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It works wonderfully for my herion addiction and I don't want to go off of it since I know I'd immediately start using again. So many people consider it a "heroin substitute". However, I DO NOT get high on it and it is medically controlled so when taken correctly, there is little risk of an overdose. Not to mention all the awful things that go along with heroin addiction like the risk of contaminated needles, drugs laced with deadly substances, doing illegal things to get your "fix", and the fact that you will eventually end up dead or in prison. The problem is that I still have problems with alcohol and cocaine and methadone DOESN'T help with those addictions. I want to get help for all my substance problems but almost all rehabs are VERY AGAINST Methadone. I don't want to be on Methadone the rest of my life. I will eventually wean myself off (VERY SLOWLY) so that I don't get sick (it is addictive like heroin). Any thoughts about this? Please be kind. This is rough!

I'm not really sure if you can mix it with the methadone or not but Revia (Naltrexone) can help with the cravings for both opiates and alcohol. You may want to ask the clinic where you get the methadone.

And go to an NA and AA meeting. You can find local meetings at www.aa.org and www.na.org

One day at a time.

2007-10-04 18:45:36 by jessica

this is a success story of the naltrexzone pellet injection from DR.GOOBERMAN

I'm physically and psycologically addicted to pain killers. I can't stop taking them, I don't want to stop taking them and that is a problem. I don't want to be dependent on them to get me through the day. I suffer from anxiety and also OCD and when I take these pain killers I feel normal. I feel happy and I'm not anxious or pulling my hair out (I have trichotillomania). I know that I'm addicted and that they are not good for me. The problem is I don't want to stop taking them. They make me feel good. What can I do to break this habit, besides going to rehab? Any suggestions? Please don't be mean, I feel bad enough already.
Btw I am on medication for the anxiety and the OCD. I take Xanax and Celexa

Hi, I am a recovering heroin addict. I have been clean for a little over a year. I started out on weed and eventuelly pain killers. I finally got hooked on to heroin for 4 years. Heroin and most pain killers are the same. all are opiates. A good friend of mine tried everything to get clean. Hundreds of differnt things. There are only a few ways that I have seen work. I kicked and screemed about thr thought of going to a rehab. How humiliating HuH? But when all of my family including my wife had lost trust in me and I was facing 30 felonies, I went to treatment. It was the best thing I did. I could name a million reasons why I didn't want to go. But if you end up dead or behind bars, all of those reasons don,t matter. I went to a 28 day treatment and ended up staying for 90 days. Mostly out of fear of using again. Now A good friend of mine went to a suboxin clinic and got clean and attends NA and AA meetings. The problem isn't the drug use. The problem is our heads. The depression, anxiety, coping with everyday life. Drugs are how I self Medicated. Then drugs caused me more problems. I once felt hopless. Crying on my way to the dealers house. Crying because I wanted to quit and couldn't. Please don't give up. I feel better today than I can ever recall. Here are the crucial steps to recovery. Meetings, OPEN MIND, And get a sponsor to help you work the twelve steps. The twelve steps are what is going to clean out all of the bullshit in your head. Anxiety etc. Go to Na high and say Hi I am a addict. I am still using And want to stop. Cry, let it all out. People there understand. They will help you. Don't be shy or stubborn Like I was. Or too proud. Not everyone has to go through the stuff that I went through to get clean. Ans it will get worse. I have friends dead. I have friends in prison. You are welcome to e-mail me anytime. marty_1194@yahoo.com My heart goes out to you. I know the hopless despair. I know what hell is.

2007-09-26 13:54:10 by ღFreakin Fantasticღ

I was recently addicted to opiates and have quit completely. I was using them for about a year and six months into my addiction I stopped having my menstral cycle. I have now been clean for over a month and have not had my menstral cycle start again. Has anyone had this addiciton or heard about it and have had it come back? Or is this a permanent thing that I have done to my body because of my drug addiction?

Congratulations on stopping. Did you go cold turkey?
It was almost 9 months before I had another period and I actually ended up having to go to the oncologist and get infused with iv iron. About 3 weeks later I had a period. Opiates are so hard on your body especially when you take them over a long period of time. When I went off of opiates I went on Suboxone. It has helped, I have relapsed once or twice but now I am back on the right track. Don't trust yourself around them, I can't. Good luck in your recovery. God Bless

2009-04-13 14:32:29 by claraunhui

I have battled opiate addiction for two years now, started with popping hydros and slowly escalated, culminating in slamming heroin. My problem is this... due to getting in trouble with the law, my parents found out about habit and found needles, etc. They took away my phone and have me under surveillance and I don't blame them. I really want to find help and go to a rehab or something comparable but the problem is the incredibly long waiting lists.

I haven't used in two days and am going through hell and I know that suboxone has helped me in the past. What I am afraid of is finally getting in to see a doctor and due to my lockdown and everything I explain my history to the doctor who is subsequently astonished to find NO OPIATES in my drug test. I am afraid this will stop him from prescribing subs, which I desperately do need.

Any comments of advice would be greatly appreciated
Any expert thoughts on the matter would be greatly appreciated, as would urgency. I really am at a loss for what to do.

if it comes down to the doctor not finding heroin in your system try explaining it to him, if you shoot heroin up then show him/her your track marks. suboxone is the best thing you can do besides going to rehab. try checking other rehabs around your area, im sure you will be able to find one that doesn't have a waiting list. good luck!

2009-03-08 16:20:41 by greg h

I recently started suboxone for opiate addiction and l cant seem to sleep. The doc added Serequel for sleep but it just makes me eat and I still cant sleep. I'm losing my mind.

I took suboxone for 1 year. I know the times it made me unable to sleep is when I took too much. I would sometimes get a headache too. I don't know if that helps but I hope so.

2009-02-13 18:42:51 by goldielocks123