Posted by Declan on November 6, 2005, at 3:04:12
In reply to Re: Methadone, posted by maddawgz on November 5, 2005, at 21:49:33
Hi there
Do you live in Australia? I live near Bangalow, northern NSW.
I haven't been on methadone 30 years, but I have taken some form of opiate most days for 30 years. I understand methadone maintenance from experience. Often the opiate dose has been quite low.
The highest methadone dose I've heard of (with one exception) is 240mg/d, which must be hell. On psychobabble one bloke said he was taking 3.6g/d, but I have my doubts about that. My highest dose of methadone was when I needed 60mg/d to (just) stabilise my habit, when I stopped using the heroin I was using as well. The doses just ratchet up.
So if you come from Australia it is 5mg/ml syrup, which is nothing in the cup, but I am lucky now with 6 takeaways a week, so that 7.5mg is in a bottle, I add water and have a little each day. I only take half or so of the 1.25mg dose.
The low grade depression thing is universal, probably linked to methadone toxicity IMO.
No, I'm not a member of any other boards, except for the Life Extension Foundation and it's pretty quiet.
Declan
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