methadone withdrawal

[hambrick]

I am on methadone for chronic pain. My neurologist, dr. Virginia Pact, MD has sold her practice and she really knows very little about how to withdraw someone from methadone anyway. I use to be on 15 mg daily and I took myself down very slowly from that dose to about 7 1/2 daily about a year ago. I was afraid to go all the way down in case my pain became severe again. I got the withdrawal information from the local methadone clinic at that time. (My doctor thought I should just stop taking the dose...very bad idea.)
I am now attempting to get completely off methadone but have no idea how to titrate down without experiencing severe symptoms. Since this dose is so low, what I am doing is shaving (pills are very tiny) about what I think is 1mg from my daily dose. I started this on Thursday and as of this writing I have diarrhea, headache, back pain has increased with muscle pain and general malaise. My plan was to go down by 1mg daily until I was finished, but I am not certain this is a good idea. I am employed full time and do not want to miss work as a result of this so it is important to keep my symptoms to a minimum. What would you suggest? I hope to hear form you very soon. Thank you very much.

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[cindi]

listen to skipper,,,,when you don't take the tramadol you feel so bad because you are in withdrawals.,,this may cause you to become very ill....maybe even have seizures..listen  my serbian is not very good but why would you be banished?  ok  if terrible things happen when you are banished??? try taking less of the medicine every day.....until you are down to not taking anything....is it illegal to become addicted to drugs even if you didn't know they are addicting............?  go to your hospital...doc or clinic and tell them the truth      I didn't know Serbia was that extreme....but under these circunstances this is the best skip and I can do     cin

[jennyfla]

Thank you sweetie!  :)
Lv Jenny

[Kerrie]

Hi friends. I'm glad to hear from you Milo. You like so many others have been with me through the storm and I do so appreciate it. How are you feeling these days? My pain today has been rough but I made it to both church services today and even did a solo tonight called "Through The Fire". It's a song I truly believe.
  My daughter has been off the drugs for about a month now. She hit me up for a pain pill today and I stood strong and told her no. I begged her to come to the forum and talk to everyone. She said she could take one for pain without going into a relapse. She got mad because I wouldn't give in. She called later to say she was sorry. I still think she had some the other day but she would never admit it to me. But I told her to keep praying and keep trying. I have to stay strong.
   Cindi , you sound good tonight. I didn't mention you make me laugh girlfriend. You have a good sense of humor. I wanted to ask you about your back. How is is feeling these days? Disk disease is painful . I don't want anymore back surgery but I fear more nerve damage. How is your pain now. Is your medication helping. I know I need to be on something stronger but I just hate to do it. But I'm having more bad days than good and I don't think I can hold out much longer.
   Jennyfla, remember , when we are weak He is strong. Your in my prayers dear. Your going to make it !!!!!!
     God Bless, Kerrie

[jennyfla]

My daughter looked at me strangly tonight.  I was high out of my head, the way i've been over the past week or so, and my eyes are dialated and look strange.  She looked at my eyes hard, and i was taken aback.  I look forward to looking at her face-to-face knowing that her mommy is clean and sober, i'm ashamed to be like this.
I love them with all my heart, and i know i'm a good mom to them, can't get much better except to be straight and healthy!
They love me with all they've got too, they show it with hugs and kisses and sweet things that they do everyday, i am so very lucky to have them!!  So it's time to give them back what they give to me, complete love from a totally clear head and accepting heart!  I can't wait to give them a 100% mommy!
:)
Lv Jenny

[jennyfla]

Thank you thank you, i need that so badly tonight!!!
I'm stilled scared to death.
I waw my hubby tonight, and he felt so good to hug, and he smelled like my honey too!!!  No more yucky withdrawal smell.  I told him i can't wait to sleep next to him in bed again, and i apologized in advance for him having to sleep next to my sweaty yucky withdrawaling self (sorry i'm so gross).
He asked how many mgs i was doing, and i lied, i said 40, it's gone way up since he's been gone.  It's like the closer i get, the more i do.  He should understand, he was a maniac there at the end.  I have a $2,200 deficite in the checking account right now.  we have overdraft protection, so it's a line-of-credit, so i won't bounce checks.
This is so incredibly scarey.  A friend just told me not to go cold turkey because anything over 70mg i could slip into a coma.  I don't think that's true, i thought opiates were safe to do cold turkey.  I'm in great health, and young enough to withstand this, i'm sure i will be ok, just sick as hell, but ok.  I can make it, i know i can do this, i must do this!!!!!
My husband's going to walk me to death, so i better be ready to get up and move around, no lying in the bed waiting it out!!!
I start wed and i have my kids' orientation to meet their teachers on friday.  My hub will stay home with the baby, but i have to go, i want to go.  I will use the 'have a flu' excuse if i look like death!
I'm going to be ok, then i will be wonderful!
How long do the withdrawals last?  I'm so scared!
Lv Jenny

[?passive_aggressive!]

       ?P_A! iz in tha lot of pain!!!

mayday...mayday.....i`m going down!!!

PLEASE...send me an S.O.S. cruiser i dont know how to swim
with tramadol(tramal,trodon....),i`ve tried to swim up,but
it`s to gray!

Dont know what to do?
P.S.when off,feeling like lack of oxygene,no interest in life,
everything sucks bigtime!!?

if anyone can
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HELP!!!