ive been on methadone for 9 yrs 80 mlg i am down to a 1/2 of a 1/2 2.5 mlg i am doing great!!!!!!!!!!!!!  BUT when you do not have any in your system then you''ll see the hell. no sleep kicking like a human marrionette irratble ect...the worse is no sleep and the 'restless arms and legs' i compare to a death march!!1 i willget all the way off im gggoing o take opiates (vicoden) its a short acting opiate  where methadone is long acting hense the withdrawals are alot longer and severe i know ill have to pay the pieper pray for me as i will you all.lunesta,requip seemto help methadone is the worst drug on the planet gosh i wish i woulda googled it!!!!my jaw dropped when i realized i was in worse shape than a heroin addict!!! methadone clinic's (legal drug dealers they are!!!)imgoing to picket them when im cleanoh and for withdrawals alot of very hot bathes  jacuzzi if possible  god bless you all are very strong but each person like vomiting  diareh doesnt bother me its the dam kicking of arms and legs until you fall out from exhuastion@!like i sed a nazi death march even the hot and cold sweats i could handle good luck guys the reason everyone wants guidance threw this horribble situation theyve gotten into is because there is no pain free concoctionlike i sedlunesta vitamins excercise when u can requip and a helluva lot of hot bathes  and god of course  god bless and sorry for your suffering  just remember suffering brings you closer to god if thats any consolation