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 ..
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...
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!!!
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.