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Misc Quick response please - Just started methadone & am on diazepam with amitriptyline

doppelganga196

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Quick response please - Just started methadone & am on diazepam with amitriptyline

Okay, i just got on 25 mg of methadone today, taken about 7 hours ago.

I have a tolerance to opiates that is quite high & i am very adjusted to diazepam as ive been on it for over a year; titrated down to 8 mg now. Ive had 6 mg today & will take no more. Also ive had 10 mg of amitriptyline.

I plan on going to bed within the next couple hours. Am i at high risk of respiratory depression that could be fatal?

Thanks ladies & gentelman.
 
If you have a high tolerance to opiates you could probably expect to wake up in withdrawal. Wouldn't worry about OD at all.
 
#2 Yes.

#3 What, even on methadone? I'll be taking my next dose at 10/11am & had my first dose at 4:30 pm today. Personally i don't see it being that likely i'll 'wake up in withdrawal'.
 
Thanks fellows. I happen to have a naloxone injection on hand for emergencys too so i feel a little better with that safety net & quite a lot better with your quick responses.
 
^^You do understand you're not going to be able to narcan yourself right? If you're up, and moving, you're not passed out.

I think you'll be fine, just be careful. When I just first started on methadone I got pretty wrecked of mixing it with klonopin, but that stopped pretty quick
 
Yeah what's more important than naloxone is having a friend there to save your life. Most overdoses you can't see coming, especially with IV users and methadone through any ROA is so dangerous.
 
I fully understand i wouldn't be able to "narcan myself" if i was passed out. However i've overdosed before when i've taken a large dose of opium tea in the early evening then taking a dose of tramadol with a codeine chaser which resulted in me feeling too nauseated to even move my head & a banging headache to boot. All i could do was take prochlorperazine (compazine) for nausea & in retrospect a small dose of naloxone would have likely been helpful.

Thanks again for the responses. I've only taken half my diazepam today & earlier i did have an hour of insane nodding.
 
Okay, i just got on 25 mg of methadone today, taken about 7 hours ago.

I have a tolerance to opiates that is quite high & i am very adjusted to diazepam as ive been on it for over a year; titrated down to 8 mg now. Ive had 6 mg today & will take no more. Also ive had 10 mg of amitriptyline.

I plan on going to bed within the next couple hours. Am i at high risk of respiratory depression that could be fatal?

Thanks ladies & gentelman.
How long have you been on Methadone. Out of all benzodiazepines I found Diazepam The most synergistic(gramma) with methadone. At times when I started I got scared because I was Entirely to sedated. i actually went from 20 mgs to 10mgs on my own with no adjustment because of how...deadly it felt at times. If you ever start nodding Really Hard and I mean Hard yea call er otherwise I would say your fine. I did remember the sedation was moreso after starting....and having been on for a week. Thats when shit would get scary for me at times but my dose was higher than yours. Just be careful. If you feel uncomfortable call a friend at minimum. Nodding on Methadone is very Uncomfortable...skip a dose of diazepam if you think you can trust me you will be fine but the warning signs are periods of sedation when you have zero control and are skipping breaths. Its happened to me numerous times luckily nothing....Fatal..
 
Your getting adjusted. On another note Fuck telling your doctor your on mmt unless you want them to taper you or treat you like trash I know this is hr but most junkies know when to fess up and thats usually the ones taking like 5 bars.
 
Thanks fellows. I happen to have a naloxone injection on hand for emergencys too so i feel a little better with that safety net & quite a lot better with your quick responses.

If you are overdosing in your sleep how do you plan on injecting your self? If we had total control when OD'ing, it wouldn't be that much of an issue. But when you OD you need help from a 3rd party lol.

As to your meth question.. you said you haev a high opiate tolerance right? With doses that low of meth and benzos you will not have a problem. Usually I don't like advising dosing questions but I feel confident about your case.

It is common for people on methadone to OD when using benzos.. but they are generally on a higher dose of methadone and really over do it with the benzos. I am talking like 100mg diazepam or something retarded like that.
 
^Thanks dude. I've since been put up to 45 mg of methadone & i think i may ask to go down to 40 as the effects have been powerful enough to knock away all my pain, plus withdrawal, plus i've needed less diazepam (2-4mg) & have been nodding a bit too ; )
 
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