Hello fellow dopeheads,
I have had an over 10 year relationship with opiates. I've done most of them, and over the past 10-11 years I've been physically addicted for about 6 or 7 years with my longest addiction being to morphine for about 4 years straight. I've been addicted to Morphine, Oxycontin, Hydrocodone, and Tramadol. My longest clean streak in that period of time has been about a year. I've gone through 3 horrible withdrawals and multiple "minor" withdrawals during that time, but for some reason I keep going back. I get bad panic attacks and severe cravings along with some depression here and there although I don't really consider myself depressed.
I have heard that once you get on Methadone (don't want to do that) or Suboxone (my preferred option) that it is extremely hard to stop because the withdrawals are long and drawn out, so it's more of a safe maintenance rather than a detox tool.
Should I consider going to a doc and getting on Sub maintenance? I'm currently physically addicted to opiates at this time unfortunatily
. Have anybody in a simlilar situation to mine gotten on subs and are happier? Any one regretted it? I'm seriously considering this as an option. Thanks for any help....
I have had an over 10 year relationship with opiates. I've done most of them, and over the past 10-11 years I've been physically addicted for about 6 or 7 years with my longest addiction being to morphine for about 4 years straight. I've been addicted to Morphine, Oxycontin, Hydrocodone, and Tramadol. My longest clean streak in that period of time has been about a year. I've gone through 3 horrible withdrawals and multiple "minor" withdrawals during that time, but for some reason I keep going back. I get bad panic attacks and severe cravings along with some depression here and there although I don't really consider myself depressed.
I have heard that once you get on Methadone (don't want to do that) or Suboxone (my preferred option) that it is extremely hard to stop because the withdrawals are long and drawn out, so it's more of a safe maintenance rather than a detox tool.
Should I consider going to a doc and getting on Sub maintenance? I'm currently physically addicted to opiates at this time unfortunatily
. Have anybody in a simlilar situation to mine gotten on subs and are happier? Any one regretted it? I'm seriously considering this as an option. Thanks for any help....
