Hey
@Bloodreina13
Pretty dope self-improvement work in regards to your massive taper. That deserves some Kudos. I'm not even talking about those mini-Kudos bars my mom used to stick in my lunch. I'm talking about the real deal my friend.
Most anybody is going to tell you that the hardest part for you is likely over. You've come a very long way and I'm sure you don't need us to explain to you how difficult it is to taper from such a high dose of Methadone to where you are now. You already know all about that.
I've tapered and withdrawn from Methadone before, so I can give you a little bit from my experience:
Going to absolute zero is a hard thing. Going from anything 10mg,. 5mg,. 1mg or what have you to absolute zero is a little bit of a bitch. For me, it was the cherry on top of the sundae that gave me just one last slap in the face before it was all over. The feeling of every last Opioid leaving your body is a little bit difficult, but it's all totally manageable by someone like yourself who has already tapered successfully from such a high dose.
To answer your question directly, I'm sure the drop to 1mg Methadone is nothing you can't handle. The drop to zero won't be anything you can't handle either, but I do recommend preparing for some difficulty for the 7-10 days of first being totally free of the Methadone, as they can be a little bit difficult.i
I always recommend going as slow as possible with this sort of thing. I rarely can see an advantage in taking on too much pain at once. It often just leads to failure. If you're at 20mg right now I would do something like:
Reduce dose by 2mg Methadone weekly. This will go on for 10 weeks until you're at 0mg Methadone.
There's no reason why you couldn't do it half as quick. As I said, I don't really see an advantage in going faster if you don't have to.
As far as the weight issue is concerned, I never experienced this with Methadone. I have known a lot of people who have dealt with this. Many of them find their appetite is greatly diminished when they stop taking Opioids. I imagine the first few weeks of zero Opioids will be a period of limited appetite. A lot of folks will lose a lot of the acquired weight throughout the withdrawal process, as the withdrawal process from Methadone is typically quite long.
Whatever you don't lose in the withdrawal, you can continue losing. Your eating habits throughout your first month without Methadone can be your foundation for new eating habits.