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It sounds like the same route I took with opiates. After researching methadone, it really scared me to find out that withdrawl was worse than heroin! The reason that is, is because it takes a long time to get out of your system. I took methadone for 6 months after having problems with oxy for about a year. My withdrawl cosisted of this really bad tense craving, shaking halucinations. All of that lasted a week untill it started to get better after that it took about a month for me to start feeling more normal. I dont know how I did it. I recomend that he slowly reduce the dose over time, and he's going to have to be prepared for a tough road. Also it might be a good idea to get back on buprenorphine for awhile because it has less withdrawl effects. The severity of the withdrawl depends on how much he is on. I started at 30 milligrams, went up to 40 milligrams, and the last 3 months I was down to 23 millgrams. Most of the people I saw on it were around 80 and into the 100's of milligrams. If he is on that much he has to be medically detox, because of threats to his health, I think it would be to much for the body. I've also seen on the internet places where they put people under general anesthesia for a night while giving that person narcan(which negates the opiates effect on the brain), but that is very expensive. I strongly recommend contacting a doctor about detox options.
Any questions just ask.
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