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Originally Posted by Saffy
My Doctor was fully supportive and rang me every day to see how I was getting on.
It terrified me that she said that the only thing she could give me for withdrawal of [oxycodone] was METHADONE !
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To my understanding, that's not
entirely accurate.
Buprenorphine,
Clonazepam, and
Methocarbamol to name just a few, but that's a medical judgment, and still needs to be done under the supervision of a doctor, as there is some risk of substituting one dependence for another.
Tapering down with OTC meds to help alleviate symptoms might have been easier, but that's a personal choice, and moot at this point. What's important is that you succeeded. (Thumbs Up) Hopefully you've found other ways of managing pain.
Doc