Posted by Declan on October 20, 2005, at 0:46:39
In reply to Re: WARNING ! (Questions on tapers for Experienced), posted by Festus on October 19, 2005, at 22:55:39
Festus, I started on codeine and moved up to heroin. I guess I've used some opiate almost every day since 1975 or so. Currently my dose is 0.5mg/d methadone, at the end of a decade long taper. I can notice the difference that a quarter of a milligram makes. It's not a huge difference, but it's there.
The tapering doesn't get really difficult until you get to 15 or so, especially below 10. You'd be better off at that point, or anywhere below 25 to switch to buprenorphine. There is less depression with it, but the switch from methadone (in particular) can be difficult. Easier to get off too.
Don't even consider LAAM. I've never taken it, but I imagine it would be even harder to get off because of the long half-life. I know nothing about it of course, but I wouldn't trust what I was told anyway. They say methadone is no harder to get off than other opiates, some of them do anyway.
Declan
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