Changing from liquid to pills.

[wesley90]

My methadone clinic as most of yours most likely dose you with liquid methadone. But I noticed at my clinic that they have pills too. I once asked the doctor if I could get the pills instead of the liquid because it made me nauseas, but they declined telling me to do certain things to prevent the nausea, but I said I had already tried those things and they still denied me to switch to the pills.

What do you think I could say to get them to switch me to the pills instead of the liquid? I dont trust their dosing machine and want to make sure I am getting the correct dose as I am detoxing and it seems as though I got A LOT less then I usually do and it was only a 5mg drop in dose from 80mgs.

So please, I beg you, what can I do or say to get switched from the liquid to the pills?

Thanks.

[rockbottom]

shit i didnt know any clinic was still using pills---but i do know the more u bug them the lower on tthe list u go--u need to ask someone on the pills to tell u how he got on them---i also notice that pills hold me longer and seem stronger than the coolaid--good luck

[wesley90]

I have never seen anyone get them, but the doctor confirmed that they have them. She said they only give them out for special cases, for like traveling on planes I think. I was thinking maybe telling the doctor that the liquid methadone is giving me ulcers or something...

[prettypoppy]

If you are tapering off methadone it is best to stay on the liquid--here's why:

Tapering off is a fine art and must be done very slowly and gradually to be successful. You should taper no faster than 10% of your current dose every 2-4 weeks. Obviously the amount you drop is adjusted to be 10% of the dose you are on at the time of the drop, not your starting dose. With liquid meds, this is much easier to achieve and be accurate with. When you get down into the single digits, few clinics are able to give you a dose of less than 10mgs in the diskettes, or 5mgs if they are using the 5 & 10mg tablets. But, with the liquid, it can be titrated all the way down to 1mg, which is necessary for good results and to avoid withdrawal symptoms when you step off. So, I would stay with the liquid if I were you.

[roxi*stardust]

I highly doubt there is anything you can say that will get the doctor to change you to the tablets. If you had diabetes and needed something sugar free that might be a way but in most cases clinics have their ass covered that way to because they do make a sugar-free/ dye-free liquid. Tables are to easly diverted, that's why they don't use them.

[rockbottom]

yeah i remember when the streets were flooded with diverted 40mg wafers---the good old days-4 years ago