Help me w/ methadone

[ang_811]

Ive been tappering down from 90 mg and last week I went down to 10 mg. I felt so badly that I went up to 15 then 20 and next fri I'm seeing my doc about suboxone. ( I feel like that might b better for me) I work to much to be sick like that. I'm not exactly sitting at a desk. I'm constantly  running around. I feel that maybe I shouldn't have done that.  But I was so sick it was affecting my job. I didn't know what else to do. Someone plz tell me they have gone thru this and that i made a good choice. I need some kind of advice. Plz help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I want off of this methadone so badly. If I had the 20 grand 2 blow I would  just do the waimon method ( a Medical rapid detoxx from methadone)

[gnarly_1]

HI the vitamins defenetly help I still take a calcium /magnesium/zinc vitamins daily
it helped a lot with the symptoms of withdrawals to...I really think you can do this
if you take it slow....I went at 10% less in dose every 72hr but at the lower doeses
like when I got to 10 or less I went at 1ml a week...I took it all the way down to 1ml
but dont recommend that tapering below 5ml is miserable and just prolongs the agony
my final withdrawal was no worst then tapering below 5ml and was very doable
in the lower doses 2ml is a lot so try droping by 2ml at a time till you hit 10 then go by 1ml till you hit 5 then jump ship...keep posting here for support will walk this out with you
you can do this ...it just going to take a little time good luck and God bless.....Gnarly

[ang_811]

ty for all of your feedback. the thing is im just doing what my dr told me to do which was go down 5 every week and thats what i did, i dont think he knows alot about this. but i know now that i need to hve a slow taper. if it wasnt for me finding this website i dont know where i would be now. every one on here has been more then helpful i appreciate everythin and everyone on here, ive been taking the nescary vitamins u need that the meth has taken away from my body. i dont know if its in my head or if they r really working but its been making me feel better. alot.

[gnarly_1]

HI well it sounds like your in the methadone trap...you want off so bad but cant handle the withdrawal....it sounds to me like you went to fast with your taper if done right
tapering is uncomfortable but doable...if you drop by 2ml every 3 days to a week you shouldn't feel it as much when you get to 10ml go 1 ml a week....sub is one way to go but it has its own set of rules and is probably just as notorious for getting off of
at least with the methadone you know it can be done if done correctly and you know the beast you face.....with sub your going into uncharted water most people I know that have went from methadone to sub have not had a positive experience doing it...you know you have to be in full blown withdrawals b/4 you take your first sub...if not it can lead to something called persipatated withdrawals and you will be absolutely miserable if that happens we just had someone in this forum go thew that and it was a 7 day ordeal for them so be careful with what you decide and how you go about it....if I were you Id give tapering off the methadone another try b/4 switching to something else thats just as notorious for bad withdrawals .....good luck on what ever you decide......Gnarly        

[kc156]

Also I am tapering methadone,and am down to 10 a day.It must be slow and steady.At 10 I will drop 1 every 2 weeks.At 5 or less will jump off,IT CANT BE RUSHED,or it wont work.
Good luck,take it easy and slow.                                                                 karl

[Lisa0345]

Oh by the way,  I would not mess with sub if I were you.  I have never taken it but from everything that I have read about it,  it is just as hard to get off of as methadone.  I heard that both methadone and sub have a very long half life.
Lisa
Jacksonville,FL

[Lisa0345]

I know exactly how you feel.  I am on methadone and this is my experience, maybe it will help you.  What first lead me to the clinic was a 600mg oxycodone habbit.  I was taking 60  10mg percs a day.  When I tried to quit cold turkey, it sent me into major seziers.  I found myself in the er almost dead.  So, needless to say, cold turkey was not for me.  A friend suggested the methadone clinic.  So I gave it a shot.  To make a long story short, in the first 30 days when they were trying to get me to a stable amount, I got up to 120mgs.  The only reason I went there was because I so scared to be sick and at the high dose I was at, I did not want to end up back in the er.  I dont know what it was but at some point I decided that I wanted to be clean. And I mean clean, no pills, no methadone, no nonthing.  I went from 120mgs down to 10mgs in a matter of about 6 weeks.  I felt very little withdrawl.  I was so excited, I was so ready to do it.  For the first time in about 10 years I was finally gonna be clean. I thought that all I had to do was get clean, just stop taking the methadone.  Well I stayed at 10mgs for about 1 week.  Against every ones advice, I jumped off at 10mgs.  For the first 3 days I was fine.  I did not feel great, but I was not sick.  Well day 4 came and I thought I was gonna die.  I have never felt anything like this before.  On day 5 the pain was so bad that I went and bought some percs.  I thought well I will just take a few of these to get me thru.  Yeah right, one led into two and two led into three and three led into 20 plus a day.  Within just one week I was already taking 20 plus percs a day.  I did go back to the clinic.  I am at a very low dose, just enough to keep me stable and not craving pills.  Only 35mgs a day.  The point of all this is that I did not get into this overnight and I am not gonna get out of this overnight.  I thought that if I just got clean that everything would be ok.  But what I realized was that is only the beginning.  Staying clean is the hard part not getting clean.  What I am doing now is building a big strong foundation under me so that when I am ready to do it again if I fall there will be a network of people there to help me.  I am now going to NA and working on getting a sponsor and working the 12 step program.  I am also surrounding my self with clean sober people.  Not people who use and want to see me fail with them.  I want to get clean and STAY clean.  I tried to do it my way the first time.  This time I am gonna do it GODS way and listen to the others around me that are clean and have been clean for a long time.  I wanted it now,now,now and all it did was lead to me using again.  Well anyways, sorry it was so long.  I am here for you and there are a lot of good people here that will help you.  Keep us posted and let us know how you are doing and what you decide to do.
Good Luck and God Bless
Lisa
Jacksonville,FL  

[ang_811]

Ur right I'm just very impatient and want my life back. Ty for ur feedback I appreciate it

[micheleTX]

Hang in there, relax.  I understand that you have to work and cannot be sick.  I know nothing about methadone but others do here and will answer soon for you ok?  They also know alot about Sub. ok?  Take care, God bless you whatever you decide to do :)