Re:methadone-

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

It was actually me who started the whole Methadone conversation. It

really made my recovery so much worse than it should have been. I am

glad to hear that has doctors who understand the importance of

helping him to get off this drug. When you posted about him sweating

and having to use a diaper, I immediately thought of my experience

with Methadone. I would take a shower and immediately start to sweat

again. I am sorry to hear that is not doing well. I hope that

he doesn't have to go to the hospital, but toughing it out doesn't

always have to be so bad. If he is in extreme pain, urge him to go

and get some meds that will ease the pain. It is ridiculous for us to

think we have to suffer.

>

> --- Hi again,

> I realize now that maybe you didn't start methadone - anyway I just

> remembered that when was withdrawing, the thing that did help

a

> lot was clonidine. He took it each time they lowered his dose to

> help with the withdrawal and to prevent his blood pressure from

> skyrocketing. I think if you taper off slowly (I think it took

> almost eight-nine months for him to get off it) it is not as bad as

> some people have gone through. Best =

>

[Guest guest]

>

>.> again. I am sorry to hear that is not doing well. I hope

that

> he doesn't have to go to the hospital, but toughing it out doesn't

> always have to be so bad. If he is in extreme pain, urge him to go

> and get some meds that will ease the pain. It is ridiculous for us

to

> think we have to suffer.

>.

Thanks for writing. Part of his reason for not going to the hospital

is because every time he leaves for the hospital, his 11-year-old son

thinks he is going to die and he can't go to school, can't play with

friends, he just wants to be by his dads side all the time. He even

argued with doctors to go in the operating room with him this summer

when he had his gallbladder removed. He is such a sensitive kid and

when we almost lost five years ago, that memory has stuck in

his mind, It's a hard decision whether to let him see his dad when

he is horribly sick or not. If he did die, it would be awful if he

wasn't with his dad for both of them actually. They were a single

family for the first 9 years of his life and it was always and

Zach, glued to the hip. They have a ball together when he is well

and tries so hard to give him something every day. I know

that is why he is trying to stay at home. Tonight is their football

banquet and I don't think will be able to get out of bed to go

and that will be sad because all his little boys love him so much.

As I always say, I HATE THIS. As a mother, I have never felt so

helpless in my life. I do any little thing I can to help them out,

but I just can't make my boy better and it hurts me so much. Sorry,

needed to shed a few tears I guess. Again, thanks for writing.