help its been 7 days off methadone and i feel like crap?

[Nabbers]

help,some addvice?please

[anrtech]

What ever you do don't give up...I am on day 60 with methadone and life is great. Please it is worth the crap your going through now. Go out for walks and take as many hot baths as you can. Good Luck. Without the people on here I would have made it this far. Gnarly you know who you are.

[justneedtotalk]

Hang in there man.....I have been in your shoes before.  Unfortunately, methadone is a tough one to kick....The withdrawal symptoms are not worse than others but it sticks around for a lot longer.....The positive thing is that you are coming off of methadone.....the other positive is that you will start feeling better here soon but you have to understand that methadone is one of the most difficult things to detox from on the face of the plant....So you can take that one of two ways.....either you give up and give in to the beast or you tell yourself that you are worth it and that you can stay the course.....It is difficult detoxing off of methadone and the amino therapy protocol article in the health pages is truly a life saver when in comes to methadone detox and withdrawal.

There are a few members that will be along shortly that are experts in methadone withdrawal....Gnarly is kind of the resident expert on methadone withdrawal....He taught me a lot when I went through my withdrawal.....I honestly tell trusted friends that I would not wish methadone withdrawal on my worst enemy......BUT....It is beatable....I am sure you were not even getting close to being high from the methadone and it was more of a maintenance thing.....Keep going.....You can do this!  You are truly going to start coming out of the worst part here soon.....You just have to keep going!  It seems impossible now but in a few days you are going to start seeing the light!  It is still going to be tough from there but it DOES get better....You literally have to tackle each day one at a time.....You find ways to get through them and try to get sleep at night.....You will find a way if you are serious about quitting......Do not give up, that is what the monster wants.....It sounds corney but it is the truth!  IT wants you to give up.....It wants to rule your life....It wants to tie you to a DR. or a clinic......You are so close to getting to the other side of this....Just hang on and like I said....Find a way to make the days go by....Exercise is fantasitc!  Good luck and God Bless!