Need to hear methadone quitting success story

I've been as high as 180 but am at 10. It's been a yr or two to sloooowly decrease (30 yr habit) but am within my dream goal...to be free. 58 yr old insane woman. I'm finding the emotional 18yr old impulsive personality arising. That scares me the most. Time to do it right and at 2-4 mg....I walk. I expect some backlash but I pray it is something I can handle. I've only seen 1 person @ my clinic truly quit the right way. My muse. I pray for his sober soul daily. Saw him 1x after at work and still sane! It can happen. I want to believe. Me, I'm a wuss. I'll do the long drawn out decrease and take my slim chance at 2-4 mgs. 30 yrs later....probably MY best bet. Stay as far far away from methadone as you can. $$, it has broken my back. Not to mention the umbilical cord.

Hey, I don't know if you are still on this forum? I know of at least 2 people who have stopped methadone and everything else for over 10 years. My wife at has been clean for 14 and my brother for 11. I just went COLD TURKEY from 400 mg a day yes 10 mg per ml 400mg sometimes I double dosed it. I was also taken lots of benzos, so I'm doing a benzo Methadone detox. I have been 45 days and I expected it to be a lot worse, I thought it might kill me. I still don't feel great but it gets better every week, not every day. Just thought I would let you know it is possible. If you or somebody reply I can give you some advice if you would like. Don't listen to people who say it's not possible almost everything is. It's up to you who you listen to. I hope you pull it off you will feel so much better mentally and physically. If you are suicidal go to a 30-day rehab first or make sure you have somebody with you because it get's a little rough. It is doable some people like to complain a lot I did 'but my wife would say your pain isn't anything compared to what you have done to me over the years. So I have to just sit with my mouth shut lol. It is a serious detox you just need to tuff it out and things get better. Just remember one pill one-shot some methadone bub will send you right back. Addicts can normally only control the first use then they are out of control again. Just do it you'll never know till you try

How much did you stop at?& how long had you been on it? Ty

Lot of other meds will of made it so much easier! Gabpenlin especially helps but we'll done,are u still on other meds? An seraquil is soooo strong that was a lot of meds

Thank you for this message. I needed this...

I just read ur post and I’m glad to here so I went to a detox place so I’m passed the worst. I just can’t sleep stomach hurts and I feel like my brain is just weird lol. So it’s seeming like it’s taking forever not much sleep In two Weeks is hard. In ur final weeks did u work or stay at home it’s hard for me to do things Still!

Adolph Hitler did not invent Methadone, Gustav Ernhart and Max Bockmühl did. You have given up on your free will so you tell yourself %2 of people are successful which is a number you don’t have any citation for.

I’m talking Gabapentin to help withdraw from methadone. It has eased the symptoms by 80%.

How are u today I did a slow taper it came with no energy and a bit of withdrawel but so do able compared to the prison I lived