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ruvelsboy
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ive been on methodone for four months and ive already started to detox off im at 18 mgs now. im wondering how bad would my detox be if i just stopped now. i cant afford this stuff anymore.l
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mk7657
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Are you taking methadone for pain or for addiction? Do you have enough methadone to do a slow taper? If you cut by about 3 mgs, how do you feel after about a week?
Answers to these questions will help you determine how bad the withdrawals will be. Cold turkey detox is never easy. It is always good to know how your body responRAB by cutting the dose and seeing how you feel before you make the jump. When you are in full-blown detox, it is hard if not impossible to make good decisions.
Good luck,
mk
Answers to these questions will help you determine how bad the withdrawals will be. Cold turkey detox is never easy. It is always good to know how your body responRAB by cutting the dose and seeing how you feel before you make the jump. When you are in full-blown detox, it is hard if not impossible to make good decisions.
Good luck,
mk
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NY 1009
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Ruvelsboy,
I agree with MK that you should try to go down in increments if you can, rather than stopping it suddenly. This way you won't suffer the withdrawal symptoms as bad as if you did it suddenly.
You haven't been on the methadone very long which is a good thing, but it's still in your body and it's a long acting drug that stays in the system.
I commend you for wanting to stop it all together.
I want to stop taking my methadone too, but I'm on a higher dosage and I've been going down on it slowly, only five milligrams every few months JUST to make sure I don't feel the withdrawal.
There is a section here at the top of the addiction and recovery board which is titled: " Sample Home Detox Plan". Go in there and see the suggestions on what to buy over the counter to help you with the symptoms you're going to feel when stopping the methadone. Plus there are ideas on things you can do to help relive them as well.
Good luck on your decision. No matter how you choose to do it , whether abruptly or gradually, just think positive and remeraber why you want to get off of it to begin with. As long as you have motivation.
Sincerely,
Linda
I agree with MK that you should try to go down in increments if you can, rather than stopping it suddenly. This way you won't suffer the withdrawal symptoms as bad as if you did it suddenly.
You haven't been on the methadone very long which is a good thing, but it's still in your body and it's a long acting drug that stays in the system.
I commend you for wanting to stop it all together.
I want to stop taking my methadone too, but I'm on a higher dosage and I've been going down on it slowly, only five milligrams every few months JUST to make sure I don't feel the withdrawal.
There is a section here at the top of the addiction and recovery board which is titled: " Sample Home Detox Plan". Go in there and see the suggestions on what to buy over the counter to help you with the symptoms you're going to feel when stopping the methadone. Plus there are ideas on things you can do to help relive them as well.
Good luck on your decision. No matter how you choose to do it , whether abruptly or gradually, just think positive and remeraber why you want to get off of it to begin with. As long as you have motivation.
Sincerely,
Linda
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ArtVanDelay
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I know it's expensive but your best bet is to hang in there as long as you can and slowly decrease yor dose.
As of righ now if you stopped at 18mg it might as well be 150mg because you'll go into tremendous withdrawels so it's not worth it to just stop it.
and trust me you would wish to GOD that you had NOT stopped cold turkey when you are in the grips of terrible WD.
so decrease every 2 weeks and then stop cold turkey at 1mg or 2 mg but not 18mg as that's still a good sized dose.
But at least you want to stop that that's 50% of it. good luck and I hope you succeed. I'm sure you will. Let us know how you do.
As of righ now if you stopped at 18mg it might as well be 150mg because you'll go into tremendous withdrawels so it's not worth it to just stop it.
and trust me you would wish to GOD that you had NOT stopped cold turkey when you are in the grips of terrible WD.
so decrease every 2 weeks and then stop cold turkey at 1mg or 2 mg but not 18mg as that's still a good sized dose.
But at least you want to stop that that's 50% of it. good luck and I hope you succeed. I'm sure you will. Let us know how you do.