Methadone Drug Addiction .com

i have a freind on methadone who needs off it QUICK but has to maintain his job..bupe is not a option at this point because of her dose....

No it takes a long time believe me

2009-02-28 22:50:57 by jay r

The first video in a series about detoxing from Methadone and recovery from long term narcotic addiction.One man's experience getting off ...

i have been on methadone for about 2 & a half years. i want to get off of it. how do i do this? without getting all sick ?

The safest and fastest way to come off of this drug is to reduce it by one tablet every seven days. This may seem slow to you, but it's really not. If you do it slowly you should have a minimum of withdrawal symptoms.

Here is what I suggest to get you over the worst part of the withdrawals.

To help with the withdrawals take hot bathes with 2c. of dissolved Epsom salts and soak for 30 minutes. The skin is the biggest organ of elimination and this will help pull out the drugs. Use a loofa to clean the pores and this will help pull the drugs out even faster.

I recommend you drink purified water mixed with mineral water 50/50. This will replace the minerals that are exiting your body continuously.

I suggest that adults and children drink 40 ounces of water per 100 pounds of body weight every day and 2c. a day of fresh carrot juice, to flush the medicine out of your liver. Taking 500mg of calcium and magnesium twice a day will help you to relax.

Drink chamomile tea throughout the day and evening to help you stay relaxed.

Use a powdered fiber supplement twice daily to pull the drugs out of your intestines where they store.

Two of the questionnaires in this forum did follow this program to withdraw from drugs and it did help. I've enclosed a link where you can read their response to this program.

If you have any further questions please let me know,
Billie77

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2007-10-22 05:41:00 by lesley m

I hear some clinics dose way to much to have you keep coming back

as someone else had said, it depends very much on what kind of opiate is being abused in the first place. in my practice, ive seen the great results with Suboxone. you can find more information about it at http://www.suboxone.com or ask your health care provider.

but to answer your question more specifically, a single dose of 20-30 mg will keep w/d symptoms under control. this would be on the first day of treatment, as an initial dose.. an additional 5-10 mg may be administered on top of the 20-30 if symptoms are still present after 2 to 4 hrs. and so on and so on until symptoms have ceased.

methadone is a funny drug in that its not like your 'at home' opioids.. as your body becomes more used to the structure and effects of the methadone, your tissues are better at recognizing it and the dose 'holds' for longer. keep that in mind.

all of the dosing after the initial day will depend on what exactly it took to calm w/d symptoms. typical doses are usually between 80-120 mg. the drug is then 'titrated down' or 'tapered down' (whatever youd like to call it) as time goes by, but usually on an average of every 2 days.

good luck!

2008-04-05 14:09:21 by Lisa C

I have been at a Methadone clinic for 2 years and I feel it would be the best if I came off it now. If you have done this before or know someone that has,I liked to know how they did it or the best way to do it, and if they made it through the procsess. I feel this is going to be a rough journey. Thank you.

I have worked at a Methadone clinic as a medical provider and the best way is slowly have your dose lowered. Some people can tolerate a MG a week and some more slowly. Depends on your current dose. Is there a medical professional you can see at the clinic to guide you in reducing your dose? Good luck... I have had people in my clinic tapering down slowly and have NO symptoms (dope sickness) at all ......even after years of methadone use.....

2008-04-07 08:02:19 by jms5881

My girl finally want off methadone but dont want to go through to withdrawl cold turkey

Your best bet is to seek the advise of a doctor re:this. My ex-brother-in-law kicked methadone, cold turkey, many years ago. It was hard to watch but not as hard as what he went through. It took about 3 days for him to get through it. I think the best thing to do is to be there for her and do whatever you can to make her as comfortable as possible.

Wishing her & you, the best.

2007-08-11 10:01:29 by huixopotli