Methadone Withdrawal: Methadone & Heroin Facts

methadone withdrawal - Important information about methadone and heroin. Methadone is used to treat addiction to heroin and other drugs.

	Methadone is a synthetic opioid used medically as a painkiller, but also to treat patients on opioids such as heroin.

Is there a good home remedy for methadone withdrawals?
my friend is not doing well, he is trying his best to kick methadone, is there any home remedys for his illness?

How bad are methadone withdrawals and how long will they last?


Is itching a symptom of methadone withdrawal?
Using Ultrum to help with withdrawals also

How long do methadone withdrawals last?
I'm down to 8mgs and Ive heard no matter what dose your on, 8 or 1mg you're going to experience the same symptoms.I don't think my Dr. is concerned with my maintenance. I go to a clinic and pay $60 wk for my dose. It's been two days since I've taken it...but I've been taking xanax too help me through sleep. I've heard that it can take from 1 week to a month for the withdrawals to stop...i know it's out of your SYSTEM within 2 3 days but the withdrawals are a different story.I don't think my Dr. is concerned with my maintenance. I go to a clinic and pay $60 wk for my dose. They want people to keep coming back for the money. It's been two days since I've taken it...but I've been taking xanax too help me through sleep. I've heard that it can take from 1 week to a month for the withdrawals to stop...i know it's out of your SYSTEM within 2 3 days but the withdrawals are a different story.

Does anyone know what to expect during methadone withdrawal? Are there any websites with clinical information?
My friend is on day 3 of quitting " cold turkey" . He is extremely agitated, sweating, and looks awful. How long will this last? PS He is on my couch Serious answers only please....

Nursing Diagnosis of for newborn methadone withdrawal?


What can I do to make methadone withdrawals easier?
I have been on methadone for 6 months, gradually decreasing my dose to get off this stuff.. I was on 5mg about 3 4 days ago, and had to stop because im going on a trip sunday. Im not sick to my stomach but my body feels warm but I am constantly freezing. The restless legs has turned into a restless entire body. Hot showers help a little but is there anything else I can do? Will this get better or worse as the days go on? If it gets any worse, how can I make traveling on a bus tolerable?I forgot to add the constant fatigue and the fact that my legs burn just walking up the stairs..

What can I do to make methadone withdrawals easier?
I have been on methadone for 6 months, gradually decreasing my dose to get off this stuff.. I was on 5mg about 3 4 days ago, and had to stop because im going on a trip sunday. Im not sick to my stomach but my body feels warm but I am constantly freezing. The restless legs has turned into a restless entire body. Im constantly fatigued and my legs burn just walking up the stairs. Hot showers help a little but is there anything else I can do? Will this get better or worse as the days go on? If it gets any worse, how can I make traveling on a bus tolerable?

How long does it take to get through methadone withdrawals.?
I have been on methadone for 3 years, 100mg.

How long does it take for methadone withdrawal,140 mg a day,cold turkey.?
I am 125 lbs and was put on way to much methadone wasn'ttreated well and they wouldn't lower my dose ,so I just stopped.It's awful I am taking clonidine.

Is methadone withdrawal deadly?


I am on day 4 of a heroin/methadone withdrawal. Please help below.
and would like to know how long before I feel slightly better? It is the most painful thing I ve EVER done. All I had was some d & f s from the doc and they are long gone and alcohol. I can not sleep at night and racked in painful back spasms. Anyone done this and can give me some encouragement that it will soon be over? Message for Mr Lemon.lime Yes I stopped cold turkey brave huh or extremely DUMBAlso I am on hols in france so I am at the mercy of it I have to jus ride wid it

Methadone Withdrawal -- scared with no one else to get answers from?
My dr put me on methadone for pain management about 2 years ago. I started out at 5 mg total a day and he eventually got me up to 40 mg total a day . I had major hip surgery hence the methadone. So eventually, about 10 months ago we started to taper my methadone and things weren't a 'walk in the park' but for the most part things were going smoothly and he was easy to communicate with if I had any problems. All of a sudden my dr is gone this past april I had called the clinic for a refill and was told my dr was no longer practicing at the clinic. I was anxious but to work that day on establishing a new internal medicine dr in the same clinic. The office made me an appt for 30 days later may and a day before the appt canceled it. So I tried to reschedule and they decided to schedule me with a different dr this time, which was fine with me. Same thing happened again, the appt was canceled last minute. And... get this... this happened a third time in June. So this whole time my medicine wasn't being tapered... I was at a constant 4 ml. I had to go to the hospital's Patient Advocacy office to finally get an appt that wouldn't be canceled last minute. So now I'm with a dr that has sped up my taper to an incredibly uncomfortable speed. More than twice the speed of the plan w my previous dr whom left his practice. So... my question The day I picked up the my current prescription I told the receptionist that I need to talk to her, my dr, as soon as possible because I was so anxious and fearful about the current taper my dr wanted me at. So now it's 2 weeks later, she called me once and I wasn't at my phone so I'm waiting for another call. I tried for a 2nd time today And at this point I just want to see if I can handle the withdrawal myself. I feel like she invalidates how I tell her I'm feeling. When I tell her about my withdrawal symptoms, I feel like she doesn't believe me. So last Fri 17th Oct I went from 4 ml a day I had been on 4 ml a day for about 17 days. That day I realized that she probably wasn't going to call me back in any timely manner I felt like I was backed up into a corner. So the next day, Saturday the 18th I went to 2 ml a day, Sunday I went to 1 ml a day half AM, half PM and I've been on that dose since Sunday... so 2 and a half days. But tonights 'the big night'... tonight is my last dose and it will be exactly .4 .5 ml. What I m trying desperately to figure out is how bad my withdrawals will be or if they will be bad at all. The last time I went through withdrawals was a long time ago and I was at 10 mg, so I know for a fact that the withdrawals won't be nearly as bad as they were then. But I know this won't be a walk in the park by any means, I just want to be prepared and have some sense of control over what I'm going to be feeling like for the next 2 weeks or however long they last. What's even worse is my mom is leaving in 2 days for a Napa Valley vacation and will be gone for 2 weeks so I'm going to be all by myself and I can honestly say I'm scared shi less.Does anyone out there know what I'm going to be going through, symptoms wise, in the next week or 2 weeks?? Any help, information, suggestions, or piece of mind is greatly appreciated... I have absolutely no one else to talk to about this. Thanks For those of you that don't believe Methadone is prescribed for pain management Methadone is prescribed for heroine withdrawal AND pain management. It depends on what state you live in. I was diagnosed with Left Hip Dysplastic And Torn Labrum With Impingement Syndrome and received a Left Osteoplasty Femoral Neck, Repair And Trim Acetabular Labrum, Synovectomy, Iliopsoas Tendon Lengthening. All of this was from being a runner while being underweight. It took me 6 years to get a diagnosis, I was originally going to cal poly in CA and finally moved to Oregon to be with my mom. She found me a dr and the dr got me a diagnosis in 3 months. He was an awesome dr and got me scheduled for surgery right away. My surgery was in Dec. of '06. Two weeks after my surgery my dr wanted to switch me from short term pain meds vicodin to 'long term' pain meds Methadone because it stays in your system for 12 hrs instead of 6. If I knew then what I know now, I would have never agreed to go on Methadone

Anyone else pregnant on methadone? withdrawal symptoms?
ok, first off, i am taking methadone for herion addiction, have been trying to get off of it and keep running into problems financial and medical, have been on birth control and got pregnant. i had my baby and all is good. had some problems 1st pregnancy with my dose not holding due to pregnancy. well started the nuva ring and at my 9 month post pardum check up, my dr said i was pregnant again. i am upset because i was planning on getting off methadone. well i am 17 weeks and i keep having to up my dose, though i don't want to, i have a child and home to take care of, so i can't get that " sick" and if i am feeling these symptoms, i know it is bad for the baby. i wanna know if anyone anyone you know, is having similar problems? what to do? keep going up and hope it doesn't get to high? my plan is to stay at lowest possible dose to be" normal, healthy" and detox after the baby detox now isn't an option for me, maybe a hospital detox but i doubt they'll do it polite answers please