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nelda
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Methadone Program
Posted: 10-21-05 09:53am
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Has anyone here ever been on the methadone
program ? My son will be going onto this
program and I would like to know what all
is involved with it? :?:
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Jaleigh
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Re: Methadone Program
Posted: 10-24-05 07:27am
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| nelda
wrote: | | has anyone here ever been on
the methadone program ? My son will be
going onto this program and I would like
to know what all is involved with it?
:?: |
the methadone program is a very good
program for people with opiate addictions.
The patient goes to the clinic to dose
daily. The after awhile if the patient
is doing well the clinic will phase the
patient up and let him/her take some meds
home and they'll only have to dose at the
clinic a few days out of the week. Its
monitored plus it's a lot safer than the
person doing all sorts of random drugs or
doing too much and overdosing. Just make
sure he is doing everything that he is
supposed to be doing on the program. It
can work for those that are serious about
it.
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Jaleigh
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nelda
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Posted: 10-24-05 23:51pm
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Thanks for the info. He went for his
appt. Today. The Dr. Said that he seems
like a good canditate because he really
wants to quit the drugs and of course that
is half the battle.He has a cold in his
lungs so he has to take antibiotics to
clear it up before he can start the
methadone which will be in about a
week.You have to be in top physical
condition to be in this program.
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Jaleigh
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Posted: 10-25-05 06:46am
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| nelda
wrote: | | thanks for the info. He
went for his appt. Today. The Dr.
Said that he seems like a good canditate
because he really wants to quit the drugs
and of course that is half the battle.He
has a cold in his lungs so he has to take
antibiotics to clear it up before he can
start the methadone which will be in about
a week.You have to be in top physical
condition to be in this
program. |
i'm glad to hear that. I think your son
will be just fine as long as keeps telling
himself whats important. As long as he
is serious about this he will be fine.
Try not to worry too much about it. He
is taking a huge step just by admitting
that he has a problem and asking for help.
Good luck to you both!
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nelda
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Posted: 10-25-05 14:43pm
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Thanks. I think that he will do fine too.
I`ll be calling him everyday to see how
he is doing.He doesn`t want people to know
about his problem so he doesn`t have alot
of support around him. His brother would
definitely help him out emotionally but
for now it`s a secret that he doesn`t want
people knowing about. Maybe he`ll be more
open about it later.
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nelda
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Posted: 11-03-05 21:10pm
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My son went back to the Dr. This past
tues. His lungs aren't totally cleared up
yet but he was started on the methadone
program anyway.He started out with a low
dosage which will be increased daily until
they get it to the level that will work
best for him. In the future when it is
time to come off of the methadone they
will decrease the dosage bit by bit until
he is totally weened off of it. He sees
the Dr. Weekly so i'm glad that they will
be keeping a close eye on him.
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PainsMyName
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Posted: 11-03-05 21:17pm
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Methadone can be used for those who are
addicted to herion/opiods. I myself am
given methadone tabs for pain. My doctor
perscribes them to me and I get them from
a drug store. Methadone is a great pain
killer and it works better then anything
else I have ever takin. I used to be on
oxycontin, percoset, vicodin, and a few
other drugs and now all I need is the one
pill of methadone instead of like 5 other
pills. I just hate the fact the everyone
sterotypes methadone as a heroin users
rehab drug, when in fact it has awesome
pain killer benefits and last all day.
Shawn
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nelda
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Posted: 11-04-05 09:49am
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I didn`t realise that methadone is also a
pain killer but i`m glad to hear it
because my son also has a very bad back
caused from a car accident a couple of
years ago. This should also help his back
as well as his addiction.He has always had
alot of sleepless nights because of his
back.
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Jaleigh
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Posted: 11-06-05 21:45pm
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I understand how your son feels. I
understand how he doesn't want others to
know about his problem. So many people
stereotype other people that are on
methadone. They don't truely understand
it or know enough about it, but yet they
still seems to form their own opinion of
it. Noone will ever understand anyone
who is on this program unless they have
been in their shoes. So, try to just be
there for your son as much as possible.
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nelda
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Posted: 11-08-05 13:24pm
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Thanks jaleigh , I definitely understand
the need for a support system for my son.
It would be very difficult to go through
this on his own. I see him every week-end
and phone him every night to see how he is
doing.We have always been very close so it
is easy for him to confide in things to
me.His younger brother who lives very
close to him would be great support for
him too but right now he doesn`t want him
to know about it. Maybe he will tell him
eventually and then he will have someone
else that loves him dearly to help him
through this difficult time in his life.
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nelda
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Posted: 11-22-05 19:24pm
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My son is still doing fine on the
methadone program. His daily dosage has
been upped to the maximum amount now and
he no longer has any cravings for the
morphine. He sees the Dr. Every couple
of weeks so they will be keeping a close
eye on him. I am so glad that he admitted
that he needed help and then went and got
it.
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Jaleigh
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Posted: 12-21-05 10:35am
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| nelda
wrote: | | my son is still doing fine
on the methadone program. His daily
dosage has been upped to the maximum
amount now and he no longer has any
cravings for the morphine. He sees the
Dr. Every couple of weeks so they will
be keeping a close eye on him. I am so
glad that he admitted that he needed help
and then went and got
it. |
i've so glad to hear that your son is
doing well on the methadone treatment
program. You seem to be a very strong
support system for your son. I'm sure it
means the world to him to have you by his
side with an open mind. Sometimes
parents seem to be more argumentive than
supportive in situations like these.
Support is definately the key in this
program. The number one thing is
stopping the cravings that he was having
for the morphine. Once the cravings are
stopped he can then stop thinking about
the drug continuously, which is a huge
step in recovery. He will learn to live
a normal life without the drugs. Some
people say that people on methadone are
just trading one drug for another drug.
That may seem to be the case, but it
really is not. Methadone has proven to
be a very strong recovery method for
people addictied to opiates. It also
teaches the person to live life without
their main objective being scoring more
drugs. Once the patients mental state is
where it needs to be, then the patient can
start coming off the methadone, but not
until then, which can take a long time for
some. If their mental state is not
healthy then the patient will fall right
back into their old lifestyle, because
they are still searching for something (in
a sense). Anyway, I just wanted to say
congratulations on your son's recovery.
Also, make your son realize that he
doesn't need to be embarressed by the fact
that he is on methadone. By him taking
methadone is just like someone who needs
to take blood pressure medicine or
diabetic medicine to live. It's the same
concept. It's just a medication that he
needs to take to get healed from an
illness. He has nothing to be ashamed
of. Those that judge him need to either
walk in your son's shoes or get more
educated before they start to voice their
opinions on the issue.
I hope you all have a very merry
christmas!
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nelda
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Posted: 02-16-06 17:07pm
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Thanks for your kind words. I wish that
everyone understood this as well as you
do. My son is still on the methadone and
doing well. He now sees his Dr. Once a
month and it sounds as if it will be at
least a couple of years before they start
weening him off of it. Thanks again for
your support.
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Jaleigh
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Posted: 02-25-06 21:47pm
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You are very welcome. It sounds like
your son is really doing well on the
methadone program. I am so happy to hear
that he is doing better. There are so
many people that don't understand this
program and just how beneficial it really
is to so many people. It has truely
saved many many lives. The only thing
that you and your son needs to be careful
with is other medications. Make sure
that your son discusses every medication
that he takes while he is on the
methadone. Even if it's a cold medicine
or herbal medication. There are many
medications out there that do not mix with
methadone. Some medications can increase
the methadone's effect, which can result
in an overdose and other medications can
decrease the methadone's effect, which can
result in withdrawal effects. Some
medications and even send you immediately
into severe withdrawals. Even grapefruit
juice interacts with methadone. Beer,
wine & liquor should not be used while
on methadone either. It intensifies the
methadone effects greatly. It is very
important that you and your son both
understand that this is very important.
In some cases it can even be deadly if
methadone mixed with the wrong thing.
Make sure he is very careful with what he
takes while he is on methadone. I'm sure
his doctor has disussed all of these
things with your son, but I just wanted to
tell you also just in case the two of you
were not aware. It's too important not
to mention it.
Also, I wanted to say that my hat goes off
to you for being such a supportive mother
to your son during this difficult time.
So many parents would not even try to
understand. There are so many people out
there that are so niave when it comes to
addiction. Your son is very lucky to
have you in his life and on his side
supporting him every step of the way. I
know how hard this has to be for you to
watch your son go through something like
this. You are a very strong and special
person and you need to know that. Good
luck to both of you and please keep me
updated on his progress. If you have any
questions, please feel free to ask me
anything. I will do everything that I
can to help the two of you out.
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