This is really hard @!! I have been on Methadone, only 20mg for 10 years and last week decided I wanted to start to taper off this stuff as it has really ruined alot of my life
with its nasty side effects. I know 20mg does not sound like much but I do not tolerate medications well and small milligrams have a huge effect on me. My idea was to start
by getting prescribed my month supply in 5mg tablets and reduce my dose by 1.25mg and maybe do this for an entire month if necessary. Two days into this and I cannot believe how
horrible I feel, stomach cramps, horrible fatigue, moodiness, I just can't imagine that 1.25mg is that big a jump for ANYBODY to make. One of the reasons I want off this stuff is I was
finally tested for low testosterone and I barely registered, I have been on Test injections since Mid May and my Test level is back to normal but I require a shot per week and I really
don;'t want to do this the rest of my life and I have read where continued opiod use can cause Low T. I just had to write in and see if anybody else is that sensitive to methadone
when coming off in such small increments.
Thanks
I just want to clarify my plan is to take up to 20 months to get off this drug.
with its nasty side effects. I know 20mg does not sound like much but I do not tolerate medications well and small milligrams have a huge effect on me. My idea was to start
by getting prescribed my month supply in 5mg tablets and reduce my dose by 1.25mg and maybe do this for an entire month if necessary. Two days into this and I cannot believe how
horrible I feel, stomach cramps, horrible fatigue, moodiness, I just can't imagine that 1.25mg is that big a jump for ANYBODY to make. One of the reasons I want off this stuff is I was
finally tested for low testosterone and I barely registered, I have been on Test injections since Mid May and my Test level is back to normal but I require a shot per week and I really
don;'t want to do this the rest of my life and I have read where continued opiod use can cause Low T. I just had to write in and see if anybody else is that sensitive to methadone
when coming off in such small increments.
Thanks
I just want to clarify my plan is to take up to 20 months to get off this drug.
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