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4th day off methadone

I was feeling great earlier today. Then I sat down and had a drink and the restlessness came back full on. I'm having a really hard time with this. I always think about should I go back on? But I don't wanna go through all this again. Ugh I wanna rip my skin off. When will I see a light at the end of this stupid tunnel. Why did I feel good today but not tonight.
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Phycobillyqueen how are you feeling today?
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Iam on day 4 after tapering all the way down to 0.8ml maddness i know but it was working for me and i have a baby to look after so needed my withdrawls to be next to nothing which they are. Ive slept no bother since i stopped aswell. Ive been taking multi vitimans and imodium so think thats been helping
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Hi, Im on my 4th day off and I have very mild WD symtoms I hear they will start bad on the 5th but idk if this is true? Can anyone relate. My highest dose was 40 and I came down in 4 months slowly my last was 2ml. I keep worrying instead of just trusting the process.
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welcome to the forum , nana methadone does have a long shelf life, everyone is different , i recently took the road you have chosen a few months ago, im now on day 157. It will seem like it is getting worse in the next few days, but you have to just hang in there, this will all eventually pass. i would suggest starting a new thread so that you can give us updates and others will chime in to give you tips.
A few suggestions, drink lots of water, take a multi- vitamin , listen to some music, find yourself some funny movies to watch, and hot baths help a ton. I worried for the first 3 weeks kept waiting for the worst of it to come, but that was me just listening to the horror stories out there, in the grasp of it all ,it was no more then a bad flu. OH make sure to get some imodium , you will need it. You got this , just focus on making it thru. As many will tell you , Its very possible. YOU have to want off this drug more then anything else. Getting off of it has changed my life. Methadone WD comes in waves, somedays you will fine good, then others not so much , Just remember you didnt become addicted to it over night , it takes some time for our bodies to heal.  GOD Speed,
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Don't drink alchol,  it will make it worse. You need to detox your body,  that's the whole meaning of "detox" I know it's hard but you can do.  I am on day 5 and i still feel dying inside but i'm trying!
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I was at 90mgs. I went all the way down to 3mgs and that's where I came off from. What I don't understand is I've had mild withdrawal the whole time I was coming down. My last samples they said they couldn't find nothing in my urine. I ddont get it
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       Alcohol is a drug, it will bring back the pain of WD.  So you need to stay away from any mood altering chemical. I dont no about the vitamins and supplements but they do help some out. When you have that thinking start posting or talk to someone about the problem do you go to meetings you just say your first name and what problem you have with drugs and you will get feedback to your questions.    Hang in there.
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HI....methadone is very cyclic just when you think it is done messing with you it comes back with vengeance you can expect what your going threw for the next 6 days or so the symptoms usually start 3 days after your last dose and last about a week some symptoms will last into 2 weeks just depends  the main thing here is to prepare yourself for the post withdrawal energy crash and the sleeplessness most people find these things the hardest to deal with
take it day by day be ready for this to take a couple of mo to feel right again and you will do fine its a grind to do and many go back because of the long post withdrawal but let me tell you it is so so worth it not to be chained to the liquid handcuffs good luck and God bless......Gnarly  
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Hi!  I think it may be the alcohol. I'm all for doing what you have to do but alcohol doesn't usually do the trick....

There is plenty of stuff you can take: try Valerian root, kava tea...Just look around in the health supplement isle at the grocery store. The herbs,vitamins,minerals,and amino acids really help!!

What dose did you jump off at again?
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