methadone? forgot to take it

[tillyh345]

Does anyone know if this would be possible I thought you would crave the next dose? I have been told y a family member that they forgot to take it when i came across it in the cupboard I think more likely they took something else instead? Any help would be really appreciated?

[4getmenot]

if they are ok, does it matter, some people dont need the meths all the time. Or maybe he just doesnt want you to know that he lives by it

[tillyh345]

it does matter as he has been caught injecting v recently and i know this can be dangerous!!! if taking methadone as well?

[raysparx1]

Of course it matters if they are also taking something else as well, methadone is a substitute not an as well as, talk to them and find out, what is the something else you suspect ? Heroin ? of course it could be they are trying to wean themselves off of the methadone, but this not something that can happen overnight, so go and talk to them please.Ray

[4getmenot]

but he is ok, I was looking at it from a point where someone wasnt using aswell. You should have said in question. I'd say 80% of maths takers take heroine aswell.

[mycats]

I think they should have it changed so they have to take it at the chemist as soon as they get it. It doesnt look good if they 'forgot' to take it. Do they look like they have taken any heroin?

[tillyh345]

he does take it supervised monday-fri but allowed to take sat and sun at home, this was saturdays,,he has just recently got a job and seems to be very hyper at the moment! going from someone with no confidence to gushing with it... in fact he had a date saturday for the first time, so perhaps he needed something else ! tried talking to him but he just screams and puts up the defence thing! also you cant believe anything he says because he lies constantly...Any advice is v much appreciated thanks for your responses to date.

[mycats]

sounds more like he has been taking speed or coke than heroin.
I dont think there is much you can do to be honest, s you said he will just get defensive

[raysparx1]

tilly you and other members of damily are going to have to tread very carefully, only he can decide if he seriously wants to come off of drugs, doesn't matter what you say or do, if he wants to carry on doing it he will, so all i would say is be there to help when he needs it, and he will at some point, hope it goes well for him and wish you good luck if and when he decides to talk, it could help him such a lot, Ray,

[tillyh345]

Thanks for all your input everybody...all well athe moment went to work again today taking day by day is the only way forward I think at the moment.....its just the heartache that he causes and he doesnt seem to realise what he is doing to the rest of the family-when he is around we are just wealking on egg shells all the time it is such a relief if he goes out...I know this is not good but does anybody else have any experience on this type of thing and I am living a false hope that things will improve in the future or should we encourage him to live on his own just so that we can have some qualilty of life!!

[caz247]

hiya
i have had experience of this with a close family member
and know what you are going through, believe me it does
get better although it won't feel like that for you right now
if you ever want to e-mail me or chat on msn its
[email protected]