Help with literature on the most pain free MMT detox

[keystonelight]

I am looking at medical literature/studies or maybe even personal success stories on how to ween off methadone with little pain.

Currently I am at 16mg. I am prescribed to 0.5mg of klonopin and 0.1mg of clonidine.

I have heard from nurses and also from first hand experience that once you get around to 50% of your previous dose (i.e. start at 16mg and ween 1mg weekly once you hit 8mg) withdrawals start to increase. I have also heard second hand that it is recommended to do a 10% decrease.

I am not trying to do a rapid detox.

My current plan is to do 1mg weekly and then once I hit 50% of previous dose stay there for 2 weeks then continue 1mg a week under the next 50% mark.

Is there any science behind this?

I dont know im just so confused and want off this shit I have been trying to get off for almost a year now.

 

[neversickanymore]

just jump off.. tapering will just cause you to be sick longer.. two weeks and you be feeling ok.. four of five months and you will feel great.. totally possible, if i can do it so can you.