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Francois

I hope someone can give me the TRUE facts about detoxing off of methadone. I have been attending a clinic for the past 7 months and reached my blocking dosage at 75mgs. For the past three weeks I have gone down by 10 mgs. I have heard all the horror stories of how horrible the withdrawl can be and how long it takes to go through. I have been told the longer you stay on it the harder it is to get off. It has worked very well for me now. I was taking between 30 to 40 painAbdominal pain
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It is possible, i give you hope.

My husband just got out of a 28-day program after using oxys and methadone.  His methadone dose was approx. 50 mgs and had been for over 1 year.  He also abused large doses of oxycontin (interveniously).  

An excellent rehab had him off of everything in 5-days, i kid you not!!!  

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His trick he says was to keep moving.  Jog every morning, work the toxins out of you by moving and moving, even if you feel like you are going to die.  He was feeling great, except for body aches, until he came home.  The homefront and being out of the 'protective environment' of rehab is what got him...

He claims a lot of it is in your mind... but i won't lie to you, your body will ache for some time to come.  Even if you didn't have painAbdominal pain
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They decreased his dose each day and in 5-days he was finished!

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Good luck, i just wanted to share a success story (sort of), of how much easier it is to beat methadone than you might think.

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Good luck and prayers!

Jenny

I have been on MMT for almost 3 years now. I have started detoxing and am down to 20 mgs. Today I am going down to 10 I hope. I have got down to 5 mgs and stayed there for over a week. I had some symptoms, but not as bad as when I would run out of painAbdominal pain
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hey: hang in there!! What I know about methadone detox is this: the

last 5 mgs. will be the hardest. stay focussed with what you are

trying to do! keep telling yourself this is what i want to do and

i will walk thru anything to get there! Methadone is just plain

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the newness comes after you get clean of them. There is a whole

forum of people pullin and praying for you.

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Thank you both for answering my questions. I plan on taking it slow. I will detox slowly and decrease the amount if necessary to 2 to 3 mgs a week. I feel so good and NORMAL right now that part of me would like to stay on it for good. After my morning ride of 1 1/2 hrs daily I do have the rest of the day in complete freedom--I don't even think about using and obtaining pills. The downside is the driving time and not being able to travel unless the clinic hooks you up to a visiting clinic in the area you plan to visit. I have been following everyone here and I just want to tell you Jennyfla something my counselor said to me. (Re: your husbands relapse). When I started this meth program I used to take pills in the beginning to try and still get the high feeling. My counselor told me that when I relapse I had to stop looking at it like I was a bad girl. He said you are an addict and that's what addicts do. You must pick yourself up and brush off and keep on fighting to stay clean. If your husband falls tell him he is not a bad person and he didn't undo all of his rehab progress. Many times we use this as an excuse to keep using, since we already messed up. Just go to your next AA or NA meeting and talk about what happened so you can get the support you need to keep striving. Don't beat yourself up. How is Jennyfla doing? (since we already covered your husband) Still struggling? Have you considered rehab for yourself? I know all the reasons why you can't go (kids, your husband not strong enough, familyBirth control and family planning
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You are such a sweetie, i really hope this works for you, and i have a good feeling that it will, you seem to have the right attitude, and the proper help!  :)

Good point about my hubby, and that's just what they told him about brushing yourself off, doesn't mean you failed, these things happen, you just need to go through your steps again, i'm told, he knows what he needs to do!!!

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I can do this with help from my friends (here) - support, and through meetings.  I will look into outpatient treatment possibly, been there before, but absoluately no inpatient for me!!!

I also have support through my husband's treatment facility; Hazeldon, what a great bunch they are!!!! :)

Good luck to you sweetie, my prayers are with you!

Lv Jenny

Does anyone talk on here anymore?

I'm Debbie.

Thanks. Have a nice day.

I have been away for a week, but I have noticed in the past there are times that are slow. Weekdays are ussually much busier

I do hope that you return and we can help you. I am so sorry and this post was made a long time ago. If you need help in knowing how to make your own, please respond to this one and we can surely help you. I am very very sorry.