2 Weeks No methadone Now I get a funny taste?

[d3athadone]

So 2 weeks ago I stopped taking my drink at 5mgs. Its been oof. Hard obviously. But manageable. Nothing compared to short acting opiates in severity but its kicking the shit out of me.

Yesterday I noticed I started getting that sticky saliva thing and my sense of taste and smell is off. This would be normal for me if it was happening more near the start? Like why is this happening 2 weeks in?? Im freaking out I have covid or something. So scary to have covid and methadone WD at the same time. Anyone have any ideas about this?

Also how long is this gonna take? Am I gonna wake up 2 weeks from now and not have existential pain? I really hate how unclear these withdrawls are. Like with dope. Your sick and sick and sick and then 2 days kinda oof and then your fine. This is just unambiguous. Please any words of advice.

 

[negrogesic]

So 2 weeks ago I stopped taking my drink at 5mgs. Its been oof. Hard obviously. But manageable. Nothing compared to short acting opiates in severity but its kicking the shit out of me.

Yesterday I noticed I started getting that sticky saliva thing and my sense of taste and smell is off. This would be normal for me if it was happening more near the start? Like why is this happening 2 weeks in?? Im freaking out I have covid or something. So scary to have covid and methadone WD at the same time. Anyone have any ideas about this?

Also how long is this gonna take? Am I gonna wake up 2 weeks from now and not have existential pain? I really hate how unclear these withdrawls are. Like with dope. Your sick and sick and sick and then 2 days kinda oof and then your fine. This is just unambiguous. Please any words of advice.

I jumped off at 5mg after tapering down from 380mg.

Was surprised how bad it was. In any event the acute withdrawal phase lasted around 21-23 days. The post acute around 2 months total.

Weight lifting really helped me. I don't think i could have tapered off the methadone without it.

Not sure about the taste thing but I'd recommend getting some black seed oil capsules and take one as needed for general discomfort.

 

[d3athadone]

Nice I like to hear the 21-23 days thing. Cuz U know its 2 weeks in and I'm like shouldnt I be ok now? Ya I be weight lifting and shit. I doing everything I can. Im jsut fucking baggged by like 2pm. i think cuz I'm fat right now that the 5 mg was less painful? I rtemember jumping off at 1mg before and feeling about the same as I do now jumping off at 5mg. I could do with PAWS over legs flying. Im too motivated and bright to feel really depressed right now. Pretty sure we talked before. U been in withdrawl like a thousand times before too right? I feel like a pro at this shit now when it comes to calming myself down and not freaking out.

 

[negrogesic]

Nice I like to hear the 21-23 days thing. Cuz U know its 2 weeks in and I'm like shouldnt I be ok now? Ya I be weight lifting and shit. I doing everything I can. Im jsut fucking baggged by like 2pm. i think cuz I'm fat right now that the 5 mg was less painful? I rtemember jumping off at 1mg before and feeling about the same as I do now jumping off at 5mg. I could do with PAWS over legs flying. Im too motivated and bright to feel really depressed right now. Pretty sure we talked before. U been in withdrawl like a thousand times before too right? I feel like a pro at this shit now when it comes to calming myself down and not freaking out.

Yeah it was probably was me, I've been here a long time

Honestly withdrawal get harder overtime. I bet if i was on 380mg/day of methadone a day i probably wouldn't be able to get off as easily as i did back then. Not that it was ever easy to get off of

Good job for getting off though, its quite an accomplishment

 

[endlessnameless]

I jumped off at 5mg after tapering down from 380mg.

Was surprised how bad it was. In any event the acute withdrawal phase lasted around 21-23 days. The post acute around 2 months total.

Weight lifting really helped me. I don't think i could have tapered off the methadone without it.

Not sure about the taste thing but I'd recommend getting some black seed oil capsules and take one as needed for general discomfort.

Respect...

Last time I was on Methadone I jumped at 10mgs, took about 3 weeks to begin feeling normal. Then again, I was only on 20mls a day for 3 months and absolutely refused to go any higher because I had been on 90mls (which turned out to be waaaay to much for me) then dropped to 60mls p/d a few years before that for 2.5 years and the withdrawals from getting off that were a nightmare for me but thats because I actually 'raged quit' it one day up in the clinic after realising that I had spent the last 2.5 years on it when I only intended to be on it for 6 months -- insisting that I drop 10mls a week instead of 5mls every two weeks.
I remember I had a connection for methamphetamine at the time and I'd smoke just the tiniest crumb to grant me the energy to fucking *move* while I was up shits creek in withdrawals...actually worked, wouldn't AT ALL recommend it though.