Today I'm officially off methadone! I just have to get through the withdrawel now :(

[Electra1982]

So I'm taking the advice from kim,kiylen,gnarly & mr. lucky who've all told me thats I should prob jump to zero now that I was on 4mg a day. So I'll keep an update on how I'm doing. I took my last dose of 4mg yesterday morning around 8:30 am. It is now 12:06 pm and I feel ok. I don't have much energy and I can feel the legs starting to ache. I'll post again later. Any advice and support is appreciated.

[gnarly_1]

het girlee well i personally think your doing the right thing...no reason to torcher youself
my budy rob just jumped off at 5mg and had no worst symptoms then I did going down to 1 mg...mater of fact he has had less....go figure....I guess it diferent for eveyone..
now ya just got to go thew some withdrawals that will be similar to what you have already experienced ...they just last a few days longer ...like a week but all and all
it is very doable just go into it with a win win attitude and you will make it out fine
the next few days your just going to have to be ok without feeling ok for a wile
but it will pass with time....trust god...he can get you thew annything...my prayers sounded like complaints wile I was withdrawing but god doesent judge the way you pray  and I can tell you from experience it helps alot ...it did for me...hes all you got
when it 3am and your shaking  just hang in there the next few days will be tuff ..but again very doable use your symptoms to strengthen your resolve to quit ...tell yourself..'nothing is going to have this control over me" and fight it out..again your mind can be your bigest asset or your worst enemy let it be an asset...well i got
alot more advise but im out of time....keep posting on your progress...I will pray
that god gives you the grace to get thew this as painless as possible...good luck
and god bless ...Gnarly  

[shrimpman]

I'm not familiar with Norcos but the only thing I can tell you is that the thomas recipe helped me have less severe wds than doing no preparation -------not recommending it for you--------- that is solely up to you-------there are some on this site who think you should just suck it up and ct without preparation-----so you will remember how bad the wds are as to keep you from using again------I ct'd twice with no prep-----the only thing I was able to do was run to the B-room for 3 days-----I was unable to eat or drink------This time I had easier go at it-------so there are a few different  approaches on how to deal with it-----Get professional help from a dr or addiction specialist-- go ct on your own without much prep--or try to treat the wd symptoms with the thomas recipe or something similar------everyone is different-----you overall health condition and age are factors you need to consider as to what approach you decide on-----I've heard it over and over that wds wont kill you and for the most part that is true for opiates if you don't have other serious medical conditions. Thats why it is always best to have your dr involved -----Keep posting and others will help you-----You can do it !!!!!  Good luck, Shrimpman

[Electra1982]

I really, really apreciated everyones support. There is no one else I know that really understands what I'm going through. So its 7:37 p.m. and I actually feel not bad. I have minor back and leg aches and I feel kind of tired so I think I'm going to hit the sack early. Yesterday at my last visit at the meth clinic, my doctor gave me 10- 0.1mg clonidine (1 o 3 times daily) to help ease withdrawel symptoms and 5- 5mg zoplicone(imovane) to help me sleep. I only plan on using either if I really need it. I heard that the 3rd and 4th day are the worst and I want to avoid taking a sleep aid two nights in a row. So far so good. This does seem pretty doable. although I may be speaking too soon. I'll post again in the A.M. Thanks for the support!!!

[kim715]

Congrats to you.I'm proud of you for making the decision to just jump and get it over with.Like mr lucky said,it probably won't get much worse,since you have been dealing with the w/ds while on the 4mgs.Take the hot baths for the RLS,as hot as you can stand and as often as you can.They help with the anxiety a bit too.The RLS was the worst part for me so I will share with you what got me through that.Hot bath,then I would rub my legs down with a mentholated muscle rub,then wrap them tight,but not too tight,with ace bandages and use a heating pad on each of them.This ritual brought me enough relief that I actually could get some rest periodically.Keep posting.We're here to help....All the best..Kim

[NoMoMeth4me]

Awesome job on getting to where your at. I jumped off Methadones in March of this year at 10mg and had it rough for the first 2 weeks. Mainly the RLS and NO SLEEP but nowhere near as bad as I thought it would be. Methadone is a bad one to get off of and it was third times a charm for me.
I think you will have it easier jumping off at such a small amount and believe you would have only prolonged your suffering by titarting lower than where your at. Post if you can't sleep, go out and get fresh air when u can, DON"T be too hard on yourself if you feel crappy, the mind is the last thing to come back from oblivion with this drug. I would suggest getting rid of ANY Methadone you have around that you could take. I know that's a HUGE step, trust me, I flushed over 700 methadone pills down the toilet!!! Read back through some of my journals and posts if you want.
Hang in there,

We are all pulling for you.

Feel free to PM me if you need to.

-Brian.

[worried878]

U made the move!  good for u..and congrats on ur clean time/every minute of it

many taper to very low doses//but for me jumping was easier..when u r done..u r just done!

keep us posted