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I posted on Friday of last week to let folks know how methadone was working for me. It's been a total of 6 days on methadone and I feel better than I can ever remember feeling in my life. My dose is now mg and I'm going to stick at this dose for a couple of days, for no other reason besides I feel like I've had 40 pills and my body needs to adjust to the dose. Like I said on Friday, they started me at 30 mg and went up 10mg a day from there. This is my second day at 60mg and the only ill effect I have is if I sit and look at the TV or computer too long, my eyes space out. But here's the real deal. I have had ZERO cravings, none, at all. The pill doctor called a bit freaked out that I hadn't called him and should have been through a 130 pills by now and I said NO!!!! Can you beleive it, I couldn't get out of bed, or anything without 10 VPs in my system before this. I have more energy than ever, I cleaned my entire house this weekend, I've not been able to do that without pills for years! I kicked my Red Bull addiction too! Smoking is next, but I'm trying to eat an elephant here, so one bite at a time. Anyway, the drive is really a breeze in the morning and I spoke to the doctor that founded the clinic yesterday (he is a recovering vicoden addict himself who opened this clinic in a rich north shore community because there were no options for people like him, or me....that are addicted to prescription drugs and not anything else, I by the way, only got my RX through one doctor, so no street drugs) anyway he told me after a few weeks, and a few clean pee tests, I can qualify for a hardship case, which means I live far enough away from the clinic that I could take my medication home with me a couple times a week instead of going there 6 days a week. All in all, it's a really nice place with really nice, upper middle-class people in it. If you didn't know what they did there, you would never beleive it. Anyway if there is anyone out there that is struggling with pill addiction (especially vicoprofen, since that is what I know about) and is broke, depressed, overweight, hopeless and not able to wean or taper no matter what, please write me and I'll tell you anything you would like to know.

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