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Opioids Where to get methadone besides clinics

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PinkHorse

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Hi! Has anyone successfully found a place to get methadone besides a methadone clinic? I work full time 6 days a week and the clinic near me is such a joke I cannot keep my job and go to the clinic. I live in the SF Bay Area. Has anyone found doctors to prescribe methadone?
 
PinkHorse said:
Hi! Has anyone successfully found a place to get methadone besides a methadone clinic? I work full time 6 days a week and the clinic near me is such a joke I cannot keep my job and go to the clinic. I live in the SF Bay Area. Has anyone found doctors to prescribe methadone?
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I tried extremely hard for two years and was unsuccessful. My PCP was supposed to look into it but he’s useless. I was on 15 mg total and couldn’t find one. Clean from heroin for 4+ years at the time. It was really disheartening. My career has suffered GREATLY without being able to travel for an extended time and there’s nothing I can do about it. Hope you find success and I’m on the other side of the country so sorry I can’t help.
 
joesmyname said:
I tried extremely hard for two years and was unsuccessful. My PCP was supposed to look into it but he’s useless. I was on 15 mg total and couldn’t find one. Clean from heroin for 4+ years at the time. It was really disheartening. My career has suffered GREATLY without being able to travel for an extended time and there’s nothing I can do about it. Hope you find success and I’m on the other side of the country so sorry I can’t help.
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If it was disrupting your ability to function, and you were only on 15 mg, did you get off the methadone since? Seems to me the most obvious solution.
 
Buy on the street?… not hard in SF…

A pharmacist isn’t going to fill maintenance dose of methadone let alone a doctor rxing it simply because you have a job. I’ve never seen a clinic without early hours dosing for people who work.

Gonna be somewhat harsh here but either get clean and get your take homes or deal with it.

I went daily to TL BAART for 6 six years working a salaried professional job
 
PinkHorse said:
Hi! Has anyone successfully found a place to get methadone besides a methadone clinic? I work full time 6 days a week and the clinic near me is such a joke I cannot keep my job and go to the clinic. I live in the SF Bay Area. Has anyone found doctors to prescribe methadone?
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Yes....well, in Canada, any family doctor can prescribe Metadol tablets (Methadone HCL 1/5/10/25mg tablets X 100 in bottle.

In the U.S. there is Methadose 5/10/40mg wafers in addition to generic tablets.

Methadone in oral liquid 10mg/per ml is for MMT but is also prescribed for chronic pain in oral tablets .....I get 120 tablets monthly (Metadol 25mg) 4 daily

If you have legitimate history and previously prescribed, a family doc could prescribed oral tablets. Explain your situation and need for this med, etc
 
PinkHorse said:
Hi! Has anyone successfully found a place to get methadone besides a methadone clinic? I work full time 6 days a week and the clinic near me is such a joke I cannot keep my job and go to the clinic. I live in the SF Bay Area. Has anyone found doctors to prescribe methadone?
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I’m on the east coast right next door to nyc and live in a city with two methadone programs and has a population 1/3 of what SF has so I’d guess there would be at least 6 methadone program’s minimum and I’d just find one that works with your schedule,the programs here open at 6:00 am and if you work you don’t wait on line the security guy knows who works ,it’s a friendly atmosphere and everybody knows everybody because it’s the same thing everyday,Saturday you receive a take home bottle for Sunday because they’re closed on Sundays,both programs,that’s where you’ll find THB’s for sale,get there 5:00 am Saturday morning and folks will be hanging out …..
 
TheUltimateFixx said:
If it was disrupting your ability to function, and you were only on 15 mg, did you get off the methadone since? Seems to me the most obvious solution.
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I bombed out trying to get off. Disaster and very disheartening. Fucking sucks but can’t complain. Very angry at myself. Almost checked out

Edit: tapered from 115 to 15 over 3 years but hit a wall
 
^ probably your best option, but you will need some time off work, and I don't nean 4 or 5 days

joesmyname said:
tapered from 115 to 15 over 3 years but hit a wall
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Yes, I feel you. It's all wine and roses when you start a taper but it's not when you reach "the frontier" as I call it. You can be there forever or you can find some kind of coyote to cross the border to the other side and be free.
A mdone detox could be that coyote.
So could be some boxes of Lyrica, clonidine and benzos, but, again, you will need holidays. Maybe you could physically show in there and somehow do your job (and I doubt it), but people will notice - without you noticing they do- and that could be worse that having to take 3 or 4 weeks off.

If you foresee problems, maybe you could go to your doctor and get a sick leave. Tell her you are depressed, show there in wd as if you didn't know why are you so bad or wathever
 
joesmyname said:
I bombed out trying to get off. Disaster and very disheartening. Fucking sucks but can’t complain. Very angry at myself. Almost checked out
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Señor Moreno said:
^ probably your best option, but you will need some time off work, and I don't nean 4 or 5 days



Yes, I feel you. It's all wine and roses when you start a taper but it's not when you reach "the frontier" as I call it. You can be there forever or you can find some kind of coyote to cross the border to the other side and be free.
A mdone detox could be that coyote.
So could be some boxes of Lyrica, clonidine and benzos, but, again, you will need holidays. Maybe you could physically show in there and somehow do your job (and I doubt it), but people will notice - without you noticing they do- and that could be worse that having to take 3 or 4 weeks off.

If you foresee problems, maybe you could go to your doctor and get a sick leave. Tell her you are depressed, show there in wd as if you didn't know why are you so bad or wathever
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You’ve always been a great person Señor Moreno. Thank you. I unfortunately went back up to 50. Almost deleted myself out of personal shame. It was 2 years ago this November and you reached out then as well.
Life has become dull and I missed out on a job in another state. Stuff is horrible but for some an absolute game changer. Having a rapid metabolism makes it ineffective for someone like me…. I just would have appreciated knowing that up front. Took them 3 years to give me a peak and trough test. VERY HARD 3 YEARS!
 
TheUltimateFixx said:
Have you tried medically assisted methadone detox -? It helps many people get over that final hurdle.
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I couldn’t find anywhere to take me and many places in the methadone umbrella frown upon my Clonazapam scrip that pre-dates my first methadone dose by two years. Why? Idk but the EASIEST part is getting more methadone. I fucking hate it…. Gonna be a rough day today too go figure
 
joesmyname said:
I couldn’t find anywhere to take me and many places in the methadone umbrella frown upon my Clonazapam scrip that pre-dates my first methadone dose by two years. Why? Idk but the EASIEST part is getting more methadone. I fucking hate it…. Gonna be a rough day today too go figure
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Are you in the US?

Gallup detox facilities are the gold standard if yes.
 
joesmyname said:
I looked them up but I’m in a fog. Thanks for the info. I appreciate it.
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They have several places round the country, see which one is nearest to you. You will get a detox protocol tailored to you, every comfort med under the sun, and be treated with dignity. Their reputation is excellent; I've talked to a few clients and heard nothing but praise from them as well.
 
TheUltimateFixx said:
They have several places round the country, see which one is nearest to you. You will get a detox protocol tailored to you, every comfort med under the sun, and be treated with dignity. Their reputation is excellent; I've talked to a few clients and heard nothing but praise from them as well.
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I appreciate it very much.
It’s getting rough.
 
joesmyname said:
You’ve always been a great person Señor Moreno. Thank you. I unfortunately went back up to 50. Almost deleted myself out of personal shame. It was 2 years ago this November and you reached out then as well.
Life has become dull and I missed out on a job in another state. Stuff is horrible but for some an absolute game changer. Having a rapid metabolism makes it ineffective for someone like me…. I just would have appreciated knowing that up front. Took them 3 years to give me a peak and trough test. VERY HARD 3 YEARS!
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You are welcome mate. There is no shame at all if you needed to go back to 50 mg. The only shame in this world is being mean, a bad person and you clearly are not
If you are a rapid metabolizer you could try and split your dose and have it twice or even three times/ day.
Good luck Joe
 
Señor Moreno said:
You are welcome mate. There is no shame at all if you needed to go back to 50 mg. The only shame in this world is being mean, a bad person and you clearly are not
If you are a rapid metabolizer you could try and split your dose and have it twice or even three times/ day.
Good luck Joe
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Trying that as we speak. Two weeks of take home allow me to experiment a little.
Thank you my friend
 
daturetard said:
Threads get deleted off here for Kratom sourcing lol
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🤔 I can’t figure it. I think harm reduction has different meanings to different people. I’d even go as far as to say that pointing people in safer directions, no matter the substance involved, is better than letting someone play roulette but I understand… guess this isn’t the place.
Some good people around tho
 
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