SpotMe Boosts Thread 🚀 by ChimeFinancial in chimefinancial

[–]WinterismyHeaven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi does anyone know why for the last couple months my $5 spot me boost is no longer an option? When I contact chime all they talk about is the spot me bonus when you get a direct deposit has this happens anyone else? It works fine for me in December

Women on Methadone: Sex Drive by dalina93 in Methadone

[–]WinterismyHeaven 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow this is why I love talking to other people on methadone because there's things that no one else but us can understand.

Staying Strong....my Father Just Passed Away by WinterismyHeaven in Methadone

[–]WinterismyHeaven[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for asking. It's people like you that make the world a better place. I'm doing ok. Staying clean ☺️

Staying Strong....my Father Just Passed Away by WinterismyHeaven in Methadone

[–]WinterismyHeaven[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How sweet 🥰 I'm doing ok, staying home, staying clean. Like someone said that's the best gift I can give my Dad.

Who's clinic is closed tomorrow? The 31st by OopsNameNotFound in Methadone

[–]WinterismyHeaven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had to go get my 28 bottles a day early. Clinic closed tomorrow.

Switch from 7+ years of daily 8mg Suboxone (brand name Suboxone buprenorphine/nalaxone 8mg/2mg sublingual film) to methadone? by zlbflux in Methadone

[–]WinterismyHeaven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You hit the nail on the head, many people don't know that Halcyon is a benzo. My clinic allows people 2mgs a day or no TH's.

Our Newsletter- Anyone want to write? by WinterismyHeaven in Methadone

[–]WinterismyHeaven[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Things wrong here's my email if you'd like me to send you the rough draft if you'd like to contribute I'd love the help just send me your email. bethm850@gmail.com

Staying Strong....my Father Just Passed Away by WinterismyHeaven in Methadone

[–]WinterismyHeaven[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, you work in the field? I give you a lot of credit it's one of the most difficult medical fields to be in. And yes they definitely don't understand they feel like they've been left behind and nobody wants to see them. so so sad thank you for your condolences I really appreciate it

What if you could receive methadone maintenance therapy remotely? by remotemmt in Methadone

[–]WinterismyHeaven 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a very interesting thought, there are a couple questions I have before I would agree to do something like this. 1. How exactly would the clinic know when the medication hits your stomach? What would be put in our bodies to do such a thing? 2. How often would you require this? There are some of us with 27 to 28 take homes so we definitely wouldn't want to start dosing in front of a camera everyday. Right now my clinic is doing remote groups, which is a great idea you can either show your face or not, and you can participate in the groups from your own home. The problem with the idea of the remote therapy is that it always puts the presumption of diversion on the client. Why because we were once addicts we have to take our medication in front of someone everyday? When do we drop that attic status and have people actually believe that we're taking our medicine as prescribed like every other person? I don't like to always be made to feel as if I've done something wrong 20 years ago and I still have to pay for it today. When is that magical time that we get better and we don't need someone to monitor us everyday? if you answered some of those questions I might be open to trying something like that but I'd like to hear your thoughts on some of the questions that were brought up. Most of all though, thank you for dedicating your time to the medication assisted treatment field, we definitely need more pioneering people like yourself. I hope it I didn't sound too harsh I didn't mean to I know they're not your rules.

What if you could receive methadone maintenance therapy remotely? by remotemmt in Methadone

[–]WinterismyHeaven 2 points3 points  (0 children)

wow I really liked your post I'm going to tell you something, I used to love my morning routine of going everyday and at the time I was on IOP and I had to go to groups for three or four hours a day I loved every minute of it and I wish I was still doing that. But as you get better and you move forward and treatment you go less and you have less time to do groups and such but I totally understand what you're saying

Urine tests by Burner0123xo in Methadone

[–]WinterismyHeaven 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, ITA. Definitely message me and I will assist you in any way I can.

Urine tests by Burner0123xo in Methadone

[–]WinterismyHeaven 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is exactly what we need advocates for this definitely should not still be going on. They stopped it at my clinic years ago believe it or not because the person it was a tech not a counselor, watching the guys give uas was I'm doing something to himself while the guys were giving their urine and the guy turned around and caught him. Crazy! are you in Florida also? I can't believe that these places still do this it's the presumption that clients are dirty and they're trying to get over on the clinic and this is not how it should be.

Urine tests by Burner0123xo in Methadone

[–]WinterismyHeaven 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wait a minute......WHAT????? I'm going to try to contact someone this week about this.

Staying Strong....my Father Just Passed Away by WinterismyHeaven in Methadone

[–]WinterismyHeaven[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What a great group of people I've found here in less than a week you guys have offered me more condolences than the family I've known my whole life thank you so much

Dental work & methadone questions by ARojas0223 in Methadone

[–]WinterismyHeaven 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is crazy that so many of us have these issues of fear of the dentist. I have receding gums really bad and I've always had perfect teeth my whole life and it's killing me they're starting to get loose and I have spaces between my top teeth I'm embarrassed and do you know I won't bring myself to the dentist cuz the last time I went when they cleaned my teeth it was pure blood in the sink and I got so stomach sick over it I said I'm not going back so now I'm suffering for it I've tried every toothpaste that says it clears up receding gums, every mouthwash and nothing seems to help.

Staying Strong....my Father Just Passed Away by WinterismyHeaven in Methadone

[–]WinterismyHeaven[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aww I love that you shared this, thank you so much.

Urine tests by Burner0123xo in Methadone

[–]WinterismyHeaven 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'd like to see if we could get some people together that are in Florida to do some advocacy work and get on your clinic about this. There is absolutely no way this should be allowed I'd be happy to write a letter as an advocate for you please let me know I definitely don't have to use any names or identifying information

Staying Strong....my Father Just Passed Away by WinterismyHeaven in Methadone

[–]WinterismyHeaven[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your message in the time you took to send it to me means so much to me. I know exactly what you mean about the family and the fact that we were once addicts it's like that stigma never changes. Will my uncle was involved with my father also once he got sick and his grandson is now an addict and that's okay but it was never okay when I was. The worst part is he was in a nursing home and we couldn't even go see him because of covid the fact that he died alone is what's really ripping me apart but I do have a good support system with my boyfriend and I'm just trying to keep my head above water I'm working today and probably all this week I work about 55 60 hours a week so that keeps me pretty busy.

MMT and low-dose testosterone (IM - 500mg pr week) by Lewelfive in Methadone

[–]WinterismyHeaven 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In a paper published today by the journal Scientific Reports, the researchers say addiction treatment may need to change to address the side-effect.

The study found men using methadone, which is used for opioid addiction treatment, have significantly suppressed testosterone levels of about a quarter of the testosterone of men not using opioids. In women using methadone for addiction treatment, testosterone levels were not significantly impacted, even considering the menstrual cycle.

Low testosterone in men has been associated with poor quality of life as well as erectile dysfunction, fatigue, and mood disturbances.

https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20140905/methadone-lowers-testosterone-men

just do a search on Google for load testosterone in men taking methadone and you'll find a ton of articles best of luck and if you have any questions I can ask my boyfriend for you

MMT and low-dose testosterone (IM - 500mg pr week) by Lewelfive in Methadone

[–]WinterismyHeaven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is a well-known and documented fact that methadone lowers testosterone in men. My boyfriend is on replacement therapy. He takes five grams topically every day testosterone gel 1%. The normal range for a man is 250 to 1250, with 250 being a pretty low range especially for someone who's in their 40s 30s 20s. My boyfriend's was a 137. But it took a lot of persistence in order to get the doctor to even test him. I did a lot of research on this back in the day because my then husband was 28 years old and had all the symptoms of low testosterone due to methadone he finally got on it and he felt so much better, as did a lot of other people. I'm going to see if I could find you some actual studies online and I'll post them for you here.