Opiate Addiction: Methadone Symptoms & Side Effects

opiate addiction - Important information about methadone symptoms and side effects.

I am in recovery from opiate addiction and I would like a tattoo to symbolize that any suggestions?
I have been hurting myself with disease of addiction for many years and now I am in recovery and I love being in recovery . Although I will ALWAYS be an addict I would like to get a tattoo to symbolize that because I will always be able to remind myself how weak I really am and just like the tattoo itself I will always be carrying that around. Any suggestions

How to begin methadone treatment for opiate addiction?
My husband and I are seeking methadone treatment for our addiction to opiate pain killers. We have been taking opiates daily for almost 2 years. My husband and I start at 2 Lortab 10 mg and go from there. We take up to 10 pills per day. Not only do we take Lortabs, but we also get Percocets, Dilaudid, Morphine, Tylenol with Codeine, etc. I started taking such pills 6 years ago as needed after I had been prescribed Lortabs for muscle tension migraines resulting from a car accident. I never took them regularly until 2 years ago. It is very important that my husband and I seek help for our addiction. We began with prescribed pills, then sought them illegally. Not only are we destroying our bodies, but we are spending all of our money on these dumb pills I have the for a local methadone clinic and will call tomorrow to start. We are nervous and I am just wondering how the program works. Any details would help us greatly. Thank you so much... you are helping us get clean

Has anyone on here taken suboxone for opiate addiction?
I recently started suboxone for opiate addiction and l cant seem to sleep. The doc added Serequel for sleep but it just makes me eat and I still cant sleep. I'm losing my mind.

Hi i am on suboxone 8mgs for opiate addiction, because is is a sublingual tablet i find it very hard to bare?
it tastes so bad is there any other way is can be absorbed into the system please help,

Which is better for opiate addiction suboxone or methadone?


Why the difference in treatment for opiate addiction and alcohol addiction?
Ok addiction is really really nasty. I want to know, why is it that a person who used to use heroin is given the option of methadone maintenance treatment, but an alcoholic is given nothing but AA.The rationale of mmt is to allow the addict to live a productive life. But this option is not given to alcoholics, who use for the same reason as opiate addicts. WHY ????If I'd have had access to heroin, I probably would have used it instead of alcohol. My question is referring basically to the fact that alcoholics are told not to drink and have to face reality without help, but opiate users have methadone.Sexy mama, alcoholics can die from withdrawal, because it is a physical addiction. Just like heroin. Emotional weakness has nothing to do with it. How many H addicts use again when faced with emotional problems?

Anyone else find suboxone to be the most effective treatment for opiate addiction?


Question about opiate addiction?
im 20 years old and having been abusing oxycontin daily for about a year and using anywhere from at least 40 to 160 mg a day depending on my money situation. But i have recently stopped using because im sick of it controlling my life. my question is will my brain chemistry be screwed up forever, another words 10 years down the road am i gonna still have itches to use or anything like that. i know a year isnt THAT long of abuse but still pretty bad

I can't afford to go to a rehab center, is there a way to help with opiate addiction. ( zen) ?
I seen this senario on tv on cnn. is this true or are there better ways? I have a 2 yr old and am a single father and really can't afford to go. His mother is dead beat and and don't have any one else. I got addicted through a doctor and can't seem to get off of them, any help would be appreciated.

What is your opinion of Methadone treatment for opiate addiction?
Just want to hear peoples opinions of the use of Methadone perscribing for the use of opiate addiction detox. This isn't just about the use of methadone for detox from heroin but also about the detox of all opiate addictive narcotics. Whatdo you think aboiut it, do you have any experience with it, do you think methadone is succesful for detox or not? Or any other opinions you have about methadone use. Have you ever heard of methadone being abused etc....basically anything you want to say I know i've posted a question like this already but i really need some more opinions and i would love to get some comments from past users of opiates or some medical opinions,but any opinion is gret thanks for your help

A few questions about opiate addiction?
I have battled opiate addiction for two years now, started with popping hydros and slowly escalated, culminating in slamming heroin. My problem is this... due to getting in trouble with the law, my parents found out about habit and found needles, etc. They took away my phone and have me under surveillance and I don't blame them. I really want to find help and go to a rehab or something comparable but the problem is the incredibly long waiting lists.I haven't used in two days and am going through hell and I know that suboxone has helped me in the past. What I am afraid of is finally getting in to see a doctor and due to my lockdown and everything I explain my history to the doctor who is subsequently astonished to find NO OPIATES in my drug test. I am afraid this will stop him from prescribing subs, which I desperately do need.Any comments of advice would be greatly appreciatedAny expert thoughts on the matter would be greatly appreciated, as would urgency. I really am at a loss for what to do.

Cans someone answer some questions about opiate addiction?
My boyfriend and I both are Heroin addicts. I know, nothing to be proud of but at least I admit it. I am in the recovery process. I had to go the Methadone route as a last resort. I've been on it for 2 years and finally started detoxing and now I'm at a low enough dose that I can get high on heroin again usually methadone blocks the " high" . My boyfriend is always on and off it all the time and won't try Methadone. He was doing well and now he's used 6 days straight about $50 worth each day. I don't think that's that much. He says he's " dope sick" now. I think it's mostly mental. If he stops again now, how long will he feel sick? I know it's nothing like someone that's been using for a long time or using hundreds of dollars worth a day?Also, do you think I should give my boyfriend an ultimatum? The only reason why I used again is because I knew he could get it for me but I wasn't fiending so I wouldn't have sought it out myself. My final question is why does Heroin make a lot of people so irritable even when they are on it? He's untolerable when he's high. He's a real jerk. It would make sense if he was sick and acting this way but he gets so mean when he's high on it. The other day I had to save his life because he " nodded" off while eating fell asleep with a big hunk of candy bar in his mouth and was choking to death. I gave him the Heimlach and it flew out. It was so scary though, he was turnig blue and mnaking starange noises. I was so scared afterwards that I yelled at him and told him that I hated him and he told me off. It was just so avoidable and he scared me and that's why I told him this WHAT CAN I DO BESIDES JUST " DUMPING HIM" ? Oh, he also has makes only $8 an hour and he can't afford rehab.

How to deal with opiate addiction?
i need to find a doctor to prescribe me Buprenorphin, or I know I will continue to IV opiates. I don't know how to initiate this process without looking like a drug seeker.

What do u think about methadone as an alternative to opiate addiction?