I took methadone for 2 years and finally decided I didn't wan't to play this cruel game any longer so I finally quit cold turkey when I did, was in hell for a month straight, I felt like i was gonna climb out of my skin it gets better with time though
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HI :D, My name is Carmilla methadone withdrawal really to me last the rest of your life. I've been going through it for about 5yrs. now. I believe it is the worst thing I 've been through in my life. The best information I can offer is keep with it know matter what. Recently I went trough treatments for HepC as soon as the pain started I started using again. I think it was the biggest mistake of my life. The first time I stopped using methadone I still thought about it all the time because I never felt like the old me. "I guess I used the treatment as away to use again." I never slept right, my eating habits were really bad because I never had an appite. Will power is what it takes. I believe you need a great support system. Not to mention I know it hard to do but also find a great doctor that's going to understand you as an individual. Each person has there own symptoms. I hope some of this info. helps you and I f you find out any help info. could you pass it along.
Sincerly,
Carmilla [/img]
Hello. My name is also Carmilla. I've also been dealing with herion/methadone addiction for the last 5yrs. I had HepC but cleared the
virus last yr. I was on treatment for 48 weeks and cleared the virus,but it was the hardest thing I had to do in my life besides coming off methadone.
I made it through the clinic the first time and completed with not to many problems, but then when I started treatment for the Hep I stated self medicating because I was in pain and even though I knew what it wa going to do I just want to feel better. Then it started the hole cycle all over again. I was depressed because I got the Hep after getting a tattoo. My father was really mad about the tattoo and only if I would have listened, I was depressed I was young and had to kids I felt like it eas a death sentence so I started using. I know now my screw ups know and I just human all people mess up and I intend to fix it . The best advice to that I have is never give up. Hey and you know that old saying change your people place and things . Well it worked for me just a suggestion until you feel you have the well to say no.
Sincerly,
Carmilla Hurrtman
virus last yr. I was on treatment for 48 weeks and cleared the virus,but it was the hardest thing I had to do in my life besides coming off methadone.
I made it through the clinic the first time and completed with not to many problems, but then when I started treatment for the Hep I stated self medicating because I was in pain and even though I knew what it wa going to do I just want to feel better. Then it started the hole cycle all over again. I was depressed because I got the Hep after getting a tattoo. My father was really mad about the tattoo and only if I would have listened, I was depressed I was young and had to kids I felt like it eas a death sentence so I started using. I know now my screw ups know and I just human all people mess up and I intend to fix it . The best advice to that I have is never give up. Hey and you know that old saying change your people place and things . Well it worked for me just a suggestion until you feel you have the well to say no.
Sincerly,
Carmilla Hurrtman
I WAS ON 190mg FOR 2 YEARS AND ENDED UP IN THE COUNTY JAIL. THEY DID NOT MAINTAIN METHADONE. THEY BRAUGHT ME DOWN 10mg A DAY FOR 7 DAYS THEN STRAIGHT TO "0". I CAN HONESTLY SAY I HAVE NOT BEEN THE SAME SINCE. I KICKED HARD AND DIDNT SLEEP FOR AT LEAST A COUPLE OF WEEKS, I MEAN MAYBE A HOUR HERE AND THERE WICH MADE DOING TIME, LIKE DOING TIME TWICE. MY BODY JUMPED FOR AT LEAST 14 DAYS. I NEVER SLEPT MORE THAN A FEW HOUR FROM EXAUSTION FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. MY SLEEP PATTERN HAS BEEN screwed EVER SINCE. THIS WAS THE WORST EXPIRIENCE OF MY LIFE. I SERVED MY TIME AND PICKED UP AGAIN FOR A YEAR AND THEN BACK TO METHADONE. IM STILL AT 195, AND SWEAR THAT NOTHING SHORT OF MURDER WOULD MAKE ME KICK AGAIN. METHADONE CAN SAVE PEOPLES LIVES IF APPLIED RIGHT, BUT THE MENTAL, AND PHYSICAL TORTURE OF WITHDRAWAL IS A TOTAL MIND, AND BODY f**k.
people,
i have been down the road as well .h for 3 years and quit cold turkey then off for 9 years back on for 2 years and then on meth...
i was on 60 mg for 1 month ,then 30 for on emonth ,then 20 .alll doses split in 2 every 12 hours...
now i am on last leg at 5 mg a day and plan on jumping off shortly..
ii feel some pain like the restless leg and left arm twitch but i am taking tylenol with codeiine in it and many hot baths and getting massage once a day....
when i have anxiety attacks i try and meditate to regain control..kinda like when your high sometimes when you were younger you take control of your mind or when u hit your finger and you control the pain...
i have been amazed at the power of meditative controll...
i myself in the past would make myself sick if i give into the thought process of wanting drugs or focus on the withdrawel...
do not give into it and people if you truly cannot control things goback on meth even if you have to for your life ,it beats the h addiction tenfold and you can function well..
anyway we all know going back to h f**ks al up and we never ever get that high the chasing dragon effect ,instead we puke and feel like sh*t so why bother..
just stay docused and the less you think about the pain and withdrawel the closer you are to success..
good luck all
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i have been down the road as well .h for 3 years and quit cold turkey then off for 9 years back on for 2 years and then on meth...
i was on 60 mg for 1 month ,then 30 for on emonth ,then 20 .alll doses split in 2 every 12 hours...
now i am on last leg at 5 mg a day and plan on jumping off shortly..
ii feel some pain like the restless leg and left arm twitch but i am taking tylenol with codeiine in it and many hot baths and getting massage once a day....
when i have anxiety attacks i try and meditate to regain control..kinda like when your high sometimes when you were younger you take control of your mind or when u hit your finger and you control the pain...
i have been amazed at the power of meditative controll...
i myself in the past would make myself sick if i give into the thought process of wanting drugs or focus on the withdrawel...
do not give into it and people if you truly cannot control things goback on meth even if you have to for your life ,it beats the h addiction tenfold and you can function well..
anyway we all know going back to h f**ks al up and we never ever get that high the chasing dragon effect ,instead we puke and feel like sh*t so why bother..
just stay docused and the less you think about the pain and withdrawel the closer you are to success..
good luck all
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Do you feel any withdrawals now? After 3 months?
I have been on Methadone for 6 years at first it was supposed to be just 5mg a day for my migraines. Let me tell you first and foremost. DO NOT I repeat DO NOT think about using Methadone as pain control med. IF your doctor suggests it RUN I mean RUN as fast as you can to someone else. Like i said I have been on it for 6 years and from 5mg i ended up at 120. I recently was in the hospital for Detox because i could not handle the symptoms of withdrawal. it has been a week and a day since my last dose I still feel the pain all the way down deep into my toe bones to my migraine headache. But you know what, I am happy. I know in time (alot of it i am told) that the pain will go away. but here is the deal, you have to want to be off methadone. You have to look at your life objectively all of the time you have been on it. Sure for some it is a godsend, for others like me I am just now realizing it has been a nightmare. I dont know how my wife and children put up with me for the last 6 years. I am very lucky. Now is the recovery, Exercise as much as you can, you are going to sweat anyway, and your muscles will be sore anyway, why not give them a real reason to do so. Please if you have any questions about the effects of methadone and detox from it. Share your stories here and with me if you like. I am planning to write a book about my experiances and if you wish i can include some of your stories too. THis is a problem that not too many people talk about in society and it needs to be. I am by no means a doctor or expert just someone who got caught up in the ride an finally begged to jump off. My Name is Tony. My email is _[removed]_ my yahoo is tongowefli Please if you have stories to share let me know.
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I have been on Methadone for nearly 3 years. I entered the pain program at the local VA hospital for treatment of severe osteo arthritis pain in both knees and my back. Nothing had worked and when the doctor suggested Methadone, a flag went up. I'm an RN and knew what it was and how it was used. But the pain in my knees was so bad that it was on the verge of costing me my job as a nurse in the surgical recovery room at the local university hospital. I went for the Methadone. I've been trying to get off of it for over 7 months now. I took my last dose 10mg 11 days ago. I feel awful.
My back hurts, my chest hurts, my legs hurt, my bowels are all messed up, I've seen ducks with more stool formation than I have. My nerves are shot, my sleep patterns are terrible, can't get to sleep, can't stay asleep, strange dreams. How much longer will this last? I'm not taking another dose of Methadone. I'm done with it. God has been with me and I am thankful for that.
My wife thinks I crazy, my daughter thinks I'm dying, I think I just want my life back. I want to feel normal again. I know it will happen, I've got to be patient, and I will be.
I've posted this just to let others know what it's like and to let them know, it will get better. I just know it will.
My back hurts, my chest hurts, my legs hurt, my bowels are all messed up, I've seen ducks with more stool formation than I have. My nerves are shot, my sleep patterns are terrible, can't get to sleep, can't stay asleep, strange dreams. How much longer will this last? I'm not taking another dose of Methadone. I'm done with it. God has been with me and I am thankful for that.
My wife thinks I crazy, my daughter thinks I'm dying, I think I just want my life back. I want to feel normal again. I know it will happen, I've got to be patient, and I will be.
I've posted this just to let others know what it's like and to let them know, it will get better. I just know it will.
i dont want reading this to scare anyone from getting off of methadone. i was on maintainance for almost a year, at 120 mg for 7 months. i walked away cold turkey. i experienced a loss of appetite, increased anxiety, and body aches.
i have since learned that this was not safe, so do not walk away from a dose this high!
i have horrible benzo withdrawels if i run out before my appt (i have been perscribed them for 13 years, since the age of 13.) vicodin was also very hard to come off. my point is, everyone is different. it is impossible to say how long it will last (exactly) or how bad it will be. best of luck! (i have been off meth for 6 months, still stuggling, but at least not going that route anymore...it wasn't for me.)
i have since learned that this was not safe, so do not walk away from a dose this high!
i have horrible benzo withdrawels if i run out before my appt (i have been perscribed them for 13 years, since the age of 13.) vicodin was also very hard to come off. my point is, everyone is different. it is impossible to say how long it will last (exactly) or how bad it will be. best of luck! (i have been off meth for 6 months, still stuggling, but at least not going that route anymore...it wasn't for me.)
oh boy, i have been on methadone for 12 years. i was an opium addict and this goes for my husband as well. we have went from 100mgs a day and fluctuated over the years. we have decided we are just so sick of being under its control and my husband worked 50 hours a week shift work and i was a housewife. our two children was our main concern and i am so pleased they have grown up to be wonderful happy and employed adults. my husband had a serious car accident 4 years ago and suffers from many injuries and has a shunt in his brain and other brain probs . i have especially been so discriminated over the years i could write a book about it. i consider that we are both now and before moral in every way except our secret. now i have dropped pretty fast from 50mgs a day to 25. the first 25mgs seemed fairly easy as long as i took a milder over the counter pain killer. i was terrified about getting off this drug that years went by. i know this last 25mgs will be hard and we have been advised to stay on this for a couple of months to stabilise us. we are recent grandparents now and this is the motivation that will get both of us off. i will not let fear control me anymore.it can be done.
I was using methadone for four years at a clinic after I stopped using heroin. I figured it would make getting off the heroin easier. It did help me get off dope but when it came time that I decided that I would quit methadone I did it cold turkey against the advice of the doctors at the clinic. When I came off methadone I was taking 164 mg per day. The pain for me during the withdrawals did not start until the fifth day off methadone and it was so severe that I had to call 911. I was admitted into the hospital for the next five days and pumped full of ativan and tylenol which did help take the edge off. If I hadn't tried to get out of the bed in the ER to beg the doctor for any opiate available to withdraw I don't think I would of made it through the night. When I attempted to get out of the bed I fell and knocked myself out by banging my head on a metal bar. Knocking myself out helped much more than any of the non narcotic drugs they were injecting me with. The pain and cold and hot spells and nausea went on for weeks. I had never been through such a painful and drawn out detox. I kept telling myself I should have just kicked dope. After the intense pain in my lower legs and joints began to subside came the restless legs. And forget about sleep. It took me 45 days to get more than four hours sleep at night and this was with the help of sleep aides. It has now been 78 days off methadone and yes I am still counting. I am still very weak and sluggish at times and the restless legs continue. Every day does get a little bit better and I will never forget the severity of this withdrawal. My suggestion is to not do it cold turkey. There are ways to ween off it. There are also other drugs that will help with the initial withdrawal. It is still hard to function as a normal person 2 and a half months later. I wish I had taken the suggestions of my doctor and came down slowly however I do now have the experience to look back on to remind myself why opiates are so destructive to my body and mind.
Hi Sweetie..this is normal, sick is a dog is right, Hell is more like it, the whole process lasts about 7-10 days (physical) after that its mental. From what I have been through anyways..but I did it on my own without Methadone, from what I hear the Methadone is the hardest of all to over come...Encourage him to keep going..tell him to get mad at it & get that c**p out of his system....it's the Devil. Don't take it to heart if he's really bitchy with you..it's the drugs not him...Good Luck,
I have been taking approx 150 mg of methadone for the past 2 years as prescribed for fibro myalgia. I have to quit taking it to have a sleep study done. I am not dumb enough to even try to do this cold turkey. I have been cutting down by 25mg each week. Today makes the 10th day of tapering, and I find that I am extremely depressed. All I have done today is cry. Granted there is something going on with my family that is really bothering me, but I feel that I am more depressed than I should be over the problem. Is depression normal when tapering off methadone?? Please email responses to _[removed]_ as I am not sure I will find my way back to this site.
Thanks and GOD Bless
Thanks and GOD Bless
I have recently been detoxing from methadone and my bowel have had blood in them is this normal or should I be concerned? I m a patient at a methadone clinic and I have asked them and they tell me it is not from that, but I haven't changed anything in my life but that not my eating, working .and I don't that any other mediations could you help me?
Thank You for the motivation ! i'm right now on 9mgs and I feel bad for my wife because she hates me being on the program. She is always asking when I plan on being off methadone. I guess apart of me is afraid of what is in front of me. I already take requip at a very low dose of .5mgs for restless leg. I'm trying to go down 2mgs every 2 weeks and hope i can be free in next 2 yrs. My fear is the not sleeping part.
Hypersinc, i appreciate your words which will push me to do what is right. I'll keep you updated. Sex on pause ? Now you got me motivated...lol
Robert
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Hypersinc, i appreciate your words which will push me to do what is right. I'll keep you updated. Sex on pause ? Now you got me motivated...lol
Robert
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