Posted by twainesworld on February 2, 2004, at 12:28:59
In reply to Re: Drug Interaction??, posted by Lindsay Rae on February 2, 2004, at 11:46:58
Hi Lindsay,
BELIEEEEVE MEE, I hear what you are saying about the weight gain and the sweet tooth!!!!! I was never a sweets person myself either until Methadone, and now, like you, I can't seem to get ENOUGH ice cream!!!! :o| You aren't still on 80mgs. are you? If so, I would NOT advise jumping off at that high a dose!!!!! About 3 years ago I tried to taper off, going down what is considered pretty quickly for Methadone, at 5mgs. a week (starting at 50mgs.), and I was DEATHLY ILL by the time I hit 30mgs.!!! It was HELL!!!! If you REALLY want to get off, and aren't too worried about your pain situation, I have heard good things about Rapid Detox (they do it differently now, I guess, and it's pretty good some say), and you wouldn't have to suffer so much through that nasty withdrawal!! I had a friend a few years back who jumped off at 10mgs., and, although she wasn't MISERABLE from minute to minute, she didn't really sleep for about a year, and kept having these phantom pains and panic attacks off & on for about 2 years afterwards! I lost touch with her, so I don't know how she's doing now, unfortunately!! If you are only dissatisfied with the Methadone because of the weight situation (but it works great for you otherwise), I would SERIOUSLY give it some more time!!! I DO know that it IS possible to lose weight on it (just harder for us than it is for the average joe-ette), and for pain control it can't be beat (in my opinion)!!! Plus, I don't know if you experienced this on Vicodin, Darvocet, etc., but I got the WORST rebound headaches & icky feelings & moodiness every few hours when it was almost time to take more...and then when I DID take more, I felt way too drugged up (and not in a good way either) --- and I don't get any of that on Methadone!!! It does have SOME drawbacks (like the weight thing, for one), and I DO worry about getting pregnant (unlike you I haven't been able to get pg again since a miscarriage 4 years ago), but for the MOST part, I am MUCH happier on it than on any of the other pain meds the million docs I saw tried me on!!! By the way, if you have and/or are bothered by the sweating/overheating problem that a lot of people on Methadone have -- it DOES go away after awhile!!! ;o)
Thanks a LOT for the info about 'We Speak Methadone' -- I didn't know it existed, and I'm excited to go check it out!!! :o)
Don't feel like you have to hide out in your house!! I've done that myself, and, believe me, it just makes you eat MORE ice cream!!! Buy the cutest outfits you can, fix yourself up really pretty, and get out there when you feel like it!! If anything, it will make you feel more motivated to do what it takes to get that awful extra weight off (and, according to my friend Fallen, that means diet AND exercise -- uugggghhh)!!! ;o)
Thanks for your friendship....... :o)
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