What Is Methadone Used For?

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What is methadone and what is it used for?

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Methadone is an opiate, narcotic that is used to treat severe, chronic pain and drug addiction.

Common side effects may include: nausea, drowsiness, dizziness and constipation.

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I am on methadone, have been for about 8months, and have had NO craving. I was on and off heroin for 10 years... what a waste. I would be clean for three years, use for a month, be clean for a year, then be clean for five months, the cycle was horrible... but then i went on methadone and have had ABSOLUTE success, all cravings are gone, all dreams are gone, no weakness in my mind. I just have no desire for it. I'm on 50ml a day... liquid form, mixed with orange juice... You just have to stop blaming yourself for your addiction and face it, taking care of yourself and trying to figure it out and get over it. I won't take methadone forever, eventually i will tapper off, but that's my choice. Some will choose to be on it for life, and that's fine. Like anything, diabetes, don't feel guilty or bad because you need meds everyday, lots of people do. This is just your meds. And it's no ones business what you are doing or taking it for. It's your personal journey and physical healing. I have excellent teeth and they are still great. I have great skin, and they are still great... and in the first week i suffered constipation but drink lots of metamucial or fiber stuff and you'll be fine. The side affects do pass after two weeks, and heh if you've ever gone through heroin withdrawl then the side effects of methadone are a walk in the park. Nothing is worth the ups and downs of any drug addiction, especially that of heroin... so if you want to try methadone, then try it, give it a chance, and you'll see you cravings vanish. But only if you truly want to give up heroin, if you still have an illusion of 'greatness' for it, then you might not be ready. I was over it, i had ruined and lost enough of my life to it, and wanted nothing more to do with it. A high for five minutes, and then feeling like s**t for 13 hours trying to find the next high. it's not worth it. Methadone gives you a life back, a chance to work, love and live. And like i said, no problems with my teeth, bones, skeleton, and after awhile your bowels do get used to it and gets back to normal. If you are questioning it, then send me an email and i hope can help you find answers... and lead you on a path to recovery. If i can do it after 10 to 12 years of heavy using then bloody hell, anyone can do it. Don't give up. Just don't bloody give up.

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