Methadone Taper

[Soulscapex]

Hello , im new here, im currently on 10mgs of methadone, i have less then a month to finsh out my taper. i have never felt any of the drops, im goin to drop to 7.5 on friday , does anyone know at what point do you start to feel the taper. My therapist told me you dont untill your actually off, and its not that bad if you tapered down. Should i just ride out the 10mgs till my clinic closes or finsh my taper.

[Soulscapex]

Day 45, hello all , im doin well , no complaints , stomach almost back to normal , sleep has been normal since day 1, energy and motivation comes and goes, but i also not that young lad before i started my journey thru addiction, i am who i am now, and i am just thankful, that god gave me the strength to do this and become clean, and Ty you gnarly , i come here everyday and read the other post , i would like to answer some but i feel that i dont have enuff clean time, to give any one advice.

God Bless.

[gnarly_1]

Hey Dude how's it going????  im so happy for you...you just dont realize what methadone does to you until you get clean from it....your life will continue to improve just keep doing what your doing....when you get the time  post to let us know how your doing and if there is anything I can do for you just ask  where all here to help...I know this hassent been ez  but as time goes by you will find it is so so worth it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Gnarly<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

[sicraw]

How is your stomach in the morning?  I have no appetite in the morning, but as the day wears on it is better.

[Soulscapex]

i wish i had no appetite, i lost weight thru this, i have been trying to eat healthy and exercise , but ive been eating what ever, the energy thing comes and goes like ill have 4 good days and then like today just be wore out all day. but my stomach is slowly coming around big time.

[sicraw]

I think mine is tied to my anxiety and it makes my stomach upset.  I am finding that taking an antiacid helps.  Yes I have lost weight through this - the only bonus in the whole thing :)

[Soulscapex]

i have anxiety also , but ive had that along time ago,and yes it will make you have stomach issues, the bonus is your not on that pill anymore, just like thru all my days of bathroom issues, im coming out on the other side a better version of myself,

[sicraw]

And you are right - no pill every day - very freeing!!!

[gnarly_1]

hey dude....congrats on 39 days now.....your beating this thing one day at a time....you have recovered quickly compared to most  over the years I have helped a lot of people off this drug and for most it is a 60 to 90 day or longer ordeal.....as for N/A im a member and recamend it to all addicts....long after the drugs stop your still stuck with the addict in your head along with the addictive behaviors....N/A treats the addict ...the meetings are only a hour long and give you some place safe to share what is going on in your head  I often say that this is 1/3 phyical and 2/3 mental....it is the mental part that most people struggle with  right now the withdrawal is fresh in your mind but as time goes by you will find it is not enough to keep you clean....N/A is the only progam that with time and working the steps you will loose the desire to use....something I thought was impossible....I to tryed a addiction counselor for 3 yrs ...it helped and kept me clean but the compulsions and obsessions to use never left me ....I figured after 35yrs of using  that was just what I would have to deal with the rest of my life....NOT TRUE!!!!!!  n/a has given me my life back...what I would recamend is try a few meetings....you dont even have to talk just listen...for most we find it a safe sanctuary recovery is a ''WE'' thing not a ''I'' thing together we can beat this thing....those that go to meeting tend to stay clean....
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Gnarly<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

[Soulscapex]

Day 38, sicraw , you can ask me as many questions as you want thats what the purpose of me coming here is to help and get help, and to answer you not really ,it bothers me some days but , i can slowly feel the last few symptoms leaving, my stomach has improved a whole lot, and the back , i think really is my sleeping habits, dont ask me why but for some reason i prefer my couch then a bed. plus its cooler down stairs in the summer.  have you been walking stretching, i read recently that helps alot for back pain. I had a nice long talk with my addiction therapist yesterday about aftercare, i wanted to know if she felt that i needed na, she said as long as i have some kind of support , someone to hold me accountable for my actions, and ppl to talk to , that is really up to me. im a anti social weirdo ,
i know alot of ppl on here are suggesting that i go to na, hope your back feels better, get someone to give you a back rub.

[sicraw]

How are you doing?  Sorry, I keep peppering you with questions, but you are going through similar withdrawal on the same timeline with me and I am just comparing notes.  My lower right back still hurts - are you having back issues still?