16 days off methadone, 1 day off Percocet....now what??

[Sweetness91]

What a ride its been...I never have liked roller coasters. The last two weeks have been at times, unbearable. Eight years on methadone is too long, and I was just done! Tired of the weight loss, no ambition, and living like a hermit. I used the percocets the last couple weeks to help with the methadone withdrawal, without much success though. And now, I'm done with those too. What's crazy is I'm more scared now than I was when I stopped the meths! Yet I know it won't be as bad this time around. WTH is wrong with me! It's been 24 hrs since my last perc....and I actually feel better than I have in the last two weeks....sorta. But I keep telling myself..."just wait, you're gonna get it for what you've done to yourself". I have to say, if someone offered me a methadone right now, I'd say hell no! I hate that crap...it's ruined me, but I AM afraid of what the next few days have to bring for me. Any suggestions or comments guys? Curious what to expect.

[Sweetness91]

And just a note....I HAD to get rid of that prescription yesterday before I had the temptation to fill it!! I certainly don't need that. I keep kicking myself in the a$$ for that...lol, but then I just look at the clock and see how long I have before I can claim another day :)

[Sweetness91]

I started my weaning on Nov 13th. At that point I was on about 40mgs. I went down 5mgs at a time until I got to 10...then went 2.5 at a time...then once I got to 2.5 I went to 1.25 for a few days and stopped there. Figured if I could do that little, I could do none! When I went to my PM doc in Nov, I found out my doc of 7 yrs had left the office and I would be seeing a different one there, one I DID NOT like...and my doc had actually went to an office THREE hrs away...way too far for me. I honestly feel it was a blessing in disguise and that it truly was Gods way of saying "THAT'S ENOUGH!!". I'm doing ok with it too...I've always had pain...I can deal with that. But the chest pains here lately (anxiety I think? Never had it before) are more than I can take. I feel like I'm having a heart attack several times a day. So I went to see an Intervention PM doc yesterday and what does he do??? Prescribed Percocet!! I don't want the damn Percocet!! I told him everything about the chest issues and he did NOTHING but say "oh it's rebound anxiety".....well YA THINK??? Duh?? Help me with it! Lol. I'll say this though, strange as it may sound...when I stopped both meds, I made sure to take my last one at 3 p.m....and why? Because when I'm having an especially rough day, I can look at the clock and know that at 3:00 I have ANOTHER DAY under my belt. Not sure why...but it helps and keeps me going :) And thanks to everyone for the support and encouragement. This site has been my lifesaver and sanity recently and I appreciate every last one of you for it!!! ;)

[Jenelle2020]

Hi there, I was wondering how long you weaned off the methadone and how much at a time did you wean? I am asking because if you did a fast wean from 50mgs it may make your symptoms worse and last longer. You have been off methadone now for 2 weeks so that is great, you certainly don't want to go back on and it sounds like that is not an option for you which is a good thing. I have been on methadone for a little over 7 years and have been tapering for nearly 3 years and am at 6mgs now with no issues, as my taper has been really long and slow. If you did taper slowly and you have 2 weeks under your belt I would think you should start feeling better pretty soon but it is so hard to tell with methadone, being as it has such a long half life and stores itself in your fat cells and bones. All I know is that slow and steady wins this race. If you continue with the vitamins and lots of fluids and exercise, then time will be your healer. Congratulations to you for getting off this stuff, some people simply cannot do it, so hang in there and keep posting for support and let us know how you are faring. Good luck to you !

[Sweetness91]

I was prescribed 50 mgs of methadone and 20 mgs of Percocet a day. Oftentimes, I usually took 35-45 of the meth and most generally didn't even take the Percs. It zombified me. I've been doing the Thomas recipe for about a month now and added calcium,magnesium & zinc supplement and Hylands Leg Cramps as well. At the moment I have a horrible belly ache from all the Tylenol and aspirin, so that just adds to the problem, but sometimes I just get a desperate feeling and wanna feel better, even if its just for a little bit. I started actually using the Percs daily when I started my weaning process and they helped in the beginning, but not once I was completely done with the meths. And I really wish I even had the energy to GO to the store. Grrrr.  I know I'll never take another methadone, I honestly know that in my heart. But it just seems like this is taking too long...lol. I don't have many friends, well none really, I stay home all day because I just don't know what to do with myself at this point. I tried counseling, and sitting in a room with 15 other ppl and telling them every bad thing that has ever happened to me is most definitely NOT for me. Blah. Lol. One of those days...sorry.

[gnarly_1]

HI Was your dose of methadone////?? 8 yrs is a long time and methadone takes a wile to get over if you can pick up some whey proten mix at walmart it gives your brain/body what it needs to heal your best friend is time the longer clean time you get the better you will feel hot soaks with epsom salt will help sleep is tuff but you can try some of the overcouter stuff like alteril you got to get off the percs or you wont even begin to heal kep post for support....Gnarly

[BarbRTR]

I just want to bump for you.. Someone will be here shortly! :)