Thread: Methadone
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Old 05-11-2008, 11:24 PM
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bob_sapp
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Originally Posted by Jarrob50 View Post
Can a person get to a low enough dose without going thur the horrible withdrawal and sleepless nights. I am taking 25 mg per day. I don't feel too bad with this dose.. If I taper to ten then 5 and so on can I get off without the pain?? I don't think i can do it if I have to go thru the horrible feeling I have felt in the past. I've tried to quit after taperiing to ten a day but can't do it..
My advice is, don't move down too fast. Give yourself time to adjust. Once you are doing 5 mg you won't feel anything at all when you stop. You Dr. should be telling you this, it's what he told me when I went off meth ~4 yrs ago.
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