Heroin Trying to Kick

[kirsissisrik]

I'm trying to kick dope... if you read a previous post of mine a couple down, you'll understand my situation a bit better. Anyways, I was trying to kick prior to finding out that I am pregnant, and I still intend to do so... but I want to do whats safest for my child. Before I knew, I was just planning on buckling down and just kicking cold turkey, but now I know that greatly increases the chances of miscarriage... so, I'm going to do a slow taper with the actual kicking in the midst of my 2nd trimester, which has shown safest for the baby.
Anyways... I am going to start taking methadone tomorrow until I see my doctor later this week. I am just wondering how much I should take... I want to take the least amount possible to stay comfortable and well, and nothing else.
I use about 2.5 to 3.5 g intravenously per day, however that's NOT what I would need to stay well... I can stay comfortable on about a gram to 1.5 daily... Maybe 2, but probably not. I was thinking of taking 10 to 20 mg in the morning.... any suggestions?
I've kicked dope with suboxone before and usually what I would do is take suboxone for 2 to 3 days, one does to start, another 36 hours later, and then usually I'm fine after that... slight chills and anxiety, but nothing horrible. But I've heard that there isn't enough info on bupe and I don't want to risk it when all my research has clearly said that methadone is the recommended course for opiate addicted moms.

Thank you.

 

[Nikolai]

Im not sure how much you should take, or if its safe to take in your situation, but if you are able the one thing I will say is that methadone works best IMO if you split your dose and take it two or three times a day. When I took methadone for my very large tolerance I would take 40 or 50mg's and then I would need to take it again 8 hours or so later when I felt it wearing off. You could try your dose one time per day, but you may be uncomfortable and dying for the next day to come so you can take it again. I never used heroin so I am not sure of the dosing. I would maybe start at 10mg's, or even 5mg's if you have the 5mg pills and your tolerance is low enough, and gradually increase until youre comfortable. After that I would just wait until you feel the WD coming back. IMO though taking 10mg's three times a day is a better idea than taking 30mg's once per day. But every individual is different and you may have to experiment some. Also IMO the best ROA by far for taking methadone is sublingually, letting the pill dissolve under your tongue.

Also as far as tapering with methadone, I always tell those trying to kick that the longer the taper is, being very strict on the dosing, the better chance of being successful there is. Since youve kicked once before you have an advantage to those who have never kicked, since failing once or twice is the norm. The problem of course with a slow and steady taper is the fact you're pregnant. You obviously need to find out how long it is safe to take methadone and dosage restrictions, etc. Normally I think a taper for somneone with a heavy habit should be at least 6 months long for better chance of success, but in your case that is probably not possible. Hopefully it is safe to use for 3 months or so, and you can slowly lower your dose every week or so until youre clean.

Good luck.

 

[jazzyhope]

Hey a very close friend of mine just delivered a healthy baby boy while taking 8-10mg of sub every day. I have heard lots more stories like this from girls I dont personally know. Now this firends baby is all the proof I'd need if this happened to me. I also have a friend / nurse/ addict/ who did took the methadone route you are planning to choose. Either way I believe both methadone and suboxone will keep you comfortable and also not cause problems for you baby. I wish more research would be published on all the women who are having babies while taking sub so that you and others would not have this anxiety. Congrats on your pregnancy! Feel free to PM me anytime. Jaz