8th day of Methadone withdrawal... how much longer will this go on?

Thank you for that post. I was on methadone for the pain from inoperable spinal tumors due to Neurofibromatosis....12 years at 60 a day. Then it stopped working and I was suicidal from the pain. Was in the hospital for four days, they screwed up the withdrawal (a pain doctor actually told me I could just "stop" taking it since i was being switched to fentanyl...but my regular pain doc came in and got me on it again then weened me off over three weeks which is stil fast)

So it's been three months and I'm still experiencing muscle aches, insommnia, watering eyes, yawaning, etc. And I'm on another narcotic. The fentynaly patch....I'm most;y home bound now, need help through DSHS, disability, etc.

And I never got high from the junk. I hated every second of it, but it did give me a life for a while....now it's giving me a painful exit from it. I can feel lit leaching out sometimes. The diarerra is the worst right now....got bad three weeks ago and won't stop. I'm slugging coconut water for the electrolytes. But I feel awful

Thank you for that post. I was on methadone for the pain from inoperable spinal tumors due to Neurofibromatosis....12 years at 60 a day. Then it stopped working and I was suicidal from the pain. Was in the hospital for four days, they screwed up the withdrawal (a pain doctor actually told me I could just "stop" taking it since i was being switched to fentanyl...but my regular pain doc came in and got me on it again then weened me off over three weeks which is stil fast) So it's been three months and I'm still experiencing muscle aches, insommnia, watering eyes, yawaning, etc. And I'm on another narcotic. The fentynaly patch....I'm most;y home bound now, need help through DSHS, disability, etc. And I never got high from the junk. I hated every second of it, but it did give me a life for a while....now it's giving me a painful exit from it. I can feel lit leaching out sometimes. The diarerra is the worst right now....got bad three weeks ago and won't stop. I'm slugging coconut water for the electrolytes. But I feel awful

its because your not clean thats the problem, only way is to use a non opiate like suboxone for an amount of time that your body wont become dependent on that chemical

After 3 years of being on methadone it took me 14 days to feel better after cold turkey. After 8 days you are getting there!

The leg aches, fuzzy head and emotional outbursts are part of it. I am a strong grown man and found myself crying during episodes of JAG!! i laugh now and even at the time i laughed at myself.

 

To ANYONE out there wanting to quit, i know you hear horror stories. Don;t let that stop you. It is not torture but it is 14 days or so of "non fun".  I pretty much hid myself away cause i didnt want anyone to see me.

now I am at least 4 months free of them and have NO craving at all.

 

Sweetie I am so sorry. I withdrew hard for about 6 to 8 weeks.

It's been a while since i posted so forgive me if I repeat myself. I have inoperable spinal tumors and was taking it for pain....for 12 years....60 mg a day. It is a horrible drug, but it let me move a bit without being in demonic pain. Mostly, all I can do is lay flat. After 12 years it simply stopped working and my pain doc put me in the hospital to get me on something else because i was seriously suicidal from the pain. Then, just for laughs, some moronic pain doctor who didn't know me and didn't read my chart told me I could take my "last methadone" that night and start fentanyl patches. I went into such full blown withdrawal i was lucky I was in the hospital, I was on the phone trying to give my 18 year old cat a new home, so sure I was that i was dying.

My regular pain doc came in, got me back on it and I went down over a two week period, still very fast. It's been over three months and I still have what i refer to as "methadone days" where I experience MILD withdrawal (flu like ) symptoms. Keep in mind, I took it for 12 years at 60 a day. Even if you are in pain, I recommend not to get on that drug. I could not wait to get off it....my pain nurse asked if i wanted to be back on it at one point, the withdrawal was so bad. But I said no.

Hang in there....I PROMISE it will get better. 2.5 is the hardest last dosage to get off of. I wish you well... and btw, when you take that drug, or any opiate, for pain, it does NOT make you high so I didn't have the psychological addiction.

a good sugestion would be to make a choice of staying off all together sounds like your still usuing whatever you can get your hands on, get to a Dr, ask for clonidine, this will help you alot, the suboxone may be a perscribed pill relateing to w.d as well.
sounds like your meth use was short lived the more you use the more worse w.d are, so get a handel with Family Dr, having no opiates while detoxng is a great idea
all the best

I also experience a wierd deafness in severe withdrawal, the pressure in my ears gets wierd and it's highly highly annoying.

Listen carefully, I am a chronic pain patient and because my insurance company drops my Dr's without warning,I have been left reeling from methadone withdrawals one to many times. I'm going through the same thing right now. Thank God I know were to go for a little help. The only way to painlessly get off methadone takes a long time, but it can be done!!  After you get your self down to 2.5 doses, you stay at that for a month until your body adjust.Then start dropping of a 2.5 dose every two weeks until your at just one 2.5mg dose a day.Stay for a month at that . Then start taking that does every two days for 2 weeks. then 2.5 a day every 3 days for two weeks and so on until Its 2.5mg  every 4-5 days for several weeks then drop it. It will be much quicker and far less painful.

I'm on day 17 of methadone withdrawal. Honestly, the physical didn't stop for me till really just a few days ago. Sometimes, it will return in a wave. The most Im dealing with now is mental stuff. It's been 17 days and I still feel out of touch. It's not really a bad or good feeling, just kinda like Bla. No motivation or interest to do anything. I feel like I have 100 lbs weights tied to my arms and legs, that too is starting to subside. Ive withdrawn off of other opiates in the past and this is the longest ive ever felt it.

Dear Methadone,

                      I love you in a tragic sort of way. You have made me feel so good and numb that who I am doesn't even matter. You have given me the ability to get out of bed every day. I can't wait to drink  you out of a shitty little bottle with my name and birthday printed on the label.  After I drink you  I lay down and wait to feel normal again. Then I get up and can fix my daughter breakfast. Oh yeah, my daughter who was born with you coursing through her veins. Thanks for that too. Come to think of it, Methadone, You effing SUCK. After knowing you for three months, I dropped out of college when I only had 2 weeks left. I had worked so hard for years and in months every part of my personality was gone. 4 years later, you are still screwing with my life. So, that is why I haven't talked to you in 15 days. There have been times in the past two weeks that I thought you would take me life. Without you my blood pressure was 180/110. Constantly. I had weird stabs and bubbles in my heart to the point that I was waiting to have the same heart attack my father had at 47. I thought at the ripe age of 30  that my time had come. Alas, though, I am still here. I am here to tell the world and myself what an utter mindscrew you are, Methadone. I am here to tell you that I am done. And I want me back .

                                                                                                                                 Peace,

                                                                                                                                Jenny

Well thank you all for your stories and help. I've been off of the methadone since I wrote that post but now I'm back on the pain meds, which I hate. I never knew how addictive pain pills could be and I never knew how hard they are to be off of. I'm literally stressed everyday and started a new job at a production warehouse, which is hard work and I feel that I have to take a pill to get through the day. I pray really hard to need nothing.... I am clean of everything except pain pills which I never thought I could never do it. I've recently gotten insurance so I'm trying to find a doctor that will help me as they helped me to become addicted plus my bad choices. I think you all for all the wise words and I pray for those whom are still struggling with the methadone and I will never touch that stuff again!!! May God bless you all..... never give up on hope and keep your faith...

Hi, I just took my first dose of MMT about an hour ago and came home and wanted to read what people have posted. This is my 3rd time doing Methadone Maintenence and this truly sucks. So just wanted to reply to your post from past experience. Last time I was doing methadone I abruptly stopped. Started doing 30mg roxi's again, id say about 5 a day. I was on 95 mgs of methadone. After a few days I bought Suboxone off the street and started them. After I ran out and couldn't find anymore my "sickness" came back full force. I believe in my case that the suboxone prolonged my WD. I've been doing heroin most of my adult life. MMT gets a bad rap but for some suboxone just doesn't cut it. Good luck with everything.

I have been in methadone since January 30 last year and prior to that was 3 years heavy opiate abuse. So it's been about 1 year of methadone use. I'm clean but such on this methadone! Catch 22! I've gained 40lbs in 4 months when I first got on not really changing anything serious. I'm stuck being the heaviest I've ever been the past 6 months! I've always been very thin after pregnancies and before opiate addiction. but my closet don't fit, my rings are stuck on my hands. I've maintained this weight by eating green protein shakes and support good shakes and really watching my diet (low or no gluten, saturated fat and sugar. High protein, iron, more veggie greens and fruit than protein). I run and exercise about an hour or more per day. I have only lost a couple pounds.
I've been weaning my dose the past 5 months from 150mg (cut 1/2 to 75mg without noticing) I lower down my dose every 3-7 days, usually 3. I want off these liquid handcuffs. I'm now at 15mg (day 3 today). I've noticed I wake up 1 or 2 hours before I'm supposed to wake up but can't go back to sleep. I'm not sick, just yawns, tossing, stretching. I feel confident I can end this vicious cycle. I totally clean...I just want to be off these liquid handcuffs! Reading your stories (mostly) are really helpful...any ideas to help me with the last bit of this?

It gets about 5%better each day, so basically 3 weeks before you can really see improvement. You are almost there! But stop the suboxone, it will just prolong it more. Good Luck to ya