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Methadone detox

I am down to 2.5 milligrams of done.  Staying here for two weeks then down to one for two weeks. Hoping for minimal withdrawals.  Is my taper at a good speed?
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Kelcoo , how you doin , comeback give us an update. Hope all is well , i ve been keeping you in my prayers.
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if it was me, instead of getting sick each drop. Just jump off now..I jumped off at 5  I taper like you I would get wds..I taper from 240mgs to 5 mgs in 6 monthes,.then went ct 21 days of wd,s
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Hi and congrats on your taper your doing great....I always recamend jumping at 5 because tapring below that is miserable....it just gives you a jump start on your recovery..you have been givien great advise and I second the ''whey protein shakes''  it is  cheep at walmart and not only gives you the protein for energy but also a boat load of amino acids to heal the brain....just know it can take a wile to feel better it took me a good 90 days to start to feel like myself again...this is a war one in baby steps...let us know your symptoms we have a lot of home cures to help as always keep posting for support
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Gnarly<<<<<<<<<<<<
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I didn't continue with my detox. I am staying at 2.5 until Christmas break.
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Jumped yesterday it wasn't too bad. Took a klonapin clonadine and nausea medication. Smoke some herb too. Have an appetite and slept. Happy Thanksgiving. Doing fine continuing my drug regiment today. I feel calm
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Meant to say I jumped and won't be going back to methadone.
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i would avoid the klonopin that is just a whole diff devil , one of the few wds you need medical help to detox from, clonodine is fine , its a blood pressure pill, which the doc gave to me to help easy the wds, i used it at night to help make me a little tired, but i never had issues with sleeping, i took it till about my 3rd week of detox, at that point i started feeling better, and i read that it can give rebound headaches if taken long enuff without tapering. Wds from methadone dont really kick in till about 3 to 4 days later. just keep your head strong. You got this.
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