how long does methadone withdrawal last

Hi i'm Tim and i'm a heroin addict!



I'm on day 10 after coming off 50mg of methadone completely cold turkey(stupid as hell I know!) I was on methadone for only 3 months and heroin daily for 2 years. This might seem like moderate consumption compared to most, particularly my EX friends but that's because I needed out early because I just so happened to meet my future wife(not a user) whilst i was still f*****g around.

You cannot have a relationship when one of the people is on methadone or heroin no way. If you are with someone you love and wondering whether to stop using or getting dispensed its a no brainer!!!!!!!!!!!



Anyway because of the 50mg drop off I suffered hell like the rest of us! I have had 7 hours sleep in 10 days, but have kinda started getting into the insomnia if you know what I mean? The HELLISH itchy/restless/thrashing about abated 3 days ago THANK GOD!!! No more punching the wall and getting kicked out of bed!! And now I just try to keep busy by doing positive things during the day and make sure there is lots of good tv/film/internet/book for the night/early morning session. Come on we're used to all nighters!!! But this time no needles foil or pipe!!!!!!!!!!!

I have understood now to accept the insomnia and usually manage some sort of a not quite what I would call a sleep for 1-2 hours always at 5am.



Thank you to everyone on this site so so so much, I have written a list of all the useful herbs and drinks etc and will get them tomorrow if my fiancee will give me some money! She has been SO SUPPORTIVE and like the poster said, this is really important I couldn't have done it without her being so thoughtful and understanding.

She has in the past had insomnia and said that a really important thing to do is just accept that you AINT GONNA SLEEP!! Get something to do and DON'T GO BED,it will just make matters worse. Thrashing around in bed is hideous.



Anyway this is me so far



Day 1 : nothing,



2-4 ARGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!



Britlofex and valium made days 5-6 bearable and since then I have been OK and will now go and buy all those recommended products! Strong sleeping tablets dont touch the sides and wont for a month I imagine! Best save them for later! Walking or any exercise is crucial.



Well done to everyone that has done this.



keep up the good work you are in the throws, you are one day closer ;-)



And if you are thinking whether to start withdrawing just do it!!!!! You are a month closer to having your life back if you start now..........................................................I needed opiates but now I just need life, it makes me happy again ;-) I know im relatively early in like on third maybe but I know things are gonna be OK finally, I have been crying with happiness :-)

My boyfriend was addicted to methadone for 2 years, its one of the worst withdrawls.. physically it can last anywhere from 3 days to a few weeks.. mentally it can last years. I feel for u.. its really hard to be in a relationship with an addict. The best thing u can do is encouage them stay by their side and let him know it will get better.. good luck:)

Listen mate 60ml is far to higher dose to just stop dead. My suggestion to you would be for a successsful detox would be cut down the meth 5 ml per week then swap onto suboxone (much better to be on than methadone). Off methadone its a 4-6 week detox its very hard to come off. Take it slow, dont rush and if i can help my email is _[removed]_. Ive done a degox fron 110 ml right down to 2nll. Honestly they had to mix it with water in the eng d or it qiuld just stick to the side of the cup. When that 2ml stoppped i felt it trust me but not for the 4-6 weeks just a few days. Giid luck my friend peace

I'm on 10ml methadone per day.I was using it for 2 years now..but I'm in a dilemma because my tolerance got so high that i could easily take at once 30ml with bunch of benzos.So the problem is should i go and ask for a higher dosage ?let's say 20ml per day..speaking about that,does anybody know what dosage ,how much can a doctor prescribe the maximum level of methadone dosage per day ? Back to my dillema,what to do ?

I know u wrote this post years ago but I can't seem 2 find any recent posts. I'm on day 14 off Methadone n it still feels like there no end in site. I've been doing all the things u said were helpful but I can't seem 2 find anything 2 relieve the burning under my skin. Is that even normal? Could please email me if u ever get this. Ur info has been helpful n I feel u mite be able 2 help me more. Thank u

I admire your strength. I am on 8ml per day,that's 16pills. I'm now over a year on methadone. Before 2 weeks i came ot ouf rehab.But the rehab was not succesfull because the goal was to get off meth and transfer to suboxon,BUT....my crisis were to strong,i was on 300mg morphium plus seroquell 100mg cause without that high dose i would go into a big crisis. The stupid thing is that they i was like a zombie on morphium and i did not made the transfer to suboxon because the stupid team of 7 doctors told me that i'm not ready for the transfer !??
What the hell mean they by that ?! I think the real truth was that they planned for me to stay only about 16 days in the institution but my case was a difficult one,they could not break my methadon in my body cause i was on the 7th day still on 300mg morphium and no improvement !? It's sad ...they sent me home and did nothing !
Their official explanation was that I'm not psychical ready to get off methadon. The stupidest thing i ever heard !
What do u guys think about my case ? Don't tell me its normal to act like that !?

Respect to all you who came off methadone on COLD TURKEY. I just wanna say that I will never stop using methadone. I'ts my right and I choose it so.It's about choosing what you want!

he is going to give u every reason in the world for him not to quit. It sounds like he is playing u like a fiddle and u need to wake up. U asked should u advise him to go cold turkey or slow rapid detox? what is slow rapid detox? U can't make up his mind for him. ONLY he can do that and it does,t sound like he's ready at all! U can't help him if he won't help himmself. Pray for him and if he's sill alive once he gets it together maybe u could give him a call. HE'S NOT READY OR WILLING TO STOP YET goodluck and god bless

I did not understood you at all...What r u saying ? I don't like these deepminded messages where i should fugured what's going on ?
tell me direct into my face what u ment....please...

i know this post is over a year old...but i have also have fibromyalgia and i experience what you could call icepick stabs to the brain. ill be fine and all of a sudden, BAM! it litterally feels like someone has stabbed me in the head. it used to happen once in a great while and just for a split second. but not it happens sometimes a few times a month and will last for up to a couple of mins. im also currently on methadone...in the process of tapering off...so i don't know if that made the stabs worse or what. either way, thanks for posting...at least i know im not the only one. my family dr just blames all my problems on the methadone!

 The every day non-stop yellin at me why i can't find a Job it's like a "good morning" to me. cause i havel already get used to it ,and she's old .Guyes i have a question for you...why is it almost everywhere ,the situation the same. Male  Drugs user has not a girlfriend.,.! . No,I don't mean when u r high and when u loves then everybody.Let just look at the facts. If even a guy has a girlfriend he can't get hard becaue he's under much opiates...so what does it means..? thy can't have sex.But they can become such good friends,like soul mates and that matters....! The relationship would become something more,better cause nobody even is in a mood for sex. Sex is so overrated !

totally agree with you there! my fiance and i havent had sex in a vvvveeeeerrrryyyy long time time...def over a year. we've both been on methadone for 3 years now as well. and sex is overrated at this point. we have a bond that i don't know of anyone else to have. we bicker over stupid sh*t but thats it. november will be 9 years that we've been together and i wouldn't change a day of it...ok except the ones at first when i had major anger issues and would beat the sh*t out of him :( i changed that though and we have so many things in common and love doing the same things...and still to this day, i even miss him when hes at work!! lol. and he still calls me on at least 2 or 3 of his breaks every day! now don't get me wrong sometimes my hormones do kick in and id like to have sex but were always so freaking tired that we just cuddle up together and watch a movie. i know if i would have known what i know now i think i might have chose a differnt way to get sober. we've gained so much weight, and our teeth have taken a beating as well. but then again...i learned alot in this time, esp who my real friends were!

totiedye4 wrote:

Miligram wrote:

 The every day non-stop yellin at me why i can't find a Job it's like a "good morning" to me. cause i havel already get used to it ,and she's old .Guyes i have a question for you...why is it almost everywhere ,the situation the same. Male  Drugs user has not a girlfriend.,.! . No,I don't mean when u r high and when u loves then everybody.Let just look at the facts. If even a guy has a girlfriend he can't get hard becaue he's under much opiates...so what does it means..? thy can't have sex.But they can become such good friends,like soul mates and that matters....! The relationship would become something more,better cause nobody even is in a mood for sex. Sex is so overrated !

totally agree with you there! my fiance and i havent had sex in a vvvveeeeerrrryyyy long time time...def over a year. we've both been on methadone for 3 years now as well. and sex is overrated at this point. we have a bond that i don't know of anyone else to have. we bicker over stupid sh*t but thats it. november will be 9 years that we've been together and i wouldn't change a day of it...ok except the ones at first when i had major anger issues and would beat the sh*t out of him :( i changed that though and we have so many things in common and love doing the same things...and still to this day, i even miss him when hes at work!! lol. and he still calls me on at least 2 or 3 of his breaks every day! now don't get me wrong sometimes my hormones do kick in and id like to have sex but were always so freaking tired that we just cuddle up together and watch a movie. i know if i would have known what i know now i think i might have chose a differnt way to get sober. we've gained so much weight, and our teeth have taken a beating as well. but then again...i learned alot in this time, esp who my real friends were!

First, I wish u all the best in your relationship. Now i wish my girlfriend was like you...also on methadone like me cause then we would have the thing and the kind of r relationship like u do.But..I would never force her to get on methadone. I just wanna say that I wish i could have the relationship u guys have.My gf is clean,she is taking nothing and we came to a point where it's not worth anymore to be with each other.
She will never understand me as an addict. :(

about 1 to 3 months!

Hi, I'm a drug addict, I've been taking 15mg of methadone (10mg and I cut another in half and take that with the full 10mg), everyday once a day orally for about, I wanna say almost 2 years? Today I took my last one in a half methadone and I've been wanting to quit ever since I gave my life to Jesus Christ. 2 years ago was when I became a Christian and my acknowledgement of Him and sin transformed everything I ever thought about who I was, my life, and drugs. I use to love getting high and the last 2 years I've been wanting to quit so badly, I've tried quitting a few other times but failed. I often sometimes lay in my bed before I fall asleep and cry questioning myself how I ever got to this point in my life and I'm just so fed up with it I cannot do it any longer. I know some of you know how desperately I want to be free from these pills and I feel I'm ready to quit but the only thing that scares me is the withdrawal and the pain that's involved. So my question is, for how much I've been taking and how long I've been taking it does anybody know how long the withdrawal is going to last? I know my addiction isn't as bad as some of yours but for me when I tried quitting before felt like it's going to suck. If somebody could please respond and let me know if there is anything I can do to prepare myself physically and mentally and if there is anything I can take that can possibly help reduce the aches and pains that are coming. And if someone could please tell me how long my withdrawal symptoms are going to last that would be a real great help and I would greatly appreciate it. Also I worry the withdrawal is going to be so bad I could possibly have a heart attack and die, if that is even possible? Or am I just being paranoid? Please help!
 
Thank you,
-Ryan K.