Methadone is the worst drug ever invented. I am now in post acute withdrawal symptoms after going cold turkey from 100 mgs for 5 yrs not to mention I take benzos. Do not get on this crap EVER. Heroin withdrawal is much easier compared to this. Haven't slept in week, depressed, irratible, and my eyes are so dilated it feels like im on lsd. BEWARE.
I know this...and I feel like most people, especially if they are here, that are on, or thinking of going on MMT, are making an educated decision, and are/have weighed the risks involved...methadone is obviously not a cure, nor is it meant to be, its about harm reduction. I was having a daughter in 5 months and in rehab and needed to find a job to support my newly expanding family before she was born when I made my decision. I knew that in order for me to get and stay clean without an MT program, I would need to go to long term, i.e. halfway house, followed by sober living, treatment, which would have taken at least a year more than likely 2 years, and I just couldn't afford that time, although if I could have I would have. But methadone allowed me to leave rehab with a plan in motion that I was confident in that I would be able to stay clean, it is a safety net, a buffer if you will, that helps give a freshly recovering addict the security, to put his life a ways down the right path before going it alone, like training wheels

. In my case it allowed me to leave rehab after the 14 days that I had and then go into MMT 48 hours later and not pick up my DOC ONCE since then December 26th 2013. It allowed me to get a full time job in less than a week, which unfortunately I was laid off, but thats out of my hands and it allowed me to find a part time job the same day I was laid off, and a new full-time job in 2 weeks. And most importantly I saw the birth of my daughter through sober eyes and gave me the ability to support her, and to get an apartment for my family, where my daughter has a nursery. And it allowed me to accomplish all of this within 6 months, I realize that I have put myself in a situation where in a year, or a few years I will have a very trying and hard detox, but that is something I new going in and to me, there was no other way that would allow me to get done what I needed to get done in such a limited time frame. Every MMT case is different, and some really dont need it the way I did and would probably do better not putting themselves in liquid handcuffs, but they are scared of taking the plunge into sobriety without any security 'blanket' if you will. But I'm certain that everyone on this forum, in this thread, knows that they have a tough detox ahead if they are on, or decide to go on MMT. The reward just outweighs the risk for some.