Methadone detox withdrawal 78 days
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Methadone detox withdrawal 78 days
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Disclaimer- I am by all means not a doctor. I simply made a video on regards to MY experience. if you have any medical questions go see your doctor :)
Good job Ang!
I was on Methadone maintenance for 6-7 years. Been clean now for many years.
One of my hardest battles.
I was on 120mg and after years of giving program clean urines I was eventually awarded 30 take home supply. Only having to go to program 12 times a year and a few call backs a year delayed me getting off methadone. It was almost too easy.
I would take home 90 dry biscuits a month. One day I decided to lower myself by 40 mg overnight and stayed at 80mg for 6 months.
The began to slowly lower my mgs and after about 1-1/2 maybe 2 years got myself down to about 5 mgs. I was only taking the tiniest chip off the biscuit.
One day I decided I was was going cold turkey at 5 mgs.
And I did.
Was a rough few months but stuck it out. Was the hardest and the best thing I did.
Not an easy thing to do and the odds are stacked against us.
Good job Ang! I don't know you but I am proud of you.
An extremely hard battle to win. But it can be done.
Good luck to all the people out there caught up in the grip.
Just know there is hope. And it can be overcome.
God bless
Wuts a dry biscuit?
biscuits???
It's a methadone tablet instead of liquid
@@DBennett55 You'd think they'd have figured it out based on context. Are these people all non-users?
I heard quitting methadone was one of the hardest things you can possibly do, so congrats. Wild that even that low a dose is that intense. This is what I dread about getting off Suboxone.
Jimbo 60years old did all of this most of my life..I once spent 120days in a methadone smack and benxo detox in Jail. That didn't stop me either. Clean now. Wish all the best to any of the people going through this. It's beyond painful.
Glad to hear you are clean and don’t have to deal with the physical pain anymore!! I look back at these videos I’m so happy I’m past that point of my life! Hope all is well 😊
@@l3namarie760 how are you doing now?
I was on methadone for almost 10 years.
It was sooo hard to get off. Took my approx 4 years of tapering.
Now I take subxone
Wish I would've never touched methadone.
Hope your well
Oh boy, I wish you have never thought of touching Suboxone.
@@ZoeF.O so you don't think it 's a good idea to go on suboxone after tapering down to a certain amount of methadone?
@@jimmyc6686 Suboxone is just as bad as methadone
I was taking 120 methadone daily for five years...and went cold turkey. I lost count of how many times I thought I was seriously going to die. 8 months went by, and withdrawal was just as bad as day one. I ended up relapsing and got back on opioids. Here we are, 6 years later...never went back to methadone but after continued failed attempts to keep clean I started Suboxone. I've been on that for two years now. I wish I could live life without a crutch, but I can't. I'm proud of you!
I want to get off methadone, I've been taking 100mg for 13 years straight any suggestions would really help.. Please help me.
Richard Martinez III - 13 years that's a long time. But guess what tht doesn't mean you won't be able to get off. I'm on methadone aswell. 125 mg. 7 years. Start by tappering your dose slowly. Do research. I can't stress that enough. Research, research, research. Get to know your stuff. I too am looking to get off very soon. Knowledge IS power! The more you know and learn, the more prepared you'll be:) every bit of info will help you. It is nottt impossible to get off:)
@@richardmartineziii3951 I replied to you but it shows as a comment.
@@richardmartineziii3951 go down 2 mg a week
your story aint over yet my friend..
I am really happy for you. Its really hard to stay clean. I will keep you in my prayers.
Your videos are the most honest description of withdrawal I've heard. Thank you
Congrats to u!! I’m currently on this journey myself of getting off methadone and I’m currently on 10mg!! It’s def scary but I know I can do it!!
Just go slow and you’ll have very minimal withdrawals, if any while tapering! Today was my last dose of 1mg and I’ve heard the horror stories, but I’m ready. I wish you luck!!
@@des10eeeh thanks I really appreciate it!!! I wish u the best as well!!! 🙏 😊
So proud of you. hope you're still doing well. I have four years clean now. life is glorious, free
Wow Im so glad I found a real person going thru the same issue as me and being totally honest about it ..I have bern on methadone 9 yrs now topping out at 130 mg but the last six mos I have been tapering down 2mg a week .so yea Im taking. my time to do it the right way like you did ..thanks again !
great work! it is very hard to do. 6 years for me 98 ml to 53 ml. i find it helps with anxiety and being in public for me. i am trying to get off completely but i dont know what is feeling normal anymore.. you g ive me hope. you look very alive and good colour to your face. good work i solute you!
I quit methadone cold turkey (but with some help for the symptoms) after a year of taking 170mg. I went to a suboxone (addiction physician) doctor and he prescribed me Clonodine (it's for high blood pressure but also alleviates anxiety to an extent), Ativan (for anxiety), & Bentyl (for stomach cramping). He told me if I could make it 10 day's without taking any methadone he would prescribe me Subutex. I had quit methadone once before but relapsed because after 8 MONTHS, I STILL was in hell and could not function. I had been on 30mg the first time and for only 6 month's. When I quit the 2nd time, I knew I'd need help. And you WILL need help! Even with everything I was given, I ended up in the hospital twice to get fluids because I couldn't keep anything down. I had put on 60lbs since starting at the clinic, and I lost 30lbs in that 10 day span (if that doesn't give you an idea of just how AWFUL it is, I don't know what to tell you). I didn't want to stay on the methadone another day though, and I knew they taper you down SLLLLLOW as hell and get all the money they can outta you, so I gritted my teeth, closed my eyes and jumped into it. I don't regret that, I DO regret not taking the methadone or the Subutex for just 5 day's and then STOPPING though. I had broken my neck and hurt my back really bad in a car accident and ended up in pain management, then on heroin. I was going to die if I didn't stop, and that was the only thing that FINALLY (after my liver shut down and a doctor in the hospital told me I was dying) got my attention. I still have a very real, very life altering pain that I have to manage somehow, and for whatever reason, I thought Subutex was better than methadone, lol, it's not. I gained the weight right back, but my hair wasn't falling out as bad as it had started to on methadone. I loved not having to get up and drive to the clinic every single day. It's 5 year's later now. I began with 16mg a day, and I'm now down to 4mg on a good day, 6mg if I'm in a lot of pain. I can't really afford the doctor visit every month plus the script. I'm back to wanting to quit cold turkey, but I'm still in so much pain (and that's ON Subutex!), I'm terrified. No good options :( I can say one thing for damn sure though, if you're thinking about quitting methadone, prepare yourself mentally for the 1st 1-14ish day's to be difficult. If you think because you pass a drug test and it says there's no methadone in your system that you would feel better? You're wrong. The hospital told me I was clean, but severely dehydrated. I didn't sleep for day's. I take 4 50mg of Dyphenhydromine gel tabs (over the counter) to sleep every night now. I also started taking a low dose Zoloft to try and help repair some of the damage caused by long-term opiate use (which has been extremely helpful!). I want to go to rehab or detox, but I don't have the money. Life as an addict is fucking sad and incredibly difficult. I think about that car accident every day. If only I had drove, would it have happened? I would do ANYTHING to go back to the day before it happened. Absolutely anything.
To anyone that is trying to get off methadone and don't want to wait forever to taper down, do yourself a favor and at least visit an addiction specialist first. I don't think it's common practice to make people wait 10 days before they will help you anymore, and every bit of the meds he put me on to ease the symptoms was appreciated. I thought that by day 5 I was going to be ok. Days 8-10 kicked my ASS. Good luck
The highest I got was 70 mg of methadone & I've been on it for 2 years now. I started dropping 1mg a week which ended up being hella slow so I went to 2 mg a week until I got to 20 mg & I've been there since . I'm so scared to get of it of completely bc withdrawing. When I do start to drop again I'm gonna go down 1 mg a week. Happy to see you are doing better girl!
#Lvpbunny iwas on 70 too im on 49 now but I'm constantly cold with cold sweats and no energy its so fucked up that people would actually want you to get on methadone when its so bad to get off of it when a heroin or pill detox maybe is 10 days ... What did you do did you take anything to help with the detox?
I stopped at 30mg, it was very uncomfortable but I pushed through. I did it while visiting my sis in Dallas Texas one summer. The weather is a huge factor in quitting any opioid. Cold weather is so much harder because opioids keep you kind of warm. Without it you really get cold and your bones and muscles stiff up even more.
best advice ever! never thought to share that, it is so so true. i couldn’t go in the pool or water for a long time because of the insane chills but boy did that sun feel good! crazy though bc if it’s too hott and you start sweating you get the chills. ugh don’t miss that feeling
@@l3namarie760 Congrats to you for takin back control. And for choosing life. Cannabis would have helped you immensely. The anxiety is worst part of opiate withdraw. If you keep anxiety level in check, its an easier road. Salute!
I hope you read this and reply:
I'm at 38 mg of methadone and just lost my health insurance. I can't afford the cost and I think I'm going to have to quit cold turkey. How long was your serious withdrawal? I work and am afraid of how I will feel at work. What advice can you give me? I'm terrified of the pain..
@@ryancameron-iv7fj about a week. Your on a small amount of meth. You can do it cold Turkey, I just stopped again last week. I was in a cycle of work and H, and couldn't stop because of finances. I found a new job and was able to have 9 days to myself. It was again very uncomfortable, but not as bad as I expected, a lot of it comes from your own mind. If you keep yourself busy with exciting movies/shows maybe even a lil canibus, and you'll be fine. Drink a lot of fluids and stay in bed. It'll be like being sick in bed with a flu for the first couple days. But by day 3 you'll feel a lil better, and everyday after will get easier. Remember, keep yourself busy, keep your dopamines up by watching reals and stuff. I'll pray for you man
@@ryancameron-iv7fj plan on 3 weeks of being straight up miserable. Unless you have a VERY high tolerance to pain and mental stress, I recommend taking the time off from work. When I jumped at 30mg, there was no way in hell I was going to be going to work. After the 21 day mark, things start getting better. Chills, sneezing and stomach aches will last close to a year after. You will have sensitivity to bright light as well because your pupils will be massive and it takes a long time for your optic nerves to readjust to not being pinpointed 24/7.
Stay strong brother, you can do it! Life is better on the other side of being stuck behind the opiate wall
So, so proud of you! I know it must be tough. You are very brave to share your story. I hope young people will listen to your videos, and see the pain drugs can bring. You are an inspiration!
Be prepared for up to 6 months of symptoms and after that, you will begin to even stop thinking about it.
Master Credulous I am giving my self a year minimum. 17 years. I didn't get sick until at least day 10. CT methadone, 90 mg for last 10 year's and, well you know... The other 7 in the life. Aug 7 was last dose. Still low energy, no eating, dehydrated and the shits yet again. Being a man of a certain age one may expect that I would need to see a doctor. I do not. I know these symptoms. On the other hand, there is this sense of elation. I feel a real freedom. I have the hope of a child! My wife and I are, well, you know... I yell less and my kids seem to enjoy a calmer me.
I have some physical pain. Even odd new ones. I was crushed, killed, revived, and rebuilt. Have no pity. I am much better off than others wit far fewer sins. When someone questions the fairness of life they have me to blame. I walk past cats and they just drop dead. I can't remember all of the UNDERdoses.
Yet here I am? There must be something very important to attend to..... I should get some rest..
+I am ME stfu
Absolutely no fucking way! If you are still experiencing withdrawal symptoms after 90 days then it is absolutely 100% psychological
@@jakelance6 its paws and is part of the process, im 4 months off methadone and still get symptoms
Hey AM Iwas on the clinic for 23 years and wound up in a situation where I couldn't go. Cold turkey on the methadone! No shyte!The clinic was 80 milesa from me.I was on 120 mg. I am 53. I am a uh medical professional just leave it at that 4 now. 3rd time in my life I had to detox. About sneezing, if you notice you will NEVER sneeze. That tends ro lead to more upper respiratory infections. I have been kicking since Nov 1st. 79 days. We b on the same track here. Damn I'm too old fpr this. Back to sneezing. I sneezed 44 times and 3very day theze went down 1 sneeze a day ril I was down to 3 and never gets better than that! Wiyjdrawl is hard on your body mind and soul. It will take your soul beibg chained to the clinic!! It is really serious biz here and I'll not go into Catapress I'll stop for now and I'll tell u more if u want to know!! Try ro stick to ture opiates for pain if you decide to take them to help u detox!! I think Im gonna take some Bromptoms cocktail 2 b social LOL! WATCH THE BLOOD PRESSURE IS THE MAIN THING! I know 3 peoiple who r dead ftom detoxing. Withdrawl intensifies everything 2 the neg. Diabetes, poor eyesight.ect ect... Honey if people tell u different than your experience they are lying to u. They r not cold turkey. They is the same for everyone. There is an equal time of bad 4 every good (methadone) time! I've got 23 yrs to look forward tooooo damn I don't want to think"bout that! I actually took 600 mg a day to be honest 'bout and a friend of mine took 3000 thousand mg per day. There is no upper limit to methadone. Its what ever u get used to and withdrawl is pretty much the same as you decrease or go cold T!!
You almost same as me. I've been on it for 20 years now and not a set amount. Been buying it and taking whatever i get whenever i get it. Ridiculous amounts. I want off but I'm terrified I've messed my body up that I'll never be able to be normal again by being on it so long.
I was on 100 mg when the war started in Ukraine. Of course, nobody answered to my call the next day, and I had something like 40 pills of 25 mg each. I ate 50 mg first few days but realized that it's too much, even though I felt withdrawals and had almost no sleep. But I started to take 25 mg a day, then 12.5. Then I moved to other sity and found the way to buy some tramadol and clonazepam and pregabalin, it was after 1.5 month of almost cold turkey going from 100 mg. And I have to admit that I thought it has to be much worse, like ten times or so. During that time I had to take care of my elderly mother and wife, manage to set up the living on the new location while the country is in the full scale war against Russia. That was a hell of a quitting. Now I am in Denmark, being on the local methadone program with 120 mg (in the process of going down from 235 mg) Long story short: there's nothing to be overscared of, especially if you have an opportunity to taper your dose off as slowly as you feel no pain, even if it takes months or years. The main thing is the right direction of moving, not it's speed. You aren't on the running championship, are you? So don't bother how quickly it goes, your main goal is just to keep it going only forward and never backward.
This girl looks amazing all things considered, I know this vid is old but i hope she is still doing well
I SO SO admire your courage to share your experience. You are an amazing woman ! God's got this my friend. Be sure to keep him the center of your focus. Again, SO admire your incredible courage.
I been on methadone for 5 months & I still don't feel I'm ready to be off. I've had such an amazing experience on it I left my abusive ex bf I got a job I'm on my own I'm a great mother to my 3 year old but I still think about drugs & don't feel strong enough to be off but let me tell u ...I do want to be one day . and I really look up to u for being that strong I'm hoping I am cuz dam I'm tired of being dependent on crap. props girl and wish me luck
Thanks for this video! I'm on methadone and have been for 4 years. I'm terrified of withdrawal. Tapered my dose in half within 9 months and over night just got really ill. I ended up going back up 30 mg. :(Your story is encouraging. Thanks and God Bless!
It takes a body a while to completely heal. Hang in there! You're doing so well. Your video is very informative, I have a family member that is still on methadone and I'm trying to understand his struggle.
Hi Angie, Thanks for the videos, the train of thought rambling style is very comprehensive and natural, there's a lot of great detail of mid-term side effects. Would really appreciate another video. I'm at 10mls and planning to keeping reducing slowly probably down to 2 or 1 even.
Thank you for talking about it because I’m scared. I just found out how to message you I looked for you on Facebook and then found how to message you.. please get back to me.. I’m so happy for you! You look great!
Good for you Angie!!! Other comments here with people saying they are clean yet taking subs. Imo you aren’t clean until you get off the subs.
Angela, that brings back SO many BAD nightmarish memories! As I said, the sketchy clinic threw me to the curb after a, what I call a "Free Fall Taper", so from 165 to 60 in a few weeks.( I was later told I could have sued the clinic AND my insurance company but I wasn't in a "Go see a lawyer" world...I told my wife that I was going to stock up on all the dope I could get my hands on and drive to Tampa Bay, where I had dear friends and my sister. I just did not want to subject my wife and daughter (even though she was already in her 20's) and I just needed something to DO. So I drove...straight through because who can sleep, right? I got down to Clearwater and my sis asked if I had the flu (HA) and I told her the truth. She tried to put on an understanding front but I got the vibe: Junkie=Trouble and she made it miserable for me so I bounced and stayed at a La Quinta. The ONLY respite I got from the mind bending withdrawals were popping constantly the huge cocktail of pills that I'd amassed, and the other was swimming in the warm Gulf of Mexico water...OH MAN, if anyone wants some relief, albeit temporary, get in some warm water, even a bath...also coming out of the water and lying on the warm sand...not even a beach towel, just lay on the sand. For as long as I stayed on that sand, it was like I was not even sick.
OK, I really admire your videos, they're honest with no BS...Peace and Be Well...Michael.
Omg I got from 40ml to nothing while in prison and stayed clean 10 years!!!
I've heard some gnarly stories about peeps getting stuck in jail going cold turkey. Glad you got out!
Right on bro you're an inspiration.. much love coming from Brooklyn, NY👍🇺🇸
@@laura_marie1 don’t do it!! Even after 8 weeks I was still backing codeine in me clucking! Do not do it ! Best thing I ever did was go from 100ml over 3 years and got down to literally 2ml then 1ml and I never lost a nights sleep and I stayed clean ten years!
@@laura_marie1 are you in the uk? As we get all our meds free so it’s easier to decide when to stop
@@laura_marie1 so while I got from 40ml I mean I got down gradually in jail
I tried detoxing myself at 90 mg. It was horrible the worst sickness I've ever had, I was hospitalized and admitted where they basically forced me to take more methadone. I just tapered down at 5mg a day from 90mg to 40mg. Then quit cold turkey. The first 2 days sucked, but not reched, the third day I was fine, I can't believe I'm fine now. I was fine cold turkeying at 40mg.... I have no clue how you withdrew so long. I was at 185mg for over a year before I started detoxing.
Thank you for sharing and being so open, I wish you all the best honeypie! *hugs*
Seems like what you are saying has much more to do with anxiety than physical opiate withdrawal. You are probably aware of how much all opiates regulate our emotions, and after years of opiates we get sort of "alexithymic" to most of our emotions. Once these emotions occur (within and after WD), our body response physically to do what we learned to do to handle those emotions... "get the opiates"... or some other quick fix. This "emotional flush" is such a struggle when withdrawing from any opiate indeed!!!
Seems like you are doing it pretty much on your own! Congrats on that if you are still OK! That is a though job, but you can use lots of other methods to get things in order if you still struggle...
Keep up the good work! ;)
Angie I was looking at your videos on methadone detox and noticed you didn't know about zanax until 7 years into methadone . also I just wanted you to know seraquel is a phsych drug be very careful. you know because of our opiod addiction we are always going to suffer from anxiety disorders. But benzos really help in moderation but SERAQUEL IS DANGEROUS! but be safe,thanks for sharing.
Where are you now, Angela? I really, really want to know how your doing. Your struggle here in this video is real and to me, it's very personal and hits close to home. I really would like to talk to you. So many videos like this, then you never hear or see from the poster again, and it sucks. You just seen like me, I would really like to contact you.
I took 100mcg fentynal patch every other day, while taking 12mg of methadone a day.....for almost a decade. I went cold turkey and thought I was going to die! But it's the smartest/hardest decision I ever made....
Hi Angie. Thanks for your support. Im in the home stretch. Wish me luck! Mitch M
I’m on day 37 and still sneezing my head off. You don’t want to sneeze in 2021 or they’ll hook you up to a ventilator and kill you. I feel the need to explain I’m a freaking junky people, I don’t need to be quarantined.
Methadone withdrawal is incredibly brutal !! I went cold turkey at 40 mg. It was a living nightmare. I can’t even let my mind go back to that memory. It took me 3-5 months before I felt semi normal. The doctor prescribed me clonodine which helped tremendously. Good luck to anyone out there going through this. You can do it !! Your life is worth the suffering. 7 years later my life is wonderful and full of so much love and light. God bless 🙏🏼
I know this comment its old but you right i was in methadone for 19 years get out 4 months ago and still feeling like the first day ,this drug its the worst of the worst to detox...
Wow ..My head is scattered to anxiety off the hook ... I was on 20mg for five years and now week six I am down to 2.5 like every three days .. its hell , your right so sick and hurt so bad and always in the bathroom ..... I am taking antidepressants Zoloft and Trazodone which has not helped yet .. no sleep either and its hard ... doing it at home on my own and it is tuff to get through ..You gave me hope Congrats .. hang in there ... I pray a lot to .. God helps me a lot .
Hope you’re still doing well 🙏
Must proud my girl!! Me know sey, is not easy!! Me waan just sey, unu so fit and intelligent, haffi big up yuhself! Me a support unu same wey!!! Fire pon chemical slavery!!!
Thank you for your video. I am v scared about coming off my dose but if you can do it, surely I can! take care
jeez, this is scary. young kids should watch this as a deterrent
You are a star again well done and you are such an inspiration I have very slowly began to take the baby steps I need to recover. Thank you for sharing I feel exactly the same bless ya xx
I found out the hard way cold turkey is sick and I'm day 2 right now again. I'm ready though. as ready as I can be. I took off work and I'm just waiting. I'm gonna document it day for day starting tomorrow on instagram. yamahajayp #oldmemoriesnewthoughts #oldmemoriesnewthoughts for real music
hey brother i hope you are still ok. you need to just stay mentally strong and if that doesnt work check out suboxone it really helps me and i have been clean 9 months. let me know if you need help and how you are doing
Glen Smitter you are not clean you went from one drug to another and that's worse than methodone
Deawon Smith some people choose to live on subs .... For the rest of their lives and you know what if that works for them who are you to judge ... You can live a very functional life on those and for those of us in our 50s or older maybe don't feel like spending a year or more getting completely back to normal ... I am not on subs as of yet but I am def considering it as an option for life ... Some people don't have the ability to stay clean to not relapse over and over its just the way some brains work ... I know for myself I question my ability to do so ... If you got clean kudos to you but don't judge others under the same umbrella... Cuz we are NOT all the same
Yamaha JayP ... Its possible brother, I'm on day 21, and i came down 5 a day from 103 and got so sick i left at thirteen...be ready for the battle mentally though. I've kept a journal every day and plan on writing a book about the nightmare of mat and conning off it... good luck and if u need to talk I'm here for support!
Yamaha JayP u should barley even WD at day 2 that's just the start
Good for you. I wish you good health and a blessed recovery.
It will change. I hope u got much much vetter girly. Youre very very strong girl! I applaude you! Im victim to my emotions too. It took me about 60 days to get away from any physical symptoms. And it took me longer to sleep better and feel real emotions! But it does happen!
I was on 7 mg yesterday and that was my last day 🤦I'm extremely nervous sitting here watching UA-cam videos on methadone detox but everybody is different for some reason my detox was pretty easy and everybody was rooting for me at my clinic and I didn't want to tell them I was going through anything so I just kind of told them I'm fine now I'm scared to death today's my first day without methadone but I cannot go back I'm not going to go back and took 3 years of my life 15.50 a day for 3 years straight no wayand I got married to a man that doesn't do drugs I have a nice life now so I'm stable which is great thanks for the video I hope you're still doing okay
Hi Angi, thanks for the videos. I'm a methadone counselor and appreciate you posting these videos. Would you do a one year follow-up?
Thanks.
hi, thanks for posting these. Very honest and informative. I hope you are doing well.
You can use non narcotic things to help. Clonidine is needed to keep blood pressure under control and librium isn't bad short term. It's not hard to come off like Xanax. Phenegren can help with nausea and baclofen muscle relaxers for aches & pains. Also probably gotta deal with effects on brain. Massive impacts there too. You REALLY need a great compassionate doc who knows what they are doing.
You are absolutely gorgeous and an inspiration! You should be really proud of yourself girl! I left you a message on your other video to hit me up on Facebook!
I was on 80mg and did a financial detox and I have been on opiates since I was in the 4 grade and I started shooting up at 16 but I am all at day 22 and 17 days no sleep and it is torture with the withdrawal's I can't get out of bed so I can't work if I was finally able to lay around it may be different but I can't so I have to go back I can't stop beating myself up for not being able to finish god bless you for you words of inspiration
I've been in the program for 7 years. Never picked up once since I started. Literally not even a beer. But I'm so afraid to start the taper
I'm an opiate addict and alcoholic. I just THANK GOD nobody ever put me on that stuff. I don't get the logic of prescribing something so addictive and harmful to get off something harmful and addictive??? It's like prescribing a kick in the nuts to get over a slap in the face!!!
You look so much better from you first started these videos,,be strong,,you can do it
Keep it up your doing well, thank you for posting this vidio, my daughter is almost in her 3rd week of detox.👍
Wow you remind me of Andrea Donna de Matteo, the girl who played Christophers girlfriend in the Sopranos, Adriana. Im on 150mg of methadone, and about to go up to 200 i think before i stop. I was on a 500 dollar a day fenty habit. I let my addiction get out of control. Thank god im trying now. It took a lot of methadone to get me good for the whole night. I would wake up bogue at 2:30am, and be sick up until 5:00 when the clinic opened, and its winter so id have to walk there bogue in the freezing cold....I just got on methadone last week...its rough...I am just now at 150 and just now its starting to last until 5:00am, but im still sweating bad when i go in, just not kicking bad like feeling super sick and in pain. I think i need another 50mg to get me right. So hopefully ill be able to stop it at 200mg and be good from there, and slowly lower the dose.
. I've been off 21 days and yes the mental part oh my God I don't even leave my house till I can't leave the house waiting to get in with a psychiatrist and a therapist so they can treat me for my bipolar disorder because I really have really really bad you know problems with my emotions and stuff like that dealing with feelings and just being just emotionally a wreck exoti is ridiculous and I mean just looking at you and listening to you and help me to know that I wasn't only going through that because I was crazy or something you know I've been I was before I was on opiate for like 17 years of my life so I didn't know that so like to be like this but I like it better this way I don't even want something from the doctor that's going to be a benzo or anything like that because I don't want to be addicted to something against I have to go through what I went through that was a really torturing no one should have to go through that and thank God you and I got through it
powerful angie. thank you!
Your very beautiful💗💕💋! Stay off methadone you have so much more to offer you have looks, your smart, you can be a model! I watch your videos because I want my boyfriend to become clean off this stuff, he gets horrible wds I'll show him your videos for inspiration. He's clean off H for 3 months. His dose keeps getting lower and lower , he's on 10MG now. 78 days in and you look great keep it up!(:
I'm terrified. Been on it for around 20 years, 39 now almost 40. Not been on a set amount because i also buy it. Spent thousands over the years even having sometimes 300ml in a day. I've had enough now and I'm starting to take 80ml a day once a day then when I'm stable on that I'll reduce but I'm scared that I've destroyed my bodies way of surviving normally by being on it so long.
I'am on 70mls and the prob with meth is it sticks to your insides it takes so long to clean it out your system thats why u have suffered so long, uv done great and look really good aswell i think u are going to be one of the success stories keep it up dont look back best wishes from scotland
Hey look into Kratom it’s a organic way to get clean just in idea or thought? I’ve been struggling with methadone for three years and I’ve been taking kratom and it’s amazing! Just do some research on it and check it out it might not be for you but then again it might take care
man im on 120 days clean no anything after taking massive amounts of methadone for 15 years and i still have trouble getting out of bed no motivation and depression i didnt get much sleep at all for the first 60 days im still sneezing yawning and every day is a battle this has been the most awfull and hardest thing iv ever done i swear methadone stays in your bone merrow for up to 7 years a friend that did it before me took him a year befor he started to feel a little normal
thanks for posting this.. i was on 150 mg methadone and 200mgs oxy for 2 yrs.. after using subs properly i have been clean but still use suboxone.. hoping to be free of all this soon.. u gorgeous btw😉
I went to jail on 80 MG's a day. I didn't sleep for over a month. Literally 0 sleep, not even dozing off for a few minutes. I ended up feinting one morning when they called for bed count. After about 45 days I slept for an hour. Then for two hours and so on. After 60 days I was able to sleep for over 4 hours at a time but still never the entire night without waking up. Sleep is the only withdrawal symptom that really bothers me. I can deal with everything else but not sleeping for over a month is a legitimate form of torture used by many intelligence agencies.
were you physicly sick? did you have any body pain and muscle pain ? also any vomiting an bowel problems?
I can't wait for the day when I wake up in the morning not having to stress out if the clinic is still open!
its nice
I'm changing methadone to buvidal the 25 day of this month is the last dose.. I've been suffering 5 days of bad reaction to my body (UR not suppose to take bubrenorfin if u on methadone but in here (Finland) they gonna ask u guicker and brutal or years weaning off and slow but not so brutal.. Finally after 5 day of brutal reaction to the body it's over.. I was sure that I'm guna die but here I am feeling great.. Finally a ten year brain fog I feel like I've been in a bad nightmare.
I went down to 1Ml and I can’t sleep past 3-4 hours and feels like every other night. 21 days off
ugh man. i feel your pain, it took months for me. i use to put like 5 bags of chamomile tea in a mug to try and relax… it definitely helped take the edge off
I'm coming off the clinic now. Have been tapering down from 140mg I'm at 15 right now I've been doing 10mg at once. A week. For the past few months. I just got back from getting dosed and I am dying!!!!!!!! This is awful!
you got to be so proud of yourself
I went to the clinic for 3 years. I came off of 120 mg all the way down to 1 then off. I had no withdrawal symptoms whatsoever. I went down 5 mg per week until I got to 10 mg and then I went down 1 mg per week and it worked perfect did not have any withdrawal symptoms at all. then I was clean for 3 years and got ran over by a drunk driver going 45 miles an hour while I was walking to my mom's house. Almost died and the doctors ended up putting me on pain management because both my legs had compound fractures to both tibia and fibula bones in both legs that happened in 2016 and here I am again at the methadone clinic this time at 70 mg so far so good I'm hoping to start my taper here in a month or so hopefully all goes well like last time.
You seem like a really beautiful human with a giant and strong heart. It's a rare thing. You're beautiful too girl! Joan.x
you are so strong! what u did is almost impossible! I'm so happy watching this.. I wish I was u..
56 mg coming down 1 mg a week and have been as high as 265. Dont go up if you dont have to. You’re just screwing your self harder in the long run. Good luck everyone
Thank you for this.
I could never understand why people go off of methadone on such high doses,its hard enough going off of it slowly.
Your very smart
You did great
Hope someone you love gives you a big hug every day.
You made a great decision for yourself and If you only inspire one person to follow your path, you made the world a better place.
Now move on and chase your dreams😃
Methadone is a fkn nightmare to quit. I quit 100 mg cold turkey. Took about 3months to fill like my old self. And yes i was at a Christian based rehab no drugs to help just masss prayer!!!
how are you doing? please let me know you're ok. God bless you. Im praying for you
I went from 200mgs a day down to 5mg a day. I'm on day 21, absolutely brutal man, if ur not totally done with drugs it's impossible to pull off untill ur done
I'm sorry I just have to say that is amazing! Damn from 200! I'm sure that's not done much. I'm at 14mg from 95mg and it's been a shitty two years...just curious, are you working right now or have kids? I think everyday about jumping off, I'm not working right now, so would be a huge plus, but I have a 3 year old, so that's a huge negative lol...but I really hope each day is getting better for you, and your withdrawals don't last as long as hers! But amazing job!
Hey there my friend. No I'm not working and dont have any kids either. I realy dont have the answer on what to suggest on that front as I dont have the experience also I dont want to put fear in you but for first 3 weeks I couldint even do the dishes or clean my home. But I suffer from depression and anxiety naturally so when i came off the methadone the mental aspect was the hardest. I would suggest you dont jump off 14 mgs to be honest because 5 was hard enough but then again I was on it for best part of a decade. All I done everyday to get through this was wake up take a bath then i would be out all day with my sponsor from meetings that i go to. When ever I was alone at home I would be so depressed. I'm on day 34 now the physical symptoms have passed apart from sneezing sometimes. Symptoms that remain are feeling lethargic alot. And abit of depression but that seems to be in the morning or if I'm alone. So I have to be around others. My email is sashzboi@gmail.com if I can assist you in anyway I will
Good for you! Congratulations.
Hi... I'm really happy for you that you're almost there... But methadone withdrawals are way worse then heroin... And how such a pretty girl like you end up doing all these drugs for all these years ? I'm just surprisingly shocked!!!!
I did a silly detox, went from 85ml to nothing using ibogaine - the first week was perfect, no pain shivers aches etc. just great dreams but there is *very* little advice as to PAWS - the ibogaine helps alot, months in now and not a single craving, sleeping well, no shivers but man, my body is fucked up - aching legs, my heads a shed and can only stay awake for 6 hours at a time.. Not as bad as it should be (and there's no way I'd be here now if I did it raw), but I'm going to be in the old pain chamber for quite a few more months.. As you say, taper off, down to nothing if possible, still I do say ibogaine is a saviour, especially if you're just on heroin or low amounts of methadone. Interesting what you say about feeling numb - I only have interest in women, food, sleep - just a zombie emotionally (though I do have the odd feelings, never positive though). Anyway, good luck and well done!
+andy7666 Ibogaine is over-rated to me, am sorry to say. I did it 2 times, once from methadone and the second time from heroin, both times it only took always the intense hard withdrawals for 3 days to 1 week, then slowly they came on, it was horrible. I know for a fact it was legit iboga in legit clinics, so its not like it was garbadge ibogaine. The length of withdrawals were no difference without iboga then with ibogaine. Maybe ibogaine can help folks in their 50s who are long term heroin addicts but it really is not what people like you claim it to be, why? I know 14 fellow addicts who did ibogaine, like personally know they did it and know them and all felt the same way as I did, they felt shit and horrid for months on end, so I really believe its over hyped or pshycological.
Hacksaw Herkalion I know where you're coming from - its very different to cold turkey. There is not enough information about PAWS regarding Ibogaine and there is little you can do - ibruprofene, paracetamol (spellings?) etc. do nothing, even lofexadine which I realised to my cost (only good for raw rattles) and of course you can't even touch codeine etc. I find drinking gets you through the day, but that's a problem right there - for me that's easy to come off, just eat lots of benzos, and you lose that excess weight and I'm set for months (did 8 months plus dry pre-ibogaine detox, easy as pie and after decades of HARD drinking but drinking water, exercising, vitamins, meals etc. so still in good health) but it all depends on the individual. All you can do is sleep and bath/shower, chat to your folks etc. while in PAWS, stimulants are unfortunately very appealing plus the basics - women, food, sleep.
Even so with all this, I wouldn't be so many months in if I had to do those initial weeks raw and I have no inclination to go back, plus its a bloody interesting psychedelic.
I came off of 120mgs for 4 year's of methadone and came off cold turkey. It took me 3 full months of hardcore detox. While still withdrawing I had a seizure that ended up breaking my back, from there I was back on pain meds. I thankfully found out I was pregnant and got off everything. It is possible everyone.
Thank you so much for the video it definitely gives me hope and know it can be done. I currently lost my health insurance and dont think i can keep up with the cost and bills. Im at 38mg now and may have to quit cold turkey, im terrified! Will i still be able to function and work? Im afraid of my job and withdrawal.
That sounds rough as hell. Dont think it would be good at all! How are you managing guessing you learnt no you can't work in opiate withdrawal
@becky2235 I managed to stay on methadone and not cold turkey and now down to 17mgs. Can't wait for this to be over!
@@ryancameron-iv7fj@ryancameron-iv7fj That's fab! How long did it take you to get to 17?
You're have a very strong and positive spirit.:) you've done so well, keep up the positivity.
I just got off of methadone 14 days ago. I was on it for 15 years! I have the chills almost done with them. I’m so happy 😁. I heard about paws and read up on it. I have God Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Your doing a great. I stopped at 5 mg. Thank you so much for the information.
Damn she fine!!! And tuff!!!
Hi there. I was on fentanyl and heroin for a few years and ended up on 140ml of methadone a day which was so much harder to kick. I did it myself cold turkey because I found a woman that I fell in love with and she meant more to me than the world. I wouldn’t advise it as it was hell to start with. I’ve now been of it for 5 weeks and am really starting to feel normal again and haven’t used any substitutes. Your an inspiration. X
I am sooo proud of you girl!! That is soo tough!!! Hopefully I'll be there one day!!! Don't ever look back sweetie! Xo btw your beautiful!!!!
My experience with methadone withdrawal is it's a painfully slow process. I've been on it for 13 years and I started detox 2 years ago. I've been feeling mild to moderate withdrawal for like the last 10 months. Yeah. It's a bitch that's for sure. But I finally did get off just a week ago and things are going pretty good finally. I know my own body very well and what is a proper pace for me. I received tons of advice from people with good intent saying I was going too slow or too fast. In the end I had to do what was tolerable for me.
Mark Buchberger how many mg did you go down and at what rate?
I was going down 5mg every other week until I hit a wall at around 30mg. Then I stopped and stabilized for a few months. I then went down 2mg every other week until I reached 15mg. Then 1mg every other week until I was done. Everyone is different though I guess some people go down more rapidly.
It took me along time to get back to normal too.
*were there bad withdrawals with that taper plan after the 30mg mark?*
@@truedatdatdatdat its a living hell ,i can tell i was in methadone for 19 years get out last november and today i still feeling the whitdraws l8ke the first day,ain't sleep 2 hours yet..so y3a this shit take time to get out of your tissue...
I'm on day two and I'm scared as hell.
I pray you got there good luck
How was it? Tbh I’m on 95ml and I want off, I’m scared of the withdrawals.
@@Bebuzz007just slowly taper, be patient and you can do it. There really isn’t a way to “microwave” it. It (most likely) took you years to dig the hole, so it’s gonna take some time to get out..but it’s ok. It will give you time to get away from your past life and heal yourself. I go down 1 ml a week, it’s slow but effective..you can do it!
Right on buddy, It's good of you to share your experience, it shows people that it can be done. You said you sound scatter brained, I didn't see that, you sound quite reasonable in fact. Well done.
Thank you for making this! My fiancé is starting his detox on June 1st at 45mg and I'm absolutely terrified. He's been on for four years and he's decided it's time. He can't wait any longer. I've been researching what to expect and what I need to do to help him survive this and I don't feel anywhere near prepared to help him. This is such a real thing and it helps to see other people have made it through. I want to document his detox not only for him to see how far he'll have gotten but for others who are also wanting to get off methadone. What strength it takes. You have got it.
He is extremely lucky to have someone like you as a support. Best of luck and I really hope you fiancee succeeds.
Tell me about it.. I had severe Benzo and Lyrica withdrawals. The withdrawals are mind shattering, severe anxiety you feel like you're dragged to hell.
You are so strong and inspiring. Thank you for this video. I am rooting for you. You can do this love.
Such a blessing,
Stacy
Thanks for this just doing my withdrawal now and when feel really rough I try get some support from watching videos like you've made,thanks for mentioning the big eyes and sneezing my eyes are huge feel like I'm on an upper and very wired 😟 hoping to keep strong and put up with my restless legs and not sleeping !!
I know it's years later, but these videos are very helpful. I'm at day 3 after 15 years. I know it takes time, but how long did it take you to feel mentally and physically normal again?
hey.. firstly,bravo for your turning point , where u decided to quite this shit prison for life.
I was also 18 years of heroin mainly (shooting mostly) and 7 y of 160mg methadone prescription and 100 mg more from street's at daily base (for most of time shooting this extra methadone)
since new year ,2023 I 've been to do some procedure's in Russia that are not legally in Eu or Us . long story short , to answer in general to your question,because there are a lot of factors that influence your recovery,(I can tell u in my case) ,u can expect a peak of phizically withdraw in 3 weeks than starts to go down untill week 5. but even so , mentally (and I don't want to discourage u, but u have to know the real situation) it can go to 6/8 months.
if u need hints or any other opinions about what to do and how to do it go shorten this post acute withdraw symptoms, I will be glade to help u with it.
How long before your fully back to normal? Call it 1 year. Good luck!
Hang in there girl!! I was on methadone for for 12 years and I had to learn the hard way. It's the toughest drug to kick. After 3months and I was still feelim
I am currently in the beginning of MMT. (At 150 mg just like you) I am already thinking about the future when it comes time to quit and watching your videos is a true inspiration
Say more bout your story dude
John p hi brother just ran into this video just hoping your doing good my friend.
Damn gurl you are straight up gorgeous
The Official Channel of BoutThat_Action why would anyone be on 150 mg of methadone, that is just insane, no reason for it
If u wanna do this for real u don't need 150 I was on gear 12 years and meth up n down clean 2 years now, if u get 70 it will hold any addict, but only if u doing stuff throught the day and take it at night time u will settle petty fast, then it's a reduction game it gets real hard at 30 and below, it's 50% mental and when u lay there thinking about it u feel worse, once I got out and active during day and took the meth at 6pm I found it easy to reduce
You’re the only video that matches my current experience...31 days off 5mg.was on 100 mg for 5 yrs 1 yr taper....went 18 days without sleep...almost lost my mind...better now but only 2 hrs per night...SNEEZE CONSTANTLY LIKE IM allergic to everything.... when I lay down at night I get mild chills and mild aches....incremental improvements...hoping for better future...thank you for making the vidro
Same 32 days off now. 130mg to 3mgs
You still clean?
+Angela Mirando Just watched this video and I'm going to wait till I'm down further on my dose before going cold turkey ..thanks for your story