Posted on November 28, 2008
Filed Under Health, Journal, Recovery, mental illness |
For most people when they think of Methadone they think of severe addicts and the potential abuse that can come with taking it. Well I am here to clarify the misconceptions about the drug methadone. Just recently I was prescribed Methadone to help alleviate the cravings that I have been having towards the street drugs that I have been addicted to for many years. Mainly Heroin and Pot. I have noticed a big change in my behaviors and my outlook towards drugs and my cravings for street drugs. I personally feel that it is a life savor for me and it literally takes away all of my cravings to want to abuse street drugs and for that I can’t tell you how much I feel that it is all because of the fact that I am on Methadone with a combination of my psychiatric medications and my xanax that I am on.
Most doctors are very leary on wanting to prescribe it because of the risk factor of it being abused but then you will have doctors that believe that there are some people that need something like methadone to stay on for the rest of their lives just so they can keep clean and sober from the street drugs and the patients drug of choice and in my circumstance I believe that I am one of those people that should be on it at least for a decent amount of time so that I can get my life on track.
I also have to admit that since being on Methadone my life has changed dramatically in so many positive ways and it helps me out in so many ways. Like for instance before being on it there were days that I couldn’t even get out of bed because my depression was so bad or even just getting out of the house on a daily basis but now since being on it I have the desire to want to do something positive with my life and it allows me to want to get the energy I need to get out of bed in the morning and want to keep active during a daily basis.
So I am writing this to tell you that Methadone can have bad outcomes for a lot of people but than there are people like me who take it just like it is prescribed to me and it 100% has changed my life in so many ways that I don’t have enough space on this post to list it all.
I mean my own wife has noticed many positive things about me and my lifestyle since being on it and if someone like my wife who knows me better than anyone in this world can notice something like that over a powerful drug like methadone than I am sure that my new attitude is due to my willingness to change and be a better person because of the fact that I am on a new selection of medication and my life as well being on Methadone. So like I have been trying to say that their is so many good things that can come from being on Methadone and not everyone is out there in this world to get it and try to abuse it because I am on it and on it properly and even the doctor that prescribes it for me has noticed a big change in my life and in my attitude since he has started me on Methadone.
Though I still deal with my mental illness on a daily basis and that is why as of three days ago I admitted myself into the psychiatric unit in the hospital to take a look at the medication that I have been taking and they looked at everything that I was on and made their choices to make some changes in some of the medications that I have been taking and we found out that it was my Bi-Polar medication that wasn’t working right. So they decided to change my Depakote that I was on for my Bi-Polar and put me on a brand new medication on the market specially designed for Bi-Polar and it is called Lamitcal and I have to admit since being on this medication I have noticed a 180 degree difference in my actions and my mood swings that I was having and it has finally got me on a evenly balanced mood stabilization. I feel like myself again for the first time in such a long time and even my own wife and noticed a big change in me and my mood and my attitude towards her and life in general.
A lot of my success now I have to give a lot of credit to the Methadone and the new medication they put me on while being in the stress unit at the hospital for the couple of days that I was in there for. So with the desire to want to change and the benefit that the medications are showing in my everyday life I am now on the right track to start working a positive recovery program for my life and making several changes in my life and as well in my marriage and I can honestly say right now I feel best that I have felt in years. So Success can come from taking Methadone and Psychiatric medications at the same time.
So if there is anyone out there that can relate to me on this please feel free to drop a comment and let me know how it has affected your life.
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