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[carpediem0303]

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.

[carpediem0303]

Typo...auto correct...it's clonidine .1 mg every eight hours...it relaxes my muscles.

[VICourageous]

Hi yes In my above thread I mentioned the clonidine it is a light Blood Pressure Med they use to help people detoxing from opiates...And I also mentioned some other things...Just keep posting with us and we can help you step by step.....It does get better min by min...12yrs of methedone and I am happy today So will YOU..............
God Bless
vickie

[SmilingBright]

I'm
Glad they gave u something to help u.  I heard a lot about the clonidine. Just never took any. Praying u are doing better now!!!  
U can message me anytime if u would like.

Christina

[ricart70]

Hey glad you got the clonidine and I hope it helps alot.It does help.I have taken it before. keep up the great work .Hope today is better for you.  

[jennlp29]

Ive been on methadone for 2yrs went to 100mg and tapered down to 5mg over 8mths and then stopped...today is day 7 and im still not sleeping at night and only at night or when I try to relax does all the aching start...I have been drinking tons of water and/or cranberry juice. I also bought a detox tea and take a lot of hot baths.  This site has helped me greatly in the last 2days. I wanted to back on methadone so bad just to feel "right" but knwing im not alone has helped greatly...keep moving forward and congrats...it gets better my par counselor used to always tell me it will take 10 days for your brain to adjust to the change..I wouldnt reccomend methadone knwing what I do now but ill never do pills again..I never want to feel this way again...

[carpediem0303]

Day 6.  Well it's Sunday.  My body doesn't hurts as bad except for my legs.  Feels like bugs are crawling around. I still haven't slept at all.  Maybe three hours last night and one today.  I think I feel better but mentally I'm just weak and irritable.