Tapering Off Methadone, Want To Know What To Look Forward To
UpdatedI'm just looking for a bit of insight. I've been on methadone for about a year and a half now, but have been tapering for the past couple months. The most I've been on is 60mg, but I went down to 35mg after about 8 months of being on methadone in general. I went down 3mg a week from 35mg until I reached 20mg, then from there I have done 1mg per week. I know it seems like a while, but I think that was a really good choice for me. I have accidentally missed two days worth of a dose one time due to the weekend and I literally felt like dying. I starting withdrawing after only one day and was puking up stomach bile that very night. I am currently at 10mg, still going down 1mg per week from here on out. I want to know what I should expect as far as withdrawal symptoms go after I take my last 1mg dose. I've been consuming marijuana for about two weeks now and it helps. Before I started smoking, I was taking 100mg of lexapro a night for sleep and it helped. I consider myself extremely lucky in that department, but I can't help wondering how bad withdrawal is going to be once I'm actually done. Will the fact that I tapered slowly help eliminate any and all withdrawal symptoms? I have a full time job, (not physical labor, thank god) so I'm scared I'm going to feel too sick to work. Please advise.
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