Posted by By-Stander on March 28, 2001, at 15:58:48
A companion of mine was enduring methadone maintenance treatment for approximately 6 years, and was up to around 110 mg. daily. Every morning it was necessary to get up early & drive to the clinic for the daily dosage. She once remarked that it was the same as getting a daily "fix", thereby maintaining her addictive behavior. She was enslaved to this clinic, unable to take vacations without permission, supervised urine tests on a regular basis (imagine the embarrassment), once she was chastised for taking prescription pain killers after a severe dental procedure! Well enough was enough and she decided it was time to end this ordeal. She asked to be detoxed 1 mg per day Monday through Friday every week. Eventually she was at 5 mg a day & was notified that she would be down to 0 on Friday. As the dosage got lower, the withdrawal symptoms worsened. Well a trip to a doctor & 2 prescriptions later, she is fine.
No withdrawal symptoms.
No methadone.
If you feel trapped by your clinic I suggest you ask your personal physician to have Klonopin and Xanax prescritions ready for you when you finally reach a zero mg daily dosage, this combination will eliminate the withdrawal symptoms. It may cause a prescription drug dependency but you will no longer be a slave to the clinic.
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