Slight Withdrwal has entered Penelopes body!! Yikes

[Penelope14]

It finally hit me a bit today, & now I finally understand what people mean by when you get down low in your dose it gets a bit rough, I,ve been just fine at 20,16,12,8, & then 3 days after dropping to 4mgs, it hit me! Like a ton of bricks, while working within a bunch of people, I started to get hot and a bit sweaty, & super weak, & forgetful, and very spaced out, my heart was beating a bit faster then normal, it was not fun, If I were not working I think I may have dealt with it a bit better, I kept my composure & played it off as if nothing were wrong, but deep within me, I knew what was happening, I also think that Im sleep deprived, as I spoke with my counselor yesterday & told her I wasnt sleeping as well, she claims this is typical and normal during this time. I also wont let this scare me nor have me running to the nearest pill pusher, I know I will get thru this, as my body adjusts to the low dosage.  You know what? I actually feel alot better now that I,ve shared this with you all, I just had to let everyone know, that this is it! Im getting so low on my dose that all the symtoms of withdrawal are here & their making their voices heard within my body & I can either A- Take it & accept it as normal during this time, or B- Relapse, of course out of the two Im gonna take it & work with it, as this is all normal & life will get better, all in time.

[Becky102]

I log on every day just to see how you and Feohmoon are doing with your tapers.  I'm rooting for you.
Your stories give me hope that my husband can someday get off methadone.
I hope and pray that it doesn't get too much worse for you, but even if ti does I know that you can do it!

[cathy5841]

penelope, i am so proud of you.  your determination and grit are commendable.  it wont be long now and you will be in the land of the free. keep us posted...it does help
love and hugs to you
cathy

[feohmoon]

hang in there...you are doing so well.  Apparently as I sit here crying, something has hit me too!
You have done such a good job...you are so strong and we are glad to share this enlightenment with you.
You ordered that stuff, right?  Hopefully you will get it soon.  
We are here for you...
peace and love

[worried878]

Hang in there...u r right...I often go over that in my head..."what are my choices" ?   Life or no life...to use or not to use?  lol   really we dont have a choice...keep posting

[mr.lucky66]

Ok then maybe what you are feeling is probably not withdrawl. In that case keep doing what you are doing and you will free done free soon. How much longer do they want you to taper? Remember the time and tapers that clinics give are often not the best and are usually too long. all the best

[Penelope14]

Mr Lucky, I dont know for certain if its withdrawals, Im only assuming? I think this has alot to do with lack of sleep, prior to taking methadone, I had a hard time sleeping, so I think the methadone was to much for me & kept me sleeping longer then I really needed, as when I got home from work I felt way, way better, so now Im not to sure? I will know more tomarow, as I did go & puchase some melonomin, its a natural vitamin that you take right before bed, so we shall see. Thanks Penelope

[newmanagment]

i think you deserve an A+ for choosing A!! good job , let toxic and others help with your w/d's , and i know goingtomakeit says that melanomin will help with the sleep. anytime you feel your heartrate going up try this- breath in thru ur nose, hold for 5 count, out thru mouth, hold5 count, and back in thru nose... repeat this for a few minutes and it will bring your heartrate down, which will help with the dizzy and generally calm ya down. learned that in karate class when i was a lil tyke. best of luck ,stay positive, and many prayers...

[mr.lucky66]

You say you are on 4mg. and feel bad? I understand that but for me I walked off at much higher doses and got it over with. I also detoxed down to 5mg. a few times and it was all the same. I would hate to think you are drawing out the end of this detox by taking such low doses when you may not be worse if you were on 0. It's hard to say but I think you may be prolonging it with these small doses. "Methadone, there's no future in it" all the best

[toxictome]

Hi...sounds like wds to me....if you dropped from 8 to 4, you will definately feel it. When does your taper end???

Just hang on tight...we'll help you get thru this! YOU are doing a great thing for yourself..it will be soo worth it in the long run!!

Keep posting...that helps keep your mind occupied!!!
YOU CAN DO THIS!!!