methadone withdrawls

[ponco]

How do you know when your withdrawling off of methadne, when your decreasihg?

[nursegirl6572]

Hey John!  I think looking for a job would be a great idea!!!  It wilkl keep you busy, keep your mind off things (which will help with the anxiety a lot), plus, you'll be bringing in some cash (that's always good!)

I think you should give it a shot!

[ponco]

hi no i can work i was force in a way to quit my job at the time . I worked for Ford. What happen was all the wrong blood pressure meds i was on i couldnt drive. I was a auto parts driver, i was there for five years.  I  had to call my boss after being in and out of the hospital with my kidneys and my blood pressure, i was so dizzy i couldnt drive and they have to have a driver, so i quit. but ya i can work if someone wants to hire a 60 year old, may be hardware store or driving  etc.

[ponco]

so do you april will be to soon? or do you think i will be ok? i think when i started i was at 20mgs so what do you think?

[dominosarah]

Is there a reason you cant work right now?

[weaver71]

I think you'll feel better as you go down around 40mg, where you started. Your tolerance is higher now, so 40mg is probably what you need now to feel right. You'll likely start to feel tired again around 20 or 30mg, as you will be on too low of a dose for your tolerance. Luckily you aren't going to be on methadone for a year. It accumulates in fat and bones, so the longer you take it the harder it is to detox. Like Gnarly always says, you just have to be comfortable with not being comfortable for awhile.

[ponco]

so every time i drop 5mgs  it takes about five days for it to leave your system, because what im trying to do is figure how fast its leaving so i estamate when i wont be so tired. so the 5mgs i decreased from tues. hasnt gone threw yet? im still actully on 65mgs?