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My methadone detox

Lisaattahoe

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I'm down to 10 mg of methadone a day I've been on it for the past five years I'm slowly tapering and hope to get down to 5 mg before I quit altogether I'm thinking about taking Kratom for my withdrawals, Does kratom work well, should I take some Xanax as well, and it does anybody know how bad the withdrawls will be. It would be nice to have some friends to help me get through this!!
 
Hi Lisa :) idk how bad it would be from ten mg, I'd expect since it's 'done it'll be a bit bad but it shouldn't be too terrible since it's not. A huge dose. It'll hurt no doubt though. Kratom may work for u but idk for sure. The 'done is a real beast at the receptors and the kratom a really pretty weak. No doubt it will help but idk how much and then getting off kratom may be an issue too but hey give it a go and let us know! U might wanna grab some immodium (loperamide) and take a few more than directed, I hear this woka really well but I've never tried it myself. The kratom doesn't really seem to do much for me but it works great for others so it'll probably work great for u too. I took it and I was still sick the other day so I had to take a suboxone. Try to grab some xannies those will really help but take it easy with those. I hear lyrica and gabapentin help a lot too. Anywho let us know ur plans and how it goes. Were all pulling for you and your far from alone, especially here at bl :) good luck and god bless
 
Thanks so much, I will defiantly keep in touch, God bless

I'm also wondering while I'm being tapered down to a low dose should I'm be taking any vitamins and what kind, to get my system ready for this detox?

I also want to say, i'm a single mom with three young kids so I don't have anybody to help me through this and I want to make sure I'm as easy on myself as I can be. Thanks and God bless
 
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I was on methadone for about 8 yrs. I will tell u it was hell coming off of. But yes u should get a good supply of vitamins. I was not w help of doctor or kuch n the way of vitamins. ..only potassium for rls and B vitamins for energy. But this forum has great wd help. Some1 should reply soon if not go to the withdrawl threads. It will not take all wd's away but it will help. U can do it sweetie! Stay strong!
 
I was on the methadone clinic twice,the first time for 3 and a half years.My dose was 100mg.When I was ready to detox I told them to lower my dose by 2mg every 2 weeks.I didn't have any problems except for a few sleepless nights when I was about at the 5mg point and lower.If you detox nice and slow it shouldn't be anything a few Xanax and a couple of drinks can't handle.It sure helped me anyway.A slow methadone taper is certainly much milder than heroin withdrawls.And if you hit a really rough patch you can always pause your taper for a week or whatever.Feel free to PM me if it gets rough.I may can give a few useful tips that helped me through that last bit of taper.Best of luck to you!
 
Thanks, I just came down 1 mg on Thursday, which puts me at 9mgs if I decided to quit now, how bad do you think it would be? What dose were you at when you came off? Three years ago I was at 86 mg and today I'm at 9 with a very slow taper I haven't been uncomfortable yet everything seems to be going fine even with my taper.
 
I don't know if your questions were directed at me specifically but here are my answers.Firstly,if youv'e been on 10mg for a good while the withdrawls woill be uncomfortable(no energy,back ache,watery eyes,sniffles,anxiety etc...)but as I said,a good dose of benzos and a few loquor drinks should take care of the worst of it and keep your discomfort to a minimum.10mgs is a very low dose anyway.I definitely wouln't just stop cold turkey.even from 9mgs.The clinic I went to switched to an automated machine that could measure down to a single mg.When I reached the 2mg point I walked off the clinic.Again,I cant stress enough what a help benzos and alcohol were to me,especially with the anxiety and sleeplesness.I don't know if you are familiar with the muscle relaxer Soma(carisoprodol)but they also help greatly with detox/withdrawls,particularlu the sleepless nights and RLS.Just be careful with them because if you take too many they will have you staggering and uncoordinated,especially when mixed with alcohol.But they will definitely make you sleepy.Another thing that might help:I know quitting opiates is your goal but a low dose of a weak narcotic pain killer like Vicodin or Percocet can help you through the rough patches.Since you are opioid tolerant from the methadone, getting addicted to these shouldn't be an issue.Just make sure and only take a couple of the weak ones and only on the couple of days or so if you feel particularly bad.If you keep your doses of the above mentioned medications sesible(including the alcohol)your taper should go pretty smooth and easy since you're coming off a small dose.Since you are a single mom you probably will have to keep the doses sensible anyway.The tips I gave you sure helped me.Keep your chin up,you're in the home stretch.You can do this.I'm pulling for you every step of the way and again,feel free to PM me if you need any additional help/advice.If I did it,you can do it!Always here for you---downerhead.
 
take multi vitamins everyday when you get up if your one of the lucky ones that can actually get sleep.
eat bananas there good for your amino acids that are being depleted.They also help your muscles.
Take boost or a generic brand at least 2 times daily,ussualy morning and noon or supper ,,force it down if you have to .
Again if your one of the lucky ones that can actualy eat food ,eat good healthy food and lots of vegies,as often as your tummy will allow.
and yes definatly Imodium works very well for the withdrawls for your tummy and the runs youll probably have .
If ya dont have the shits dont bother taking them its kinda a waste unless your tummy is realy acting up.
Get out and excersize as much as possible even if you feel to weak to walk ,,force yerself to at least get up and tidy up yer joint if thats all ya can do,,,It will help push the shit out of your system.
I am now on day 27 of very bad withdrawls ..
I had all ten of the major withdrawl symtems ,,pluss migrains which wasnt on the list but i figure its from the sleep deprivation.
I went the first ten days with no sleep going threw absolute hell .
Even got arrested at my peek of withdrawls because of the hightend sences you will get if ya ever come off the shit the way i did,,everything stinks realy bad ..
You can smell everything to the absolute extreme,,its sickening.
I still have the sensativity,just not as bad as say the first 5 to lets say the 15th day or so .
Just to give a little info .
I came down from 100mgs 5mgs a month till i got sick and tired of waiting.
I then started to bartor- hagle with my doctor to get me down faster,,,(remember !! your technically only supposed to come down 3mgs per month)
so once i finaly got down to 10mgs,I was then given a script for 5 mgs then 2.5 mgs .
But! unfortunatly for me i was coming down now at the rate of 5mgs per week instead of per month or say 2 months from 35 mgs.
So,,I couldnt get the 5 mgs or the 2.5 mgs from my normal pharmacist,,both the doctor and my pharmacist told me im gooing to get sick .
They just didnt tell me how sick.
Since i came down from 35 mgs down to 10mgs at 5 per week I was feeling alittle Ill to my tummy and shit ,NO biggy rite ??
Well the last day on the 4rth of july i drank a 15mg bottle i had left over and then quit cold turkey..
Telling my pharmacist that i would be fine quiting at ten mgs .
She tried to warn me and even offerd to give me money to take the bus to the place i could get the 5 mgs.
I just said no prob i can handle this.
I figured what? 1 week of withdrawls and i would be back to normal.
Was i ever wrong ..
It was bad from the start but by day 5 with no sleep and all of the symptoms I had hit the hard withdrawls and they only got worse..
Like i said im on day 27 with only approx.. 25 hours combined sleep ,ussualy only minutes at a time.
Every now and then i would catch an hour or so ,,maybe half an hour at times...
Dont be like me....
Go on the suboxzone if ya can its wayyyyy better for ya.
I am now beyond that point .
I am starting to do thing like forcing myself to clean up the house ,get out for a short bike ride to the store and back etc..
Its also realy hot out here since this all started which didnt help any,yet i had the chills so bad i would go out into 45 degree heat with the humidex and have to wear a heavy sweater and 2 heavy hoodies.
You should have seen the looks i got lol...
I can laugh now ,,But in all sereousness ,,I have found out its going to take me approx,6 months to get this shit out of my system and get me back to the old me before the drugs....
Just filling ya in abit thats all..
P.S.take warm baths as often as you need them they realy help with the chills..
But unfortunatly once you get out of the bath ,,about 5 minutes later the chills and bone and muscle aches come rite back so stay in as long as you can ...
Hope this helps people as dumb as me to listen to there doctor and drop alittle at a time till you get to around 35 or 25 mgs then switch to suboxzone for the finish..
Hope this helps somebody understand what methadone can realy do to you...
Peace all .love to hear any questions or comments,,like what are the ten major withdrawls etc...chow fer now Slowpoke1967.IM outty :)
 
Brother 5mg or 100mg same painfull withdrawal it took me 6 to 8 weeks to get sleep between panadenine fort and vals hours go a lot quicker less pain at least 60% less no xannex makes it worse
 
Bra I'm withdrawing now went from methadone 60mg to 32mg suboxzone and day 2 on suboxzone and I'm 100% worse what can I do to help me thanks
 
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