I finally got some memantine after having it in the back of my mind for two years. I am on methadone and want to try a taper with this plus some basic comfort meds.
Today I took the first pill.
My plan is to start drinking less and less of each days bottle. I go to the place once a month and have worked for years to get such a good schedule.
I need to make sure that however I do this taper I do it in such a way that if it fails, I do not end up losing my great pickup schedule. So for now I will do the tapering using my take home bottles NOT using their dosing machine. ( I only go once a month so tapering from 30mg would take 6-8 months using their method which is to go down 5mg each pickup)
the issue with this is that we get the white pills which are dissolved in water. So the taper is going to be a bit sloppy.
I have 600mg of memanatine to start. I am thinking during the initial taper of taking 20mg twice a day? and then once i get into the REAL withdrawals boosting that much higher.
I am most worried about PAWS since there seems to be less data to show memantine can help with that part.
possible ways to beat PAWS
VVYANSE
Plus maybe micro of L or other psychs.
9-MBC for paws also?
does natrexolone (not subs) help with paws once you are done with the withdrawals
I read a great post about someone who has withdrawn from long acting fent using Vitamin C and Black seed Oil so I feel like I could do the WDS. I am actually more scared about a potential 3-6 months of paws I always hear about with methadone
I have been on methadone for over 20 years so I think my anxiety about life without this chemical is extremely strong.
I have built almost my whole adult life while on this chemical and getting my regular brain back (after PAWS) could be a really exciting thing but it is also a large unknown. Maybe I would be more creative and have more energy? (to put it into perspective I was around 26 when I started methadone. I am now 50 years old. Though I am on a low dose, it still has been involved in every bit of my consciousness for half my life. I have always wanted to be able to travel to Asia and Methadone is a no go in Thailand, South Korea, Japan, etc.
Any thoughts greatly appreciated.
I thought I may tell my co-workers that I am starting some new medication as well so if i appear a bit weird at work they will know why.