Hey my name is Rachel and I just saw you post on another thread so I thought I would start a new one. Anyway, methadone is a very hard detox.How many mg's are you taking per day?I was on methadone for 2 1/2 years about 2 years ago and I got off them at home alone and it truely sucked. I will help you in any way I can to get through it. Have you experienced withdrawls in the past and how long have you been taking it? Write back if you are still awake,if not I'll be on in the morning too! Rae
Hi Rachel I'm on 92 mg a day it's been 18 months that i've been on it. how in the h.. did you get off of it i've heard all these nightmare storie's i know it's going to be rough but i know i can do it .write back if your still up.
Wow, That is A LOT.... If you don't mind me asking does a doctor have you on that much mgs? and if so for what? I know some people manage to be come addicts for buying theors ff the streets so I was just wondering. Anyway, it is going to take a lot of HARD WORK on your part to TRY and get to the lowest dose possible and then there are many options I can share with you... You have truely got to stick to it though and be strong.It is not easy. If you do have a doctor writing them for you than maybe he can come up with a tapper plan and get you to a lower dose and then discuss your options... Some people may say you need rehab and other's NA meetings but I did it on my own and if you choose to go that route it can be done but it is VERY HARD. I will not lie to you! Rae
I am not a doctor but I can tell you what I would do in your situation. You say you are at 92 mgs right? Well starting whenever you are ready go to 87mg a day for 1 week and then drop another 5 mgs per week. See how you feel. If it is too uncomfortable then just drop 2-3 mgs a week so that every monday you are dropping somewhat in your daily intake. It will take weeks to do this but it can be done. When I was detoxing off methadone I would have loved for someone to tell me about Subutex or Suboxone. You would need to find a doctor that would write it for you but many people say it is a mircle pill for people getting off methadone and it is great for short term use ONLY. I have never taken it so I don't know first hand but many people say they experience no withdrawl symptoms from it (coming off the methadone)that is. Another option would be going into a rehab depending on your funds and insurance. Last but not least going all the way down to say 2-5 mg a day and then stopping altogether with some clonodine patches and every other OTC med you can find. Rae
yes i know now that's a high dose from reading this site so far. i go to a clinic and get it i'm on the liquid.my counselor is of no help, she doesn't seem to want to talk about detoxing but i am determined to do it.i was addicted to vic's perc's you name it in the pain pill family. i didn't know how dangerous this meth was until i started trying to detox, i was coming down 1 mg a week and my head was abou to blow off hurting. what is this drug i hear about that starts with a bu? do you know what i'm talking about? won't keep you up much longer.
Bupernex how ever you spell it. It is great for detox. Like I said find you a doctor to write you some subutex. However, I believe they will ONLY give it to you if you are down to at least 40mg or less a day! So you have some hard work ahead of you if you don't want to suffer to badly. I like you have been on percocet,lortab,vicodin but methadone is wicked. It is a horrible drug to get off of. I am sure it is quality of life for most people that truely need it but hey for some back pain I could have dealt with I went through a living hell. I can tell you step by step what you are going to feel when you tapper down and go cold turkey with no lower pain med's to help out. It really sucks. How old are you?Do you have children? I will help in anyway I can.....Rae
that sounds like a plan.i wish i had known all this before getting on this s...butneverles that i'm just grateful to have someone to talk to now. well i'm going to retire for the night, thanks so much for your encouragement,I'll pray for you as well as all of us, good night.
Yes sweetie,good night! Hey you can do it and there is many options out there for you to consider. Sleep on it and keep me posted. If you put your mind to it---recovery CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED!!!!!!!!!!! There is living proof on this board. Several people like you and I didn't know what we were getting ourselves into with methadone or many other drugs for that matter until it was to late... The good thing is if you are here and you realize it is a problem for you than that is the first true step in the eight direction... Don't lose your way--It is One Day at A Time.........Sleep tight,Rae
