I need some help!!!

[mommytobrae]

I have posted a few questions but dont get very many responses so im hoping that this one will get some more. I have been trying to kick a opiate habit again.... was on methadone for about 4 months ( not more than 70mg a day), have been off the mthadone for a week now but am still taking about 80-100mg of oxycodone a day to help with the withdrawls. I only took 40mg yesterday last pill being around 1pm and i was up all nite long! No sleep, bad anxiety, feeling like im burning up inside and getting the cold sweats and chills not to mention RLS was so bad. I caved this am and took 40mg oxys. My question is, if i was to try to wean off the oxys is it possible to only experience mild withdrawls or is weaning useless? I have always done it CT but lastnight was soooooooo horrible! thx any and all info/opinions is so very much appreciated

[Calamity2]

How many mgs of vics were you taking when the dr. put you on meth for wds?  Now on oxy to wd from meth ?  Wow what a merry-go-round.  Congrats on your desire to get clean  hope you don't trade up again

[mommytobrae]

thank you gnarly! have sent you an email. Thank you all for your help, just knowing i have people here that can support me helps so much! Have only taken one 10mg oxy, and am only bringing one 10mg to work today!!! Hopeing i can get thru this day and maybe only take a total of 50mgs!!?? we will see!

[gnarly_1]

HI sounds like you got yourself into the jaws of the methadone trap...well there are 2 schools of thought I can think of that apply here...first off you have been off the methadone for a week..thats a good thing...but jumping at such a high dose is not going to be eazy
even 10ml is a lot when your talking about methadone if tapering off that taking it to 5 I feel would be ideal to jump off from...but to go back would su## ..the other school of thought is do what your doing and get on a short acting narcotic for about 2 weeks then taper off that
that is the way many detox centers bring people off methadone..ONE BIG PROBLEM...
can you control your pill use or will it be like lighting a fuse to dynamite...It goes agenst
everything in me to tell you to go back to the methadone and taper off that..BUT ...it might be the safer way if you have had pill problems in the past...there is no way to beat withdrawals about all you can do is lighten the severity of them on the bright side you weren't on methadone that long so the withdrawal wont be as bad as if you where on it for years...so you can go ether way you could do what your doing and take a pill when the withdrawals get bad ...if you do that let about 2 weeks for the methadone to run its coarse...if your not safe with the pills and want to taper off the methadone
I can work out a doable taper for you....we no longer post them in the open forum due to the high number of inexperienced people trying to help but you can leve me a message and I will get back to you with a good taper plan...deep down inside I think that would be your safest alternative god luck and God bless....I will look for your answer a bit later.....Gnarly    

[pepper1107]

I sure hope gnarly gets on here to give you some specifics.  As far as for the anxiety, I take an Amnio called L-Theanine and 5-HTTP.  They work pretty well for me. Hopefully someone can chime in if they have taken these and give some input.  Hang in there!

[mommytobrae]

you around at all gnarly? I have heard alot about you and how informative you are about methadone and tapering... could you possible give me your opinion on weather i should keep tapering the oxys or go back on methadone and taper off of that? I have had no methadone for a week now. thx and anyone else who has any info please let me know what you think too

[mommytobrae]

thank you both so much! I have tried the hylands RLS formula but was out of it lastnight! Can anyone recommend any good vitamins/herbs for the anxiety part of it all?

[pepper1107]

I am not sure if you are near a Vitamin Shoppe, but they have something called nerve tonic and they are good for RLS and the nerves in general, restlessness.  I used a heat pad under my legs at night.  I hope this helps!

[dominosarah]

Tapering will help ease the wd's but there is no way getting around feeling something from getting off the meds.  WD is no fun at all but it is something we have to go thru to get to the other side.  This is actually the easy part.  Positive thinking is a plus.  Are you taking any supplements/vitamins?  Hopefully gnarly will be on at some point today as he knows how methadone works also.  Just hang in there.  You can get thru this.  Try hot baths/showers and drink plenty of fluids.  They also have OTC stuff for RLS.........sara