Need to hear methadone quitting success story

Guest over a year ago

I am three weeks clean and it hasn't been easy. I was at 150 mgs of methadone daily for several years. I used it as a crutch, so that I wouldn't have to face my demons of addiction. I was just putting my head in the sand and letting life have it's way with me. I quit cold turkey with only over the counter drugs and it's been a birch. You will never be successful unless you quit on your own free will and desire for a better standard of living. What helped me find strength and perspective was talking with my father. He told me what he went through during his time in the Army. He went through OCS at Fort Sill in the sixties at a time when we trained our troops using water boarding and other torture methods to prepare us for an enemy that had never even heard of a Geneva Convention or rules of warfare. After he told me about these weeks of true pain and agony and Escape and evasion games, it put everything in perspective. He decided that they would have to carry his dead body out of that school because quitting wasn't even an option. He said son when a man truly wants something with every fiber of his being, no reason or man on this earth can get in his way. As far as God in concerned, I believe that he is behind any good cause and will provide strength in your darkest hours if your heart is sincere. My dad was never a religious person but he told me that there is no such thing as an atheist. He told me that everybody has trials and tribulations and some more than others. There will be a time when you need help and no matter of time away from him, will keep a person from asking for his help to get through it. I don't know about you but I have drown a lot of strength from his words. I also quit smoking after twenty years at the same time and both have made me stronger. I wish you the best of luck but luck will have nothing to do with it. Jw

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Guest over a year ago

Thanx for being so candid.....you've helped me tremendously! Luv you bunches for it....

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Guest over a year ago

All those meds u were on was a cushion....nothing more....

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Guest over a year ago

Thanks for your post, I really needed it. I'm on Day 12 of a cold turkey withdrawal of 35 mg/day. I guess I'm lucky my dose was so low, because it's really dragging now. This no energy feeling I horrible, and I'm so irritable. I have very little support, my partner was sick of what I'm going through days ago, check that out--he has no idea. Anyways, I know it's a marathon, and I was on it for 17 years, etc, etc. Thanks in advance for any words of encouragement, because at this point I'm thinking about getting dosed Monday because I need a break at the least.

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Guest over a year ago

Im on week 8 with no methadone an I still feel like s*** and my body is fatigued still liquid coming out of bowels.

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Guest over a year ago

Thank you for sharing. I really appreciate your honesty, and pray you are doing well.
I hope you are channeling your energy and humbleness. Your Mother is proud of you I'm sure.

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Guest over a year ago

Hi, I've got to say you really had it bad and I felt the same way except I continuously was vomiting almost non- stop for about 3 weeks straight and constantly had the chills and was burning up....lasted a lot longer for me though I told myself I would never ever put myself through that again.......uhh I did it again IIIIIIIII Now I'm trying to get off of it one more time only I'm doing it very slowly I mean 2 mgs a week or even two. Tell me are you still successfully off and doing well or not? Thanks for sharing by the way. I would just really like to know what I'm going to do afterwards I meant I'm just kinda lost and scared for fear of before ya know.

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Guest over a year ago

Are you still alive,

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Guest over a year ago

Hi mate you have made me laugh so hard , fantastic going through it my self , like now , you have written a good post,,done all that what you have written , five months off methdome and still feeling stressed, but god keeps me strong,and your lucky you have a partner to put your fire out ,lol, you want to be proud mate of your self,it's hard work,god bless

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Guest over a year ago

Go doctor mate , you need a tablet to stop the runs, drink plenty of water ,I took the runs for four months before I went to doctor,it won't stop other wise

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Guest over a year ago

Well done although I think alcohol should be avoided, if you need something then benzos for first few days are easily and legally available from research chemical sites but be careful as these new benzos are extremely potent and much more powerful than xanax so do tread carefully and don't use them for more than 3 or 4 consecutive days then have a couple of days off between using them again, benzo withdrawal is not nice so use wisely and you will fly off the methadone with minimal discomfort. Good luck to everyone fighting their opioid demons, you can and will get through it and then life will start getting better and better I know this.

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kramer71 over a year ago

Im currently escaping the hold that this disgusting drug has on me and the ease in which its obtained is sickening. I quit this program once already for drug abuse and I succeeded in staying clean and sober till 2 years ago I got huet and my brilliant dr, knowing my backgroung goes and gives me opiate's?? I take matters in my own hands and go to clinic cause i know its used for pain. Well long story short Im running for the hills a second time, once you are on it, no one but you boys and girls are going to be your only defense for ever quitting or slowing down. If anyone reads this and is thinking of starting please contact me I would love to help if i can.

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Guest over a year ago

Ok....your reading this because youv kicked before....watever opiate....and your scared....i get it.....i totally get it....your gonna have discomfort no matter what route u take.....tapering....cold turkey....etc....all i can tell u is my xperience.....i screwed around w methadone for 6 months....starting last oct....i did 80mgs daily till bout feb. Then started just drinking half 80mlg bottles per day....felt diff...yes....but not hurting....finally took a last half40. On sat.....lasted till tues....mostly cause i knew i had it.....come wed morning i knew it was fight or flight.....made emergency doc appt and cried that im having a nervous breakdown....she lrescribed me clonodine and xanax....a months worth.....got script....hour later....i felt fine.....today is now sunday morning.....just took 1 clonodine and 1 xanax and im good!!!! Im good! Im a lil achey....a lil tired.....but in no severe pain thats leading me to believe i need to go cop meth!!! I would not be telling you all this to make u feel better.....i dont kno any of you but i kno me and i kno the sickness! Please be honest n brave....2 lil pilss i mentioned....in accordance w really good vitamins n hot bathes will do so much....i kno the fear your feeling....i do....i really do...you can do this. U csn contact me if u really need to hear a real voice for any support.... you can do it.....its the fear and severe panic thats freezing you ......calm it down....1st w the clonidin n xanax....and well go from there.....i swear it.....i do.

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Guest over a year ago

I'm in the same boat friend so all I can say is keep rowing you will hit land sooner or later from what I gather We know there is no magic button to push it's simply a long haul to success but it will be your triumph and success that you will have in the end

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Guest over a year ago

Holy sh*t dude. If you at least tapered down to 30mg it wouldn't have been that bad. You are definitely one tough dude. I went up to 140mg tapered ten every week til 60mg then 5mg every week til 30. Stayed 30 for 2 weeks then jumped I was going to slowly taper til like ten but I was getting impatient. I went into straight withdrawal first day I got high metabolism. Couldn't sleep for a week. At 20 days doing a lot better but at 20 went back to work that hit a really tough 2 weeks after that felt good. Yeah I got the mojo problem too lol.

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