Frightened but ill beat this

Im 6 wks clean today off heroin… ive been taking 40ml of methadone to help … from the first week of taking it it stung my mouth…i didnt say anything cos i just thought it was normal… then 2/2wk my mouth was getting more sore … thought it was cos i have neglected my teeth so booked a dentist appointment… well dentist asks me if ive change medication lately… i didnt admit i was on methadone cos i was embarrassed and ashamed… so i said no … she says i looks like ive got a allergic reaction to something… i knew straight away its the methadone… so now im off to see my drug doctor who wants to change my methadone to subitex… i know ill have to go through some withdrawal… im so frightened… has this happened to anyone else? X

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Congrats on your 6 weeks! Hope you get your meds straightened out.

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Thank you for replying to me … i know what u mean i want to be off everything… even taking methadone still makes me feel like a junkie… x

@Natnat When I got out of detox after about a week I kinda had a breakdown. I ended up going to an addiction specialist and after talking there and with my prior use of my doc they decided I needed to go on Subutex and then wean down.

I was scared again to take something else, but I did and my first taper down is soon. All is going well. I feel fine every day.

I would highly recommend the subs as long as you don’t stay on them. I have seen cases where people stay on them for 7-10 years. DONT DO THAT. I am following doctor’s orders with the taper and it is fine. I would totally recommend it to you.

Some people can do it without it and some just can’t. I couldn’t and I’m not ashamed to admit it. I needed help and I got it.

I wish you the very best! Let me know how it goes if you go on the subs.

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Thank you janny … i just seen my drug Dr and i start my subs on monday … so ill take my last methadone on sat evenings no methadone sunday go through a bit of withdrawal then subs Monday morning… im more frightened about being poorly inbetween change over … i know what u mean i dont want to be on it for long i want ro taper down and take my doctors advice… Thank you for taking time to message me . Hope u r doing ok x

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Thank you for replying to me … im juspt so frightened of getting withdrawal and being in pain … feel totally alone at moment so thankyou for kindness and support x

I dont want anyone to know as im so ashamed of the mess i got into so its nice to get other people’s advice on here … thank you again and good luck with your own journey x

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When I got out of detox it took a good week before the effects of the Subs wore off. So, I think you will be okay in terms of withdrawal as the above person stated methadone has a long half life. I really do truly believe it will be a smooth transition😊

And they weren’t even giving me that much in the detox center. How many mg are you starting off with on subs?

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Im sure doctor said something about 2 mg ? Monday morning but i go back Monday evening and if im still unwell he will give me more … does 2 mg sound right to u ? X

6weeks is a great milestone. Congratulations. :grinning::call_me_hand:

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