is sleep. I went back up to 40mgs and have stayed there for almost a week. I still feel very tired all the time. No energy. The bad thing is when I do go to bed, I will sleep for an hour or two then wake up almost every hour on the hour. Any suggestions? Thanks, Kim
I am taking my methadone down to a slower pace. I tried 30mgs a week (from 60) and all I want to do?
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- 25 Aug 2009 by kimmie1
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- 26 Aug 2009
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- methadone, sleep
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Psyched
25 Aug 2009
Inactive
25 Aug 2009
Hi kimmie1, How many mg are you taking per day? I've been coming down 2.5mg a day from 90, and I'm doing fairly well. Tomorrow, I'll be at 22.5. Everyone said that I was going down too fast, but so far I'm doing surprisingly well. Unless you're on a higher daily dose than 50, I don't think it's good to drop in larger weekly increments. I've also been taking good vitamins and oddly enough, caffeine pills help if you feel so tired you can't move. Try to do some physical work to make yourself tired enough to sleep at night.
opiateloser
26 Aug 2009
Kimmie! Yeah, dont go so fast... you don't need to. I know the feeling of wantinmg to rush off. But just cut it to 5mg per week if u can. I wanted off so bad, and I finally got off, but since i fell back on oxy's Im back on 15mg to get off this shit. Methadone istn't a bad thing honey! iT SAVES LIVES! Trust me, I went from 95 mg to none in about 3-4 years. You will do, i know you will, but you don't need to drop that quick... just go a little slower. I know how bad you want to get off, TRUST ME, but go alittle slower, so you don't feel the affacts so much, you will barely feel anything doing that. And just set a goal. say in a few months you will be off, don't put yourself through that if you don't have to babe! Methadone works. It did for me. 2 days no oxy's, alittle tired, from a 6:00am to a 5pm-6pm job! Do what is needed to make yourself comfortable... We love you!
kimmie1
26 Aug 2009
So you cut down2.5 a day? How long did that take? I don't do math in my head and my calculator isn't close by. If I am on 40mgs a day, cut it 2.5mgs tomorrow? Sounds like a plan. I do physical work. Just not all day long. I mow grass (riding mower we live on 2 acres) weed eat, play with dogs , housework, shopping, etc. I guess I need to raise my metabolism! I just don't have any energy... Thanks for the support...
kimmie1
26 Aug 2009
Sorry I got out of sequence with my comments back. I did send all of you comments back.Thanks for all of your support... Kimmie1
to much
26 Aug 2009
Hey sorry your having a hard time. I am doing this new thing and it is working and i have no idea how but it is and i love it. Anyway was on methadone 2yrs then tired to get off slowly and it was horrible so i got down to 15mg and felt like crap for about a wk and half. Then i got on sub and tried to get off of that in 3 days. Well that didnt work because i went to fast. So i got back on the sub and took it down a little everyday until it was gone and then i have been taking tramidale(probably not spelled right) and taking a zanny only when i need them though and not together. And i stopped everything on sun and i am not kidding i am still ok im alittle tired and i sweat but i can sleep and dont have all the other wds either. Everyday i wake up scared as hell thinking this is the day its going to hit. But it hasnt. And I think you are on a low dose of methadone to be able to switch if you want to and if you can.
kimmie1
26 Aug 2009
Thanks. I am like everyone else. I want to quit. But because I am a creature of habit, I continue to make the same mistakes. I will try the slower approach. I really do not want to get on suboxone. I am scared I'll make the same mistakes. I have never even heard of that med until I stumbled on to this web site. Thanks for all of your support ... Kim
Inactive
26 Aug 2009
I just realized that I screw-up. I'm cutting down 2.5mg every OTHER day. Sorry about that. So far... so good!! keemo7
kimmie1
26 Aug 2009
Good girl. I feel really crummy today. my head feels weird, my nose a little runny, no energy, not good at all. I have been this way since I went down to 40mgs. I guess I am going to have to go back up and then slow it way down. I don't like feeling like this. I might as well go into full detox... hate it. kim
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