Posted by MB on December 23, 2001, at 20:23:47
In reply to Re: methadone?, posted by shellir on December 23, 2001, at 15:45:57
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> > It's not surprising that you'd be extra depressed comming off of that much oxycontin. Are you also suffering the physical symptoms of withdrawal? Those are rough. So the methadone isn't working for you, you want to get off of it? Maybe 10 mg three times a day would work better? Good luck.
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> I had less physical symptoms than I anticipated. I think they gave me something like closipan (sp?) and I was locked in a hospital so I had no choice but to get through it. Also the first day (out of three) they gave me 10mg of valium every 4-6 hours and shots of something for nausea. Then they cut me completely off of the valium and I was discharged the next day.
Was it Clonidine? They gave me that when I got off the methadone. It helped a little, but not that much.
> Are you still self medicating your depression and other symptoms with opiates? I keep debating between opiates vs unilateral ect to get me back home and back to my business. I think you are taking buprenorphine, if I remember correctly. (?) I think I am going to order that and see if it helps with my depression, but that's going to be more of a future potential resolution.
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> shelliNo more self medication for me...I got myself into trouble that way (with opiates I always want more more more). Now the plan is to get on a mood stabilizer, add an SSRI and then a stimulant (rage attacks, depression, OCD, and ADD are the new diagnoses). Again, why did you decide to get off of the methadone?
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