methadone withdrawal

[PJBC]

my daughter has weaned herself from methadone, is now having withdrawal symtoms. should she continue taking
the methadone, should she continue to wean herself off and suffer the side effects? what are the worse case symtoms
she may experience. any suggestions i may pass on.
thanks,

[mr.lucky66]

Like the others said, tell her not to take any more and it takes time for methadone withdrawl. If you repond back I'll give some specific suggestions if you check back here. I have a lot of experience kicking methadone and have been done free and dope free for years. all the best

[Penelope14]

Im a person who tapered off methadone & I also have a daughter, & as a former methadone user, I would continue to ride out the symtoms of withdrawals, they dont last forever & relief typically comes within a few weeks. I know as a mother that it is not easy to see your child suffer, but understand, this is all part of recovery, your daughters body is undergoing many changes due to having little or no methadone, it will get better, but only if she stays off methadone. The symtoms of methadone withdrawals vary from person to person, mine were like riding a roller coaster, some days were good, then the next day Id feel as if I were back on my first day of detoxing, so shes gonna have good days & bad. I had high anxiety, lack of sleep & zero energy, & depression, basically, I felt bad, unless you have been thru a methadone detox, its really hard to explain in words how it feels? Its nice to see that you are standing by your daughter at a time in her life that is very challenging, it will make the process much easier on her. Good Luck & recomend to your daughter to join the forum. Take Care Penelope

[sadinmichigan]

I am so glad your daughter is doing this..it's very difficult..but absolutely can be done. Is she completely off it?? If she is tell her to stay off and get it over with. If she isn't all the way off it yet than i would want to know what mgs..she is at..If she is already having w/ds then tell her to jump off whatever she's on and ride it out..It is a very hard thing to go through and a very hard thing to watch someone do but just keep telling her that it will be over with and she will never have to do this again..I went cold off 65mg..it was the hardest thing I ever did but i did do it..I cringe when i hear the word methadone and probably always will..I want to be able to help anyone in this position though..I have an article from a dr. in my journal about methadone and w/d..there is alot of helpful info and some things you can do to help ease the w/d symptoms a bit..as said above..there really is no way of getting around w/d..the worst thing she can do though is take anymore..the article will also explain to you about methadone so you can understand what your dealing with..she can do this..and she is very lucky to have you supporting her..she definitly needs it..please pm(private message) me if you have any questions..I will do the best i can to help..take care..hang in there..she has about 5 weeks of this to deal with..(not the whole 5wks will be as bad)  

[kim715]

Hi and welcome.I just wanted to bump your post back up to the top in an effort to get you some more responses.Sadinmichigan is usually on here late night and Penelope usually is on in the mornings.I'm going to send you a pm in just a little bit.Hang in there.You have found a wonderful place for answers and support...........Peace..........Kim

[Downey]

Good for your daughter getting off the meth. From what I have read the sooner you get off it the better. I think there is no way of avoiding the wd symptoms. Some other people will post on this with more info. Good luck