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ugh my head....

Hurts so bad. Only on one side. I'm 41 days free of the methadone clutch and the past few nights it keeps coming back. I'm taking naproxen and that doesn't help.
Does anyone think this could be post acute withdrawal ??
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Thanks for the tips guys!!
Kleighn... I'm still amazed at your unbelievable strength of coming off cold turkey at such a high amount.
Headaches and migraines are an everyday battle for me. There are many days that I think about just jumping!!! But of course I'm too scared and feel like I'm too weak to do so :(
I have a hard time waiting an hour before feeling like I have to take my dose after waking up.
Went down to 12 mg yesterday and already have my 11mg doses for the following week. So... I'm coming along... Slowly, and uncomfortably :(
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Hey girll good to see you post great to see you clean  your doing ausum especilly off such a high dose your age also helps the older you get the longer it takes im just happy you havent givein in im glad the headaches went away they are horable right now you just got to take baby steps  get on the whey protein shakes there only 15 buck for a 2lb can at walmart they will give your brain the amino acids and protein for energy you should be drinking 2 a day this is not a quick fix but it is the building blocks to good health keep posting for support we all want to see you make it..............Gnarly...................................
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Dryan- good job on your taper! I wasn't able to taper so I just quit cold turkey off of 110mgs but from what I've read and been hearing the symptoms aren't far off from each other. Getting off methadone is hell whether you taper or jump. In my case I struggled with eating, and staying hydrated, extreme chills, and now I deal with the energy and sleeping. Staying hydrated and eating is so important during this although I know even thinking about eating a cracker or drinking a shake made me nauseous. I took a lot of Epson salt baths which helped with my chills for a short while.. everyone told me to try l tyrosine so I went and got some. I only tried it one day and it made me sick, but I also wasn't eating properly so that could have been what the problem was. I've heard wonderful stories about l tyrosine though so you may want to look in to that. I took passion flower capsules for anxiety and melatonin and laverian root at night for sleep although this didn't really help either. Try not to get too worried about the sleep I've just come to terms that my body will get some sleep in when I need it. My headaches have gone away for now thankfully. Praying helped me a lot too. I really fell out of touch with my spiritualism and higher power and am trying to rekindle that relationship and I know it's really helped me a lot. Other than that this community has gotten me through hell.  Esp gnarly, he's helped a ton and continues to. You just need to keep posting for support and know that you'll be through this soon, it won't last forever but it will be hard. Your strength is vital during this. We all have your back!!! I hope today is a good day for you.

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HI well there is nothing worst then methadone withdrawal headaches min lasted till abot 60 days out they  where mindbenders I took tylonal and ibuprophine but it did little just know they will go away but they are all part of kicking this not every one gets them but I did and they s u c k try a cool rag on your forhead and get into a dark room I wish I had a better solution for you but this stuff is just beastly to come off of hang in there keep posting for support also when your watching tv close one eye at a time and see if you got bleary vision in ether eye I did and I think thats what causes the headaches ...Gnarly
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41 days? AMAZING!!!! Can't wait til I can say that!!!

I'm doing a taper going down 1mg every week. I'm on 13mg and will drop to 12mg on Friday. I've been getting awful headaches ever since I got below 20mg! I've never had migraines before but I can only guess that this is what I'm getting. The light hurts so bad... I used to fall asleep to my tv but I can't even stand the light from that now. Last night NOTHING would take my headache away. Have been thinking about getting something prescribed for migraines (not any kind of narcotic).
I absolutely think it could be from paws and from the methadone w/d.

Other than the headaches, how are you doing? Any tips for me since I'll be going thru the same thing in a few months?
Hope you get some relief from your headaches... I know how debilitating they can be!!
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Congratulations on 41 days, hope you feel better soon !!
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Maybe try some ibuprofen or Excedrin maximum. Or could it be a sinus headache? In that case Sudafed. I know I have had some bad can't get rid of headaches and when I took Sudafed it went away.

If it persists call your doctor. He could maybe give you a migraine medicine like Imitrex etc.

Good luck. Try to relax if possible and get some sleep.
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After 41 days I wouldn't think so but I am not an expert son methadone wd either.

Do you get migraines?aybe try s
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