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Has anyone in this forum ever COMPLETELY beat Methadone/Methadose addiction?

by orangefyre, Dec 26, 2006 12:00AM
Tags: Addiction
Today I am on day 3 of quitting Methadone cold turkey. I wish for someone to share with me their withdraw stories, no matter how horrific they may be. I need to know what I have to look forward to, and how long feeling like this is going to last.

Any help is gretly appreciated.***@**** is available for anyone who is going through the same as me, email me. I could use some friends who can relate right now.

Thank you so much for anything you have to offer me.
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by CRIMINAL, Dec 27, 2006 12:00AM
i wont lie..your in for a LONG HARD ride. im on 70mg of methodose now. i use to be on 120mg n got kickd off the clinic for exessive benzodiazapine use..so i withdrew cold turkey at home an was violently ill for 30 solid days! and even after that i didnt sleep rite for another month or two! methodone is the W0RST drug iv ever withdrew from..way worse than heroin and even worse than oxycontin. i wish you the best. remember IT CAN be done..it takes will power.

by orangefyre, Dec 27, 2006 12:00AM
To: criminal
Thanx for your honesty, I admire that greatly. I am now on day4, as you know. I'm sneezing, got tummy cramps, and seem to want nothing but candy! go figure that...

Any words of advice to make it ANY easier?

by CRIMINAL, Dec 28, 2006 12:00AM
well if you have a doctor you could TRY and and ask for BENTYL for the st0mach pain..and CLONIDINE to lower your blood pressure and quinine for leg cramping (all 3 0f th0se meds are N0N narcotic) they give them in detoxes as protocall. my doc gave them to me during my withdrawal and it took the edge 0ff A LITTLE. i also read vitimins work but im not sure wich ones youl have to look that up. thats all i can think of 0ff hand but if i think of anything else i will post it.

by orangefyre, Dec 29, 2006 12:00AM
To: Criminal
Hey! Day6 all c/t!, woke up feelin almost "NORMAL". I don't know if I remember what I'm like sober, but I can't wait to find out. I'm doin the Thomas Recipe. It DOES work!

I'm curious about you? What's up with your name, are you/were you a CRIMINAL? If thats too personal, skip it, try not to judge my curiosity and let me know how your taper going? Or are you doing it c/t, can't remember. You doing ok?

by orangefyre, Dec 30, 2006 12:00AM
To: Criminal
I can relate, buddy. Don't you think you are tapering too much too fast? I thought it was 1mg, every 2 weeks? I could be wrong, never been to a clinic, just a dealer w/ my hard earned cash. KOOKY ain't it? At first it's a great place to hide whatever ails you, then after some time you can slowly feel it sucking the life outta you,

~Lisa

by CRIMINAL, Dec 30, 2006 12:00AM
To: orangefyre
i was in sum trouble in the past so i thought i call myself "criminal" lol. as for me im down to 70mg of methodose (the pink liquid) i still crave ALOT. iv been on methodone for 4yrz and im struggling. at one point i started droping 5mg a week n got d0wn to 4omg but the craving go overwhelming cuz i lowerd my dose too fast so now im back up to 70mg. i think im going to drop 2mg per week and see how that goes. im getting very hopless after 8yrz of addiction and 4yrz of them on methodone

by harleyc0404, Dec 31, 2006 12:00AM
A: criminal is right you can look forward to a 60 day detox 30 screaming all consuming pain then 30 cant sleep think about nothing else ache, stuffy head, fever, wish you could get some rest, why aint it over hell.

    But besides all the negativity remember what were fighting for; our lives ,our family's, friends, love, health, respect(from others and for ourselves) and the release from bondage.  

    We our fighting for our SOBRIETY, what many haave fought and died for, what every man woman and child deserve but few ever obtain that ever elusive FREEDOM.

    I would proudly spill my blood, as did our forefathers in the pursuit of freedom. And I am proud to belong in the same world as Men like you, Men who fight for freedom.



                       A quote from one of Americas greatest Men



   It would be surprising indeed if so celestial an article as freedom should be obtained lightly.



P.S. I didn't do his words justice.

by CRIMINAL, Jan 01, 2007 12:00AM
To: orangefyre
maybe i am tapering too fast, im not a patient person lol..iv had people tell me they did okay dropping 2mg per week and others have told me 1mg a week or even 1mg every 2weeks. i guess it depends on the individual. anyway with the way i crave and how weak i am i think im just going to do 1mg every week or two.   i hope your hanging in there orangefyre i have alot of respect for you going c/t

by i hate lortabs, Jan 01, 2007 12:00AM
Just take your time, the Methadone is not gonna harm you, and if you rush it, that's a bigger chance that you will relapse. You are doing fine, take your time :)



Blessed Be!

~Riki
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