Posted by Festus on March 12, 2004, at 0:19:56
I take 80-100mg. of Methadone per day,in 3-4 divided doses.My Dr. and I decided on this med for chronic pain control,as it is very good and very cheap(no insurance).I do not like taking it,but if I don,t,the pain is too great for me to function well enough to run my business,as well as have any type of family life.I,ve tried everything you can name(most likely)and NO LUCK,except with strong Opiate-based meds.I,d sure like to get down to a near-nothing dose,hoping to get off of it for good.I,m hopin to qualify for some kind of long-term Botox Injection study or one of these nerve-radio frequency studies,there are a few things I,ve looked at,but I just ain,t sure,yet,my Dr. is one of the top Pain Specialists in the Southeast,so I got a good ally.The only thing about this is the few folks that I,ve heard from all tell me the same thing:Methadone is the HARDEST drug of ALL to get off of.That,s kinda spooky,I don,t want to put my family through an ordeal or put my business in jeopardy,going through withdrawals and stuff.I don,t want to have to go in a rehab place,I can,t afford it,money or time-wise.Maybe it,s just wishful thinking.I sure will welcome any feedback from you guys,I know there,s some mighty good folks on this Forum.Thanks,Festus
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