Posted by Lindsay Rae on February 2, 2004, at 21:29:55
In reply to Re: Drug Interaction?? » Lindsay Rae, posted by twainesworld on February 2, 2004, at 12:28:59
>UROD, or Rapid Opioid Detoxification, is dangerous and mediocre at best. Even the so-called "new" procedures are horrific. I heard about Florida Detox (floridadetox.com) on the radio, and I was curious so I checked it out online. There are three online testimonies from happy customers--or actors--not really sure which. But out of the dozens of people I talked to personally about this, the $10,000 would be better spent on horse crap. You are admitted on, say Friday. You are put under anasthesia and administered something equivalent to Narcan, draining the Methadone from the opiate receptors, a job that takes up to year when done naturally. They also add anti-seizure drugs so you don't go into convulsions while you are going through nightmarish detox overnight, completely unconscious. That is if you are one of the lucky ones who doesn't wake up during the procedure (I know people who did and couldn't describe their pain and horror). The next day, they watch over you while you rest, since all you're supposedly going to feel is "groggy." They implant Naltrexone into your body so you can't decide for yourself whether you are going to go back on Methadone or take anything to ease your pain. The Naltrexone will effectively block any and all opioids from your system, and if you do take them, you become extremely ill. Dr. Spinogle takes you to church with him for a week or so after the procedure; that is your aftercare.
You asked if my dose is still 80 mg. Actually, no it's not--it's 160, double the amount I was taking then. My dose went up to 115 when I was in my third trimester of pregnancy, and then I switched from the clinic to a private pain clinic, and I get the diskettes. When Chris died in November (he was the father of my baby--we were going to marry when he cleaned up his act...he OD'd the night before he was supposed to start a treatment program for the first time--but that's a whole different topic for another post, I think), I slowly went up to another diskette per day for a total of 160. Yesterday I decided to stop taking the fourth one--I probably don't need it, and I can be sure I won't feel withdrawal discomfort since I haven't been on that dose for very long.
Do you go to a clinic or a pain doctor?
Peace,
Lindsay
Hi Lindsay,
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> 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)
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> 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)
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> 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)
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> Thanks for your friendship....... :o)
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