25 days methadone free....yay me.

[Sweetness91]

So today will be day 25....another milestone I didn't think I'd make it to. Looking forward to my four week mark and 30 days!! And I have to say, it is getting better...very slowly...but better. I don't have the horrible pain in the morning that I used to have while I would wait on my first dose of meds to work. That's definitely a plus! Bad thing is I think I'm tearing my belly up with all the ibuprofen...been taking (4) 3-4x's a day but they're the only think helping with the pain so it's kind of a darned if you do, darned if you don't. So if anyone of y'all have any suggestions to help control the pain better, w/o putting a hole in my stomach, I'm all ears! Going to do my best today to try to KEEP myself calm...hopefully I can have an anxiety-free day. Either way, I'm gonna keep on truckin' til I'm on the exit ramp to freedom!

Congrats to everyone out there on your clean time..one day at a time. I'm pulling for you all and God Bless!!

[dominosarah]

Congrats on your 25 days clean!!!  Keep it going as each day will get better!!

[Sweetness91]

Poncho, I felt much like I did during my last 5mgs of weaning....severe leg pain, aches in other muscles, headache, anxiety...bad, stomach cramping here n there, and I just felt like(still do) somebody just came in and took all my energy. Still waiting for my energy to fully come back...I do have some days that I don't feel drained...so I do look forward to those days. I really do think you're gonna be ok...you just need to settle down and not worry. If you have been put on methadone for pain...then I'm sure you have felt pain before. And you'll get through it. I was scared as all get out...but you have a ways to go yet....please don't spend the next several weeks fretting about it...it's something you can't control. You just kinda have to hand your body over for a few days and ride along....dont fight it. The worst of it hit me between days 7-15...then something will feel just a little bit better each day. I still have a long way to go...still have leg pain quite a bit but its not near as bad. And I don't have the pain first thing upon waking like I did when I was on methadone and waiting for my morning dose to kick in. You can do this...I know you can...BUT YOU HAVE GOT TO STOP WORRYING YOURSELF TO DEATH OVER IT!  Have faith that you can do this and focus on that instead :). Good luck!!!! I have faith in you...so have some in yourself.

[ponco]

Good for you go girl. thats great, what was your withdrawls like in the beginning ? what were you feeling?

[ponco]

Whats going on ?  I didnt know but elderly people arent suppose to take methadone the clinics dont tell you this?

[tigerlily75]

Congrats! Thats awesome!

[Sweetness91]

I hate typos...lol. I have to correct....methadone is a beast. But it only gets you as far down as you LET IT!

[Sweetness91]

Thanks Weaver...I'm definitely trying! And it IS madness...lol. I've never had my body feel so many different things at one time in all my life...lol. But it does get easier. And someone said to me, "You just have to be ok with NOT being ok for awhile"....and I think I've accepted that I'm not gonna feel ok for awhile. But like I said, it does get easier because once I accepted that, I knew that my life still had to go on, chores had to be done, kids taken care of, bills to pay...whatever. Yes Methadone is a BEAST!......BUT it only get as far down as you LET it! Seems the more I fought back and did the things I dreaded even thinking about, the better it was getting...and the days are going faster too so that helps tremendously...even though I'm only getting a couple hours of sleep a nite...lol. Thanks for all the congrats and well wishes. You guys are great. :)

[weaver71]

You are one of the few who make it out of the methadone madness. I found that the pains I was having where worse due to methadone detox. After about 90 days, I seemed to manage my aches and pains much easier. Not only is the pain more manageable, I am more aware of my body and when it's time to take a break. You're through the worst of it. It will keep getting better. Try to use the OTC meds as sparingly as you can, your body will start fighting the pain on its own again, just a little more time. Congrats on 25 days, that's really huge. You are doing amazing.

[Sweetness91]

I didn't know Prilosec worked like that...that sounds like what I should be doing though since I do have to take the ibuprofen. I'd like to find something I could just take once a day so I wouldn't have to be eating 16 pills a day...ugh. I remember taking Celebrex years ago...does anyone still take that stuff? Or does anyone know of one that would be suitable?

[marycarmel]

I very nearly ruined my stomach with ibuprofen.  Talk to your doctor or get OTC Prilosec to protect your stomach.  It took some time for mine to heal & it took forever before I could use it for pain.  You could talk to your pharmacist too.  It really isn't something to mess with.

[Sweetness91]

And thanks for your support guys!! I wouldn't be where I am today without all of you!!

[Sweetness91]

I was on Methadone (50mg day) and Percocet (20mg day). It's been a super long month but I'm still handing in there.

[ItstheSky]

Congrats!!!! What medication are you breaking loose from?

[Pat1956100]

Congrats on 25 days.  You should be so proud of yourself.  Methadone is such a brutal drug to come off of and you did it!!!  What a fighter you are.