[Morpheen]

Hello All....I am hoping to get some feedback from people who are in the same situation as i am. My senior year college i sustained a very serious injury playing ice hockey. I had a pneumothorax with a ton of broken ribs, injured knee, bad back and so on. At that time i had never used illegal drugs ever in my life....not even marijuana. I had no clue what painkillers were and what they did for people. While being injured I was taking Tylox for the pain. The first time i took it i had warm rush surge throughout my body making me feel peaceful, happy, and comfortable. I remember when it first hit me i said, "holy ****!" I loved the way it made me feel. To make a long story short I got hooked and now i am on Methadone. The problem I am having isnt with the Methadone but with my family and friends. My family will not stop hassling me about getting off Methadone. They feel that Methadone is responsible for every bad thing that happens to me. For example...I was losing weight they said, "its because of the methadone." ....I was getting panic attacks they said, "its because of the Methadone!"....I was having difficulty sleeping.....its the methadone. Well I am just sick and tired of them thinking that all my problems are caused by the methadone. I did some research and I read that when taken as prescribed Methadone is safer than aspirin. Can I get your thoughts on the matter....could i be wrong? could my problems be from methadone? Please Help!!!
Thanks,
Morph

[lisa_sing4]

I hope this help, I have a friend whom is on methadone for pain relief. You family and friends need to do some research on methadone before giving it a bad rep.(obviously they have nevr been in alot of pain!)You would most likely be worse off without due to withdraws, and if u have chronic pain, in alot of pain, anxiety, and sleepless nights. Good luck,
T

T

[Morpheen]

Thanks Lisa....it seems like society is still has a way to go to accepts the fact that addiction is a disease just like diabetes and heart disease. Most addicts are not bad people but they can do bad things to "treat" their illness. As time goes by I hope society as a whole will get rid of the stigma associated with addicts.

Geoff

[mpvt]

Methadone is a wonderful drug when used properly which most of the time it is.I was heavily addictted to opiates for 22 years.I would take huge amounts of morphine everyday and still feel ****ty and nasty.My depression just about killed me.I finally found methadone and with in days my depression lifted.It took awhile to get my dose up as I needed a high dose because of my tolerance.I finally leveled off at 400mgs and for the last 4 years my life has been great.My back and leg pain is under control,I'm not that nasty prick I was before.I can work part time now and again and feel good about the work I do.So people really don't know alot about methadone until they know someone who's been on it.My friends and family would rather have me taking one dose of methadone everyday instead of handfulls of morphine and being one step ahead of dieing......Dave