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Methadone Question
Ok so here is my question, ive been addicted to painkillers for many years, quitting and relapsing many times. Well i got in a car accident about 6 months ago, they started me on Per 10/325z then a couple months ago we switched to Norco 10/325z i was up to about 6 or 7 Norcos a day, well i recently ran out and have been taking Methadone for about 8 days, today being the 8th. Well 6 of the 8 days i took 30mg and i have took 40mg yesterday and today, which supprizingly does alot considering my tollerence. They also last a very long time, which leads me into my question, i have heard of Horror stories about Methadone withdraw lasting over a month and being worse then Heroin. Im ready to quit, and am prepared to deal with the Normal Vicoden withdraw that usally lasts about 8-10 days, but im not ready to handle over a month of withdraws. Is there anyone on these fourms that is farmiler with methadone that could let me know with my usage if im going to expierence short vicoden withdraw, or if ive taken enough to experience the dreaded Methadone withdraw. I do have about 10 of the 7.5mg percs if it would be best to do a Very fast taper with those. Idk any advice would be helpfull. I know ive stated i wanted to quit before and am ashamed of relapsing, so dont be 2 hard on me lol.
Thank u guyz for the posts, will i didnt take any yesterday or today, i took a couple somas to fall asleap last night, so that would make this day 2 of completly no opiates. Since the methadone stayes in the system so long is probobly why im not feeling any withdraws from the vicoden yet. We will see, my family and friends are at there witz end with me relapsing and i realllllllly want to stay clean for myself this time. From the stories i hope i didnt take enough to have the methadone withdraws. If my calculations are right then the vicoden withdraws should be starting like probobly tommorrow. :( I prey i can get through it this time and stay done with it.
Have you ever been through Methadone detox?
Call it drama, or whatever the hell you want. But I have been down that road, and I know sh*t loads of others who have, and there are TONZ of people on this forum who can tell you their Methadone horror stories. And every single one of them who detoxed from Methadone went through physical and mental hell. This ain't no anti Methadone club dude, this is the f*cking truth.
Methadone is a junkies crutch. It's another drug you take to lie to yourself thinking this is what you need to stop H or pills or whatever your bag is. It is nothing more than a sh*tty synthetic narcotic to replace your drug of choice.
bleh
Call it drama, or whatever the hell you want. But I have been down that road, and I know sh*t loads of others who have, and there are TONZ of people on this forum who can tell you their Methadone horror stories. And every single one of them who detoxed from Methadone went through physical and mental hell. This ain't no anti Methadone club dude, this is the f*cking truth.
Methadone is a junkies crutch. It's another drug you take to lie to yourself thinking this is what you need to stop H or pills or whatever your bag is. It is nothing more than a sh*tty synthetic narcotic to replace your drug of choice.
bleh
Methadone is the worst way to detox. I was on the sh*t for years, and I was addicted. It WAS my drug. I was in fantasy bliss land for hours after my dose. And when I detoxed from Methadone, it was worse than opiate, Heroin and Coke WD's all mixed in together!! Sub was a lot easier for me. It didn't have the same opiate euphoric feeling like Methadone, but that's just me. It will affect people differently.
Sub was pain free. I got down to 5mgs and was all good. Methadone however, again, is harder to tell if a lot is too much due to that good feeling. It creates euphoria and lasts a long time in the system. Its half life is like 72 hours and can stay in fatty tissues for a very long time. Were talkin months.
Think about it this way, if Heroin users need Methadone to stop using, and they usually end up taking it for years, what does that tell you?
Methadone wd symptoms for me were far more worse than H or any other drug I have taken for that matter. And I was a 6x day shooter mixing the H with Coke. The Methadone detox lasted way too long, and I was in total misery. It made me want to gear up and shoot right away.....every day. It is nothing more than another drug to replace what you are on now. The WD's are heart wrenchingly nasty and volatile.
My Rx, that has worked for me in the past was:
Xanax at first sign of restlessness and mental anguish.
Flexeril for muscle cramps, body aches and leg pains.
Ambien or Halcion for sleeplessness.
All of the above drugs are only to be taken when absolutely needed, and no more than 1 week supply. It is sad that I must report I am addicted to all of them now, including others, because I was obviously kidding myself about wanting to get clean at that time.
Hot baths, as many as you need when the pain is bad.
Lots of liquids to flush the system.
Eat vegetables, mainly greens, flash boiled so the nutrients are easier to digest. Fruits like blueberries. And eat something that is naturally sweet. Stay away from refined sugar and mixtures containing refined sugar, including sucrose, dextrose, corn syrup, brown sugar, turbinado. Avoid artificial sweeteners. They can all make you even more cranky.
Ibuprofin and more baths.
Poppypod tea is awesome for detox. You can find it online.
A friend or family member who is supportive.
But stay the hell away from the Methadone. Unless you are a sadist. : )
Peace : )
Sub was pain free. I got down to 5mgs and was all good. Methadone however, again, is harder to tell if a lot is too much due to that good feeling. It creates euphoria and lasts a long time in the system. Its half life is like 72 hours and can stay in fatty tissues for a very long time. Were talkin months.
Think about it this way, if Heroin users need Methadone to stop using, and they usually end up taking it for years, what does that tell you?
Methadone wd symptoms for me were far more worse than H or any other drug I have taken for that matter. And I was a 6x day shooter mixing the H with Coke. The Methadone detox lasted way too long, and I was in total misery. It made me want to gear up and shoot right away.....every day. It is nothing more than another drug to replace what you are on now. The WD's are heart wrenchingly nasty and volatile.
My Rx, that has worked for me in the past was:
Xanax at first sign of restlessness and mental anguish.
Flexeril for muscle cramps, body aches and leg pains.
Ambien or Halcion for sleeplessness.
All of the above drugs are only to be taken when absolutely needed, and no more than 1 week supply. It is sad that I must report I am addicted to all of them now, including others, because I was obviously kidding myself about wanting to get clean at that time.
Hot baths, as many as you need when the pain is bad.
Lots of liquids to flush the system.
Eat vegetables, mainly greens, flash boiled so the nutrients are easier to digest. Fruits like blueberries. And eat something that is naturally sweet. Stay away from refined sugar and mixtures containing refined sugar, including sucrose, dextrose, corn syrup, brown sugar, turbinado. Avoid artificial sweeteners. They can all make you even more cranky.
Ibuprofin and more baths.
Poppypod tea is awesome for detox. You can find it online.
A friend or family member who is supportive.
But stay the hell away from the Methadone. Unless you are a sadist. : )
Peace : )
Get off now and don't look back.Iv'e been on liquid methadone 9yrs. and I go every 2 weeks to get "take home" doses and it is the worst thing to come off ofnd I;m far from a drama queen.I hope you take this very serious I'm not someone who likes this but it can become too easy to stay on.And a nightmare to come off of.
definitely stay away and off the methadone...i really dont believe it is about drama johnny, methadone withdrawals are real and the absolute worst thing i have ever experienced in my life..WD's from short acting opiods like percocets, vicoden and yes even heroin are easier than methadone. methadone withdrawals can last 4-6 weeks (of being severely sick) and depending on length of use and dose level, can experience up to 3 years of PAWS...so it is a big deal if you get hooked on methadone, i would stop taking it NOW...or you will be sorry like i was, i stopped methedone in may, and i am still not right and i blame the methadone...
Hi dont get all worried about methadone.In my opinion and experience theres to many drama queens,taper-off the juice as its called. Remember whats the hurry,you dont want to end up relapsing One thing in canada theres Liquid methadone and you go to your local pharmacy every day. Thats better as theres control,when you or any addict has pills then when we feel **** we pop another.john
GET OFF OF IT NOW! Or as soon as possible. I have been through this for 41/2 years, and it is SO hard to come off of. It has a brilliant half-life, and if you stay on it any longer you will go through hell. I believe it is better to just go thru the w/d of Vic than the Methadone. Start tapering now, when you have the chance to do it without feeling too bad.
Send me a private message, I have a lot to say about this in particular drug, and I would love to help as much as I can.
With love............................Sam
Send me a private message, I have a lot to say about this in particular drug, and I would love to help as much as I can.
With love............................Sam
Tammy is right...8 days is not long enough to feel the withdrawal of methadone, but if you stay on it..OH BOY.
Hun, you have to make a decision to put the drugs down. Using this..or using that..or this to get off of that, is a merry-go-round. Make a decision to get off of all drugs, and stick to it.
So many people can help you here with supplements to get through the withdrawal, which is a short period anyway. There is hope.
Hun, you have to make a decision to put the drugs down. Using this..or using that..or this to get off of that, is a merry-go-round. Make a decision to get off of all drugs, and stick to it.
So many people can help you here with supplements to get through the withdrawal, which is a short period anyway. There is hope.
8 days probably isnt long enough to experience the dreaded methadone w/d's. So stop taking them now before you do go through the worst w/d's in the world. Actually maybe you can do a taper with the meth. Someone here has a post, I think its oxyaddict420, who did a perfect taper with methadone pills, and had zero w/d's. Hopefully he will see this and answer with his experience. I know nothing about tapering. GOOD LUCK!
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