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Tapering off 20mg Methadone daily

20 years ago was placed on low dose 10mg bid Methadone for Fibromyalgia.  Want to taper off but don't know how to do it, how fast for how long and what symptoms I will have.  I am 60 years old and frightened but tired of being looked at as a old lady hooked on drugs even though MD prescribed.  It has prevented me from life insurance, long term care insurance, dignity in ERs, and close scrutiny by my medical team.  I have never used less or more.  I just want off and if I hurt then maybe the cymbalta  they are using will help.  I had violent reaction to Lyceria.  Can anyone help me in how to taper off or should I just hang it up, take a couple of really sick days and go for it.  Need help
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HI and welcome to the forum its beat left to your doctor to help you taper off we dont know all your health conditions thats why its ageist the rules to give out taper schedules in general where aloud to talk about it you have to taper very slowly with methadone even a few mg is a lot it is a very powerful drug slow and steady wins the race and your going to be uncomfortable till your done with it and then for some time after recover is tuff from methadone to me it was the hardest part of getting off of it keep us posted on how this goes for you set a hole of the doctor and see bwhat he says your body has to be strong enough for a detox and if it is you can come back here we will be able to support you as you go threw it this could take a couple of months good luck snd God bless.....Gnarly
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yes u need to talk to ur doctor and dont just jump off u need to come down real slow  maybe cause of ur age u could speak to him about the methadone tabs that any doc can write out so that u dont have to go into the clinic daily also iv been on methadone for 10 yrs and im on 2mgs now well four days ago i stoped and i am now haveing small doses of subutex because of the narltraxzone in it im hopeing it will take the methadone out quick i will stop takeing the sub ater 1 week because withdrawal iv herd from methadone  can last months and the sub is 1 weeek  im lots my self and just want to get off alll the best
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Thanks for the support.  I will need you all along.  Stay with me.  Let me know if I can help you.  
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