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I am going cold turkey after five years of methadone usage.  It's day 1.  I have leg pain and am agitated.  I can't live like this anymore so I slowly tampered myself down to 5mg.  I am now 24 hrs with non.  I am incrediably uncomfortable but ok.  Am I doing the right thing.  How bad is this going to be?  I was down to 30 mg three weeks ago and weened myself down from there.  I just feel alone.  And hope this is the right thing.
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4341997 tn?1514588688
yep same here....i couldn't eat for almost 2 wks...lived on gatorade and ensure...lol and some fruit....it will get better!   just try to eat anyway...even tho it tastes like a shoe leather...lol   force it down....you will heal quicker!  
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4341997 tn?1514588688
haha yea it does feel like forever...but time speeds back up!  for real....and i would def take the B12 vit....i take the liquid sublingual....it's suppose to get into your system faster....B6 is suppose to be good too...i take B12 and a multivitamin and VitC .....i hear alot of people talk about the amino acid protocol too...it's here on MH...you can search it....just tons of stuff people say are good for energy....but my tummy will only take so much at one time...lol  you sound much better!  and a smoothie sounds good right now..lol  
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Kinda.  My gf bought me fruit to make smoothies.  I can actual taste the fruit and they have natural vitamins. Should I take vitamin b supplements u think or would that mess up my already lack of sleeping...thanks on the congrats.  7 days feels like 7 years
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4614494 tn?1368356385
Look online for rhodolia.  I found some at gnc
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4341997 tn?1514588688
my energy started coming back on second week....but i was coming off hydros....but it wasn't 100%.....but i'm older than you so you might get more energy sooner....sleep was same way...about the second week i was sleeping with the help of melatonin.

are you eating any better now?  and congrats on day 7!!  that's so great!  :)

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Ok thanks ill try that.  Where do I get the rhodlia from.  Also when does the restless sleep stop.  I would be so good if I could sleep and had more energy.  When did u notice energy comming back.  U r all so helpful.  Don't know where I would be without u guys.
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4614494 tn?1368356385
Have u tried rhodolia?  Natural herb. Check it out.  I heard about it and started taking it a month bf I finally jumped from my taper.   I swear by it.
Praying for u. Congrats on day 7!!!!!! Great job
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