Hi.i am just curious of others experiences. My husband and I have been on methadone for a year now. at a local methadone treatment center in our area. We have 3 kids. and our lives have improoved 9483% since treatment. we been together a total of 5 years and the first 3 were nothing but insance drug abuse.(herione,pills,oxy’… crack cocaine) we said enoughs enough and went into treatment without looking back, even moved to get away from drug dealers to advoid some temptations.My ? is tho, how long do u think I should stay in recovery? Im scared to be there “Forever”…but i dont thikn im ready to come out yet. I still go thru withdrawn some in the A.m. before my dose.It has saved our relationship and family.this clinic. so im glad for that. but can it do more harm then good in the long run? should we get into counceling? any one with any info im all ears! i kno what the ppl say at the clinic, My dr. and nurses and stuff. But i would like real like experiances

I Need to do this at home.Broke, no car. I have been on 20mg daily for almost 2mo. How do I get off the low dose? I have to be okay for my children. I can’t count on my husband. Does anyone know about using vitamins or Noni juice to lessen the pain of withdrawal? Is there anything that will really help with the awful bone pain and insomnia? Tried ambien, soma, benadryl,elavil, Nothing helps. I cannot afford rapid detox and have no one to help with my children.I am so scared.I HAVE to do this and any advice to lessen the unbearable pain of withdrawal will also help.Please hurry,I am starting 15mg tomorrow, need to know what to expect the lower I go and what I should do?I would be grateful for any legitimate advice.thanks!

LOOKING FOR A DRUG TO USE FOR PAIN OTHER THAN VICODIN, OXYCONTIN ETC….IM A RECOVERING ADDICT AND AM SEARCHING FOR SOMETHING TO ASK MY DOC ABOUT FOR PAIN RELIEF..I HAVE BEEN ON VICODIN (HYDROCODONE) FOR 3 YEARS AND CANNOT!!!! TAKE IT ANYMORE…SUBOXONE HELPED ME GET THRU CRAVINGS AND WITHDRAWAL AND I KNOW IT IS EITHER USED FOR PAIN MANAGMENT OR DETOX BUT HOW ABOUT BOTH??? MY DOCTOR IS A NEUROLOGIST WHO IS TREATING ME FOR FIBROMYALGIA AND ARTHRITIS AND I TOLD HIM MYSELF THAT I HAD BECOME ADDICTED SO WE ARE WORKING ON FINDING AN ALTERNATIVE. ANY SUGGESTIONS???? I ONLY!!! EVER ABUSED THE VICODIN..I HAVE NO INTEREST WHATSOEVER IN ANY OTHER DRUG FOR ABUSE “JUST” PAIN RELIEF…I CANNOT WORK LIKE THIS AND BARELY EXIST WITHOUT HELP FROM SOMETHING AND I DONT KNOW WHAT IM GOING TO DO NOW. I JUST KNOW I COULDNT CONTINUE WITH THE HYDROS. I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER IN MY BRAIN BUT MY BODY FEELS LIKE CRAP, ITS AWFUL!!! PLEASE HELP….

I have been suffering from chronic pancreatis for some time. Where I used to live I went to a pain clinic who worked together with my doctor for pain management. I was given Methadone and Vicodin as rescue medicine. The medication, which I so hard resisted to take, made a big difference in the quality of life that I was having. Two years ago I moved to PR where none of the medications I was taken were available. I was put on percocet, a terrible medicine which cut my quality of life in less than half. As my pancreas showed signs to get worse, I decided to come back to the states hoping to get better treatment. I am here now and have been for a week. I brought all my medical records, bottles, etc. I have spent two days trying to find a doctor or pain clinic that will prescribe my medication. Noone would help me. They all refused, even with my medical records. I am almost out of meds and don’t know what to do. Does anyone know a Doctor in Phoenix or can give me some advise before I loose my job and have to drop off from school where I am shy of only 21 credits to complete my Bachelor? I cannot get out of bed, let alone study or do anything with this pain. Thank you for any suggestions you may have.

My daughter has been brutally abusing nacotics such as vicodin( she can get a bottle of 120 Noco 10-325 and it will be gone in 4 days, a 30count bottle of vicodin 5 or 7.5-500 in less than a day) oh and get this she steals my vicodin and ativan and acts like she didn’t do it so I am sure you get the jist. It has gotten so bad the our insurance company has sent the offices lists of all the different people she goes to. That needs to stop now! That is embarassing, what if she really has a problem and goes to a hospital where noboby will help her because of her dangerous intake of medications or they may thing she is just making it up. I didn’t know if this was the right choice to make an appointment to let her see a doctor that does the SUBOXONE detox treatment so she can be completely off of all drugs or if I should put her in with a pain management doctor that may give her something for her pain (she was in a car accident and has pain at times, NOT ALL 24HRS of THE DAY. I am afraid that would be a risk because she knows how to milk it. She lives in my house and I believe the suboxone treatment would be the best way to go but I want to make sure she will not be suffering. I just want her to be herself again. I worry about this because sometimes with that back pain she can’t even get out of bed because her leg is numb and those are one of the very few times I know she has true back pain. Any thoughts or opinions as to what I should do? Like I said I think the suboxone way is the best way, I just found out last night that this girl has seen over 30+ to get narcotics, this is never how I viewed my daughter living her life. Her Uncle, Brother, and Grandfather died all soon within eachother and I think that triggered her use, along with being depressed and having panic disorders but narcotics won’t make the situation any easier. What happens when the high is gone? Anyways, I just wanted to make sure I am making the right decision by taking her to a suboxone doctor over a pain management docter?