Is $400 Month For Methadone Treatment Fair Or Can I Find Cheaper?

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Hi, I started going to a methadone clinic 3 months ago for opiate addiction. I am paying 98$ a week, well my sister is, bless her heart. I was wondering if this is the cheapest option for me? This includes the methadone which I am currently stable at 60mg a day.

I started out looking for Suboxone doctors but the cheapest I could find was around $400 for the first visit and $300 for the next, which was 2 weeks away from the 1st. I would prefer Suboxone but am satisfied with the progress I am making with methadone at the moment.

I live in the Memphis area and am looking for better options if they exist? Thank you in advance for help on this...

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I live in Jonesboro Ar. My visits are 200.00 a month
zip take suboxine but now they have zubsolv which is the same drug. I heard they have a coupon you can use six times per prescription
I asked my doc and he said he believes they do
Calling today to check. Will let you know
Also. . I was on methadone and it took me almost 2 years to normal after detox
12 months oh that was spent in lomgterm rehab in Fla. Good luck!!!!




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It's really going to vary by area, so there's now way anyone can really answer this for you.

You'd just need to call around to other treatment clinics and ask about it.

This is a narcotic analgesic, so it has the potential to be habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth and constipation.

And yes, in most cases Suboxone treatment is very expensive.

Does anyone know of other clinics in that area?

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Don't EVER go from Methadone STRAIGHT to suboxone-EVER!!! I went from 150mg's of methadone to 32 Meg's of suboxone 2 days later....lets just say I almost died..and felt the WORST withdrawals for OVER a MONTH!!! This happened when suboxone just became legal in the USA. My doctor was money hungry & didn't care about what happened or how I would feel w/such a quick switch. I paid almost $3,000.00 for the first appointment, maybe that's why he did what he did. You NEED to wait OVER a month if you're planning on switching from methadone to suboxone....or else you will suffer with the WORST WITHDRAWLS EVER!!! My brother stayed with me for the first week & he said I smelled like a dead corpse-and that's EXACTLY like I felt (NO JOKE!!)....I almost died.

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Yes I know a dr I jonesboro that takes 250for first visit and 125 every two weeks Dr Sheila Hellman.good luck with ur treatment!!

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Hi my name is Mike and I am about to try Suboxone for the first time I'm in Jonesboro Arkansas too and would appreciate any advice, such as which pharmacy is best and best Doctor too I did pro t the Suboxone coupon card if it helps and am going to be talking with a Doctor Hellman tomorrow. Thank you for your time and any help.Mike

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I am currently on suboxin and i only pay 5 to 50 dollars a week with my insurance but I would rather be on the Methadone program

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