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Hi. I need to find help. I am addicted to pain pills and would really like to get off of them. I have tried methadone and it works, i just need help finding a doctor to prescribe it for me. I live in Michigan. If anyone knows could you please help me? I cant go to a clinic because i dont live near one. I live in the upper penninsula but would drive downstate to get a doctor.....

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I live in ny and need help what could u do ?

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Where in NY are you? I am so sorry to hear that even after an allergic reaction, all that is being offered to you is the same thing that caused it. I went through that with countless doctors re: antidepressants (which are NOT an appropriate solution to PAIN. -even IF they help, the risks and side effects can stick around for life).

It is next to impossible to get a methadone rx from a regular/pain dr once you have declared your addiction [disease]. Mostly because they a) don't want to be liable if we do something stupid and b) because Many of us would never be able to defy neurobiology for a full month, taking only as directed. -i often hit the bottom of the oxycodone bottle by day Two. And 3) there are no in-patient rehabs that allow methadone MAINTENANCE, post acute detox, and my experience with out-patient Group day programs is that you can get ridiculed for closing your eyes for three seconds, or even blinking "too much/too slow," Regardless of the reason. -which is, for MANY, a result of having just gotten out of detox, just been put on Suboxone by THEIR shady doctor (COUGH*Coney Island) and because suddenly, you have to be up and bushy tailed, and not one minute late (!) by 7am. An hour that means little in an unemployed addiction sufferer's life.

That said, I have weeded through and put together a semi-comprehensive note on the local methadone clinics, and have plenty of knowledge and experience with NYC medical and psychological services. I will share any helpful info I can :)

Again, none, AnyWhere, will allow ongoing methadone mnt. And if I am wrong and someone knows of one, anywhere, please post so everyone who can't fight their pain diseases as well as they proactively can their addiction, can still get intensive treatment for the former.

Same goes for those among us who may not have pain, but have CRIPPLING P.A.W.S./Endogenous Endorphin Deficency Syndrome, etc., and quite literally feel they can't slog through Life without their "little helper". And I DON'T mean to get "high." Even if that is what we *think* we are doing, there is something Far more complex at hand--dual diagnosis people's drug of choice is almost always an auto-piolot self-medication to correct neurotransmitters, hormone levels, psychiatric illnesses etc., that are misfiring, unbalanced, or unchecked.

I hope that you are on your way to feeling better and making it through the days with more ease. I am very happy for anyone who has found success with the Right Medications for all underlying needs, but speak from immediate experience when I say that anything "controlled," not just highly scheduled, absolutely does pose a risk for a new addiction. And we will still tell ourselves we are doing what we HAVE to in order to Function, on Any levels, and it isn't our fault the damn DEA won't allow your doctor to raise your dose anymore. So you must do it yourself.

Which can fast-track right bottom of the orange bottle, counting, searches for further ways to abuse/porentiate it, severe weight gain and risky health conditions, rationalization for why we CAN'T turn our freedom in to rehabs, doctor shopping, spending a small weekly fortune, obsession, anxiety, depression, nightmares, inability to function.....,this sound familiar?

A comfortable methadone clinic could absolutely prevent and alleviate all of that. Don't let Anyone who doesn't know what rock bottom feels like, and doesnt know it as bottomless, tell you different.

One Love*
Hannah

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I have read plenty of threads on this site regarding Methadone. Myself, I am a recovering addict from Methadone and Klonopin. I play the tape over and over in my head trying to recover what I can from nearly 10 yrs. in addiction to various heavy narcotics. As I read some of the stories in the forum it has stirred up old memories and I feel only empathy for the writers that are in active addiction and really want help. Methadone is very powerful and controls every ounce of you when addicted physically and mentally. I would rather not go into detail about what it can and has done to you and I. I really haven't seen anyone holding back when expressing how they feel taking it. Whether your at the beginning or end of your journey with methadone, there is a way out. Let me start out by saying, it is all up to you and you alone. It is not your parents, friends, relatives, etc.. decision. It is yours. I do not regret one day in "sobriety" that I made the decision to change my life. The course of my day is up to me and me alone. If you are looking to get help for your addiction to methadone or any other narcotic, I may be able to provide some advice and options, just reply. Good luck in your own personal journey, wherever it takes you.

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Hi Jennifer ,I saw your problem explaining how you n your husband needed a dr. in li ny .Ialso are in the same predictment did you find a dr. on li PLEASE let me know Thank You Joan

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everyone that doesnt have a back problem has no clue.

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I need to find a doctor willing to perscribe me methadone too in the time between now and when there is an opening in the clinic, the wait list is insane and i am at a loss in the meantime. I dont want to use anymore but i dont know what to do. I would go to the clinic now if there were openings but theres a few month wait list at least it sucks. and same with the suboxone doctors. If anyone knows or if anyone has a connect let me k now im willing to prove whatever.

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There is a clinic in Saginaw, called EDM treatment center. They prescribe methadone, it is for addiction but he also treats for pain and methadone is prescribed to my son for pain, he has had back surgeries in the past

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Help me I love in Hudson valley looking for quack doc for meth or pills

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please shared this info!

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I'm in New York and I have the same problem. I cant take suboxone because I have an allergy to naltrexone and subutex does nothing but make me sick. Can you help me? I live 15 minutes from NYC.

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You're unbelievably mis-informed about what methadone does. When taken properly as prescribed it does NOT cause euphoria or a high. It simply keeps withdrawal from harsh painkillers away. Although Methadone was made available to soilders during WW2 used as a long lasting pain killer to help treat soilders with priority yet not leave others waiting to suffer. It was around the time Vietnam rolled around that it got such a bad rap because doctors found it helped soldiers deal with withdrawals from H as they were moved from the battlefield. H provided quick physical pain relief for less threatening injuries but more importantly from the maddening pain they felt for being part of the evils being perpertrated. The moment society discovered Methadone was being used for addiction as well as pain relief it became stigmatized. Yet doctors write prescriptions for Vicodin, OxyContin and every other painkiller sun and it's considered ethical. I'm pretty sure if a discovery were made that Percocet helped withdrawal it would be pulled off the market in a heartbeat by self-righteous, pompous, uneducated "judges" like yourself. Methadone much like any other OTC pain killer has it's pros and cons. It goes without saying that if someone takes more than the recommended dose it would produce a high BUT so would NyQuil. Methadone is simply longer-lasting and NOT as damaging to the liver as acetemetaphine and other popular pain medications. Especially for people with moderate to severe pain who must take painkillers on a DAILY basis. Next time you decide to post your opinion you may want to do some research first.

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I line in my westchester county. Cane from 189-52mg in five years. Clinic is closing. I want to find a dr who will prescribed me meth. Documents proving that I'm clean. Any help

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Have you tried high dose vitamins? I know I can't take OTC NSAIDS because of stomach ulcer, Caused by one, and have found that if I take 4grams of vitamin C daily, it keeps temporary pain at bay. In addition, it is one of those 300 cellular processes nutrients, others are magnesium and zinc. Magnesium and C are both antiinflammatories as well as fish oil. But you must take a minimum of 400-600 mg of Mg, 2000-4000 mg of C and 15-50 mg of zinc. And 1000 mg of EPA on the fish oil.

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Hey had Enuff, (post 15).... as someone else mentioned, I'm sure you have a weakness. Maybe your over weight, have acne you can't get rid of, are addicted to food or smoking or something else....I'm sure there's some thing. Obviously you have never had to deal with any chronic pain. You are very ignorant & arrogant! I don't usually wish ill on anybody however, you deserve to have to deal with some long term pain! Maybe, just maybe it would teach you the meaning of the word EMPATHY! If you have had enough of reading what's going on with people on the site, get the hell off of it and don't read it!!! Hope you have a miserable day!

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No clinic gives you 189 mg. maybe 190 but not 189 so I don't know what clinic your on! I've been on a meth for ALOT of yrs. and know all about the clinics your either a cop or an assehole!! If you wanted to get off meth you could of got off already!!

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I dont know if you found a Dr. by now but there is one in New Hyde Park

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What about the people that have been seriously injured in car wrecks or my case a motorcycle wreck going 130mph.img prescribed provider which do nothing for me. so why don't you get off your high horse. and think about walking a mile in another mans shoes if your mind can do that. no offense

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Hi.Wesley...I agree! U were kind. Me not so much to mr had enuff's post. My post is from "in response to had enuff" if u care to read it. He obvoiulsy isn't caoable of empathy! Hope u feel better. :-)

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Theres alot of meth clinics in NYC St. Vincents has one and theres another one called Kopel I think its downtown.and then just one stop into Queens theres another clinic called Bridge Plaza. hope you find one!

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Post 15 and everyone else that commented in such a ignorant manner... Need to know that,WE are not a loud to judge....I feel sorry for them if anything. Ever body suffers in one way or another. We all just have different ways of dealing/handling it all. So next time you go pointing your finger att someone. Remember three more are pointing back at you.

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