Cold Turkey

[Day11]

I am on day 11, of a 35ml a day cold turkey withdrawl from methadone , and speeking from firsthand understanding of opiate detox, i have quit a 1 to 2.5gram aday herion habit and a 80 to 120mg a day dilaudid habit. and methadone is by far the hardest thing i have ever atempted to quit. now to the point, iwas hoping someone could give me a rough idea or timeline as to when ican exspect to start feeling better. i know thats a very openended question but this draging on much longer then exspected. i mean herion was horriable, day 1 to 3 crazy day 4 5 started to get better and i was sleeping by day 7 ,and that roughly lays out the same for dilaudid. now that is not for methadone and one of you out there can relate and answer my timeline question i know its differtent for everyone but i dont know how many more sleepless nights and endless days ican handle. pls help      i would to share my exsperances with more posts on this fourm in hopes that they may help others but i curently feel like sh**  bad!

[Penelope14]

Im sure you dont want to hear this but coming off at 35mgs is brutal to the body & mind, I,ve heard of alot of people coming off methadone, but never at 35, regardless you have made it thru most of horror, but Im afraid to say, this is one drug that doesnt leave queitly, I to have had withdrawals from other opiates and 3 to 4 days later, I was ready to take on the world again, but not methadone, oh,no, this is one drug that wont let go without a battle. Im at 3mgs & I have off and on mild withdrawals, nothing to bad, but regardless its no fun, as a addict I want to feel good all the time!  & If I dont feel good, I want something that will fix the problem, but the only thing thats gonna fix this is time & patientience, also make sure you drink a ton of water & melatonin works great to reduce stress & does help ya sleep. Stay on this post, as I have had tons of support, & during times of detox, support from others can make a difference. Take Care Penelope    P.S Dont ever underestimate the power of detoxing, if you really start feeling really super bad, do go to your doctor or local ER.  

[feohmoon]

Oooh man...sorry to hear that.  I feel you though...my fiance and I are on day#4 - we have had it easier this time - thus far -  than in the past.  
Methadone has such a long half-life that often the severe wd last from day 4 - 12...it truly is an effort to rid your body of a methadone addiction.
This forum will help alot, the support and compassion is amazing.
Everything I have ever written on here pertains to methadone...please check out my journal, there is good information that might help you.
skippysizemore, penelope and armymedic are also on this journey...look them up too.
Best of luck...continue posting.
peace & love
steven & murphy

[Shotrock]

Hang in there your in the home stretch.  Remember the chant ,I Want My Life Back! We all do, Good Luck, just being on this site will help you . You should be proud of yourself your about to turn the corner. God Bless You.

[worried878]

I have never taken methadone but others on here will post and help you...I know methadone has a much longer half life so it will take longer and have seen that it can take up to 3 weeks...have you tried the thomas recipe and do you have something u use for sleep?...it is much easier to fight with some sleep...keep posting