^ Thats how I quit a 2 year methadone habit, detoxing off methadone was just not working nor was it my cup of tea.
I struggled forever to get down to a 20mg a day dosage thats when I started to feel every mg of methadone I dropped in every fiber of my body. I couldn't do it I got down to around 13-14mg at one time but it was just to rough on my body and stabilizing on a decreased dose was taking 3-5 days just to get used to the decrease.
I couldn't take it anymore so I was stabile at around 20-30mg of methadone and I switched to IV heroin, it took me a good solid week for my body to be accustom to the change in opiates and after a week I continued to use for about 1 month slowly tapering [or trying at least] my daily heroin intake to a reasonable detox step-off. From there it was just a matter of a handful of detox meds and I was clean. Albeit a short period of time but none-the-less I rid myself of the insane task of daily methadone usage.
As you can tell 8 years later I am still in the game of eternal-detoxing, I have been clean from all opiates for 3 weeks untill recently I have been taking doses of buprenorphine again to help dissuade my godforsaken opiate seeking brain from entering the dark world of heroin abuse, again.
Its nice having bupe as a fix, even if its just a band-aid fix. At least the band-aid and some cheap crappy one this band-aid is top of the line, it doesn't wash off in the shower and its ability to stick stays put. It also allows me to not have to dose everyday and I tend to only use the bupe when I am craving and my mind starts to get in the car itself and turn the keys over. I have been on-and-off bupe for the day it became available in Illinois about 3 years ago, since than it has allowed me to have a much more adaptable habit [not the best thing] but it has also kept me away from heroin for years at a time. It has also helped me to stay clean opiate free for about 8 months [one of the longest periods since my youth]. Yea, Yea, I know that sounds pathetic and weak that I have only been able to string 8 months of 'actual opiate free time' together in my 13-14 years of opiate abuse, but I am not sticking a needle in my arm today nor am I dreaming thoughts of cracked sidewalks and broken glass, corner deal hand offs and jabs of dope. Today at least, shrug...