Should have just went to a detox facility or at least chose suboxone for MAT, good luck trying to come off methadone unless you plan on being on it forever it’s worse than coming off dope even with a taper. Everyone wants to choose the easy way out of dope withdrawals and don’t realize methadone withdrawals are the worst because the doctors don’t tell you that

@@dantoven dude she's clean, that's all that matters ffs she's not injecting heroin anymore. Its not the "easy way out". Not everyone's recovery looks the same. And its totally possible to taper off methadone with very little discomfort. I came down 5mg a week from 95mg to 25mg before I noticed any symptoms and then I thought sense that was so easy, I could cold turkey off the 25mg. That's where I went wrong. Wish I just kept tapering at a slower speed and I know I wouldve gotten completely off it with minimal discomfort. My friend was able to do it and still went in for her 4mg a day and then was able to stop completely as well without going through hell or withdrawling for months. The question is, was she able to keep her sobriety? The OP is, that's what matters. xx

@@ashhmariie why are you calling someone who is chugging 80ml of meth a day "clean" and "sober"? Lol.

@@goodbye8995 because its a medication. Addiction is a disease, just like cancer or diabetes or high blood pressure, you wouldn't tell them not to take their medicine would you? Its legal and prescribed and as long as it's not abused, you are clean.

@@ashhmariie (Edit: you deleted the post this is a reply to?) I'm not suggesting that she should stop taking her methadone, which btw is a full opioid agonist which as you know, has basically the same effects as morphine or heroin. It's basing "clean" and "sober" on whether a drug is prescribed by a doctor or not. So if she takes her meth, she is "clean and sober", if I buy her meth off her and take it, am I clean and sober? Nop. I'm a drug abuser who will give a "dirty" sample if I'm tested. Tell me, how does that make any sense at all? It's word games and make-believe. The "clean/dirty" label seems like shame based coercion to me, and not just me, it is considered best practice not to use it. Not blaming you for picking up the language, but you can see how it's carried over from the quasi-religious 12 step programme.

Yeah because you’re probably gonna be on methadone the rest of your life, its way harder to come off of than any other drug, it rots your teeth and makes your breath stink. The withdrawals are worse and way longer. Suboxone would be a better choice for MAT and even that is rough coming off of even with a taper but nothing compared to methadone. I’d recommend going to a rehab and or detox for a couple weeks instead of choosing the easy way out and instead continuing to take a literal opioid that still gets you high because you can’t handle a week of pain or even a day or 2 until you can take suboxone.

@@dantoven two days? Its longer than two days, and this is FOR PREGNANT WOMEN TROLL pregnant women cannot go through withdrawals it can very very easily kill the baby, how are you not getting that?

@@dantoven your recovery isn't theirs, quit acting like methadone is bad just because YOU couldn't get off it doesn't mean no one else can lol dude. Can you ever congratulate someone? Congrats Hana. You deserve it and have worked hard for it. PS, Dan.. Addiction is a DISEASE like any other. Do you tell someone with high blood pressure to stop taking their meds cus they'll be on them until they die? No, cause if they stop taking it THEN they might die. Same shit goes with methadone and relapse. Everyone's recovery is their own.

Girl. I live in Chicago and I currently go to sundance. Best methadone clinic I've ever been to! Compared to family guidance who did not help whatsoever 🙄🙄🙄👻

Hey guys! I just wanted to say that I was in methadone and had a baby. He's 2 1/2 now bye was 9 weeks early. 2.5 pounds. He's 25 lbs now. He's just now starting to day lots of words but not questions or sentences, however, you can ask him questions or tell him to do stuff and he can almost always respond correctly. He has DEFINITELY learned the word NO! Lol 🤣 Anyways, he's pretty much on track. so, no worries,mama!! Just don't use other drugs. Oh. And they will test your placenta to see if you have been using and that goes back FOREVER so just do the right thing,!!

Oh, and I was on 265 mlg.when pregnant

I was on 80 MG while pregnant and my son is doing great he is one and can walk and can talk a bit

If u have any questions i can answer im a 2 time methadone mom been in recovery for 10 years.

@@niqueurmajestee how long was he kept in the hospital? I'm on 40mg.

I’m currently on 13 mils n I’m due in 3 weeks n 3 days and I’m scared shitless

It is! Good luck💙

how many mg

@@kdizzle901 im at 70 and i feel completely fine not sick at all even in the a.m when its time to again and helps with cravings alot.

well done im on 80mls for the last 24 weeks it has saved my life i dont get sick and im clean. great video!!!

@@ashleygallo6265 I’m on 160

The child won't ever even have memory of being born on that medication , I have so many friends who have had babies on MAT meds and there babies are like any other babies after they come home from the hospital. And many times they don't even withdrawal. It's overall the better option and WAY safer than the mother being on illicit drugs or try to ween off while pregnant which can cause a miscarriage. It's also very dangerous to come off those meds when you aren't ready Bec of the huge risk of relapse.

Chemical dependence is a physiological experience, whereas addiction is a social, emotional, and spiritual experience (in addition to the chemical dependence). Babies start fresh into social, emotional, and spiritual lives that are unimpacted by their gestational exposure. In fact, having a parent receive treatment may give them protection against some of the risks (adverse childhood experiences) that lead to addicton. *I'm the person who said that in the video

this story nearly made me cry, im so sorry. I can relate I used to be on 40 mgs at my highest dose. Ive never had any children but with what you were saying about the methadone, you can get off the street drugs and be only on your methadone. Tell your counselor the truth, go up by ten mgs ( the most you can legally ask your counselor to bump you up by), you will still be sick obviously even on your heightened dose but its only like 3 measly days of sickness!! After that you will be fine just on your dose. But you have to take it one day at a time, go on a trip for those three days ( if you can somehow get 3 take homes) and detox from the street drugs. The first day split your dose into threes, take a third where u take up, another bit in the middle of the day, and then the rest of it at night. Distract yourself with everything you can, buy s bunch of video games, play online with ppl for 3 days straight, watever it takes, but get back to only taking your dose. Its actually pretty doable, done it many times, Im sure you know all of this and Im not trying to act like im "teaching" you something you know it all, but sometimes it really helps when someone who gets it can relate, and assure you it is NOT that hard at ALL to detox off of street drugs when on methadone, so that you are only on your dose. Take it one hour at a time, just say, okay one more hour and then after that hour is over say, I did it I bet I can do one more, and then before you know it you are through your first day, and that feeling of accomplishment will bring you SO MUCH MORE JOY than a fix ever could, and that feeling will fuel you to your second day. The third ( as Im Sure you know) will be the worst, but it will also mean you are over the hump and will be past the worst part and onto smooth sailing. Its never to late to get started....just one hour at a time....

It's possible, I highly recommend speaking to your doctor and/or a fertility specialist. Considering you were able to get pregnant previously and have not since, it leads me to believe it may be a factor. I'm not a doctor however.

I have been going through the same thing.. I haven't been able to get pregnant since I had my son that was 10 years ago and was wondering if the Methadone maybe causes infertility.. I recently even quit having a period which is concerning to me I'm only 34 ☹️ anyone else having these same problems also?? Help!

I was told I couldn't have children but 2 months after I stopped injecting heroin I fell pregnant with my son, he was born addicted to methadone but he didn't have any withdrawals and we both got home from hospital 3 days after my C section. He's 9 months old and is healthy as can be, he does have signs of Autism but I'm on the spectrum myself so don't know if he gets it from me or not

No. Not for me anyways. I became pregnant while on methadone last April but chose to terminate because the dad did not want it. That was the biggest regret of my life...

I've known too many whom have gotten pregnant on methadone

Clearly you do not comprehend the word "addiction". Addiction is a biopsychosocial disorder characterized by repeated use of drugs, or repetitive engagement in a behavior such as gambling, despite harm to self and others. People literally cannot stop, for someone who does not suffer from it this concept is very hard to latch onto. You need to have compassion and understanding, nobody wants to be addicted to that shit, they're the victim.

@@janisandersons4892 Nah but for real, if you know you’re addicted to drugs and can’t stop the last thing you should be doing is getting pregnant, I know accidents happen but common, don’t make bring a baby into the world and make it suffer especially if you can’t suffer a week of withdrawals to get clean for the baby

@@dantoven “I know accidents happen” okay.

@@dantoven going through a week of withdrawals for the baby doesn't prevent relapse during your 9 months pregnant or after birth. god, you're blind to the reality of opiod addiction.

My gma

Yes, they actually recommend it because on methadone your brain interprets pain differently. You will be in more pain the others.

Yep.... I did. And that was 35years ago.

No... A lil tired if your on a lot

It can

no chance its just shit stick to what you know

@@johnnicolaou554 huh???..

It really depends. My first year yeah Id get very very slight euphoria an hour after dosing, then after that year it pretty much went away. Its still a powerful opioid dont let anyone convince you it isn't, that not what its about, its about a SAFE alternative that will let your brain heal and help you get your life back together so you can function like a normal person in society and benefit from friends and family. Its important, its a life savor, but its a very very strong drug none the less

It does, actually! I know it might be hard for you to grasp, but for example there's a difference between being chemically dependent on anti-depressants (your body will go into withdrawal if you suddenly stop a medication like that) and being addicted to anti-depressants. Just because your body has become chemically dependent on something does not necessarily mean you're addicted!

Addiction is mental

@@sayamire5754 okay, no, you can literally see changes in your brain, neurological structures form from addiction to opioids, so nope

You can be dependant on something without being an addict to it. The first comment is completely right.

You do realize you can be chemically dependent on things like antidepressants too right? You don’t see anyone screaming about ending the prescriptions for antidepressants.

More irresponsible to stay on drugs after you find out you're pregnant

Thanks Ashley

@@ashhmariie Methadone is basically the same as all the other prescription pain killers. And it’s choosing the easy way out, making your baby suffer in the long run because you can’t suffer for a week through withdrawals, there’s even inpatient/outpatient detox facilities that help with other comfort drugs that aren’t just giving you another opioid to take forever smh

@@dantoven when its being monitored and you cannot abuse it, it makes it very much different from other drugs. Going through "a week" of withdrawals can kill your baby, so it would be absolutely selfish of you NOT to take something to keep you AND the baby alive. Its called methadone MAINTENANCE for a reason. You maintain until you're strong enough to stop that as well. Not being on methadone and risking using several different other drugs instead is more selfish than taking a monitored medicine FDA approved to curve your cravings for all those other drugs so you don't relapse. Its more of a danger for some moms to not be taking methadone than to be taking it. Its about the health of the child, not your wants.

Mothers should get on methadone if they are on opiates period. First of all with drawl will cause you to lose your baby and your baby can feel it.

no they shouldn't be sterilized. They may end up clean a year later, with stable life, relationships and work. What if then they want to look forward to a child in the future?

People with mindsets like yours, need to be sterilized. Educate yourself before speaking. You sound ignorant.

This is incredibly ignorant

You're an idiot you are pathetic seriously ur comment the way u talk n think literally makes u worse than any child bearing man or woman who's a recovering addict. Keyword recovering I can't believe ur disgusting beyond UNEDUCATED comments u know absolutely NOTHING I got pregnant when I was on birth control and homeless and in my active addiction and my doc was heroin. Yet wen I discovered I was pregnant I immediately flushed over 24 bags of dope and got clean I got put on methadone due to the FACTS that going cold turkey can KILL A PREGNANT WOMANA BABY WITHDRAWLAS R DEADLY FOR BABIES IN UTERUO. Anyways I been clean since 10.3.2012. so please tell me why should I be sterilized?!? U shumck

Lol, better than using drugs. You're inconsiderate