Methadone withdrawal from 1mg next week and scared.

I went from 40 mg to 0. I was on m since april 1991. The day i got off parol i ran to the clinic. I almost went back to orw so i knew i needed methadone. Never till 2012 did i ever think i wanted to ever get off. It has been 10 days and i feel 80%. My story is all over this sight replying to these crazy butts in warp drive tapers. Wuuuut? Are you kidding 10 mg a week tapers and u feel good well dah your at 100 mg. But wait till the ratio gets bigger. Anyhow it is POSSIBLE. I DID IT woo hoo!

Showers,multi vitamins,movement,family and work....work hard and everything will go.It's all in the mind...keep pushing and keep your mind busy....30 yrs in opiods I managed to get myself free and finally got my life back....even in the 50s...never too late,nothing is impossible

Wow. This doctor has lost his mind. I have been on Methadone for barely over two years. I was on 110mgs a day with never missing a day. After I made it to 18 months with clean drug screens I went down to 105ngs just to see if I would notice anything. Of course I did not. A couple of weeks later I put in for my MSW (medically supervised withdrawal) I went down 3mgs a week and never even had a symptom until I got below 10mgs. Even then my symptoms were minor. I could tolerate. I made it to 3mgs and that is when my life went crazy! My third day on 3mgs I couldn't sleep, I yawned uncontrollably, sneezed, diarrhea, etc. when I told doctor of my symptoms he said when my dose cut in half from 6mgs to 3mgs was the problem. I went back to 6mgs cause this was my last stable dose and I am going down 1mg at a time. At my own pace. Today I am on 4mgs and feel great. My biggest fear is when I do reach that dreaded 1mg. My clinic is a strictly for profit clinic. No insurance, cash only. They also only use while mgs. Meaning I can't get a half of a mg. I'm so scared. I never want to use heroin again but I am scared. Any suggestions?

anyone thinking suboxone is any better then methadone maybe but lets not compare withdrawal its just as bad

Wow you are completely wrong on every level. Suboxon can give you even worse of not the same wds than methadone believe ive done both for long periods. And to say a clinic is no better than using on the street... Atleast at a clinic a hardcore dope addict can take his dose in the morning not worry about having to find drugs in order to avoid wds and can start rebuilding his or her life. Yes its not ideal but what is in this problem. I went from homeless heroin addict to going to school owning a house and becoming an electrician with two trucks thanks to a clinic. I would have never done that just shooting dope. Think about what I said before you judge clinics.

Hi everyone reading the threads and everyone's stories made me wanna share my experience. I started 3 years ago at the clinic in a 95mg dose. For the last 2 years ago I started going down 5 mg every 3-4 weeks til I got to 20mg. Then went down 2 mg every 3-4 weeks till I got to 2mg. I also started going every others day, then every 2 days, then every 3 days once I got around 8-10 mg. I decided 4 days ago would be my last day. I feel fine. So far. I think what really helped was slowly going down and skipping days to break up the daily routine. I started doing yoga 5 days a week 4 months ago and eating lots fruit and just better food in general. Just focusing on myself and being better has kept my mind from really even thinking about that place. I don't miss going to the clinic. I feel thankful and confident that this is over for me. It's such a mental mind f**k. Freeing your mind from the liquid handcuffs is such liberating feeling. If you just stay focused and patient and do it right it is so possible. Believe in yourself..!!

I forgot to say I Was on 2 mg when I stopped going....

i'm at 7mgs tomorrow, coming down one mg a week and am wondering if 7mgs or 1mg really makes a difference? will it be easier at 1mg as far as withdrawals? Good luck to everyone detoxing. Stay strong, it wont last forever.

i also took the slow route - totally my plan, approved by doc - started at 80mgs, went down 5mgs a week til 40mgs. then slowed it down, 5 every other week til 20. now i'm going down 1 mg a week and i'm at 7mgs tomorrow. i have some chronic pain issues from cancer surgery at 20 years old - i'm almost 50 now. i'm concerned about a flare up but have been diligent with pt exercises since the first of the year. i really want this. i want to be off pain meds. i hope i'm strong enough to actually succeed. sending hugs and positive thoughts and a prayer out to anyone else in this boat.

thank you for sharing

i don't accept the stigma. the clinic saved my life. education is key - for us and them

Being on methadone is not being "clean". It is a substitute, It just happens to be legal, because big pharma is making $$$. I just hit 1 mg today. This will be my last dose!

You didn't do it right, then.

Exactly , I think it's the stigma ,people look down on drug addicts and think methadone is still using but that's not the cause , being dependant on a drug isn't the same as being addicted and f**k anyone who judges someone for getting help take your time and make sure you get your life in order and stay positive ,drink lots of water and exercise everyday no matter what force yourself

So i have been on the methadone clinic since 2015 and i been tapering off. First it was 2mg a week and that was too much then it was 1mg a week and now its 1mg every two weeks. I will be done oct 23 at least its what they tell me. Im very nervous to come off that 1mg to 0. I want to know if there are vitamins or whatever to help me at home rather then check myself into a detox center.?