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is 10mgs morphine equalivent to 3mgs of methadone?

if you quit cold turkey at ten mgs of methadone, would it be the same as quitting 40mgs of morphine? I read that ten mgs of morphine is the same as 3mgs of methadone, but doesnt methadone build up in the body longer, causing a harder withdrawal? thanks
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I was on methadone about 3 yrs ago, I can't remember the dosage but It was a good dose.  I got down to about 10 mg and I just couldn't go the rest of the way so I checked into rehab for 28 days.  In fact it got worse towards the end.

If nothing else I learned a lot, methadone is an 18 mo withdrawal. I cried the whole time I was in there and there were others that were on other kinds of drugs, what I considered to be much heavier than the methadone I had been taking.....not true !

I was a mess the whole time I was in there and all the others were feeling pretty good, pretty fast.  I was told that the meth was just a hard withdrawal to get thru....for me it was hard to believe.  Even after I was released it still took me awhile to get better.  An evil drug to be sure !!  

Good luck with the withdrawals, stay plugged in here..it seems like a good group with a lot of help.

hugs, meg
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Thanks, I have been clean off of all opiates except methadone for almost nine months, left my boyfriend of almost two years because he wouldnt quit the pills, what Im trying to get at is that I am doing everything right I think. Now I am just preparing for the inevitable. Thanks and have a great day. I cant wait to be where you are at.
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Hi ....I was on methadone almost 7 yrs and was on a high dose most of that time (150mg) it took me 8 1/2 mo to ween off and I took it all the way down.....if I had to do it again I think I would jump at 5mg because tapering below that was miserable and I experienced the same withdrawals at 5 and below as I did when I stopped......I know it is a pain coming off this stuff but it is so so worth it once your off...there is a great 3 in one vitamin you can get at walmart that will cut your withdrawals in 1/2 its calcium magnesium zinc pick up a bottle it really helps take 4 in the morning and 4 with dinner give it a few days to work you will notice the difference ......Keep posting for support we all want to see you succeed ......Gnarly  
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yeah Im waiting till I get down to 7mgs then Im stopping cold turkey. I have a drs appt on tuesday and see what else he can do to help me. Im just really nervous, never had to withdrawal off of methadone. But I am mentally ready,  I have withdrawn plenty of times before, the longest being 3 wks, but I was taking like 100-300 mgs of morphine daily. they were so cheap and always there. I had to move 5 states away to get away from the stuff. How long were you on methadone and how much did you taper and did you taper down to 0 mgs? thanks for the answers and support.
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Hi methadone is a lot stronger drug then most think ....even small doses are powerful but it is misleading because there is no euphoria with methadone as for morphine your conversion seam off.....when deciding to jump ship that is why I always suggest single digits it will make the withdrawal a whole lot more doable good luck and God bless........Gnarly  
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