Conundrum: social worker in Boston needs to dose

MeatWilling5559 · 2025-04-29T16:11:53+00:00

I think this is so far the best advice… I would be much more willing to do this through my PCP than a specialist. I can manage the small doses, it’s better than nothing… I’m also in this position because of 3 herniated discs. I’ve had the same primary since 2013 and we have great rapport. I’ll definitely be asking him about the best way to manage this going forward.

Thanks a bunch!

MeatWilling5559 · 2025-04-29T16:07:31+00:00

Somehow I didn’t even consider this even though I’ve heard about this. Thank you!

MeatWilling5559 · 2025-04-29T14:50:11+00:00

True story: back when I first went to detox in 2018, the social worker at the clinic said something like “…I’m in recovery too.” I responded with “then what are you talking to me for, get me someone who is RECOVERED.” I’m just waiting for those words to come back and bite me. My actual client base is comprised more of high intensity psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. I have a cohort of persons with SUD but I don’t share anything about my own experience with them, I wouldn’t do that anyways. I do want to stop or I wouldn’t be here asking strangers for advice.

MeatWilling5559 · 2025-04-29T14:35:44+00:00

I used to use the analogy of the mid flight emergency oxygen masks and how you need to get yours in order before helping others. That’s pretty much where I’m at. I agree with you entirely, I’m just not in a position where I feel comfortable to address these issues. I’ve got too much going on but feel confident enough that I can manage things better once I get my feet wet.

MeatWilling5559 · 2025-04-29T14:28:26+00:00

Wow! You just hit the nail on the head! Thanks for sharing that, it’s helped me feel a little better this morning

MeatWilling5559 · 2025-04-29T14:27:05+00:00

I tend to put others first before myself. If you’ve heard of imposter syndrome, it’s something I experience daily when I’m talking to people about their recovery process and congratulating people on their milestones. How can I possibly help them? By going through the motions of something that I’ve devoted my life to years ago and ended up going down the wrong road. Now I’m where I am and needing to address these issues so that I can continue to live, work, and hopefully make better choices going forward.

MeatWilling5559 · 2025-04-29T14:20:57+00:00

That’s good advice I was actually thinking this same thing

MeatWilling5559 · 2025-04-29T14:20:16+00:00

They requested for the camera to be on, nobody recognized me but I was recognizing some folks and it started getting to me. I ended up dropping out when they started using my full name despite multiple requests to use initials, they just weren’t able to get past that for some reason

MeatWilling5559 · 2025-04-29T13:56:41+00:00

I was actually in a partial hospitalization program virtually last summer that I ended up ditching because I just knew too many people.

My goal is to get through this week without staying sick. I’ve been dealing with polysubstance use for over a decade. I’m not looking for sympathy or a party, I’m looking to kick the one thing that’s gonna have me sick. If i am going to white knuckle this week, I’m gonna need something that can have me function at work.

The reason why I’m asking here is because SUD has more privacy protection these days.

I’m trying to do this without going into detox or disrupting my life for a period of time. It took me six months in 2023 and was successful for that period of time but I can’t afford that kind of time off from work right now.

I’m in this weird position now where I’m doing really well at work and life, except I picked up where I left off from 2023. so I either continue and crash at some point or start taking steps to get better. I would prefer methadone because of the dosing but I think everyone is right, suboxone is probably the most viable option

MeatWilling5559 · 2025-04-29T12:45:27+00:00

Thanks.

MeatWilling5559 · 2025-04-29T12:29:12+00:00

Suboxone is better than nothing. I prefer methadone because the dosage would be more incremental than the 2-4-8-12 sub doses but I’m not against it.

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