Posted by Declan on November 5, 2005, at 20:33:55
In reply to Re: Methadone, posted by maddawgz on November 5, 2005, at 18:10:25
So you've been on methadone for 10 years or so. You take 15mg/d but reduced to 14mg/d when family was staying.
You know how methadone tolerance feels total. Meaning that any effect felt is precisely the same as any withdrawal effect. So a tiny difference in doseage feels significant. And this might relate to the fact that it's so hard to give up.
Reducing the dose below 15mg/d is a profoundly upsetting experience especially for emotional stability. Would you believe it, I have taken 3 years to go from 1.25mg/d to 0.5mg/d? A slow taper is important, but you may/should be able to do it faster than that if you want.
As for an increase or not.....on methadone you always feel like an increase, don't you think? Except for the low grade depression it brings.
After 30 years I kinda lost interest/enthusiasm for the effect of it, yet find it hard to feel happy and healthy enough to stop completely.
Declan
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