Yup, that's spot on. There's nothing different about methadone, it's not like one of the new franken-halfbreed things, it's a full-against opiod not unsimilar to the rest
What makes it different IMHO is lack of availability, being the slowest of the slow acting opiods it's not a very good recreational drug and also fucks up other recreational drugs for by blowing out your tolerance quickly.
I was in the ER and tied to the bed in four-point restraints (for my safety hehe) in a coma from a .1 shot of uncut South East Asian #4 and that was suppost to be a test shot.
Right now I could inject that entire gram and it wouldn't even get me out of methadone withdrawal.
What this means practically is you can't get high off herion anymore because you can't afford that much or your opiate tolerance is just too high.
I was a bit naughty and told my dad it's like antabuse for opiates which was is not the truth really but was convenient to say, it's not atcually blocking anything like the other shit does.
Basically the euphoria was almost completely removed somehow, so it never got big as a street drug because it's boring. So I can't buy it on the streets which is good. This is another reason why the methadone clinic system in the USA is the worst possible way you could do it. It must be on purpose.
You make every drug addict in the surrounding area line up for at least half an hour at 5am every day, they can sell their doses to each other, sell benzos to each other, etc etc.
Nothing like that happens here. I've only met one other guy on it ever at the pharmacy, the guy I bought benzos off then side swiped three BMWs or similar.
Nodding off on methadone is more like just being asleep than in a dream state in a Chinese opium den. So there's no black market and hard to get more (for me anyway)
The method of administration is a big part imo. The oral administration is important but I mean the pharmacist supervising my use, being handed it every day by someone sober and in a lab coat is powerful in and of itself. I can't get high and I'm never in withdrawal, I can't get more, I can't miss a day. I'm not really in charge of it, it doesn't cause the same cravings and mental obsession that other opiates do for me.
I wanted to reduce to 80mg coz a lot of people report side effects reducing around there, and the heart risk factors and shit drop a lot around 80mg compared to 120mg. I atcually only need one yearly ECG now I'm under 100mg.
90mg before but I'll write a new log about my methadone usage that's detailed and I'll lay it all out for feedback.
I believe I'm stable now and as long as I stay daily dosing at the pharmacy that will tick away in the background while I concentrate on my testosterone therapy and the 12 steps.
Haha man I don't miss withdrawal... those days after I doubled up were insanely bad. I never let myself get into withdrawal like that back when I was trying to keep a job.
I'll write up a proper log entry about my history with it and current status and thoughts for you and
@BeMe about it to look at
It's so stressful having to fix during the day. I try not to be one of those guys who has to one-up the next guy to prove he's worse constantly but ten years straight of fixing at lunchtime I ran into problems a couple of times haha.
Most notably I'm officially banned from the Blacktown Police Training facility in Sydney.
When I worked as a digital forensic analyst for BAE Systems I got this job where the cops trainer quit at short notice and they needed a replacement to run his course, I just needed to present his material it wasn't difficult in that sense but possessing, prepping and using at a police satation for five days kinda sucked ass.
On the last night I had a few too many drinks and ah, I'm not sure what happened, but BAE lost that contract and I almost got fired, but they couldn't find a replacement for me so they just sucked it up in the end. Still got the officially-served letter somewhere, and a few photos from that night.
Damn dude, that's hard-core!! Glad you got away from the K bro, a colostomy bag would have caused some imbalances in your physique