Moments of doubt and...?

[Vinnieanew]

I am at what I look at as my 7th day offf methadone cod turkey.Did you guys have struggles with doubt?? Where you had to tell yourself, you've come this far......don't quit now OR sttruggle with knowing where instant relief lies??  Also, how do you count your days off of methadone.  From the day of your last pill OR from the day it is out of the system??

Need encouragement.....

[Vinnieanew]

Thank you for the words of support, it truely helped.  I congrat you on day 30...way to go.  I use you as my "you can do it".  That I feel miserable now BUT, it doesn't last forever and tell myself it will be worth it...just keep my struggle.

V

[BoboR]

Worried878 is correct. Your first clean day is the first day you did not use. I mis-stated myself in my previous post. Should have said...count from the day *after* you took your last dose. Stay strong. You can do it. I'm on my 30th day methadone free today. One of the best decisions I've made in my life was getting off the junk. The initial suffering was well worth it.

[worried878]

Most people count clean time as the first day they did not take a pill...it may take days for some meds to get out of ur system but the fact is u have quit...congrats

[BoboR]

Congrats on day 7! Struggles with doubt? You bet. I was tempted to go for instant relief too, as I still had junk in my house when I jumped off. But think of it this way...if you go back now, that's 7 days you have wasted of trying to be clean. Hang tough, you can do this. Counting days - count from the day you took your last dose. You deserve that much credit for not giving in.
Hugs, BoboR

[gizzy32]

Great job on a week off methadone. i have heard how difficult it is to come off of and takes some time to feel better. although i have never used methadone or pills in the beginning i struggled a lot and i had to constantly remind myself i was in for the fight of my life and won't give in, no matter how horrible i felt. as for your counting days, i would start from the day i took last pill, which means that your a week clean now:) Congrats again and hang in there your doing great