Methadone and detoxing

[AprilJP]

I have been on methadone for a 1 1/2 yrs. The reason for this was to take control of my life. I feel ready to detox now and i have started the process coming down 5 mgs. a week.  So far I have come down 20 mgs. and no symptoms yet but I am still at a pretty high dose. I am scared to death from all of the horror stories I have heard. Can someone please tell me what I can truly expect and what I can do to help this to be as comfortable an experience as possible. Any information would be helpful because I go to a methadone clinic and all they will tell me is that i will experience flu like symptoms.  Thank You and God Bless.
                                        April

[Dhar]

I have also been detoxing from methadone at 5mgs per week.  I was on 85mgs for around a year.  Now I am on 20mgs.  I have had little withdrawl symptoms except a little restlessness.  I dont feel much different on 20 than I did on 85.  Methadone clinics care only for your money.  Mine raised fees this week.  They let you get to a higher dose to make you think that you can't live without it.  If you are like me you probably didn't need to get to that high a dose anyway. Methadone is not insulin.  Stick with it and you will be free soon.

[orangefyre]

What you can expect is to feel as if you have the WORSE FLU EVER for no less than 6 days. It was 12 days for me. I'm almost a month clean from Methadone, now. Life is good, life is almost normal. I am not as energetic as I was, but it is slowly returning to me.
Here is a list of symptoms...
Methadone withdrawal symptoms include but are not limited to:

[chemmonster7]

well it depends on how high a dose you are on, I was on methadone for 4yrs was up to 350milgrms 3mnths ago I quit c/t I went through 7-8wks hardcore and still having issues w/ w/d and cravings but not for methadone the pills i took before for 3yrs if you are dropping down you may not feel to bad post me back if you have any questions