Coming off Methadone.....

[rowdyRed]

Please anyone tell me how to do this at home. I've read so much as of now & im getting a bit worried. I have been on pain killers, methadone up to 100 mgs., and even used heroin when i got so sick & the dr.s wouldnt believe me about my back issues. Im currently at 5 mgs daily b/c I WANT to get off this crap!!! How can I keep from going insane in the process???

[gnarly_1]

HI Rody one thing all of us missed is how cyclic this stuff is you go threw stages where it dont feel all that bad then BAM your down again im not quit sure why this is but you will notice it the hardest thing for me was the energy crash I mean I dident have the energy to get off the couch and go to the bathroom it s ucked I do go with weaver the proten shakes help you dig out of this I recamend the powdered kind again at walmrt for 15 bucks that brand has the amino acids to help start rebulding your brain again this is no quick fix but rather a bulding block for recovery iach one we have recamened works a little together the really do help keep posting we will all walk you threw this good luck and God bless...Gnarly

[VICourageous]

I two got down to 30mg on a 12 year ride on Dones and jumped. I also came off 2 other bad boys at the same time..I have a little over a Year and I will say it has been a experience but one I would never want to repeat.
You got some Great Advise above..I am just going to say that Time is the Greatest Healer in our Detox..After that the Emotional ride will come and go, but just always know that it does take a while for the All the wiring in the Brain to balance back. I had to do a lot of Life changes and just take ALL my work that had to be done in Baby Steps. Sooner or Later those Steps get bigger. Just make sure you get Support from all areas of your Life. You must stay away from your old stomping grounds or all other triggers that can bite you in the ash at any given moment. Take it min by min and accept it all as it comes and goes. I wish you the best.
Bless

[snowflake24]

Hi. I won't lie its going to be a challenge, but its doable. So your coming off of 5mgs? i guess im a lil confused on what you are coming off of. I quit at 13mgs.....I took so many vitamins i lost count  lol they help a lot, including the three in one that gnarly mentioned. Expect about 2-4 wks of withdrawals, and some paws afterwards. Im not going to sugar coat it like gnarly told me once you have to be okay with not being okay for awhile. Expect struggling to sleep at night, loss of appetite and loss of energy. But this too will pass i promise. I have been clean just over a year from opiates and recently I have had using dreams, waking up in a panic thinking i used. Its a life long struggle and i still crave every once in a while. strange but the cravings get bearable and less and less. :) you can do it. if i can you can. God bless

snowflake

[rowdyRed]

I guess its just u n me! I am so thankful for ur support. I dont even get it from my husband! Hes also going thru this but working many hours too. Dont know how he does it!!! I slept decent last nite just now I dont even have the energy to cook for myself let alone the whole family. I went to 2.5 today. Figured its better to get em gone asap. On Mon. I will be checking out some sort of help...like dr or just na. Have a blessed Sunday. Hope to be able to go to church next weekend.

[weaver71]

Get a protein shake to eat, and drink EmergenC to keep the electrolytes and b vitamins and water flowing. I think gnarly is right about 5mgs is about as good as it gets. If you stay at each level till you are stable it will be easier. Cal/mag/zinc, 400% in the morning and 4 in evening will help with cramps and RLS. You sound like you dropped too fast if you can't sleep. Hang tough, it is so worth it. I was on it way too many years. Keep us posted.

[rowdyRed]

Thx gnarly! I thought I had to taper to 2.5 & then half that. Im feeling sickly...like flu-like. Im taking hot showers daily. Don t know if its the water or the fact that I got outta my pjs & actually DID something! Food is the hardest thing to make myself do. I mean to eat.

[gnarly_1]

HI well it all depends on how you feel and how quickly you tapered with methadone it all about bloood serum levels if you taper right you dont spike your serum level to much each drop in dose if you go to quickly you wind up feeling it just remwember the drop on monday is not felt till wensday it takes about 3 days for your serum level to drop that is what makes it like a c rap game tapering to fast and you feel like hell to slow and it takes forever it is best to let your body tell you when to drop doses if your feeling alright after 3 days drop again just know most people take it to fast and pay for it if your olny taking 5mg that is low enough to quit tapering below 5mg is misrable the final withdrawal last about 10 days with methadone it is the recovery time that s ucks in a good senerio your starting to feel better in a month for me and most people that have been on it a yr or longer recovery is slow going you dont sleep for days even weeks and there is a dibilatating energy crash i am fulluly recovered now but it took a good 90 days to come around you go to want it bad but if you do you can d this just know it si so so worth it inthe end .....gnarly

[rowdyRed]

Ive been coming off little by little for a week. I have 5 five mg. dones left. Any suggestions?

[gnarly_1]

HI well after spending way to much time on the stuff now I try and give back and get back what the stuff took from me I have made many good friendships her on the forum over this stuff we will walk this out with you start tthe vitamins now b/4 you begin and keep posting it helps  to have a time line it give you something  to look at daily to show your progress also search the website there is a lot of great information on methadone here if you need help just let me know will be in touch.............Gnarly.......................

[rowdyRed]

You rock gnarly! U made me laugh. My monkey i mean gorilla really likes me ...he keeps coming back!! Im a strong woman i know i can do this. Just nice to know someone gives a flip! God bless u, too!

[gnarly_1]

HI well 40 ant to bad but 2 yrs is a long time that c r a p builds up in your tishues over time the best bet is to start a taper with the clinic you cant rush this it takes time to get off the stuff if you rush it you go into withdrawals one thing that really helps is a 3 in one vitamin it is calcium magnesum and zinc pick it up at walmart for 6 bucks start taking 4 in the morning and 4 with dinner in a few days it will greatly cut down on the withdrawals you will feel I only wish I had found this sooner then I did going off methadone is like going in and out of withdrawals for a long time everything you can do to help it is a + it takes resolve and perserverance but it is doable keep posting there are many here that have concoured the monster there use to be a guy with the nick name ''whitey'' he always said if narcotics where the monkey on your back methadone is the 800lb gorilla....LOL just know if I can do it so can you this forum will be your best friend we al want to see you get free of this as for the mind games your best bet it to start going to N/A meetings and work the 12 steps this is a life long deaise and you have to treat it it is often the mind games that take us strait back to using good luck and God bless...........Gnarly

[rowdyRed]

I wish I could just "check out" for a bit. Im married & have 3 kids! The house is BAD & I really dont care!

[rowdyRed]

Sorry im clueless how to even post obviously. To answer gnarly, ive been on 40 mgs.of dones for 2yrs. That & 60 mgs. Of roxys daily. Before that I tried to kick 100mgs. It was a failed.attempt that ended in heroin use for the 2nd time. I mean like months of it though. Im really scared about all the mental bs that comes w this!

[bryjack77]

I've  been there after 3 days of none is when it started getting bad I just camped in the bathroom or close to it ibuprophin helped a little best bet is to sleep because emotions get the best of you and body aches are horrible its worth getting off of but its one of the tougher ones just hang in there thats the best advise you can get

[gnarly_1]

HI how fast did you taper off the 100mg of methadone and how long where you on it those 2 factors will dictate how long and bad this is ging to be jumping off at 5mg is safe but methadone in general is a tuff  nut to crack I will check back in a wile to see your response.....Gnarly