GOOBIE1234

[GOOBIE1234]

I need help trying to taper off methodone does anyone have any suggestions on how to this without going in the hospital I am a single mother and cant afford to go in rehab I am going to try to do this by myself. PLEASE HELP!!!!!

[awakan]

Goobie you know if your doctor gives you a script for your methadone why not just take it home then cut your dose in half stay their till you are used to it , you will probably feel sick but not all the way out. then when you are used to that dose cut in half again. till you are almost off then take the last a little slower cut it by maybe a quarter then get off and allow yourself to be sick..Or just quit taking it and be sick all at one time and be done with it..So much of addiction is in the head, don't mis-understand me you will have some real bad withdrawals I know many folks don't agree with cold  quitting but many of those who don't have been tapering themselves down for the last decade it is just tough no matter how you look at it..But you sound like a survivor and that tells me you can access that part of your consciousness that makes these things possible..You have so much going for yourself..u-tu-gi...go-hi-yu-di...a-go-wa-dv-di..(hope-faith-vision)..a-wakan

[GOOBIE1234]

I was wondering if anyone has heard of a doctor giving durigisics for w/d from methodone I went to the doc yesterday one last time to see if he would help and that is what he said do put the patch on for 4 days then swap it out for another one leave it on for 4 days and the w/d should be gone they are 25mg by the way i have never heard of this and was wonder if anyone of you have.

[GOOBIE1234]

I have called methodone clinics a few of them all they want to do is get you in there and put you on more meds and you are right it is not the best place to be. I know I can do this if I can beat cancer I can beat this. I am so glad I found this site it is nice talking to people who have been there. Thanks for the advice it helps to know there are other people going through the same thing.

[FLaddict]

Look in the phone book for them, google them in your area... If you have insurance they can help find you one..
I personally would advise against a methodone clinic if possible... they have strict guidelines about tapering people off and it may cause more of a problem than you already have.. You are already down to 50mgs I would be afraid the clinic would try to push more on you.. some of them really just seem to want to make money..
Withdrawl from methodone is not pretty from what I understand.. It is a long acting medicine so WD takes some time if you can do it with a doc's help it will be easier and they can help you with meds to help ease some symptoms.. I only took methodone once for a 9 day peroid in 98 I think to get off of heroin.. It helped me I stayed off for good.. then I picked up pain pills over 2 years ago..

I hope I helped let me know if you need anything

[serenitysaves]

hello, I'm not sure this will help.  If your doctor does'nt want to taper you, you could try going to a methadone clinic.  I'm not sure what there requirements are but if you're desparate you could tell them you've been using methadone for some time and want to get off.  I'm not sure if you would want to go this rought for a few reasons.  Some clinics are not that great (the clinents) and the environment as well.  You might also have to be somewhat  deceitful and say you've been getting it on the streets.  Once again I will say I'm not sure this will help or you should go this route, but if your doctor wont help, maybe you could call up the closest methadone clinic just to see what's avillable and how.

sorry if this idea totally sucks, but it's that, just an idea.
good luck and congrats on being cancer free that's awesome!!!!!!!

[GOOBIE1234]

I have never heard of a addicton specialist b4 how do I find one I would really like to do it with a doctors help in case something goes wrong. Do you know how bad WD can be from methodone. The last time I was on anything when I first got sick was Duragesic patches and getting off them liked to kill me I am so afraid of going through something like that again I cant stand it. Thanks for all your advice its nice to talk to someone who knows what it is like.