I felt the need to share with you my story because I know that today, their will be someone who was just like me 5 years ago who will walk into a methadone clinic or have a doctor prescribe them methadone and you may be weak like I was and feel like their is no other way, and I just wish that I knew now what I didn't know then, if I did I would have never got on on methadone. With that said, here is my story of methadone.

5 years ago I found myself addicted to Oxycontin, I had to have it daily or I would become so ill and couldn't function. Out of desperation I went to a methadone clinic, they welcomed me and were very adamant about their methadone program being the only way for me to live a productive life, so I feel for it, and sure I felt fine, no more getting sick when I ran out of pills, no more chasing my drug of choice.

Looking back I was a robot, as a young woman I had lost all my sexual desires, I had no emotions, I hadn't shed on tear since being on methadone, I felt nothing, and for that reason I knew that I needed to stop methadone, I'm still on it, only now I am at a low dose, 10 mgs, I was at 90, and let me tell ya what, I feel again! I laugh! I cry! I will be off the 10mgs soon, and I cant wait.

What I wanted to get out to others was to not think that this is the only way, I should have gone into a short detox off Oxycontin, anything but methadone, methadone is not your only choice! I now attend NA, and I have a great source of support, I hope that if their is anyone thinking about going on this drug that you stop and think about it first!