lowering methadone tomm.....

[DEVONSTAR]

i wanna know if anyone has every got down to 2mgs of methadone w lil to no withdrawals?tomm im goin to go down to 1mg n so far so good.i was on 75mgs n have been on for 7yrs n over the last 2 yrs have been decreasing my does by 1mg every other wk,and once and a while holding so my body can adjust.im so scared that once im not takin it anymore im gonna have bad withdrawals...i read alot of posts on other sites ppl sayin there sick at 20mgs,,maybe its the fact tht im takin my time n not droppn so fast idk...

[missveronica]

congratulations!!  you are almost free of methadone-which I have now named poison :)   hang in there !!

[DEVONSTAR]

THANK U SO MUCH..it nice to hear someone has had the same experience with the decreasing,,im really scared that the worst is to come but i think alot of it is in ppl heads.i have went 2 days before withour drinkin meth n it wasnt that bad...i actually forget to take it sometimes cuz i dont feel crappy in the am..so tomm is the big day 1mg...i was actually thinkin of holdin at 2 but im goin for it

[Jenelle2020]

Hey DEVONSTAR congrats on getting yourself down to 2mgs of methadone, you are almost FREE!!!!! You have done a nice long taper and I cannot see you having really bad withdrawals. I am also on methadone at 11mgs tapering 1mg/week and have not been sick yet. Because you have gone so slowly you have given your body a chance to adjust to each dose, which is what is recommended with tapering methadone. You will of course feel a bit of withdrawal but I don't believe it will be anything to worry about and I doubt it will last as long. None of us will get out of this scott free so you have to expect a bit of discomfort.For the restless legs people in here suggest Hylands Restless Legs which can be found at Walmart, some suggest a hot soak in the tub with epson salts. I think you have done EXTREMELY well and I compliment you on that. Just hang in there and try not to worry too much about what is going to happen. I know that when I get to where you are I will have to eat my words but I truly believe you will be just fine, as others say " time will be your healer". I wish you nothing but the best and please keep posting and let us know how it goes once you are at 1mg and completely off.