Getting Off Of Methadone (Top voted first)

There are two of us males, early thirties. One of us underwent major back surgery three years ago and has been addicted to pain medication for a total of five years. I have been addicted for about three years just from simply being his main caretaker and dipping into the cookie jar a few to many times like an idiot. We went back to our general doctor (same guy) and explained that we are both full fledged addicts. We told him we have been obtaining Methadone off the street as is seems to be the only thing that works. He asked us what we where getting off the street and we told him Methadone. His response was, "Well that's the smartest thing you have done so far, because of its extremely long effect on the body". We told him we need his help, that we just have no money left and our livers are just a mess and we can't move on with life. He decided to put us both on 100 mgs of Methadone to keep us comfortable until he could make some contacts with the proper addiction specialists that he new. We went for an appointment to his office once every week. We made various contact to different areas, inpatient/outpatient programs, who would not even touch us because we were at too high of a dosage of Methadone. They told us they only work with Suboxone which means we would need to be down to around 20 mgs of Methadone to make the transition to Suboxone. What a nightmare. The doctor also did not have any luck with programs because they where either the scum of the earth clinics, not to mention everyone's famous new drug Suboxone that could be treated in the privacy of a doctors office. About 3 months ago our doctor fell, he herniated a disc or something, all of a sudden was going to be out of the office indefinitely! He never referred us over to another doctor or anything. He just simply CUT US OFF the most potent and dangerous drug out there. Now we are back a square one and no one will touch us because our dosage is too high and there really is nothing they could do. If we could just get us a general doctor to write for pain to get us down to 45 - 50mg, then all these options could open up. A detox would be my first choice, but there is no way in hell we can both come off 100 mgs of Methadone that fast. Anyone know a general doctor in the state of MA that can write for Methadone for pain. That would just help us greatly, but I'm starting to think that there is no hope for us, but I know I cant think like that. Desperate in MA here.

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I am a 27 year old female. I had been going to the methadone clinic for 4 years. I went to rehab to get off the pain pills(oxys) they put me on the methadone there. AHH!! What a nightmare. I thought over the years everything was fine. Gained 80 pounds, sweat like none other, tooth decay. I was on 130 mg. Liquid handcuffs is what they call it. There is no better way to put it. We have a house in the Bahamas,we travel alot. For the past 4 years I could never go anywhere even though i had a weeks worth of bottles. They would do random calls and make you come in a show all your bottles. You never knew when. Three weeks ago I had to pay $11,000 to go and do a rapid drug detox. I am now off the methadone. I feel like a visor has been lifted off my eyes. I feel like a totally different person. If I had to go back in time I would never ever have taken that first dose. What they dont tell you is that it is almost impossible to get off. If I hadnt done the rapid detox the withdrawals would have lasted months. Methadone get in your fatty tissue, bone marrow. Its made from all man made chemicals unlike other pain meds. I can not get over a Dr. not from a clinic prescribed such large doses. What in the world does he expect you to do? Is that even legal? Rapid detox worked for me but who in the world would be able to afford it? My father paid for mine. Plus you have pain you will have to take something. I feel your pain! I know you have to be in detox to get subutex but it is almost worth it to get off the methadone. I have friends who have changed to subutex who say 30 mins after they put the pill in their mouth they felt fine. Please dont get me wrong, methadone saves lives. It just wasnt good for me. Please weigh you options. Also I would look into the way your Dr. did you. I just wanted to tell you my story because I was never told anything about methadone till I was off. I hope you both are ok. If need to talk just send a post.

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Coming off methadone IS NOT impossible by any means. I am coming down very slowly. I was up to 80 mg and am now at 35. I decrease by 5 mg every three weeks and feel no withdraw symptoms. The slower the better. But it is not impossible by any means. Your doctor was so wrong and unethical to just cut you off. Any doctor who does that is not a good doctor. On a side note it is a proven fact that narcotic pain meds are one of the safest medicines out there when taken correctly. I'm talking about the ones without acetominophen (tylenol). There is no upper dose to where they are unsafe. They have helped many people who have chronic pain (including myself) live productive lives. I've learned to control my pain meds now and take them properly. Anyone who has a opioid addiction, methadone is a good option and good methadone clinics will help you and successfully taper you down. My methadone clinic incorporates group and individual therapy along with the methadone. So remember, its not impossible to get off methadone. I'm doing it and I know others who have.

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Hi. I was 20 when i started the methadone program and 27 when i detoxed. Its been 4 years and i havent touched a drug since. A rehahab detoxed me off 40 mg and put me on subutex for ten days then i went home. prior to that i went to a priest who had a gift called the word of knowledge, he said i would get off the methadone and every one would be shocked at how well i did. As a part of the service they provided a lady who did accupuncture, When i was in there i was teased that i would'nt get off it, i was on it the longest. The lady who did accupuncture on me said that she could'nt get over my progress and that it was phonminal. When i got out i didnt sleep for a long period of time but i had family problems and was fighting to keep my son with me against the Father and his family, he wanted to resume a relationship but there had been too much violence and he wanted to still use, he had convinced my family that he had changed but i knew it wasn't true. My desire to have a decent life for me and for my son was too strong, i held on to it and it became stronger. I was very alone, i sort counciling and spiritual help and talked in my heart to God to get me out of my misery. I had to forgive my self. Over the years i have learnt to eat the right foods which so so so have to do with the way you feel, plenty of water and try to stay away from people who advocate strongly for pshychiatric drugs. after 4 years i have found a natural product you can get over the counter called Valarien forte it retails in AUST for $20. Its a herb and comes in the form of a vitamin tablet like a vitamin B tablet. The reccommended dose of helps me to sleep even though i have worrying thoughts it can overtake them and help me to sleep, it's what i've been looking for because it's totally natural. Sleep after methadone was the main problem for me but the benefits of giving up a bad lifestyle was the best thing i ever did. It is a process and a journey. My life has improved in so many ways and i hope my story gives you the courage and hope to go forward and not be afraid. It's not how long it takes but your motivation in your heart to get there.

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I'm on 160 and go 1x week. Other days I take 40. You can take that safely and not be sick but don't, repeat don't get on a methadone program because you'll never get off. I've been on it for 25 of the last 35 years. I'm a kid of the 60's era. Go to a doctor for suboxone or subutex. One has narcan in it so if you give it to an addict they will go into imediate withdrawal. The other doesn't but they're both the same for your purpose.I'm in the Bronx NY.

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I've never posted on a forum before so hopefully im doing this right! So.....

Im glad to see that someone else was able to get off methadone! I'm 23 and I've been on a clinic in mass for about a year and a half. I was at 65mg (at one point I was at 110mg) but I maintained 65 for about a month. Anyway, 5 days ago I kicked it using the Thomas Recipe. I always though vitamins and herbal blah blah blah was b/s, but I followed it perfectly plus bought some" restful legs" from cvs on friday. My final 65mg dose was on thursday and I didn't suffer nearly as bad (or as long) as I thought. Friday was actually my worse night. Saturday definitely sucked but by sunday I started feeling better. Monday (yesterday) I felt damn near awesome. But my question is I don't have the chills or that "crawling out of my skin" feeling any more. But, I keep getting spurts (not sure if that is a word lol) of happiness and then I feel down for a few minutes then I feel good again. Have you or anyone else felt this way after getting off methadone? I only used clonodine, potassium (only 9% daily value, per day), vitamin b-6, a bottle of gnc sport vitamins, passionflower vine (liquid in a dropper), and that restful legs stuff. I took one ginger pill on my 2nd day but it made me feel kinda crappy so that's why I didn't take any more. But the Thomas Recipe has more details. I'm not sure who Thomas is but he's the most awesome dude in the world in my book! I swear without taking those things I would still be in hell right now. By the way, it probably wasn't smart of me to do this but I stopped taking the vitamins the day I felt better (even though I really should've stayed on them). Im not a posting-on-forums kinda guy but I had to get this out there because it helped me so much. I can honestly say that my heroin withdrawal was so much worse and longer then this 65mg methadone withdrawal. I didn't know about the thomas recipe then. Anyway, does anyone feel the same way I do after getting over most of the methadone withdrawal (feeling happy, then sad. Ambiitious, then not ambitious feeling)? Im hoping that it'll get better, but it would sure be nice to know if someone else went through the same thing!

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I went through the same thing when I was forced to come off of my, VERY high three year oxycontin / heroin binge, because I had lost my job for stealing cash from them (which somehow I did for months beforehand and finally had gotten caught). I was left moneyless, jobless, and opiateless. This was one of the MANY thoughtless things I did because of the habit, it was already my 6th job I had lost from opiates, the one's before this one I just couldn't keep up with, I would be way to sick all the time to come in. One time I called in sick 20 times in the month, I don't know why they kept me so long, I couldn't even get outta bed most of the time because I was to sick.. Anyways it was hell.. but I used dxm to get off of the hard opiates at this point and it pretty much worked, it helped me temporarily get through. For the first four days I just binged on tons of cough syrup, because I heard it works like methadone, it goes in the same receptor, and it actually did help, the withdrawal wasn't bad at all compared to what I had already felt and I was tripping. After the four-five days I felt A LOT better, I could wear a t-shirt and not have goosebumps in the summer, so I stopped the dxm, but after a while I kinda lost it, and I had a charge/court coming up soon to.. to make a long story shorter at a point a was dragged to the hospital by the cops and stuck in a psych ward and forced to live there for like two or more months. While I was there I stopped opiates cold turkey the longest I ever have in my whole life, it was like over two weeks or something, and I remember the whole time there, I would sometimes feel just great and outta nowhere I would feel TERRIBLE (in so many ways to), I would start thinking the worst stuff sometimes. It was so horrible, just being around all these crazy ass people who were way crazier than me and actually belonged there, almost made me crazy in itself. I wasn't crazy I was withdrawing, but I also needed a place to live, even though it was the wrong place, my parent would not let me come back til I was better, and they had me on seroquel too (an anti-psycotic that makes you sleep through ANYTHING at anytime lol), so I kinda slept through a lot of it, especially in the beginning it was more rough so they gave it to me during the day and let me sleep then, but later I only got it in the night until I was put on methadone I had to stray on the seroquel. After like 3 weeks of being there I couldn't handle it anymore, I kept feeling good than unexplainingly terrible, into points where I would cry. Apparently this is called PAWS.. it can last for months after stopping a pretty serious opiate addiction, but does go away if you can actually stick through it long enough for it to, sometimes it can take a year or more/less, depending on the person. I went way too far with opiates, so when they gave me the option because they saw how much it was beating me up for weeks already, so I decided to go with it, and was put on methadone in September, so kinda almost a year ago. Honestly it has saved my life. I can't really even remember the feeling of oxy or heroin to well anymore and don't care for any of them anymore, I haven't touched them since early September :).. and life's changed in tons of ways. Before I had forgotten how good life can be, I was only keeping in mind how good it is when your high but now that my life's been just great I realize I don't even want opiates, life's so much better in itself, a lot of the reasons I was using opiates for so long seem to be gone, I fixed them as time went on, even just living that lifestyle for so long changed parts of me, and my confidence in a way is huge since before I started using, but that could also be because I was a virgin when I started using :P.. I'm not in a constant state of withdrawal and wondering when im gonna be able to get my fix, I'm not committing crimes anymore, I'm not going more into debt, I'm not selling my stuff anymore. I bought myself a guitar back and game systems and tons of stuff that was sold before. They started me on 10mgs and since I hadn't touched opiates for like 3 weeks before, I kinda got high in the beginning. More euphoric the first times. So I kept upping it at every chance that I got trying to get that high that I got in the beginning. But it never really was the same. The highest I went to was 90mgs a day, and I wasn't getting high at all at this point for like months already, it was just making me feel normal. But at such a high dose I would POUR sweat with ANYTHING I did, even easy things like walking. So a couple months ago I decided I wanted to start weaning down already, because that's gonna take probably over a good year in itself. It hasn't even been a full year yet and it's helped me dramatically, and I don't plan to ever touch opiates again once im of the methadone either :).. There's really no need, and I know I can't control it either, it is just way to good, and really meant for people in pain. So I started weaning down about 10mgs a month.. a couple months later, now, and I'm already at 60mgs a day :).. I feel so much better, I no longer really POUR sweat, and I have a sex drive again. I'm gonna continue to wean down 10mgs a month and within no time ill be taking 10mgs a day. Once I get to that point my doctor weans me down by 1mg a month, because it's supposed to be the roughest point, and once I'm at 1 mg for a month, then they just take me off and prescribe me Clonazepam for the remaining symptoms, until I'm comfortable to wean off that. I'm not really finding it to hard so far.. maybe in lower dosages I may choose to lower it by 5mgs depending how I feel, how easy it is or not, it's all at the person discretion. I think lots of people can do it, it just take the right time (if you want to be comfortable through), and proper guidance and knowledge of what's going on. I was put on it by a doctor and am prescribed it so I go to a pharmacy everyday, instead of a clinic, and see my doctor once a month when I wean down and get my new script. I like it better this way than going to a clinic, but not everyone has the option of doing it this way. I guess I was kinda lucky the cops brought me to the hospital when they did, because even though I was in there for months, my charge got dropped because of that :), and I wouldn't have gotten on methadone and probably still would have been using other crap that made me not even feel anything, nor care for anything or anyone, so I was a jackass to everyone including my family, and not to mention had already racked up like $10,000 in debt. Now I've been paying it off and it only gets lower all thanks to methadone. So I wouldn't consider it as evil as a lot of people think. In fact weaning down is WAY easier than going through withdrawal through heroin or oxy, the only time I feel cold now is when I wake up before I get my dose, and even so I'm getting my dose once a day anyway, that's way easier than it is for those desperate junkies who have been rattling up all night through withdrawal and still have to wait til there lazy ass dealer comes through like 12 hours later or more depending on how the guy feels lol. My pharmacy's open 24 hours too so I'm pretty happy.. Now that I'm on methadone I look back to the years when I was on the other stuff, a street junkie, and I can honestly say they were the worst days of my entire life, back then I didn't wanna realize it, but now that I'm 'saved', I totally realize how s***ty they were. I lived through it for years and just got used to it I guess. Every time I used it would make everything feel better temporarily but it still wasn't worth the s*** I got put through (at the time I told myself it was worth it so I would continue), but after going on methadone I realize it was just addiction, because I didn't want to live like that, and NEVER do again, I'm not that type of person, I had to at the time and I'm glad hell wasn't my rock bottom. I wish luck to anyone who is in a similar situation as a lot of us out there. Stay strong and know that anything is possible, you just gotta put your mind to it. Peace all.

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After being on methadone for 7 years I am finally free!!
They told me that I would be on it for life. I was on 30mg and felt that it was doing no good and didn't want to increase my dose so I cut down 2 1/2mg per month without telling the doctor, just in case it didn't work.
I had absolutely no withdrawal symptoms, thank God. I'd rather live with the pain than fry my brain with drugs. After having rods replaced in my back, a plate in the neck and a hip replacement, and still needing a knee replacement for over 2 years, I have much pain
Learn to live with it. Prayer or meditation (your choice) really helps a lot..

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Yes, that is the biggest drawback of Methadone, most people are never able to get off of it and end up on a lifetime maintenance dose.

The latest medication that has been proven to help people and enable them to get completely drug free is Soboxone, which contains the active ingredient Buprenorphine.

Some of its most common side effects include: nauseal drowsiness, dry mouth and constipation.

You can read more about it here:

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If you wish to look into possibly Suboxone treatment, they have a site at Suboxone.com

And you can see if there is a doctor in your area that offers treatment with it.

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i've been on methadone for about 5yr. now. i was in sever pain for about 10yrs. then found out i had a rare disease caused acrogomedgly. after having 2 brain surgery they referred me to a pain mag. and was put on methadone i just take 30mg. daily but now i want to get off of it i've tried to go down myself but i feel like my body is burning up,can't sleep,sweaty etc. i don't know what to do or how i should start can someone give me some information on what i can do, to do this on my own.i didn't know or relize how this drug can control your life until now really. so i want out !!! help me.

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I was taking 80 mg of methadone and 40 mg of Hdrocodone everyday. of course using more than what was prescribed. I just wanted out and bought of the street and took suboxne too ealry. sent me into immediate withdrawl and landed my ass in the ER.I thought I would die. if at all possible please go down one a day or a week, be strong and take less as you can, I promise you will feel like crap I know as I have to now wait to go threw withdrawl before they will give me suboxne in my dr office, cuz I will never touch that again without a dr present. You can do this take one day at a time and just think, as much money on the street your paying, you can try to go to a suboxne doctor that will help. BE STRONG. you will feel like crap before you feel better, I am living it as we speak. TAKE CARE. please be safe. I have missed work all week and I have made this more expensive. your in my prayers

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I have heard from quite a few people and read in a few places as well that suboxone is actually A LOT harder to get off of than Methadone. Reason being, when you get to a lower dose and you eventually want to make it even lower than that with a wean, but still feel comfortable, there's actually a dose that the company stops making the pill at. Some people have tried to shave a tiny bit off of the pill to wean down but weren't really able to gauge how much they were taking and didn't have any luck. So when they tried to just jump off at the lowest point possible the withdrawals were still WAY to much for them to handle. And they either relapsed on the suboxone or even worse their DOC. With methadone it's kinda different because you can always lower your dose. With the liquid anyways, I've never seen or taken a methadone pill. Even when you're on 1mg a day, if you wanted to even take half of that you can. As long as you had some takehomes with you, you could easily split the liquid dose in half and start taking .5mg a day instead until you are ready to comfortably come off. I have heard off people getting stuck on the suboxone because of this fact, SERIOUSLY, be careful with what you choose to go on. I find nothing wrong with my methadone it had helped me dramatically so far. I also wanted to correct something I wrote in my above post. I was saying once I do the final jump off they're gonna prescribe me clonazepam, well I actually got that wrong, it's clonidine they prescribed to help. They wouldn't prescribe an addict benzos :P lol.. Also I just wanted to say that I started weaning down 5mgs a month instead of 10mgs a month like I was doing. This is because, I found the last 10mg wean a little rough for the first couple weeks. So now the 5mg weans are little to none discomfort at all. I'm at 55mgs a day now and am going down to 50 in a couple weeks. So far so good :) .. It's really not as hard as people think it is. Slow and steady wins the race IMO. The less withdrawals one feels, the less chance of a relapse with their old DOC. Be safe.

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If you do a little research, on the internet, you will find that the withdrawal, from Methadone, is just as bad at 5 mg per day as it is at 120 mgs per day.
My suggestion to you is to go cold turkey. Do not listen to the clinic you go too. They will tell you you have to ween down. This way they are still making their money off of you. And when you finally do get down to a low dose they will try to keep you there by telling you it is not safe to quit.
I went from about 90 mgs per day to nothing. And I am still free.
In fact, I do not even crave it at all.
I will tell you this, the withdrawal is not too pleasant. And it will not be even if you ween down. Save your money and go cold turkey. And do yourself a big favor and do not use alcohol to get through the withdrawal. Then you become dependent on that.
Just remember as each hour goes by that you have made it through yet another hour. If you take one sip of the liquid handcuffs you will be right back where you started and you will have to start all over again.
Take it minute by minute, hour by hour and day by day. You can do! If I can do it you certainly can.
And make sure you attend meetings to keep your motivation up.
I have been free of the liquid hand cuffs since June of 2012 and I feel fantastic. I did not realize the haze the methadone had me in for the 6 years I was on it. I am loving life and loving sobriety.
You can do it. Just commit yourself to stopping and do it. Do not ween down. Just quit and say good bye to the liquid hand cuffs.

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Oh man, I totally understand! I've been on methadone for 3 years now and I HATE it!!! I'm on 110 now. I'm trying to get off of it! I need to go to a medical detox because of a liver condition I have. Does anybody know of any charity that help people get off methadone or just drug treatment in general? I'm serious! I hate Methadone! Plz, someone help get me to a good medical detox and I'm willing to stay 30 days if need be! With so many people that hate the drug, I find it funny, when I'm crying out for help, agreeing that methadone is a horrible replacement drug and it's like cutting off our own foot , to detox yourself from methadone. But, with my liver condition, I need to get off this drug!! Please some body help me. Thanks, God Bless, ~Rachael

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I have been on Methadone for almost 3yrs. It did save mu life, but, I had NO clue what a pain in the butt it would be to get off! I started @ 40mgs coming of a $400 a day heroin habit. I ended up going up to 120mgs within a month & a half. I started detoxing 11/2 yrs ago 5 mgs a wk. I got down from 120mgs to 70 & had to stop. I went down 5mgs a wk for 2 wks 3 months after that to get me to 60mgs. I stayed there for a little over a yr. I just switch from my original clinic to a new one on April 19th, 2011 & started my detox again by 2 mgs a wk. I am down to 46mgs tomorrow & still going down 2 mgs a wk till I hit 20 mgs then I will start going down 1mg a week till I'm off. That is how my doctor recommended. Well, I feel that will just take too long:-( I have been thinking of going down to 35mgs & not take any for 48 hrs then switch to Suboxone. YOU MUST WAIT ATLEAST 48HRS FROM YOUR LAST DOSE IF METHADONE TO TAKE THE SUBOXONE OR YOU WILL GET VIOLENTLY ILL!!! I wish I wouldn't have waited so long to start detoxing, but, I was afraid of relapsing! Like I said, Methadone did save my life, but, it is very difficult to get off & quite time consuming! Also, from what I've seen & heard, the detox is 100 times worse then the original opiates you were on!!! Good luck to everyone!

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I am coming down off of methadone I have taken it for about 1 year after a few years addicted to opiates. The main thing to keep in your mind is this, there is always hope please believe there is no thing you can not fight back on with God directing your way. Have hope, I thought there was none but I am now almost on the other side here to tell you there is hope. Jesus is waiting for you to reach out for his hand and he will carry you home. Put him fist and methadone has nothing on him. My heart beats to help people like you find hope know it and although I have gone down slow 5 mg every couple of weeks it has been just scary but not impossible, it's mostly a mind trip, it feels better to know at the end of this I will not be searching for the next high, but I have the highest of the high lord our god in my heart. Contact me if u need support

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I would like you to know I was a h addict for 6 years. Got on methadone and was at 110 for 3 years. Went down to 1mg after a year. At 25mg I went down one a week. At 8 I started feeling crappy kept going down and at 5mg the next week went down 3mg then the next week went to 1mg and after a week stopped taking it. I had three takeout s just in case I couldn't handle it. But I'm 6 days into it and other than restless legs and just having no energy I'm fine. Believe me I went threw 4 h detox and was using iv. After 5 you feel crappy at night that's why I went a little faster at the end. I haven't touched one of my takeout s and never even thought of it. It is possible! My husband got off going really fast a year ago and is still clean. I'm dumping my takeout. I never thought I could do this. I heard everyone tell me its impossible. I've dealt with this addiction for 8 years and m is a great drug cause it gets you away from that scene. You can do it guys! Seriously don't believe what you hear.

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Of course. I just got off 50mg methadone but have been on 80mg for about five years, I've heard that the longer you've used opiates in life affects your withdrawal symptoms and the time length of them. I used about three 8mg subs to get off. But i am now without except I definitely feel up and down. That's going to be normal. For some it Lasts a long time, you're young, I believe it will subside soon. It's the dopamine and all the activity in the pleasure receptors in your brain that cause that. Fortunately i am on adderall which helps with focus n energy. I've heard they can prescribe it for post acute withdrawals, which is what you're going through now. I'm also and have been on an Anti depressant and am at the max so that wasn't an option, what i do is exercise when I'm "up" or really "anxious" or depressed if I can move. I put my headphones on and pound pavement. It helps me to feel like I'm getting stronger n getting my power back! I was on here looking for other natural ideas whereas now I'm concerned with getting my brain right. PS FOR ALL OF YOU. EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT. NEVER THOUGHT I COULD GET OF METHADONE. FOUR NIGHTS WITHOUT SLEEP, USED A LITTLE SUBOXONE, FINALLY SLEPT WITH MELATONIN! IM STILL AMAZED AND FEEL LIKE I'M GETTING MY MIND BACK!

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at the age of 45 and being on 120 milligrams of methadone for 10 years I kicked it in four months and it was the hardest thing I've ever done but it was well worth it so don't think you can't get off of it you'll never be off of it until you're off of everything god bless you all

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I don't know if detoxing off Methadone is any more difficult than my personal cold turkey detox off 180-mg of Oxycontin SR tablets daily. However, I did manage to do it without going insane or into convulsions. I did continue to use Vicodin daily after I discontinued using Oxycontin overnight. It was not easy, but well worth it. I did not go to a clinic to help me detox., nor did I inform my Doctor that I was detoxing until I was four weeks into detoxing. Since then, I have reduced the strength of my Vicodin by 50% in the last three months. My goal is to get it down to 250-mg. per tablet and eventually down to less than three pills a day. You don't have many choices that you can pick from, so why not just do what you know you need to do and want to do. Your Doctor has abandoned you and you won't find another who will take you on given your street drug use and abusive drug history. Look up my postings under Oxycontin's Deadly Issue, to read my full account of detoxing and others accounts as well. It may give you the courage and strength you need right now. I wish you much luck and inner strength. You can do this!

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I don't know how things work in the US but here in Canada once a doctor knows that you are an addict your name is sent to the college of physcians and you can't get pain med prescriptions. I have had back issues for many years and unfortunatley the Dr i had put me on oxy's and I quickly became addicted to them. So I am going to a methadone clinic. The methadone helps with the withdrawal symptoms from coming off the oxy's and it also works pretty good for the pain along with an anti inflammatory. More than likely I will be on methadone for a long time to come but it was the best decision for me. The decision to go to a methadone clinic depends on your own personal situation. Everyone is differant. Its a good choice for some and not for others. Be sure to look at all your options before you decide what will be best for you.

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I'm on 35mg of methadone at a clinic, I was on 175mg and got down to 10mg and it was terrible!! I went very slow, bu...

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