Wanted advice of going down to 10mgs ofmethadone.

[snowflake24]

Hi i am new to the community.....just wondering what to expect quiting cold turkey from methadone. been titrating for 8 months,

[Jenelle2020]

Hello hcornett, I too am in the midst of tapering off methadone, I sent  you a personal message, please check your Inbox and respond, would love to hear from you, thanks, Gayle

[snowflake24]

Yes, please do keep me informed. Let me know if you get all of the things I mentioned. Im curious to find out if it works for other people as well as it worked out for me. Now I am not completely normal, my brain feels dull and i feel a little like a zombie..stuffy nose and diarrhea, but that went away with the immodium I took. but it is all manageable. I have no clue how long I will feel this way, but I will keep in touch.

[snowflake24]

honestly? I feel a bit like a zombie walking around, my mind is a little dull, diarrhea, but imodium fixed that. And the sniffles. But it is manageable. I have some energy, just not enough to be my normal selft. Thanks for caring.

[hcornett]

my highest does was 120 now on 30... Yes that sound like the right thing to do ....get my does as low as possible before i quit ... i will def keep an update and u too  ..

[gnarly_1]

How you feeling???

[snowflake24]

i forgot to send your name, so look at the posts that youjust typed me and read what I said. hope it helps.

[snowflake24]

Remember, now, that I only topped out at 80mgs for two months, then spent the next 8 months going down 3mg a week until I hit ten. I was not on it for six years....what was your highest dose? I strongly encourage you to get down to at least 5 mgs (you are just torturing yourself if you titrate any lower). then quit. The longer you are on methadone and the longer you are at a high dose, the withdrawals will be worse. Understand? Hope this helps and good luck. You can do this. Keep posting for support and let me know if this stuff helps.

[hcornett]

wow! Thank u soooooo much. I just wrote all info down. I have been on methadone for 6 yrs and I am finally down to 30 but i already feel withdraw symptoms and as I have went cold turkey before I know what I am up against... Good Luck to u. I hope u feel so muchbetter really soon!!!!

[snowflake24]

Hi, ill explain real quick what I did,,,,started at 80mgs, titrated down 3mgs every week for 8 months, so i was at the clinic for a total of 11 months, this last saturday was my last day. today is day three three and I quit cold turkey at 10mgs last saturday. this is everything I bought take it when you are on a low dose and ready to quit, the lower the better really, i was advised not to quit ct but i did anyways.

a three in one vitamins magnesium, zinc and calcium
I took 3 or 4 in the morning and at night,
opiate easewithdrawal pills (they are 90 bucks includes shipping and it really works if you are at a low enough dose) take two in the morning and two at night.
L-tyrosine amino acid 2in the morning and 2 at night. 500mgs a pill
Omega 3-6-9 oil it can come in a tablet so you dont have to taste it
take one in the morning and one at night
L-glutamine 2tabllets, 4 times a day (that is the directions, but this specific pill requires you to take it on a empty stomache
you can also throw in some vitamin b12 too a2-3 a day.
I  really hope this helps. I understand it requires money (120-140)but i am proof that it definetley helps because I was on methadone for almost a year and quit cold turkey at 10mgs. Please dont expect to feel as good as I do, because everybody is different. I just know that I am on day three and dont completely feel normal, I have diarrhea, a stuffy nose, and my brain feels a little dull, but other than that im okay. it is all very managable. But everyones reactions to quitting methadone is different. again, dont expect these exact results. my point is that I think the 20 vitamins I took a day really helped me, so hopefully it will help other people. If I can help even one person with withdrawals (i have experienced them many times) then it is so, so worth it. one more thing, take the vitamins one week prior to quitting and continue on for 2-3 weeks. also, you may want to contact your doctor and tell him everything that you are taking. Im not a doctor so please consult your physician bfore doing all this. good luck.

[hcornett]

Okay Great Thanks. Is the the only thing i should get or is there more?  Sooo scared so a sincerely appreciate your response

[gnarly_1]

HI the vitamins I used where a 3 in 1 calcium magnesium zinc you can get them at walmart for 6 bucks take 4 with breakfast and 4 with dinner in a few days you will notice a difference in the way you feel.....this makes tapering off a lot more doable if you need more info just ask..............Gnarly

[hcornett]

well hello!  Could u pls pls send me the list of vitamins that help with withdraws from methadone . 6 yr user

[hcornett]

Does anyone know where I can find Gnarlys vitamins for help with withdraw??

[gnarly_1]

Amen Sister .....im a man of faith and I truly believe God intervenes in this to help out or outright deliver people of this.....Keep your faith strong in Jesus he will cary you threw the end of this you will now know him as your deliverer God bless..........Gnarly  

[snowflake24]

I know, Gnarly, I know.....I dont understand it at all but I will NOT take it for granted, I really lucked out by the grace of the LORD, which I have been thanking profusely all day, I feel so blessed and humble to the Lord right now. It almost make me emotional. I dont deserve this, i dont understand, but I will never touch another pill the rest of my life. I promised myself that I would never be addicted to anything else the rest of my life. The good LORD is really watching over me. Thanks all of you, I couldnt have gotten all the vitamins I needed and the support without this site. Thank you soo much. My energy level is fine and Im having a little bit trouble sleeping but that is all very manageable, thanks again, Gnarly. I have been truly blessed by my LORD and SAVIOR.

Snowflake

[gnarly_1]

Hi every once in a wile some body gets a 'get out of jail free card'' count your blessing ....usually by day 3 it hits if its going to so count your blessing its not that bad......methadone is known to be brutal so so far your doing great how is your energy level ?? and are you still sleeping?? those tend to be the biggies keep up with the vitamins they make a world of difference keep posting for support good luck and God bless.............Gnarly

[snowflake24]

Wow, well first of all, I am not able to post a question , so here  it goes,  I thank the Lord above profusley because I am barely having withdrawls and its the third day. I have diahrrhea and the sniffles and that is it. I feel like it is a miracle or something. I am beyond grateful. I dont understand it, but i wont question it, either. Everybody is different. Maybe it is because i was not on a high dose, and only got up to 80, then immedietley started my taper. I cant explain, it really, maybe all the vitamins???
I feel truly, truly blessed this time. Thank you Gnarly, for all of your support through this. Ill let you know how the next few days go.

[snowflake24]

The withdrawals havent really hit yet. Its only been two days, besides insomnia, (3 hrs of sleep the last two night) and a few aches and pains but nothing I expected. Yet. I think it will get worse, it just hasnt hit me hard yet. I hope not though, but expect it. What do you think? Thanks Gnarly. I will keep in touch.

[gnarly_1]

Hey Girl how you feeling today hope all is well your going to be fine
..............Gnarly

[snowflake24]

Thank you Gnarly, I appreciate your kindness, advice and helping me. Im sorry to keep emailing you but I cant post and you seem to know what your talking about! TY
peace

[gnarly_1]

Hey snoflake24 I just sent the mods a note about your loging problem keep an eye on your e/mail..........Gnarly

[smiles4eva]

Hi snowflake.  I don't have any experience with methadone just wanted to offer you encouragement. A positive attitude goes a long way!  Have you sent a message to the moderators?  They have been very helpful as a few of us are experiencing issues.

[gnarly_1]

HI   make shure you loged in that could stop you from posting if your having problems get a hold of the mods and let them know as for being sick it really hard to say its different for everybody but 7 to 10 days is typical just relax and go with the flow you cant stop it so dont try it is always worst in our heads then it truns out tyo be......actually it is best to stick to one post it makes it ezer for everyone to follow so just post here for now now take a nice hot soak when the withdrawal starts coming on keep posting for support........Gnarly

[snowflake24]

Thank you, I hope I will be fine. I will, also since I have been on methadone for 11months, titrating down for 8 months, so in total less than a year. How long do you think it will take until I feel completely normal? Weeks? Months? Just curious, and I should have bad withdrawals for 1-2 wks, correct? Also, Im sorry to keep bugging you gnarly, but for some reason I cannot post a question on the site, I don't believe I offended anyone, or said anything inappropriate. I can respond and post a comment I just cannot post a question. Any clue about that? Again, sorry to bug you and thanks