whats a realistic time frame

[genix]

im day 15 as alot of you are aware how long, am i looking at three months?

[j3705]

Im on my 16th day cold turkey from Methadone. I know what your going through.  Increase good protein drop the sugar and drink lots of water.  Good luck to both of us.....

[sadinmichigan]

Hey there friend..I want to say congrats..You are doing great..I know you aren't feeling 100% but that will come in time. We are all different when it comes to w/ds and even more different comming off methadone. You jumped at a higher dose like I did,.I did not feel better for about 3-4 months and continued to have some mild things after. Sleep was very hard to get for a long time. I had very low energy @3 months but slowly it came back..You have 2 weeks down..thats great..Are you still getting cold sweats? Hang in there..it's going to take a little while but well worth it..

[genix]

thanks guys i just love people replying to me its amazing. and OH BATHS are soo good on like day 5 the pain was insane, jumped in a REALLY hot bath and wham instant relief, baths can not be under estamated!!. Im like woa day 15/16 im loosing count, but it mostly ANXIETY not, and those false headaches, the ones that say hey you need some pain killers, but then disapear again in five minutes, ******* opiates trying to trick you, i worked that out real quick? sneaky are they not?

[BoboR]

Sorry, I didn't realize you were on day 14 of CT. I don't think you're looking at 3 months of what you're experiencing right now. I had a friend who went CT a few years ago, and he said he started feeling better the third week. Hopefully, you'll be feeling better in just a few days. The stuff should have worked out of your system by now if you're in day 14 of total CT. I'd recommend some valium or Tylenol PM, and a hot bath, as many as necessary, and exercise. You'll feel better soon. Hang in there.

[BoboR]

I can't remember what dose you are/were at, but I tapered from 20-30mg methadone daily, and it took me at least 3 or 4 months, possibly longer. I really don't remember when I began my taper, but it was a few months ago. A lot of that time is kinda blurry. ;-)

I'd say you're probably looking at least 3 months if you wanna do it with minimal discomfort.

[worried878]

Penelope could help as well and she posted yesterday...quit methadone...i think she said it was more like a month til she felt fairly decent but better and better the whole time...pm her...she would not mind and neither would sad...both are sweet caring people

[lifesaride]

hey mate, i didnt know what you were talkin about, so i went to your profile page and saw your kicking methadone. good for you. there is a lady on te forum who knows alot about that first hand . her name is Lisa and her handle is sadinmichagan. she helps alot of people here, and is a real sweetheart. ya know, a real person. anyway good luck to you mate. and feel better soon. Teddy

[GoingToMakeIt]

I am not sure what you are asking. How long until what? Until you are normal? Some say 6 months or more, others are pretty normal by 1-3months. You will always be compromised with the pills.