methadone withdrawal

[PJBC]

my 42 year old dgt will be taking herself off methadone . our plan is for myself to keep a certain amount of the pills
and only give her a certain number of them, so as to gradually wean herself off, not just going cold turkey.
what synptoms should we be aware of?

[Ronmurphy00]

Please Google" revived to life: a case of methadone detox" Dr. David Arneson and Dr. Chad Goetz...unbelievably beautiful story, After you read their post,  please share it with others ..

[sadinmichigan]

I an so glad your daughter is making this decision..I don't know how many mg's she was on..but the w/ds can really be bad..Hopefully she can wean down enough to maybe not have it so rough...

[Penelope14]

GoingTo MakeIt is correct it can be mild or severe, from my own personal experience during my detox from methadone, it was bad during the first two weeks, but I still functioned, as best as I could anyway, I tapered down from 90mgs down to 2mgs then stopped, my symtoms were like many who stop methadone, no energy, depression, bad anxiety, couldnt sleep, sneezing, etc. It has been 2 1/2 months since being off methadone & I am back to my pre-methadone days, & very happy about my success!!!

[GoingToMakeIt]

Withdrawals can be mild to severe. Like a really bad flu. Nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, leg cramps etc. Generally on a taper it is very mild. They may not feel well, but should be able to function. If it is more severe, the taper may be too much or too fast.