can somebody tell me what to expect please
shaun will be down to 30mg this week (from 80) so only another 3 weeks and he'll be totally off the stuff.
ive noticed hes really angry, hes haveing bad headaches and he said hes eating heaps the main thing is the anger hes so angry at everyone around him.
hes feeling a bit sick and tired but not to bad (from what he tells me anyway)
im lucky in a way i dont have to put up with his moods but i do feel bad for him and wondering what else he'll go through,
i hope everyone else is doing well
i did a methadone detox from 130mg to 30mg. I quit going at 30mg. IT IS A VERY BAD IDEAL to quit at 30mg. He should keep going down very very slowly. I got over emotional sad/angry i could not sleep for over a month. I had full blown cravings i cried on the floor. I got drunk while in withdraws once and i threw up ALL NIGHT. I had a weeks worth of valuim they helped somewhat with sleeping but, then i felt strung out from them and i think they increased anger when they wore off. No lie the detox was longer and worse then H wd's. However i hear if you detox proper it is not like this. The biggest thing for me was the cravings coming back i still have h cravings it's years later. I wish somedays i had stayed on ONLY to not crave H. I felt real unstable my 6th day of detox "just quitting" methadone i tried to shoot up my vains were trash i had been having a hard time eating and drinking i skin poped it i never got a vain and never really got a high from it. That was my very last acual injection. I felt desprate and sick. My thoughts as always if it's not broke don't fix it meaning if it's working for him do not rush getting off it. If someone gets off slowly the wd's are slight. It's important to work with the counslor or clinic or whatever do the drop that causes the least pain my clinic recomended going down 2mg a week some people were only doing 2mg a month they were doing fine.
I agree--GO SLOW--whats the point of getting off and having to use cuz you are so sick--just take it slower--I wouldnt do more than 3 mg a week--10 a month--your body cannot adjust that fast, and methadone is much more addictive physically than heroin, so it doesnt mean he's weak--its his body that cannot handle it--drink lots of water and take vitamins eat well and sleep as much as possible--he will be irratable and iif he ke4eps going down at the rate he is it will get worse-its herd to have patience when your body is screaming for opiate relief be patient--give him space give support and try to convince him to go slower especially once hes under 30 mg--I am on methadone and want to go down--I went don 20 mg in one month and regretted it for 2 weeks i cannot stress enough how impportant it is to go slow, if he id feeling the withdrawl it only takes a little stress or boredom to take him back to the drugs--good luck and thank you for caring--you must love him alot to go through this with him
this is weird I logged on to get advice myself. I've been on meth for 23 months now. I stared at 80mg & I'm now at 30mg and have been for about 3 months. I'm so tired of riding the bus to the clinic day after day. It's getting cold here in the mid-west & I dread another winter having to go there everyday. Iwas thinking of getting some 10mg meth pill's from someone I know and de-toxing myself.
any thoughts?
any thoughts?
hi
its the jail that is doing his count down
he asked them to he didint want to come home to the daily ritual of going into town and getting his done, he wanted to be free of methodone all together his goal was always to come of the methodone while in jail so his withdrawl was contained and he couldnt do anything about going out and getting some H.
he goes down 10mg a week tommorow hell be down to 30mg but he cant stop it now once its in the process
they did say something to him about going on valium for a while but then they told him that they wouldnt give it to him given his history.
he was seeing the jail doctor yesterday but i havent heard from him yet so i dont know how it went.
hes also on bio-polar meds has been for the past 5 months or so to calm his moods, hes done well so far but i have noticed when i visit him and talk to him on the phone hes very angry not at me just at everyone around him.
he's timed his count down program so that he'll be clean for 2 months before he comes home but im just wondering what else he'll go through i wish i could help him but i just cant
its the jail that is doing his count down
he asked them to he didint want to come home to the daily ritual of going into town and getting his done, he wanted to be free of methodone all together his goal was always to come of the methodone while in jail so his withdrawl was contained and he couldnt do anything about going out and getting some H.
he goes down 10mg a week tommorow hell be down to 30mg but he cant stop it now once its in the process
they did say something to him about going on valium for a while but then they told him that they wouldnt give it to him given his history.
he was seeing the jail doctor yesterday but i havent heard from him yet so i dont know how it went.
hes also on bio-polar meds has been for the past 5 months or so to calm his moods, hes done well so far but i have noticed when i visit him and talk to him on the phone hes very angry not at me just at everyone around him.
he's timed his count down program so that he'll be clean for 2 months before he comes home but im just wondering what else he'll go through i wish i could help him but i just cant
That's a different story. If he is in jail he is not in any position to be calling the shots.He ,unfortunetly,has to just take what they give him. Im sure he is angry all the time for a lot of reasons, being detoxed is just 1 of them.
They really dont care if he is feeling uncomfortable. When he gets out will be the real problem. Right now he has no choices to make.
iF you can work anything for him from the outside - go ahead. However,more than likely all you can do is be supportive.
wish I had better advise- doing a forced detox while locked up is very tough
keepintouch
jack
They really dont care if he is feeling uncomfortable. When he gets out will be the real problem. Right now he has no choices to make.
iF you can work anything for him from the outside - go ahead. However,more than likely all you can do is be supportive.
wish I had better advise- doing a forced detox while locked up is very tough
keepintouch
jack
Zek
You came down quite a bit. I personally wouldn't walk off of 30mg now & try to detox myself with the 10mg pills- .
If you want off the clinic you probably should let them do it. This way they can give you a little counseling & guidance . -
Up to you man- be careful out there
best,
jack.
You came down quite a bit. I personally wouldn't walk off of 30mg now & try to detox myself with the 10mg pills- .
If you want off the clinic you probably should let them do it. This way they can give you a little counseling & guidance . -
Up to you man- be careful out there
best,
jack.
okay the doctor congratulated him for getting down to such a low dose with hardly any withdrawl symptoms and told him he'd done so well
he is changeing his last 30mg conuntdown to 5mg a week instead of 10 and is changeing his bi-polar meds as they dont seem to be helping him to a diffrent drug that dosent have as many side effects as the one hes on.
he is changeing his last 30mg conuntdown to 5mg a week instead of 10 and is changeing his bi-polar meds as they dont seem to be helping him to a diffrent drug that dosent have as many side effects as the one hes on.
I don't know how it is when you taper down. I went CT at 80mg and it was hell. Yes, worse than H. Anger was a big one. No one could do anything or say anything right. And I didn't even know what "right" was. I know I didn't smile for a few months. I was miserable and I wanted everyone else around me miserable. It isn't like I wanted everyone else miserable, it just seemed to happen that way. Sleep deprivation caused me to hallucinate. I was only able to take 30-40 minute naps once or twice a day. I had twitching that was very frustrating. I did not want to be touched at all. If someone bumped into me or I bumped into something, it hurt like hell. Even the hair on my arms hurt when touched. Runny nose, itchy eyes and the feeling of just wanting to jump out of my own skin. Vomiting, diarrhea. OMG. I get sick just thinking back at those days. BUT........when I get to thinking about H and it wasn't that bad, I think about what I went through and the thoughts go away. I never want to go back there ever again. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy. If you can taper down slowly, I would highly suggest it. Good Luck
Dawn
Dawn
Oh, man Dawn............the sleep thing..........ya took me back.....horrible.
Not to mention the muscle twitching.
Hope Shaun is doing O.K.
Not to mention the muscle twitching.
Hope Shaun is doing O.K.
Oh Man Bryn, I just think about it and it still makes me sick to think of the W/D's.
I was hoping to she would come back and let us know how he is doing? And the other one that posted that was thinking of dropping at 30mgs..
Hope you are having a good day.
Dawn
I was hoping to she would come back and let us know how he is doing? And the other one that posted that was thinking of dropping at 30mgs..
Hope you are having a good day.
Dawn
hi
well he didnt go down to 30 today they kept him on 40 till next week he'll go down 10mg next saturday and then go down at 5mg a week
he said the new medication they put him on for his moods have started working and there a lot better then the previous meds he was takeing
he seems to be doing allright i go for a visit tommorow so ill be able to see for myself.
im trying to stand by him but its just so hard i have my little girl to look after (19 months) am 21 weeks pregnant and cant help but get angry at some stupid things he says liek today he told me he was going to reposses the dog i sold i sort of lost it at him
im trying so hard to be supportive but im just so tired
i dont know how much more i can take but i know he needs my support and cant leave him to deal with it on his own
how do others cope?
well he didnt go down to 30 today they kept him on 40 till next week he'll go down 10mg next saturday and then go down at 5mg a week
he said the new medication they put him on for his moods have started working and there a lot better then the previous meds he was takeing
he seems to be doing allright i go for a visit tommorow so ill be able to see for myself.
im trying to stand by him but its just so hard i have my little girl to look after (19 months) am 21 weeks pregnant and cant help but get angry at some stupid things he says liek today he told me he was going to reposses the dog i sold i sort of lost it at him
im trying so hard to be supportive but im just so tired
i dont know how much more i can take but i know he needs my support and cant leave him to deal with it on his own
how do others cope?
Hiya, hopefully he'll be much better when he comes out. At the moment he's locked up and on a quite rapid meth detox, so his emotions must be all over the place, and he must feel like he's got no control over his life. Unfortunately we tend to take our frustrations out on those closest to us. I know things are tough for you too, and it's virtually impossible to take time out for yourself when you've got a little one, and being pregnant, you are extra emotional too, and probably feeling quite tired most of the time. My pregnancy was crap too because of my kids dad, and you must feel like you're being robbed of a special time. How did your 20 week scan go? Did you find out the sex of your bump? When he's out of jail, and you've got that little bundle to share, it will all be worth it, I'm sure.
Take care
love
Diff x
Take care
love
Diff x
thanks :)
yeah the scan went really well was a little worried before that as i had my mum in law saying it's lickely something would be wrong due to the methodone and all the booze he did at the time we concieved but no it went great heart braina nd spine are good there not too sure ont he sex as bubs has its bum planted firmly on my bladder with legs tightly crossed but there thinking a girl
ill never hear the end of that one since shaun said all along it was a girl lol
i had my visit with him yesterday and hes doing really well.
his new medication (not sure what its called) is working for him and calming him without all the side effects he was haveing on the other drug.
he works as the jail cleaner for his unit so is keeping busy and by the time hes finished hes buggered and its late so he dosent have time to think about how long hes got left.
you're right i am dissapointed a lot, thanks for letting me have a moan.
i wanted him to be there for everything he missed out on with his other two kids
which included every doctors visit and the scans, at least he'll be there for the birth and he gets the scan photos. and i didnt expect to be a single mum with crystal and to be pregnant i convinced myself he wouldnt get jail ( denial big time i knew deep down that he would).
but on the plus side he has agreed it was the best thing so he could get sober and get off the done. he's also done a parenting course while hes been in there and read lots of pregnancy books. he says hes worried about how im copeing but theres nothing he can do, i reassure him im doing okay but i dont think he belives me. i just hope that when he does get realised he can stand the urge to not go down the road and get a hit. the doctor has also mentioned a drug called anti-abuse for when he gets out and if he gets the urge to drink a lot hes told me it will make him really sick for a few days
yeah the scan went really well was a little worried before that as i had my mum in law saying it's lickely something would be wrong due to the methodone and all the booze he did at the time we concieved but no it went great heart braina nd spine are good there not too sure ont he sex as bubs has its bum planted firmly on my bladder with legs tightly crossed but there thinking a girl
ill never hear the end of that one since shaun said all along it was a girl lol
i had my visit with him yesterday and hes doing really well.
his new medication (not sure what its called) is working for him and calming him without all the side effects he was haveing on the other drug.
he works as the jail cleaner for his unit so is keeping busy and by the time hes finished hes buggered and its late so he dosent have time to think about how long hes got left.
you're right i am dissapointed a lot, thanks for letting me have a moan.
i wanted him to be there for everything he missed out on with his other two kids
which included every doctors visit and the scans, at least he'll be there for the birth and he gets the scan photos. and i didnt expect to be a single mum with crystal and to be pregnant i convinced myself he wouldnt get jail ( denial big time i knew deep down that he would).
but on the plus side he has agreed it was the best thing so he could get sober and get off the done. he's also done a parenting course while hes been in there and read lots of pregnancy books. he says hes worried about how im copeing but theres nothing he can do, i reassure him im doing okay but i dont think he belives me. i just hope that when he does get realised he can stand the urge to not go down the road and get a hit. the doctor has also mentioned a drug called anti-abuse for when he gets out and if he gets the urge to drink a lot hes told me it will make him really sick for a few days
