94 days off methadone

[Cookie41]

Im so happy i hit my 90 day mark with no relapses, the only thing im dealing with is deppression, and i dont know why. i dont know if its because i came down so fast i feel like im having panic attacks in the morning thats when its at its worst when i first wake up. I feel like something horrible is going to happen.

[pillfree21]

Triple congrats....I was close to where you are and know just how incredibly hard it is to come of methadone(and stay clean).  You are truly to be commended and your post really served as inspiration for me to get my stuff back together and ride this horse on out.  The depression caught up with me, but everyday I am thankful that I have at least overcome methadone and will never go back to that stuff again.

Keep it moving and congrats again.

[laurel453]

Cookie, 94 days is awesome CONGRATSSSS :)

[jewlz2626]

Congrats cookie!!! Im proud of you! I cant wait to be where you are, one day soon. I am currently in school, and have come so far, that I cant just pick up & drop right in the middle. Im proud of whenre I am, all except for this last 5mg of methadone that hang over my head still. But I will get there, I just have to be smart about it. Again, congrats on that HUGE NUMBER!! 90 days is AWESOME!!!! Keep up the good work, we are all rooting for ya!! Hugs!! Julie

[gnarly_1]

Hey Cookie  good to see you post....well your over the hump now from here forth you should start feeling better 90 days marked the beginning of the end for me I finely started getting better as for the depression my doctor started treating my depression after 90days clean
she said it was no longer caused by the withdrawals and was just a chemical inbalance
went on celexa and it solved the problem//....I also suffer with bipolar disorder so from time to time I have to go odd the antidepressant to prevent manic episodes its a juggling act
talk to your doctor and dont be afraid of antidepressants when there working right you don't even know your taking anything theirs no euphoria or anything...keep up on the whey protein shakes take a good multi vitamin and just know your going to get better from here forward ...keep posting to let us all know how your doing let us know how the dr goes good  luck and God bless......Gnarly        

[Cookie41]

thanx for your support, im very grateful that im where im at i guess this is just part of the healing process, not to long ago i was predisposed to the notion that i was going to live the rest of my life on 250mgs. a day. and im so glad i dont feel that way anymore. im definitly better then i was 3 months ago

[throwindatowl]

Thats what Im talking about!! CONGRATS! Thats so great. Alot of clean days for you. I love to hear the success stories. Just love it. Gives me great hope and inspiration! Im sorry about your depression and IBKeen has got it right. We didnt get ourselves into our position in months and I think it takes months to get the brain working right. Youre doing exactly what you need too do. I think its AWESOME!

[IBKleen]

Hi!

Congrats on 90 days, that is huge!

Depression is very common in addicts after getting clean. If you haven't already, I suggest that you visit your doctor. Get a good check-up, complete with blood work, and talk about the depression. There is no shame in depression or in taking a medication to correct the imbalance. There are several new depression meds on the market today and I have heard good things about them. Do your research before hand so you are armed and can speak with your doctor. And so I am clear, I am not talking about a benzo medication for anxiety. That would concern me.

In any case, I never suffered from anxiety but the around the 90 day mark was when I started to actually feel better.

Hang in there and congrats again!