cant sllep help

[heidi_bayus]

i stopped my methadone,and my arms and legs wont stop,if anyone knows what im talking about,ive cried plenty and this is my 2nd day off, im ready to give up and get a script already

[pheebs]

how many mgs and for how long have you been taking it?

[addict200]

I've never been on methedone so I can only speak to oxy withdrawal which is bad but I know its not as bad as what you're going through. You need sleep to heal and with RLS that's nearly impossible, call dr right away and get something for RLS. I have clonazapam, which is a benzo so don't take for a long time just till your finished detoxing. Valium is another one that will help get you through these few days. The benzos eliminated the RLS for me and helped with anxiety and panic. Take immodium for the runs, if you can eat try to eat bananas and protien, even ensure or a protien shake. Stay strong, exhaust all options for treating your symptoms one at a time.
Let us know how you're doing, I'm praying for you!

[sadinmichigan]

Oh please don't give up...how many mgs were you on and how long have you been taking it?? I went cold turkey off 65 mgs so I feel for you. In my journal I have an article about methadone and w/d...etc..it is written by a dr. and has sooo much info in there and some things you can do to try and ease some of the problems your having..methadone w/d is one of the toughest things but it can be done ..Many here have done it..but it is going to take ALOT of willpower and you will never be off it if you don't try and ride this out..I know how bad it is believe me...and it will last a little while..it's not like other opiates..methadone has a very long 1/2 life so you will start to feel more of the w/ds in the comming days. I am not saying this to try and deter you from doing it but you must be informed so that you can get your mind prepared..if you give up than you will have to keep on it forever or you will keep going through this..please feel free tp pm me if you'd like..I will be up for a bit longer..hang in there..
get yourself some potassium pills..that helps the RLS or if you like bananas than try eating those..you could even get a rx of Requip which is specifiaclly for RLS...