I'm going to detox...

[Güey (OP)]

Hey guys. I just wanted to let youse guys know what was going on with me.

I was doing great on my methadone taper, and I even got down to 1 mg. It wasn't too bad, all things considered. But.... I decided I had 'earned' a bag of dope. Just ONE time ha-ha Amazingly enough, that didnt work out too well...

One bag turned into ten, I started spending money like crazy, my girlfriend came home one night to me OD'ng... Youse guys know the drill- a shit show of epic proportions pretty much. My hats are off to all of you that can keep a habit under control. That's some serious voodoo magic that totally escapes me.

So, I'll be back here in however long to let y'all know how Jeebus and NA can save your lives! (I'm definitely joking ha-ha). But really, I just wanted youse guys to know what was up.

Wish my dumb ass luck! :-/

[Sand and Water]

The very best of luck & well wishes to you! Will keep the light on for ya.

[nick]

Much luck with it-it's what you make it.So,try and take what you can from the experience.

[Chip]

damn, I was really rooting for you.

if you feel you need it it's going to help.

may it go well for you.

[Z]

Good luck with it guey.  Make the best of it, and you will do great.

[Lolleedee]

Good luck, Seetie!!!  I'm sorry it didn't quite go as planned.  This happening is my greatest fear and why I think I will be on maintenance forever...cause when I try to get off, my life turns to shit almost immediately!!!

I hope detox is relatively painless and I hope you get from it what you are looking for!  Let us know how you are doing when you can.

All good vibes being sent your way!!!

[Güey (OP)]

Woo. I'm back after 10 shitty days in detox. I've been clean from everything for a whopping 8 days. It feels good, but weird....

The gave me  a 6 day sub taper, and it was almost TOO easy ha-ha Well, except for the first day, where they made me get sick as a dog :-(

Anyhoo, I just wanted to say Hi!

[nick]

Woo. I'm back after 10 shitty days in detox. I've been clean from everything for a whopping 8 days. It feels good, but weird....

The gave me  a 6 day sub taper, and it was almost TOO easy ha-ha Well, except for the first day, where they made me get sick as a dog :-(

Anyhoo, I just wanted to say Hi!

Pink cloud blown in yet?

[Sand and Water]

Hi Guey

[Güey (OP)]

Pink cloud??? Pfft, I wish... I don't feel too bad, but I'm certainly not 100%. Sleep is also pretty hard to come by, but all in all, its not near as bad as I thought it would be...

[Mr.Apothecary]

Hey Guey... Could you tell me how the sub taper went down?  As in:

Day 1: 8mg
Day 2: 7mg
etc.

Or did they not share that kind of info with you?  I'm just curious, as I'm hoping to do either a sub or methadone detox (from dope) myself.

[Güey (OP)]

No prob. Here's how it went:

Friday pm  4mg
Sat am 4mg
Sat pM 6mg
Sun aM 2mg
Sun PM 4mg
Mon PM 4mg
Tue PM 2 mg
We'd PM 2mg

I'm sure that can be tweaked a bit, but they way they did it was virtually painless... Of course I didn't sleep a lot, and I felt some minor WD, but nothing even close to heroin WD....

I'll add that I also think it helped that I was getting three square meals, vitamins, and a bit of exercise.

Good luck, and let us know how it goes...

[alpha]

Interesting that you are probably one of the only people who ever went from a lower dose of MD (1MG if I remember correctly) to a higher dose of Sub to come off it.  Or maybe not, maybe I don't know anything about real stats and puled that one out of my ass.

[St. Theresa]

Hey man good for you ! I hope you keep doing what makes you happy

[Chip]

the perfect application for subs.

well done.

now stay away from opiates please and life will be easier.