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Opioids Methadone Reduction!! Please help!!!!

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mitchb

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Hi. I've been slowly reducing my opiates for the past three and a half years without any cheating or chipping. I was on 295 methadone and reduced to 100 methadone at which point I was switched to hydromorph contin 36 mg four times per day. I then switcherd to fentanyl patches which I reduced to 75 micrograms. At 75 micrograms fentanyl patch I reduced to 24 mls methadone. I am now on 10 mls methadone per day and I wonder at what dose is best to just stop.I've been reducing 2 mls per 2 weeks. 10 mls is not that much compared to almost 300 mls per day three years ago. Any advice would be appreciated.
 
How many mg/ml are you on?

I suggest tapering all the way down to a daily dose of 5 or 10mg methadone, then jump off. But that's just me.
 
I would get as low as you can. Once you are down to a few mgs maybe go every other day for a few days.
 
That's damn good man. I would either taper off going 1mg at a time or either switch to codeine or hydrocodone to finish the taper, so perhaps you can go through a few days of physical hell compared to a month or two compared to methadone WD.
 
^I'm not sure if going back to real opiates, even if for only a short time, would be too wise for an addict.

A lot of people have used Kratom to taper from Suboxone/Methadone, to Kratom, to completely sober. Kratom is not really that enjoyable compared to true opiates, and is self-limiting (you have to eat plant matter, and you get sick if you try to over do it). Just don't try Kratom extracts, as they are a rip off, and they feel like real opiates.
 
ErgicMergic said:
^I'm not sure if going back to real opiates, even if for only a short time, would be too wise for an addict.

A lot of people have used Kratom to taper from Suboxone/Methadone, to Kratom, to completely sober. Kratom is not really that enjoyable compared to true opiates, and is self-limiting (you have to eat plant matter, and you get sick if you try to over do it). Just don't try Kratom extracts, as they are a rip off, and they feel like real opiates.
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"Just dont try Kratom extracts...and they feel like real opiates". Interesting, which opiates/opiodes would you compare it too ?
 
Thanks for the help. I'll stick with methadone and taper down slowly. I am afforded the luxery of time.
 
IMO the best drug to taper off of is subutex you can start at 24mg a day 8mg 3x a day then do 6mg 3x a day the 4 then 2 down to .5mg 3x a day to twice to once then stop and you should hardly feel any withdrawals if any at all
 
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