Hexenstahl
Bluelighter
Here in Germany we get our TH script after six months, sometimes much earlier (I for example got it after one month) because every doctor handles this differently. But it's a real bummer how inconvenient they make it for you guys to get methadone. Several hours of mandatory classes every week?! What is this? A school?Hah, Chester Bennington, that's a first. I'll take that as a complement, thank you.
Honestly I have thought about switching to methadone, but I'm still not sure how I feel about it. My biggest thing is, here in the States, for any kind of OUD application, you can't get it as a take-home prescription. You have to go to a clinic every day, at least starting out, and take it at a direct-observation window. The big logistical hangup this was creating in my life was the reason I just started getting my bupe from an online pharmacy. On top of that, there's several hours of mandatory classes every week, as well as mandatory counseling. They make it free, but incredibly inconvenient.
All that said, if it doesn't work it doesn't work. And right now doesn't appear to be working.
I dunno, but if your life's circumstances eventually allow it and you feel like you really need it, then you should consider switching. Until then I wish you all the best!
Take care,
Hexenstahl