How long does methadone withdrawls last?

I thought I was going to die! I weaned myself from 80mg to 0. I t was the hardest thing I ever had to do. :'( But now I am going on 3 months and I have never felt better. :-P I want all to know, who are trying to kick methadone that each day gets a little better. You will suffer and I'm glad I did because its what keeps me from not going back. You have to want it bad enough. Drink pleny of fluids..tea worked for me, sleep alot and take hot baths for the chills. If you are like me and find it near impossible to get off of work. Use the FLU as your cover up. It works and no one has to know whats really going on. When you start feeling a tiny bit better force yourself to talk a walk even if its just to the corner and back. The most important thing is to surround yourself with positive energy. Think positive and you will feel positive. Good Luck to all you are in my prayers always.

thanks hopeful. I'm still here and it's friday. I can't sleep, but i havent' thrown any furniture yet.
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Wow! Your story has really hit home as my story is almost identical to yours. I had back surgery several years ago, then developed shingles on the surgical site, then delivered a baby which caused even more problems. My doctor had me on Percocet, lortab, and Soma. Oh and I also sustained another back injury after the first and that doctor had me on Oxycontin etc. etc. After being on all this stuff for almost 10 years I found it very difficult to function because the drugs kept me in such a fog all the time. I was labeled disable by a Social Security Judge and given the sentence to give up and literally lay down and die. Well I also had the kind of so called friends you had who would rob me of all of my meds. It was then I was turned onto Meth and found it possible to function once again, able to take the meds and be able to function. Along with the Meth I was turned onto Heroin. I would put it in a visine bottle with water and use it like nose drops. It worked great but was a beast when the time came to withdrawal. Well the Meth only got me in trouble and I ended up in Prison for 9 months. They won't give you much of anything there so I cold turkey had to quit it all except they gave me Neurontin which was a life saver. It is prescribed for epileptic seizures but also Neuragia. Something you may want to ask your doctor about. I also find Lortab to be a great help for the break through pain where nothing else seems to work. I also find that if you limit your intake of Lortab etc. to only twice a day you won't suffer the withdrawals when you don't have anything. Your story truly touched me and I thank you for that. It is nice to know that I am not sailing solo in this boat. Best of luck to you.I also agree that Peace is all we try to seek day after day. A peaceful relaxed and normal existence. It's a struggle every day as we continue in God's classroom learning all the valuable lessons he wants us to learn so we can graduate to his College of Eternal Life God Bless You and thank you for your story.[ quote="Jewels"]I required neck surgery in 2002. I had 2 additional herniated disk in my lower back as well due to an on the job injury. While I haven't had back surgery, I have had great pain, from my siatic nerve. I have been from lortab, to percocet, to evil oxycotin , and eventually ended up on methadone. I felt I had to have it if I was to have any quality of life. Four years later, I realize I have NO quality of life. The narcotics either kept me tired, depressed and in bed alot, or foggy, unable to use good judgement, a great procrastinater, even nod out at important times. After much deliberation, I am now under a doctors care, away where I can put me first kicking the methadone. Today will be day 7. I have an incredable team from Jesus Christ, Dr., Social Worker, Physical Theapy, and the almighty change of heart and desire. I weaned to 40 mg., then went to Clonodine, Camporal, and Clonazapam. I see my Docs each day, P. T., 3 times a week (whether I feel like it or not.) If I am in great pain, I get Toradol and Vesteril injectiions 1 x a day. I am doing super. Not near the D.T.'s I expected. Its worth every bit of the misery. I know my own pain centers will be back on track, my head will be clear, and if I have to endure some pain, I was never out of pain completely anyway. The best part will be the people who gravitated as my GOOD FRIENDS, who robbed my pills, borrowed promising to have them right back, most only taking for the high, but couldn't find any and were sooooo sick that I would give in trusting over and over. Well as the story goes, they rarely came thru, leaving me short, hurting and betrayed. I can't wait to get back home, clean and sober. I wonder how many so called "friends" I will have flocking at my door? Anyway I will endure and get thru this. I have to know if my own body can take care of the pain drug free and still be able to maintain, I haven't given it a chance. I know one thing. If after the month or better it is inevitable I have to have something I hope it is a non narcotic. If not at least something like lortab, occassionally when it is plain unbearable. One things for sure, I will be the only one who knows I have ANYTHING if it is needed. I have no desire to even be around the old crowd, and they won't have any use for me now. But first and for most, we have to change your Play Friends, Play Things, and Play Ground, if you are determined to stay off of Pills. If your shopping for Candy, stay out of the Pesticide store. Ya know what I mean? Well I am just going into week 2, but I will endure and it will be worth it. I don't expect to be back to feeling super for 4 to 6 weeks. But I am almost thru the worst and instead of surviving at best like the last 4 years, a few weeks of some discomfort will be worth the happiness I will have for the rest of my life. Wish me luck, I do all of you in the same boat. If your serious on getting off methadone, suboxin from watching people over and over will take you right back once you are off it most the time. It is just another Schedule II Narcotic with a high price for the prescription and doctors. Camporal has only been out since 2004. It was first used in alcohol recovery. They now have found it works great for other drug programs. It is non-narcotic unlike Suboxin. It has kept my nausea bearable, and only one time vomiting, and little time on the throne, Yeah!!!!! So ask your Dr. to check into it if you take the plunge or are currently withdrawing, it really helps me. Well I wish eveyone the best, and hope I have helped even one person make the choice to try. The fear is great thinking about it, but done correctly is all worth it. Peace! That's all we are looking for, even it it just every now and then in this life!!!!

ive was on meth since 1997,long freaking time.was on 80mgs and tried several times to go cold turkey but always ended up back.this time i dropped down to 40 mgs for 2 yrs.then went cold turkey...its been 21 days and im feeling almost normal.most everything is gone except slight sweating,freezing and a sort of speed high.cant sleep more then 4 hrs at a time.stick in there mate.once you get to the 18th day,its all downhill......METHODONE IS THE WORSE DRUG ON THE PLANET.IT SHOULD BE OUTLAWED.ALL ADDICTS SHOULD BE DETOXED FROM HERION,PAIN KILLERS OR ANY FREAKIN THING THAT LED YOU TOO METHODONE...NO ONE SHOULD BE THIS SICK FOR A MONTH TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF THERE BODY.ITS REDICULOUS...IT FREAKIN KILLS YOU WITHOUT YOU KNOWING IT.....THESE CLINICS DONT GIVE A FLYING F... ABOUT YOU.ITS ALL ABOUT RIPPING THE PUBLIC OFF AND OUR GOVERNMENTS LETS THEM DO IT.METHODONE COSTS PENNIES PER DOSE AND THEY CHARGE YOU A FREAKIN FORTUNE.....THINK ABOUT IT...HOPE YOU ALL MAKE IT...YOU WILL FEEL SO MUCH BETTER WHEN ITS OVER....YOU WILL BE ABLE TO THINK RIGHT AGAIN...LOL

i am on 140ml of meth and see no way out apart from a residential detox.Having cold turkeyd on 65ml,which was the worst experience of my life.i dont know were to turn for help so i hope someone out there may be able to offer there experience on this matter. TRYING TO KEEP IT REAL

was on meth for like 1 year on day 6 now not to bad kinda acheing was on 75mg to me this was'nt as bad as trying to cold turkey off of pills but when will the achjes in stop start i feel like i am 100 years old lol

I have gone from 180mg. to cold turkey and I also found out that im pregnant, but I stopped at the right time so the baby will be ok! ( I thank god everyday!) Anyway im on day 33 and I still feel horrible can't sleep, have the shakes, body aches, no energy, still feel like I have the flu. This is the worst thing I have ever felt. I know that it was stupid to go cold turkey off such a high does or at any does at that, but im glad I did it but I dont suggest it at all I dont remember the first couple weeks and I ended up in the hosptital a couple time from falling down the stairs and just feeling yuk. So good luck to all yall! I know I need it.

I have been on methadone for almost 7 years. I was a heroin addict then went to using cheaper methods to get my high (morphine, dilaudid). I tried to detox from the pills but was unsucessful hence I began the long road to recovery on the MMT (meth) and it SAVED my life and my childrens lives. I have been decreasing my doses for the past 2 yrs, some would say thats too long but being afraid that your moving to fast is a bigger fear when all you can think about is the possibly of getting sick and relapsing. I am now down to 7mls a day and am dropping to 5 then kicking it altogether. In the last 3 years I have been a good mother by participating in the kids lives, going on feild trips, hockey games, baseball, family trips and I have held a fulltime job for FIRST time in my life. However I know I can't stay on methadone forever, nor do I want to. I just wanted to tell anyone reading this that methadone did save my life and today I feel stronger and more positive about making a change and living my life. I always believed I was normal like everyone else while on meth but now I know that wasn't true...I want to feel normal again!

to the lady that attacked the mother who lost her son, it sounds like to me your using the methadone us a crutch like the heroin, why do people get into such crazy sh*t, haven't you drug addics ever heard of old fashion fun and if you have to have that dizzy feeling just spin around about fifteen minutes then have a seat. Just an opinion

I am on the c**p too. I've been on it for 2 tears and went from 155mgs to 20 mgs over a 6 month period. I went down 15mgs every 3 days till I got to 30 then I got sick. I went back up to 70 held then went down 1mg a day to 20 again, now I want to go off cold turkey. Why travel for 2 mgs of nothing right? Most methadone people take the bus to the prgram and Im spending almost 90 dollars a week to get there for barely a dose. Will I be ok if I just stop taking it now? Kelli

today is day 23 and i still feel horrible! i've had good days in between, but i feel like i'm just starting to detox now!I can't take much more. I was on 140 ml. a day for 7 years, and was fee detoxed. I went from 140 ml. to 10 ml. in 8 days. it's been 23 days and I'm at thge end of my rope.

i'm 48 been taking drug since i was 11 or 12 i've been addictted to opiates
on & off & again & again & again since i was 18 the last 9 or 10 years
i've been in mmt with doses as high as 95 mgs my last month at the clinic
i was getting 41mgs and i started reduceing my dose and saving the extra
i got down to 20mgs and left the clinic i continued the taper with my stashed
methadone down to below 5mgs at that point it seemed to stop being
effective so yesterday i stoped taking it and it was the worst day of my life
that is untill today what a mother f****r i was so bad off couldn't go to work
i'm just wondering how long before the worst part of this is over

I am on day 13 now, and I am finally starting to feel better. I went from 30mg/day to 20 to 10 to nothing after about 5 years of use. I used and abused other opiates as well. I am taking 2-3 mg of Klonopin, eating right, getting sun, sleeping (I have actually had 2 nights in a row with uninterrupted sleeping!) and getting up and about. One bad thing, I use a little pot, it seems to take the edge off and I have started smoking cigs again (one more damn monkey to get off my back now), but overall comapred to days 5-7 (felt like I was hit all over by a bat) I still am a bit lethargic, but I have switched to mostly organic foods, killed sugar, take supplements (multi, fish oil 4gms, b complex day and night, milk thistle for my liver, NO alcohol, never really liked drinking anyhow). The hershey squirts have stopped, so I guess I am on the mend. Good luck to all here YOU CAN DO IT!

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to the lady who says we are all victims for being on methadone....
methadone saved my life. If i hadnt got on it id be dead from heroin overdose laying in a ditch somewhere. I know u are upset about your son's death but that doesnt give u an excuse to start bad mouthing the drug and methadone maintence treatments (MMT) that save hundreds of thousands of people a year! i dont think you should voice youre opinion in a manor that completely scares and influences people to view methadone as a lie or a con. do yourself a favor and educate yourself about methadone. I am sorry for your loss, u have my sympathy. telling your story can warn people who abuse, misuse and mix other drugs with methadone. unless you have some proof that your son followed doctors guidence and orders completely and still died unexpectly be careful how you type your opinon. its just an opinion.

to the lady that attacked the mother who lost her son, it sounds like to me your using the methadone us a crutch like the heroin, why do people get into such crazy sh*t, haven't you drug addics ever heard of old fashion fun and if you have to have that dizzy feeling just spin around about fifteen minutes then have a seat. Just an opinion

you gotta be kidding me.. do some research.. Methadone is great for ppl stickin needles in their arms and stealin to support their habit.. but if you notice the majority of the deaths are ppl who aren't like that..
and unless you've lost a CHILD to anything or even have a CHILD period I would seriously think about apologizing to that poor lady.. this is all opinions.. you say something like that and it shows how ignorant you are

To the woman who this original reply was intended.. I apologize on BEHALF of this person who obviously has no understanding of what its like.. or even that much understanding of methadone period.. methadones PERFECT for about 15% of those who are on it.. to the rest its a living hell

I was given an administrative discharge from a clinic 5 days ago. i was on 120 mg. now I FEEL LIKE IM GOING CRAZY!!! I was at the clinic for 7 months and my life had seemed to be awesome. now i dont know what to do. im so sick Does anybody know how long this will last????