Been on methadone for 10 years.. 50 mg all my carries FOR 9 of those years.. now I'm a single working father raising a beautiful happy little girl on my own.. WORKS FOR ME

Finally someone who isn't talking shit on methadone. This shit saved my life

We need a million more men like this guy. Very intelligent bloke.

This guy knows how it is and he makes a lot of sense. actually it's refreshing.

this man is speaking 100% truth.... and i am a methadone user, 80mgs.

Thank you for posting this, there's an awful backlash against methadone clinics here in the US. It saved my life. I have a normal life now and was even able to be the person that administered my husband's narcotics when he was dying of cancer. I never thought that day would come! I can trust myself and my family trusts me again!

Methadone saved my life. I would probably be searching for a vein in this very moment if it wasn't thanks to my methadone daily dose. This bloke is right, cheers mate! 🙏👍

Awesome. I’ve been documenting my methadone detox. From 20yrs and 160mgs daily…I’m now over two years methadone free! Wild ride…but I bought the ticket! Healing vibes, love and prayers!!!💪💪💪✌️✌️❤️

This gentleman nailed it he is educated and everything he said is so so correct. Great advise 👍🏻

Thank you. I live in the US and there is such a terrible stigma and so much misinformation around using methadone and it stops a lot of people from getting help. I kept me from getting treatment for many years. Eventually I did get help and methadone absolutely saved my life. Thank you for sharing this information with the world. God Bless You.

IF YOUR GUNNA BE ON THE DRUG, GET THE MOST OUT OF IT ....COULDNT SAY IT BETTER

It doesn't matter how much methadone you take at 9 a.m. and then 24 hours later you go to the clinic you do not feel exactly how you felt the day before an hour or so after you dosed. It just doesn't work like that. Because when you go to sleep and wake up it changes how you feel it's like hitting the reset button. I don't care how much you take every morning when you go to sleep you're not going to wake up feeling great until you dose. What they should do is allow you to take half in the morning and maybe half in the late afternoon because the methadone wears out

Just one thing : THANKS! You must be a good person

Wow thank you for the advice. I have been on subutex for 4 months and already wanting to get off but my mental health is terrible. I have dark thoughts and worry about things that should not worry me. I go to a matrix meeting twice a week and I find that I look forward to being there. I just want piece of mind. I am stronger than I think. I will save this link and post how things are going. Big respect to all the people that suffer this illness. May we all find peace one day. Bless

I had to have a cholecystectomy and massive hernia repair and I had to be on dilaudid. My Neurologist stepped me down to methadone and it saved my life but because of stigma in the southern US, I forced myself to quit. It has been 8 months and I’m still in ANGUISH in withdrawal from methadone. I’m not an addict but now I’m labeled one because it’s in my record. Now I’m in such torment it has made me go in and out of SI. I tried to say I just have to remain on a micro dose for life because it’s going to cost my life but my family and society stigma won’t allow me to do it. I’m in a double bind. You are an absolutely incredible angel. I am a published Neuroscientist and I was getting a double doctorate (PhD Neuroscience and MD Neurology before this.) This is my hell and thank you for breaking stigma on even illicit drug use for those who are addicted for serious personal reasons. Bless you. Kimberly

Been on it for 16 years 85ml for the last 10 years saved me from a life of crime and jail. Don’t count the days Make the days count Respect from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

methadone saved my life...I'm on 95 mgs been on 10 yrs. and proly will stay on rest of my life...I'm clean with everything else...When I started I was still the addict mentality and went up to 180mgs...Now I haven't used any drug or drink for 3 yrs..

Thank you so much. There is so much disinformation out there. Real info is refreshing!

Iam on 13 mls Aka 130 mls Methadose and I’ve earn weekly carries do to clean pee-testing. And this Methadose program saved my life. I’ve been on it for around 1 year three months and I’ve been coming down very slowly by 1 ml a day, for one week, then stay for two weeks, then repeat. So far, so good, feeling good. I will do this, I must.

I LIKE THIS GUY

I want to move and leave the US sometimes. Worst drug policies in the world! I love this guys attitude.

Very helpful and direct. It's a relief to finally find information that seems to be on point and doesn't make me feel like a "junkie" for neons on MMT. I am currently coming down on my level because I am so tired all the time but even more so 3 to 4 hours after I medicate. I also feel like my metabolism is pretty much at a stand still and I have no motivation and I was always all my life a very active and driven person, "I will sleep when I am dead" was my saying and now it's all I do !! My entire body aches just from carrying groceries it just makes no sense to me how something that is helping me in one way, is causing me so many undesirable changes in other ways.

Very well said, my guy. I was on 50mgs day for 6 months but I was stil having seriously bad pains but I thought it was just what has to happen. Anyways, I went up to 80mgs a day and I feel like a completely new person. It's fantastic and really changed my life. I'm very happy with it! Take care boss!

I use this video as asmr. Something about a British guy talking about opiate maintence therapy makes me sleepy.

I'm really happy to hear other ppl saying that methadone saved their life. My experience was completely different. I live in the US. Methadone (even while clean for several years off of heroin) helped progress my addiction. I started craving cocaine and was constantly trying to come off of the methadone gradually. The only "advice" the clinics (which were horrendous places that trigger me to this day) had was to go up on your dose. Finally, I got off of it bc I had no choice- was kicked out of a clinic with no warning just before Christmas 2022 due to changes in ownership of clinic as well as my "defiance" as a patient (long story). I spiraled of course and almost died (seizures etc) but I was able to come out from the grips of the hell that was my life for years and am thrilled to report that I am clean and a totally different person now. That's just my personal story.

This men is 100 percent of right, absolutelly. I was on 40 mill, I felt OK, but the puzzle was not perfect. I have a lovely, professional doc. I was reluctant to raise it but I spoke with him about my fears. So he almost told me the same things and I said fine, let,s give it a try. I feel comfy, stabil, but not stoned, so I accepted that is the proper posage for me. Period.No back pain, no cravings, no weight gain, I eat healthy /I have diabetes 2./ I quit smoking after 27 year. Jeez. cigarette give me harder time then methadone. Really, OK I am a not smoker for 8 months but I feel so good without cigarettes, so good. Everybody can do it and it is such a good feeling

I've been working in the addiction field for 40 years and support everything this gentleman has said. This is about individualizing our treatment to patient needs.

I was a black hat hacker and a junkie. At 25 I've touched more money than most people could ever imagine. I've also lost it all. Every. Single. Penny. I was close to using my Glock in myself, when I discovered this drug and the idea of medicated treatment, I didn't even know that it existed in USA. 4 years now off opioids, and I'm very successful. I still work in cyber security, but on a different team these days. This shit saved my life

This doctor is so right 😎......When i joined the methadone program in my country i was given advices by many addicts like " You must have at least 100 mg to be without withdrawals or don't raise the dose above 60 mg cause you won't be able to taper of anymore and so on".......As i regulary visited clinic to take my daily dose and having discussions with my doctor about my well-being and changing the dose i remember, that he told me the same thing (he's not a tipical stubborn old school type , who has no sence of reasoning with his patients....He's very understandable and i consider myself lucky to have him)......I starded with 40 mg (they won't give you more for the first time) and gradually raised to 140 mg and that is clearly correct dose for me because as this doctor says, i feel very fine for at least 26 hours and when i take my daily dose same time each morning around 7 am, i don't feel any different.....I feel fine all day and night, full of energy, almost always in a good mood......And that's how the methadone should work for everybody i think.....Experiment on the raising (or lowering) the dose to achieve the constant, stable feeling all the time......I think it's worth taking time and trying different dose until you feel confortable.......

Damn this guy is great!!! He’s 100% right! I’m a huge fan. Been on both methadone and buprenorphine and couldn’t stay clean with buprenorphine however I’ve been clean 5 years on MMT 165mg. This is the best advice ever!

Some really good information and experience - based knowledge shared by this man here. You can tell he has been prescribing it over 2 decades... I've had a few different experiences as a methadone patient. Early on the recovery agenda seemed to be overshadowing my needs as a heroin addict. Prescribers would be reducing the dose the moment I gave a heroin free sample, so I had to make sure there was always heroin in my pee to ensure they'd just keep me at 50ml, which was too low, but they were for some reason not prescribing people much back then. This was around 2010. In 2016 I switched providers and they listened and tapered my dose up to 75ml, which made a big difference, although it still doesn't carry me over a 28h period like this guy says. I've been able to say that I'm not interested in being methadone free and that my aim is to live life free of heroin (and crack). I wish I could get an increase to about 90ml.

I love what you said about there’s no “magic number”.. That’s so true!! I was lucky enough to find an awesome doctor who listened to me & when I said I was still getting withdrawals he put my dose up. Some doctors won’t prescribe over a certain number which I think is just wrong!!

Adam this is a great service you’ve done here. I’ve loved this video for a long long time. Bill

Best methadone related video I've seen on youtube. I had a counselor at a clinic in DC who was a bit like this guy. He insisted keeping a pragmatic, no bullshit view of methadone treatment. I let that program after 10 years. Best decade of my life. More motivated, less depressed, more energy. More follow through. I started a successful business when I was in that clinic. Still going after 15 years. Thinking about going back on methadone. I function better. That's the truth of it. I was born addicted to methadone and heroin. My mom was on a good run for her entire pregnancy. There are some people for whom staying on mmt for their entire lives works. I may be one of those people. Right now, I use occasionally. I never go looking though. Only if it comes to me. And then it's maybe once a month. A day or two is enough to put me into mild withdrawal Then a full on PAWS.... usually until something shows up again. Purposely going into a situation that some call "liquid handcuffs" (with no habit) may seem crazy. It does to me. But I just can't live feeling this way anymore. I'm getting old, and I have shit to get done before I die. What kind of handcuffs am I wearing right now? Because I am tied to this couch. This house. I can barely make it out of my county. So maybe liquid handcuffs are better than these.

Thanks for this video. Saying everything i’ve thought for the past year so eloquently.

this is a refreshing outlook, thank you

I just started methadone im on 30 mg i still feel sick today i was on fentanyl 4 bags a day. I dont want to live a life of crime any more. :( prayers to everyone in pain its a horrible life.

Thank you for this information. You broke it down exactly like it needs to be.

Most refreshing person ive herd talk positively about addiction. And recovery

Very informative video. I've been on a stable dose of 90 mg a day for about 3 years now and I've not used any illicit drugs since I've been on Methadone. This drug really has saved my life I had a huge dependency on opiates and I'm glad I do not have to worry about withdrawals and cravings anymore.

Great & honest video. So non-judgemental. I'm in Canada & I'm looking into this type of treatment. If I could be guaranteed a treatment professional like you, I would've been there already. At least I could tell you that you & your video have encouraged me so thank you :)

Great video very helpful. Love the Bullets cider can in the background 😂!! Very informed very helpful and insightful. Thank you.

This is the most accurate information about methadone ive heard so far.

This video has been extremely informative and helpful, thank you!

I like this guy.He is one of very few people that I have ever say anything positive about methadone and about staying on it if that's what you want to do.I have been on methadone for 14yrs now cause I feel safe from the drug life that I used to live.I also want to point out that I have also not taking anything else in the last 14yrs but methadone so I am serious about not doing any other drugs. I'm not saying that I'll be on it forever but for right now I'm choosing to stay on it.

I've just stopped the buvidial 28 day suboxone injection after a year and im so glad im back on Methadone as its so much better in my opinion... Im back on 100mg of methadone and feeling so much better and haven't used any illegal drugs for 15years.

Very well said, sir. I agree 100%!

gg, my guy. this is the kinds of people we need and this is the kind of guy who actually helps people. and everyone acting different than this guy needs their license revoked. simple as that.

God bless this guy..👏

This cat is exactly rite.Thank u for putting the info out there.

to bad the Dr's round here ain't like this guy!

I been on methadone for 17 years because of the oxy epidemic Not by choice either I had a operation and I really got addicted! So now Im tapering down I’m on 13 milligrams! Im weaning very slowly! Slow and. Steady wins this race

this is a smart dude

now This Dr Knows what he's talking about and Cares about the patients and the way they feel

Thank you, great content!

This gentleman is a rarety, he is golden!!!, unlike every doctor I've been dealing with ever since I was put on methadone in the hospital after emergency surgery on my back. I love that he understands how fundamentally different we all are and at different times in our lives. He really takes this into consideration and does not "go by the numbers" as my doctor continues to try drilling into my head, not a week ago, and for the 4th time in the past 3 years that I was requesting a conservative increase of 3mls. I am on it for pain and here in B.C., Canada it comes as a liquid. I am going to find another clinic or another doctor who will listen to me. I hope I can find one. I wish I could see this guy!!! Ha-ha

this dude is a hero for saying the truth

Very informative & transparent thank you

Thank you. Phoning the doctor tomorrow to get on the program.

Excellent advice. I'm almost seventy and have been stable for many years, however the current global economic collapse has me worried that the day will come when the breakdown of the supply lines will affect my clinic's ability to supply methadone so I want to get off the stuff. I'm down to 80mg from 125mg. So far so good. A year on and I'm down to 50mg.

Wow I am so impressed on the info he gave..great advice.. Thank you very much...

I’m on 180 mg every day for 6 years now. I first used methadone to get off the heroine but now I use it for my pain management and I absolutely love taking my methadone every morning… great video I love your thoughts about taking whatever works for the patient and not too feel guilty about taking the medication right.. thank you for the great video

Excellent video!

Clean over 5 years. My clinic let's me come once a month because I continued to remain clean and follow my treatment plan. I'm 34 single father to a great little 4 year old boy. 5 in Feb. I'm on 200mg a day. I still function with energy and dont ever gets nods or sleeping during day. Some people need more then others and it effects people different.

This guy is awesome, great advice and truths, agreed with all of it, need all doctors to see this, great information about methadone, he gets it plain and simple.

❤ I love this man ❤ you are Diamond 💎 and have very good points🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

I keep my dose low because of heart problems everytime it goes above 60mls I am having worse ecgs. And it scares me. I have had 3 babies on methadone but I am only on 32mls now 7 years no heroin. Kept all my babies and in employment. Good luck anyone on this journey 🥰

You are so helpful.. thank you Dr.

This guy should do speaking engagements for Dr.'s all around the country. Including the U.S of course His knowledge of the drug in the medical field is rare.

I’ve been on suboxone 2 years and always felt “off”, and still got cravings even at 24mg. I switched to methadone, and steady at 50mg. If you’re going on MAT, DO NOT listen to anyone, especially comment sections. Listen to your provider and your body. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. It’s your body, and there is no such thing as the correct number or medication. As long as it’s keeping your from using fentanyl, comfortable, then it’s working for you.

I'm on 120mgs and wake up around 1am feeling withdrawal. I usually dose around 8am. I got on to get a life back, now my life revolves around getting dosed. Not using anything else period.

Thank u.I will now show this video to my doctor.Beacause I am always feeling ill and waking up early every morning with my legs running.So this is why.I need more then.

this man knows what he's talking about. I speak from a lifelong opiate battle and having methadone save my life.

thanks mate, most helpful

He is absolutely right and he knows what he is think about I wish all the people were like him who deal with methadone

I like this person, he’s right.

I agree with everything he's saying currently coming down one mill a day from 70 and the biggest problem for me is higher dose longer come down period I figure I'll come down and when it stats affecting me I'll pause for a week until I'm okay then continue to come down that's my strategy. Plus being on it is like a get out of jail free card to use because there's no consequences like sickness when you run out and you can take a couple days off if you run out of money then resume use on pay day. Off of all opiates is the only way for me

It also depends on the type of Methadone! Our pharmacy give me a crappy Tjech Made kind of Extract! Quality also counts, thanks Doctor for your help

this guy is giving proper good and helpful advice. ....need more doctor's like this.

I LOVE YOU DR! DO MORE VIDEOS TO HELP US ADDICTS!

He reminds me of my own methadone doctor. Im very lucky to have a doctor like that. My doctor before him was awful beyond words.

Been on methadone for twenty five years.I have twenty three years clean, I have regained my life for twenty of those. I was a barbiturate addict with heroin and fentanyl and Benzos on the side. I am twice bipolar and methadone has given me twenty three years of a good life. I am sixty eight and at140 mgs. Never missed a day or a UA !

This guy...we need about 20 million more of this guy. I'm not going 2 validate my expertise. Just shut the hell up and know that he's right.

I'm almost 6 years clean, have my own apartment, a relationship with my daughter, a good paying job, real friends, happiness and I sleep with a clear conscience every night. I'm on 100mg of methadone and before being on it I lived like this: Homeless, hadn't worked a job in 15 years, eating out of dumpsters, doing anything I could to get money, lying to ppl I love, stealing, cried every night from shame and guilt, lost my rights as a mother to the courts. Seems like I'm doing pretty well compared to my old life huh?

The best advice video

This was very educational for me thank you. How does methadone effect your heart. I had a heart attack 3yrs ago, is it bad for me?

Great video thank you! mate I had a choice of subutex or methodone after a long time on tramadol after a motor vehicle crash, I hated the way tramadol had a grip on me so after some thought an wise words from my best mate! I got my life back in order. very impressed with the knowledge mate thank you I get it the people that use on top Will never get there number right as its always unpredictable how much is in there system I'm on 10 mg of subutex a day and it holds me fine, great video 👍👌

have more ? not heard anyone say that before ! will try.

I like this guy!! Subbed

Thank you sir!

Great advice.👊☘️

My dose is actually 220 mg and has been for several years now. When I got pregnant 220 mg was no longer showing up in my urine less than 24 hours after my last dose and I actually began to go through withdraw and almost miscarried. Dr. raised my dose ...slowly over time...and I ended up at 350 mg. When my baby was born he had zero withdrawal and when I gave birth to my next baby...11months later....and on 350 msg he didn't experience withdrawal either. I was so incredibly thankful!! After the birth of my last two sons I went back down to 220msg and have been there since. I've had several peak and troughs throughout my time on Methadone and each and every time ...according to my Doctor....I'm at a therapeutic stable dose for me. I definitely agree that the "right"dose of methadone varies from person to person and what works well for some...doesn't necessarily mean it will work well for others.

Good info, thanks.

Is some methadone more watery than other types

Hi doctor, I know you said don't let anyone make you come down of the methadone and just want some advice please, I'm in a programme at a ctd and I feel like I'm being forced to come of I've been on 70 mls for the last 6 months and I have stopped using and feel the best I've felt in ages but now I'm being told I need to start reducing down and I really don't feel ready yet I feel like the craving are still there yet but on the70 mls I'm fine I feel like I need to stay where I feel good a bit longer but I've been told my next prescription has to be reduced so I'm not stuck at the same amount, is there anything I can do, I have explained all this to my ctd worker but am still being told the best thing s not to stay on the same amount too long and I should reduce.

Unfortunately no doctor allows the patient to choose their dose. The war on opiates has hurt us badly in the USA to the point where pain management patients are unable to get small doses of methadone.

Thanks for the advice. Also some pharmacy's i think use different types of methadone or atleast ones that are made from different companies and that can make you feel withdrawal too.... you can feel the difference!! And you're right I cant stand methadone neither. Itd be nice if we had someone like you at every clinic. Alot of ppl that work with methadone clients aren't trained enough to understand the ppl on it and not have a judgemental outlook also so thk u 🙏

What do you think of dilaudid for opiate treatment?

Terrific, thanks. My query is wouldn't one just find that you have some withdrawal over time after at 24 hours no matter what the dose.

thankyou doctor all Good info might help me been unable to get medical help properly, for a while.