Side Effects of Methadone?
Question by stephanie danielle: Side effects of Methadone?
My boyfriend has been going to a methadone clinic since may of 07 and i have noticed a huge effect on his sex drive or even wanting be close to me physically, he says it is because of this but is it really all the methadone? He says he just does not have a desire for anything.Please help i dont know how i am supposed to handle this because i am not taking it but i feel like i am losing out.Is this selfish of me?
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Answer by Sarah Kav
No you are not selfish, you’ve been very understanding to your boyfriends illness (as addiction is an illness).
But he cannot expect you to live in an emotionless and sexless relationship. You have helped him in so many ways, and in my opinion it is now up to him to repay you for all the love you have given him. Could a counsellor or doctor help him to understand why he doesn’t want to feel close? there could be many reasons, but if he is not prepared to try and find out, then maybe he doesn’t care and respect you quite as much as you do for him. He has to make the effort, a relationship is about give and take. good luck x x x
Answer by Mr. Know It All
It does basically the same thing to you as herion. The only difference is you are not out on the streets risking your life trying to ‘cop’ or messing with needles. That is why they call it, ‘maintainance’; it is not designed to cure you of any addiction. In my opinion, it is just trading one bad illegal habit for a legal one…actually, it is worse because methodone has a much longer ‘half-life’ which makes it harder to kick.
In my experience, people that have been on methodone a long time are worse off than street junkies.
I’m sorry, i’m on a passionate tangent.
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