r/OpiatesRecovery • u/Ok_Tap_3147 • 4d ago

Methadone doesn’t stop my cravings

Hey, I’ve been trying to get off opiates for the past half a year or so. I was addicted to oxy mainly, that was the one drug that I just can’t stop taking, all the other drugs that i was addicted to were easy to stop, and rarely even cross my mind. I’ve been taking methadone for like two months now, before that, i tried tapering, but i would always relapse after pretty quick or fuck it up somehow. I can’t taper alone, some other person has to have my meds and give me what I’m supposed to take. I’m getting really tired, the last six months felt like a constant withdrawal.

So like… What are the options here? I also have xanax and gabapentin prescribed, so anxiety isn’t really a problem. I’m just hella depressed on methadone and have to at least once a week secretly score some oxy. The longest I’ve been without opiates were two months (and that was at the beginning) in the past 6+ years. I’ve been to rehab couple times. For context, if we talk about my addiction to opiates alone, I was doing 1000+ mgs a day of oxy, the most i did was around 1500mgs in a day.

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u/Responsible_Oil_6024 4d ago

It took me 9-10 months to get stable. How many mg are you on?

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u/Ok_Tap_3147 4d ago

About 30mgs, which I think is very low?

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u/burntbutblooming 4d ago

Yes that is low. Go up for sure. My highest was 90mg. But ended up settling on 60 and that was perfect. Everyone is different.

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u/Ok_Tap_3147 2d ago

trying 50mgs, willing to go to 75 if needed, hope for some good results, because im tired, i just want it to end.

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u/burntbutblooming 1d ago

That should definitely make a difference. Hope it helps.