pandamnit-in-fl
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I've been on methadone for a few years, max dosage was ~85 mg, started a very slow taper last March dropping 2 mg every week until I hit about 15ish, then 1 mg every 10 days.
I'm now at 5 mg and have been for 9 days. Last week the doctor informed me their dispensing machine cannot dispense in units less than 5 mg (when I was in Seattle, people went down 1 mg to 0, which was my plan).
He recommended I dose every other day until steady state, then every 3rd day, 4th day but then to jump off bc you can't miss four days. I charted the half-life against dosage in my system every 12 hours, and by about the 6th day I'd be around 1.7 mg (average in system).
I just started a job that I can't afford to lose (work remotely). The doc told me jumping off from five would be no problem and then told me how many patients cold turkey in jail from amounts like 135 mg and added "and they were fine". He implied I was being a pussy.
I know everyone is different, but to those with experience: Is a jump from 5 to 0 something that you could have handled over a weekend? If not, does the doc's plan sound like it would have worked for you? If you had a job you can't lose, how would you approach this? I saved 100 ml of GHB for the w/d and use a pipette for accurate dosing (I plan on using it during the day if needed).
Thanks!
I'm now at 5 mg and have been for 9 days. Last week the doctor informed me their dispensing machine cannot dispense in units less than 5 mg (when I was in Seattle, people went down 1 mg to 0, which was my plan).
He recommended I dose every other day until steady state, then every 3rd day, 4th day but then to jump off bc you can't miss four days. I charted the half-life against dosage in my system every 12 hours, and by about the 6th day I'd be around 1.7 mg (average in system).
I just started a job that I can't afford to lose (work remotely). The doc told me jumping off from five would be no problem and then told me how many patients cold turkey in jail from amounts like 135 mg and added "and they were fine". He implied I was being a pussy.
I know everyone is different, but to those with experience: Is a jump from 5 to 0 something that you could have handled over a weekend? If not, does the doc's plan sound like it would have worked for you? If you had a job you can't lose, how would you approach this? I saved 100 ml of GHB for the w/d and use a pipette for accurate dosing (I plan on using it during the day if needed).
Thanks!