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1156150 tn?1262394810

oxy withdraw with methadone

curently trying to kick a 4 yr habbit using methadone short time  (2 weeks)taking lots of vitamins having very little if any prblems discomfort ect
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I agree with what all of you are saying. The problem with me is I used methadone to replace OC for two bulging disks in my neck.  I DO get a high from my methadone maybe because I take 100 mg per day?
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i just decided to cold turkey ocs and methdone.its been 6 days and i feel like death!!!!hots and colds and cant sleep..i have terrible anxiety which i know i souldnt be taking xanies.what do i do?how long is this goin to last?im ready to give up!!but i wanna feel my normal self again.
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1156150 tn?1262394810
thanks  i hope im not to bad tomarrow  
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I was really bad on oxy, tab whatever but mostly oxy, for 6 years and I lost alot. Should have been in prison or dead for sure, Wanted to stop so bad but couldnt and just wanted to die. I am on a methadone program but I am supervised under care. I have been going for 5 months and my life and decisions have changed alot and I pray for thanks all day for it. I have a job that I have actually held for 4 straight months ha, and me and my kids have never been closer but I do know methadone stays in your systom for 2 to 3 days before you withdraw and I know I would not recommend doing it alone. The program I go to is world wide and I told them going in I wanted to get off this two and be free one day well needless to say my dumb *** was shera on oxy and tore up my body horribly on the oxy and might have to be on done all my life but hey I would reather do this than be high and robbing and being out of reach of God in my heart. See a doctor for sure and done right methadone can help, trust me, done wrong you will just keep switching the addiction, ugh I wouldnt wish that hell on my old enemies    
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hey welcome to the forum well it seams like alot of people are rolling the dice with there lives messing with methadone lately ...your one of the lucky ones you dident kill yourself
if you been on it only 2 weeks your withdrawal shouldn't be to bad from the methadone
but you will pay the pied piper with oxy withdrawals when you quit the methadone
at least thats my experience walking this out with people who have tried methadone for a short time...your oxy withdrawals shouldent be as bad but you got methadone withdrawals in there to so its to early to tell how sever or long your withdrawal will be
just do yourself a favor and get off the methadone b/4 it gets its hooks in you and get comfortable with the saying ''you just got to be ok without being ok for a wile"
you havent beat withdrawals only postponed them good luck and god bless Gnarly
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1156150 tn?1262394810
i will let you know how i feel later
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1156150 tn?1262394810
im going to hope for the posative as i still fell fine after 50 plus hrs and no methadone
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He was only taking 20 mgs a day for 2 weeks until he cut it down to 5 mgs a day. Hes not coming off of methadone, hes coming off of oxys. Hes only using methadone to wean! If he hasnt taken any in 2 days then hes probably weaned himself successfully!! Why cant you just be happy for him??
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199177 tn?1490498534
ummmm yeah you just went from the frying pan to the fire .Talk to a doctor about a good program to get you off of drugs getting drugs from a friend then WD with them on your own is never a good idea..Coming off of methadone is hell probaby the worst wd out there .the first few days after you stop you might  feel better because of the long half like but 3 or 4 days after you may find your self feeling really bad .How many days have you been taking it now ? If its only been three or four I would start a taper now cuting down a half pill until you are off that should take like 4 more days then you wont be on it over a week if you get lucky you will be ok if not go see your doctor and do it the right way.
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you aren't going through oc wds b/c you are taking methadone.  i wish i could tell you that you aren't going to get sick but everyone is different.  i don't know your old habits or enough info to make an educated guess on your situation.  i know people who have quit oc cold turkey and it really only took them a week or so...yes they were sick but they didn't die or anything.  good call on the vitamins and drink lots of water.  can you just take a week off and handle your demons?  have you done any research on this?  just google your questions and it is amazing what info you get.  it may also help with the anxiety associated with quitting.
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495284 tn?1333894042
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cuz your taking the methadone right now.  Now you will have to come off that and that you will feel.
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1156150 tn?1262394810
how come im not having it so bad    will it hit me latter   i have not been working and need to get back to work but dont want to start back if imm going to get sick
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DONT TRADE A HABIT FOR A WORSE ONE!  OC wds are intense but methadone wds last for, what feels like, ever!!!  good luck and please stay away from methadone...your story sounds entirely too much like mine and i can tell you it is BAD getting off of methadone and i only took 10 mgs on the days i didn't do OC.
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495284 tn?1333894042
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Methadone needs to be taken under a doctors supervision.  It is a very powerful opiate that comes with its own set of problems.  Hopefully gnarly will be on here and can give you some insight into this........sara
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1156150 tn?1262394810
i did allot of oxy roxy or any kind of pain med i could find and did it every day for the last 4 years i wanted to quit and a frend suggested the short term methadone as this had worked for him i got ahold of 24 10mg methadone and two weeks ago startedwith 2 tab a day and neer the end of these i cut down to 1/2 pill day its been two days since i have taken nothing except a lot of vitmins and seem to be having no problems will this happen later
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1151493 tn?1263336020
I personall had more problem with methadone than anything. It got deeper into my bones it seemes and It is real hard to get off it. You won't have any trouble because it blocks the same receptors that the oxi does but no high. It will keep you fuctioning but I would recomend NOT staying on it very long. I have been through it twice and the methadone was pure hell to stop. Why did you switch. The oxi would have been easier to detox from and there are complications using suboxone to get off the methadone. Thats what I was told at the treatment center. Because of the methadone getting to you deeper some how. Its more difficult to clean it out of you.
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