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Methadone withdrawal day 23...

Lynn8514

Lynn8514

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Methadone Withdrawal..

Ok so I know I have a ton of posts but I'm really really feeling the worst I've felt today. It's day 12 of my methadone detox and I've taken lyrica and Xanax this morning but this seriously feels like insanely terrible. Would it prolong my withdrawals if I took a 5 or 10mg Percocet to get through today? I don't think I can do this without something to ease this anxiety and rls and overall horrible feeling. I feel so emotional and like a horrible person. I know I won't get addicted to the Percocet- I don't even want it I just need some rest before I lose it.
 
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No no no to the perc.s
Eat more xanies. Klonipin works better.
More lyrica (or gabapentin but not both lyrica 125mg= aprox. 600mg gabapentin) Check the toxic doses of those, I believe around 3600mg a day for gaba., but go right up to it if you have to.
Perecet or ANY opiates will just prolong the agony.
You have tomorrow, and another month or 2 of w/drawl to think about. + the rest of yer life.
Try to get some clonidine if you can, for rest.
12 daze is way too far in to fuck a wise life choice.
 
im seriously a mental mess. ive taken as much lyrica as i can and i dont want a xanax addiction. i cant get klonopin. are there vitamins or something? im losing my mind- emotional, confused, dizziness. wtf. methadone is horrible.
 
Hey Lynn your almost there. No perks.. your detox methadone, your detoxing opiates. If you take the percocet you will feel ok for three hours, but one perc will send you right to the beginning of a percocet withdrawls. That will mean another five to seven days. Your already addicted to percocet;)

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
~Thomas Edison
 
i just dont understand why this is so bad. i tapered like i was supposed to. i stayed on 3 mg for a long time. i did everything right and it just feels like its getting worse. i wont take anything but ive told my family and have decided to go see a doctor. i have a baby to take care of and i cant do it when my mind is so messed up. my emotions are all over the place. then people tell me only 3% of people successfully quit methadone. im just scared for it to get any worse than this. this feels worse than heroin withdrawals right now. i want to be done with this so bad.
 
In a few days your going to start feeling better and better. In a few weeks you will feel alright. In under nine months you will feel amazing. True

Methadone is a triple full opiate agonist.. both a serotonin and adrenal rebuke inhibitor and I nmda antagonist.

Its one of the most profound drugs on the planet.. coming off it scrambles us up good.. but the system regulates itself back to homeostasis.

Your doing amazing. Knowing what I know I would not even think of giving up at this point.

At least 1/9 th done of the whole journey.. your going to love where you end up if you just settle in for the ride.

Not going to use no matter what. Your baby will happily deal with Mom getting clean if it means a clean Mom.
 
I'm going to see the doctor on Monday. Is it common or possible for a new doctor to prescribe clonidine and a benzo? At the rate I'm going, I'll be out soon.
 
He should prescribe clonidine for sure the benzo is more of a tossup. I am actually going to go against everyone here and say if you need a Percocet take a Percocet. It will not put you back to day 1 of withdrawal or anything like that. If you do take it do it at night and get a solid 8 hours of sleep. Your at the hallway point of the acute withdrawal right now. I totally understand needing a quick break from withdrawal. Whatever you gotta do to stay sane and not end up back at the clinic you know?
 
I would go in and tell the doctor exactly what you are doing. I agree the clonidine should be easy to get. If you have not tried the gabapentin dose for restless legs in the tarascon pharmacopoeia then I would explore this with the doctor as well.

Please be careful with the constant use of the benzos.. they can be really rough to withdraw from.

Your doing the impossible =D =D =D
 
It may feel like the last thing you wanna do, but try praying and chanting. Mild yoga/stretching plus breathing exercises.

I came off bupe after nearly 10 years on it and I tried do some chanting (zen/uddist type stuff) and I got fucking zooted. Like creepy spiritual high I'm still not quite comfortable with.

I know it may seem like by praying you're addressing the very thing that caused you to use in the first place BUT it can bring relief.

A percocet ain't gonna do much besides give you the strength to look for more opiates.
 
Boup, I've been praying and listening to Christian music and I know I wouldn't have made it this far without it. It helps me mentally but my body is still pissed off. I feel like a wimp- it's day 13 of this and I've yet to be able to ea tany actual food. I'm weak and anxious and sweaty and freezing. I think I might just be losing my mind altogether.
 
Have you been to the doctor yet? I really think you will feel better if you can get down a little food. Do you like fruit? Even a smoothie would be helpful at this point. Starving your body of nutrition while going through such a physically taxing ordeal isn't going to help your recovery. Go to the doctor be completely honest about the not eating, drinking, ect and hopefully he has a clue and will help. You really may need medical intervention at this point. I can tell from your posts over the last few days that things are really bad.
 
I started taking multivitamins yesterday and my husband bout some fruit but I haven't felt like trying to eat it. I'm trying to get an appt. tomorrow. I drink 4 ensures a day but a pharmacist told my husband I need protein. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.
 
I would not worry about benzo addiction at this point.
1 thing at a time.
Benzos take a long time to get physically addicted to...So if you haven't been using those daily for yrs, knock yourself out, I mean it.
If you end up w/ a small xanny or gaba habit at the end of this, fuckin awesome! That can be dealt with.
I know from my own experience w/ methadone w/drawl that any opiate did relieve SOME pain for 2hrs~ but set back my recovery days to weeks.

Get some protien powder and frozen berries, and make smoothies. Chicken broth is good too. Sometimes I would sip a little beer if my tummy could hang, or tea/coffee for the headaches. Salmon oil is great for the depression and jiont pain. Take a pre-natal vitamin. Hot, warm, and cold showers as often as needed for the cold sweats. If you can, eat some hash oil or medical MJ treats, or burn, even when you don't feel up to it (if poss.).
 
How long did your methadone withdrawals last? And how long before you felt happy about anything? I took it for 2 years but did opioids on and off for 7 years. Every article I read doesn't seem very encouraging. I'll try smoothies- I think I might could handle that.
 
Those are kinda complex questions.
I ended my own 'scrpt of 160mg a day.
It had fucked up my life beyound acceptable. I just dropped it, cold, w/ another scrpt waiting at the dr.s office. I also was on large dailies of oxycodone. I was was on methadone for at least 2yrs. Oxycontin and fentinyn for many years before,6+.
I swear on mother marys white sheats I did not sleep more than 2hrs a day for 6weeks. My w/drawl lasted 3months.
As far as happy? Actual joy? I really think I might have brian damage...affecting those areas from all that^

Sounds like you tapered though...And have a good support team, like dr.s and a hubby. In 9months you'll feel champ.
 
Wow, you are an insanely strong person to quit at that kind of dose. I can't even imagine.. Before methadone, I had screwed my life royally too. I'm 5'4 and had gotten myself down to less than 100lbs- not to mention selling nearly everything I owned. I pray you'll be able to feel true joy again. Just the fact that you can encourage others on here is proof your brain is healing.
 
I would consider the clonidine . but you may be soon past the point that it will help and may likely make things worse.

Fatigue has a very good chance of being a fuck this symptom. imho its clearly related do neuro deregulation in which a deficiency of adrenals play they key role. For this reason you may look at how long this medication will be beneficial at this point.

Slow prolonged, but not ape-shit stuff is the way to tackle this.. progress not solution as this is is a process.
 
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