Suggestions for quitting Methadone?

[bryand45]

I am only 19 years old, and I am more scared than I have ever been in my life. I came into a methadone clinic because I was starting a habitual use of oxycontin (snorting, 80mgs/day, for about 4 months). I feel like I should have never started using methadone, and I have been daily dosing for about a month a half now, and I have been at 50 mgs for about 3 weeks. I feel horrible going cold turkey, but I am wondering if this is possible for me right now. I have realized the horror story of methadone and through changing circumstances in my life I know i no longer need drugs to be happy. At this point I just need the drug to physically survive. Its completely involuntary. I know I need help, and I want to get away from methadone as quickly as possible. With your experience, would you recommend just going cold turkey since i haven't been on for very long, or weening off immediately? Do you know of any other medicines that help, such as suboxone? I pray every night that I will not have to go through hell on this methadone, and that it is not too late for me to just put on the brakes and turn around and run. Thank your for your time, and god bless you.

[over_it98]

I weaned myself off of OC and methadone and it ***** but it is doable.  Why are you taking such a high dosage of methadone?  my suggestion is to take as little methadone as possible and wean yourself off.  I have always been told that doses over 10mgs don't do anything more than 10 mgs does and that it gets harder as you get lower than 10 mgs.  I have no medical knowledge but I have done more research on this than I would like to admit!  Go online and research this.  It helps to see it for yourself.  You can do this!  I was doing pills for over 3 years and have been clean for over 5 months.  Get clean while you are still young and don't have the regrets that many of use long term users have to deal with!  

[gnarly_1]

Hi welcom to the forum...well you came to a good place for help there are lots of methdonians here some still on and LOTS clean and free of its grip...unless you want to go thew he11 and back you need to taper down to a lower level to jump off from
I got a great taper schedule from a neo/natal nurse that brings babys off heroin,methadone,oxy ext and I used it successfully and have 72 days clean today
it goes like this ....10% drop in dose every 72hr it works great for the most part but you will hit doses that will take your body a little longer to adjust to give it a week and it usuly passes....when tapering there will be some discomfort from time to time
get comfortable with the statement ..''you just got to be ok without being ok for a wile"
when you get down to 10ml go 1ml a week ...now I went down to 1ml but it was under dr orderes  if I had to do it again I think I would jump off at 5ml tapering below that point is shear he11 and my final withdrawal was no worst then tapering below 5ml ....I know its scary thinking of getting off but it mostly in your mind....its very doable it just takes some time I went from 150ml to 0ml in 8 1/2 mo but im free from it now just set your mind to it put togeather a plan and stick to it you can do this
but you got to want it bad..in the end it is so so worth it....good luck and god bless Gnarly    

[zaphnelia1978]

I have detoxed from methadone and  have lots of experience. you need to start weening  NOW!!!!!!