Dont give up! This is something that requires patience & support, Im almost done with my taper, its taken almost one year to detox off of 90mgs & as of next week Im thru with methadone, & I also must add that every day is different when detoxing, I,ve had some bad times when I just wanted to throw in the towel & say, I give up! But I never did, I took the bull by the horns & ran with it! I must advise that going slow is the key, I went very slow & for that reasons had very mild withdrawals, now Im at such a low dose that I think Im past all the physical stuff & trust me when I say, I,ve paid my dues to my detox, as it wasnt always easy, nor does it have to be horrible, just take it slow & make sure you are plugged in with some support. Thanks Penelope
How many mg are in the mL of methadone? Just curious
I know what you mean about being desperate to get off. My husband has been on methadone for about 14 years and it's his fondest wish to be drug free. He too has gained about 60 pounds on the methadone. He has been on 120 mgs and is starting to slowly taper down. Right now he's on 100 mg. There are several people on the forum that could give you really good advice about what vitamins and supplements you could take to help with and greatly reduce the withdrawals. Feohmoon has posted a list of the supplements they're taking. They're a couple who did a slow taper and then jumped off at 7 mgs about 2 weeks ago. They're an inspiration to me. Penelope is down to 3 mgs and counting. I'm sure she would have some good advice for you too.
From what I've read, the methadone depletes your body of certain vitamins and minerals and replacing those minerals can reduce withdrawal and help with post acute withdrawal symptoms, such as depression, brain fog, etc.
I hope someone else will jump on with more specific recommendations for you. I've only been reading this forum for a couple weeks and already I've learned a lot. My advice is to keep reading and asking questions - you'll get a lot of good advice.
yes you can go on the bup but you have to be down to 30mg of methadone and then go into withdrawals for the next few days before you get on it. If you get on too soon It would make you very sick. I am on methadone and am tappering down about 2.5mg a week. Maybe you should do a faster drop in the beginning and then go down slower from 50mg. There are alot of people here doing the same thing and there are alot of vitamins, amino acids, calmag and other things people can tell you to take that will help you with the withdrawals. Are you at a clinic or your doctor? Anyway it is doable and there is alot of support here. Also when you get down farther in mg you wont want to eat and you will loose some weight! One good thing about withdrawals?
You should pm skippysiezmore. She just went through the battle with methodone. I'm sure she will be on here to give you some advice. I myself don't really know anything about. Their are others that do that will help. Best of luck to you!
brian