a day. I went to my monthly appointment earlier in December and my doctor out of the blue informed me he was retiring at the end of December. So for the last month I've been trying to find a new doctor. Mind you, I've been actually sober for a year with no problems. So these new doctors are treating me like a fresh junkie off the street. They don't care that I've been sober for quite a while now. One problem is that they're requiring unneccessary things like mandatory 3 hour classes weekly, plus meetings with their counselor, AA/NA meetings (with attendance slips), drug testing for every visit, and the doctor even requires that I bring my meds everytime so he can count them.
So, in other words, this shit is ridiculous. However the biggest problem with that crap is that it's going to cost a small fortune. $50 for every doctor visit, $35 for every counselor visit, $50 for every drug test, they also said they may randomly do a EtG test for alcohol, and this is all without including my prescription costs. I'm a fucking adult with an opiate problem so if I want a fuckin beer you better fuck off.
So, obviously it would be much more financially benificial to switch to Methadone. However its not my only reason for wanting to switch. This is actually my second time on Suboxone. I got off it simply because I was tired of being dependent upon it. Horrible idea because my taper method was not effective. The withdrawals we're absolutely terrible. Honestly I'd rather withdrawal from heroin or Oxy than Suboxone again. Plus even at 24 mgs I don't feel completely withdrawal free anymore.
I need some advice ASAP because I'm running out of meds and really don't have any other options. The only other doctor is a walk-in clinic only and would cost me $190 the first visit and $100 everytime after that, without the prescription costs. I'm actually suppose to be taking 24 mgs but to save my meds until I see a doctor I've only be taking 8 mgs. Hard to work full-time while withdrawaling, as I'm sure you all know.
So should I try to switch to Methadone?
So, in other words, this shit is ridiculous. However the biggest problem with that crap is that it's going to cost a small fortune. $50 for every doctor visit, $35 for every counselor visit, $50 for every drug test, they also said they may randomly do a EtG test for alcohol, and this is all without including my prescription costs. I'm a fucking adult with an opiate problem so if I want a fuckin beer you better fuck off.

So, obviously it would be much more financially benificial to switch to Methadone. However its not my only reason for wanting to switch. This is actually my second time on Suboxone. I got off it simply because I was tired of being dependent upon it. Horrible idea because my taper method was not effective. The withdrawals we're absolutely terrible. Honestly I'd rather withdrawal from heroin or Oxy than Suboxone again. Plus even at 24 mgs I don't feel completely withdrawal free anymore.
I need some advice ASAP because I'm running out of meds and really don't have any other options. The only other doctor is a walk-in clinic only and would cost me $190 the first visit and $100 everytime after that, without the prescription costs. I'm actually suppose to be taking 24 mgs but to save my meds until I see a doctor I've only be taking 8 mgs. Hard to work full-time while withdrawaling, as I'm sure you all know.
So should I try to switch to Methadone?