Hey everyone. I started methadone in December of 2013, got up to 40mg and then dropped to 0 by August, where I was clean for 4 weeks before I started using heroin again. I got back on Methadone in September, and have been on it since (7 months). I've managed to stay at 20mg somewhat comfortably. I just graduated with a degree in engineering and have a ton of student loans so I need to start a new job asap. My parents have agreed to let me come home and detox, but I need to do so in about two and a half months. What is the best way to reduce my dose, detox, and recover to the point of being able to look for, and find a new job in the next two and a half months? Everyone says you need to do a slow taper, but I don't really have this option. I need to be off of the methadone in a month and a half. maybe sooner. Any advice?
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Getting off 20mg of methadone in 20 months. Advice?
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Don't set a deadline, get off when u feel ready and all your inner issues have closure
Dude, 40 mgs? That's easy in 2.5 months! I got off of 150 mg in 2 months. I got myself down to 20 mg very drastically. Then I got myself a rig, (syringe.) I went to the clinic two times, to get my 20 mg doses, (kept them in mouth and didn't swallow, spit back into bottle outside.) I then would measure out approximately 3-4 mg every day for a week out of this 40 mg bottle, and dose myself with the syringe. Then the second week I did day 1- 2 mg..day 2-2 mg...day 3- 1 mg...day 4-0 mg...day 5- 0.5 mg....day 6-0 mg...day 7-0 mg....and felt kind of bad for 2 days max then was good to go. It WAS definitely hell, but was fine. Check something like that man, it wasn't that hard..my dude I started methadone clinic with on the SAME day 2 years ago is still on 100 mg a day....I have been off for countless months. Try it man.