Is it Just Me.....

[ladyboop]

I had been clean for almost a year. Then had medical problems. Back on the pain pills.. Then went on the methadone to get off them. What a mistake.. Did that for 5 mo's. It has now been 4 weeks no methadone. My question is, Why is it that the pills seem to give you all this life.. Nothing you can not do or get done.. Now I can't seem to even get the bed made or the dogs fed..WTH?? What is this all about.. I have been using some pills to help with the methadone w/d's, will be tapered off in 10 days or so.. Why do I feel this way?????

[lucyred68]

hun, i went through the methadone wd's last may and june.  it took about 2 months before i started feeling human again.  i had taken it longer than you, so hopefully you will have an easier time of it.  of course you are feeling tired, you went without sleep for about a month or so if it was anything like my wds were.  it takes a long time for your body to recover from that, if it ever does.  i still feel tired a lot of the time and i have been off for almost a year.  i wouldn't want to go back to the stuff ever though.  the wds are so bad that the thought of going bac on it scares me to death.  you are almost there, just keep on plugging on.  i found it was a lot better when i got really busy.  distraction helps.

Lucy

[toxictome]

This is just the nature of the beast. I had no motivation or energy for 7 weeks.
It wasnt' all bad days, but it would come and go. Just keep putting the days together...soon you will feel like a new person! The energy and motivation will return. If you can get out and walk or exercse...that really does help! Good luck!!

[rue10]

Hi boop.  I'm pulling for you!  I don't have much to offer but I will pray for you.  Thanks for  your comment.  I'll get the mag.

[ladyboop]

I want to thank all of you for your support... This has been very difficult for me. with out all of you and the new firends I have made here. I would not beable to do this. The up's and down's can really get to me...
I am kind of sad today.. But hoping things will get better as the day goes by... To early for this ****!!!
To my friends, say a prayer for me, that I make it through this tapper!!!

    Thanks again to all of you....
         LadyBoop

[poetrygirl1960]

Until I joined this forum I wasn't even aware methadone was offered as tx for people other than heroin addicts..........

Anyway it's really harder than anybody could possible guess to stop using opiates.  People don't realize we not only got a good buzz, but we also had that boundless energy you're talking about.  I think maybe part of what happens is that when taking pain killers in large doses you obviously numb pain but I think you numb fatigue as well.  Then when we don't have it, it's a double whammy.

It gets better, I promise.  Hang in there!

Lisa

[wait2long]

i have even heard some heroin addicts say they would rather cold turkey off heroin 5 times than do it once off methadone...that says something...

ladybopop-  you can do this hun...just getting off the methadone is a HUGE task, and your 4 weeks off now...i have no doubt in my mind you will beat this...your a strong lady sis, remember that...
and also remember, you COULD have another 2 weeks to go before the methadone is completely gone, one never knows how long it may take with methadone...just take your time with it if you can sweetie...

[worried878]

You will make it ladyboop...let me know if u need anything...lots of support here...u want it..u have planned it and now u will do it!  keep postingi

[Firefaery1023]

I think they really should just use the methadone for heoine addicts.  What I have read is that heroine is really hard to get off of so the methadone is a good tool to help get off of that but I am not sure if it is good for helping us pain killer addicts. I wish you lots of luck and will be thinking of you. Lots of Love, Fire

[ladyboop]

To: Rue

You are right about that methadone... That has to be the worse stuff on the market. The fact that they even still use it blows my mind. I wish I had checked it out better before going on it. Now it's like I am on a merry go round, Back on the pills to get off the methadone. Really, How much since does that make.....
I also took the perc's. that is much easier to get off of..
Good luck to you. Your w/d's should not last to long... 5 days or so.. you will have to find something otc, so you can sleep. That will take the longest......

[rue10]

Hi.  This is the beginning of my 2nd day w/o a perc.  I'm with you.  I couldn't/didn't want to do anything with out a pill.  They made me everything I wanted to be and then some.  I'm having difficulty just being here at work.  One thing I can say is I'm glad I did not do the methadone to wean myself off, because everhthing I've read here does not portray it as a good alternative, just something else to be addicted to.

[allaboutmary]

I guess it's all the damage we do and then we have to heal. We need to  keep in mind that we will have to pay for that super energy with months and months of laziness and depression. If I could take 3 pills a day and never have to up my dose and get that energy all the time , I never would have quit, but we all know it all goes to hell after using a while.