Im on my 16th day cold turkey from Methadone. I know what your going through. Increase good protein drop the sugar and drink lots of water. Good luck to both of us.....
Hey there friend..I want to say congrats..You are doing great..I know you aren't feeling 100% but that will come in time. We are all different when it comes to w/ds and even more different comming off methadone. You jumped at a higher dose like I did,.I did not feel better for about 3-4 months and continued to have some mild things after. Sleep was very hard to get for a long time. I had very low energy @3 months but slowly it came back..You have 2 weeks down..thats great..Are you still getting cold sweats? Hang in there..it's going to take a little while but well worth it..
thanks guys i just love people replying to me its amazing. and OH BATHS are soo good on like day 5 the pain was insane, jumped in a REALLY hot bath and wham instant relief, baths can not be under estamated!!. Im like woa day 15/16 im loosing count, but it mostly ANXIETY not, and those false headaches, the ones that say hey you need some pain killers, but then disapear again in five minutes, ******* opiates trying to trick you, i worked that out real quick? sneaky are they not?
Sorry, I didn't realize you were on day 14 of CT. I don't think you're looking at 3 months of what you're experiencing right now. I had a friend who went CT a few years ago, and he said he started feeling better the third week. Hopefully, you'll be feeling better in just a few days. The stuff should have worked out of your system by now if you're in day 14 of total CT. I'd recommend some valium or Tylenol PM, and a hot bath, as many as necessary, and exercise. You'll feel better soon. Hang in there.
I can't remember what dose you are/were at, but I tapered from 20-30mg methadone daily, and it took me at least 3 or 4 months, possibly longer. I really don't remember when I began my taper, but it was a few months ago. A lot of that time is kinda blurry. ;-)
I'd say you're probably looking at least 3 months if you wanna do it with minimal discomfort.
Penelope could help as well and she posted yesterday...quit methadone...i think she said it was more like a month til she felt fairly decent but better and better the whole time...pm her...she would not mind and neither would sad...both are sweet caring people
hey mate, i didnt know what you were talkin about, so i went to your profile page and saw your kicking methadone. good for you. there is a lady on te forum who knows alot about that first hand . her name is Lisa and her handle is sadinmichagan. she helps alot of people here, and is a real sweetheart. ya know, a real person. anyway good luck to you mate. and feel better soon. Teddy
I am not sure what you are asking. How long until what? Until you are normal? Some say 6 months or more, others are pretty normal by 1-3months. You will always be compromised with the pills.