where's my energy?

[pixiestix318]

I'm 32 years old and was on methadone for 9 years at 100mgs a day. I'm just about to celebrate my first year of sobriety. I feel so much better than i have in years, but still feel like my energy level is really low most days. Can anyone with long-term withdrawal experience shed some light?

[gnarly_1]

HI.....so the energy crash got a hold on you usually this goes away but for some it takes some work first of get up to walmart and pick up a 2lb can of whey protein shake mix it loaded with amino acids as well as extra vitamins along with the raw protein all of witch the brain needs to heal the chocolate floavor is good you just mix it with milk drink 2 a day till you start to feel better this may take a month or 2 the next key is exercise start with a walk around the block and build up from there if you do both these things your energy should retun it takes work to get well coming off methadone but I have found this combination to work best good luck and God bless........Gnarly  

[overopiates]

Just a thought have u tried those5hour  energy  drinks they really  do help don't make u wired out or jittery either .Very smooth .Haven't drank coffee n yrs these r what I use now if I need a little wake up energy

[overopiates]

Sry typing on my phone with annoying predictive  text that's good not goose  lol

[overopiates]

There  r quite  a few people here with methadone  experience  but yes Mark  well gnarly that is he would b the best n my opinion as he is just a very experienced,very nice guy and I can honestly say Im around300days clean(from lortabs and other meds)and there were many times where he and I would send private messages and he was the one that gave me the strength  to keep fighting  the good fight .Congratulations on a yr that's awesome I've heard methadone is the hardest with withdrawls  and the longest  before u really get to feeling  goose again so ur a champ n my eyes already.R u taking any vitamins/supplements?

[n8tiv_ndn]

Hey pixiestix......welcome to the forum...I don't personnally have much experience with methadone but hang around and keep checking back this forum does have someone by the name Gnarly_1 who has tons of experience with what he refers to as "methadonians" keep checking back....glad your here...I'll say a prayer for energy for you......peace...........

n8tiv_ndn