I have been documenting my methadone detox. 160mgs per day to know almost 3 years methadone free. It’s doable!!! Uncomfortable yes…but doable!! Sending healing vibes, love and prayers to anyone that reads this!! 💪💪✌️✌️❤️
@@Mysterious-Outdoors They won't let you stop cold turkey at a clinic. Mine gave me options & I chose to go down 10mgs every 2 weeks. Made it way easier.
Yes it is possible to get off! I was on 110mg for over a year and four months to taper down slowly! I can't imagine trying that cold turkey because the methadone withdrawals were worse than the Roxy's I was on
I was on 120mg and now I’m on 9mgs! Getting down now. The program I’m on in New Zealand lets me drop down to up to 0.5 to 1mg weekly. Slow and steady wins the race.
Opiates and methadone were the best thing that ever happened to me. faced with an incurable extremely painful bone disease, without relief there was no way or reason to continue on. It would have broken the toughest of sportsmen. My friend said that if you continue to use...it will ruin your life and take all you own from you. I answered.....As opposed to what ? The disease had already done that, I had nowhere to go but up. The methadone program was the only place to obtain high level relief that would make life worth living.. They make me see a mandatory counselor who still forgets that I dont get to detox and be normal. Life on the program is as good as it gets for me, and others like me.
@@rhmower8034 (I'm the guy from the video) Again, not true. Since I got off a few months ago, I'm almost 100% back to how I was prior to pain meds & methadone (aside from aging, obviously lol). I'm telling you, there's a lot of misinformation out there about methadone.
@@rhmower8034 sorry but I disagree. Like I mentioned in the video, I was taking INSANE amounts of oxy and abusing it regularly. Methadone allowed me to still get pain relief without the possibility of abusing it. And as I've mentioned in some of my other replies, I've been off it for a couple months now & I'm fine. No crazy health issues, no lasting effects. There's a LOT of misinformation out there about methadone.
There's going to be a real wake up call if Sean ever wants to get off methadone, good luck😢. 75% of people on methadone maintenance will be on it for life. LIFE
I'm sorry to hear that man. I'm the guy from the video. Are you saying that lowering your dose is making you sweat & get sick, or just taking it in general does that stuff?
@@seangriz58hi Sean, how are you? I would like some help. I started at 125mg and now down to 55mg going down one mg every 27 days. I feel okay, but i get frustrated at small things that i would usually just ignore or not let bother me. Could you let me know if you exp that? *Edit misspelling*
I choose methadone too started yesterday in the new cleveland heights location waited only like a week and it's my second day on methadone it was fast easy and hopeful to gain my life back.
I noticed it was a couple years ago you left this comment how are you doing today I've been on prescription oxycodone for a very long time and you gain a tolerance and this lifestyle is getting old I can totally understand why so many people are homeless I've been thinking very seriously about trying methadone
@@AtlanticCanadianAstronomy I absolutely 100% disagree. I'm the person in that video & I'm currently decreasing my dose every 2 weeks as we speak. I'm not having any withdrawal symptoms & they're making sure to stay in communication with me weekly. At the very least, with heroin you don't have a team of people helping you through the process of getting clean.
@@roynelson7613 I can definitely understand where you're coming from. If you still need the pain meds to get through the day & don't feel like you're abusing them, I wouldn't suggest methadone. It's analgesic effect wears off after 4-6 hours & you only take it once a day. If you feel like you're becoming addicted to the oxy & are using more than prescribed, methadone is definitely a great method of treatment for that situation.
I'm from Croatia, my son is 48 year old, the war in Croatia 91-95, was totally fuck his head. When the war is over and him and me goin back home in Zagreb capitol of Croatia he was heroin addict. 5 years on heroin and 23 on metadohne maitnence 250mg a day. Croatia is only country in Europe that you can be on metadhone whole life, people who have 70-75 years is on metadhone. And is not like in USA, like metadohne clinic. But you go to you family doctor and he give you methadone for 7 days, and on the street 200mg of metadohne is 15$. So in front family doctor have more dealer than pacient.
I'm 46. Are you saying he started using heroin in 91? Or 95? That's way too early. Let me guess ... Vinogradska? 250mg per day???? one box is 20x5mg ... 100mg or 300 liquid drops. So, he is on 750 drops??? Or 50 pills?? This is crazy. I never heard someone is legally on 250mg per day.
@@leonnet3883where I live there's methadone at 5% concentration, so to get 250mg, you need to drink 50ml (instead of 250ml, which is a lot). Anyway, it's still a very high dosage, but everyone it's different, there's not too much or if it works.
@@leonnet3883in my area of Washington state they're putting people on up to 300 mg a day. Which to me is criminal. I used methadone to come off fentanyl addiction but never got past 60mgs a day, and barely get out of bed for a month. But very glad kept my methadone ADDICTION at a low dose. A year later I'm down to 15 mg a day. 75% of anybody that goes on methadone will never be able to get off or go back to street drugs only 25% Max will be able to achieve abstinence. Horrible
In methadone videos they don't mention the MG that the patient is on, so weird because I'm always curious about how much they're on. It makes a huge difference depending on the MG amount theyre prescribed to take!
I'm the guy in the video, I was on 140mg. Took me about 7 months to completely tapper off. I've been off for a few months now. Hope that answers your question!
@@mikeyvieira1016 honestly, they weren't too bad. The worst drops were going from 20mg-10mg & obviously from 5mg-0mg. But even those only lasted like 3 days.
Lots of people use medications that if they stop daily, they would be in trouble. Stop stigmatizing addiction. People die because it's so stigmatized and treated lesser than a normal human. You should be happy he's not still in active use and being a burden to society.
@@gingerroot8802 opioids. Some die from stopping wd( j gotta take very good care of yourself like water or you’re gonna die . Be dry very long lasting & painfull.
@@gingerroot8802 medications were talking specifically opioid n specificly opioid withdrawl . Side effects from stopping meds isn’t opioid withdraw so your wrong
now wait till he starts getting all these health issues because of the methadone...and eventuallhy decides to come off ...yeah that future is not pretty .... i wish him best of luck
(I'm the guy from the video) As I've said in other comments, I've been off for a few months now lol. I feel way better. Losing the weight that I gained, have WAY more energy, stomach issues went away. The only downside is my back pain is obviously worse, but I'm going to a chiropractor for that. So again, there has not been any "horror stories" since I've been off. Yea, the first 3 days after I was completely done kind of sucked. But that was it.
@Dumperr414 Bro..... did u even read my reply to that comment? I'M NOT "ENDURING" ANYTHING lol idk how much clearer I can put it. I feel WAY BETTER now that I'm off. For real, it's like you guys WANT me to be suffering. Sorry to disappoint 🤷♂️
@@seangriz58congratulations friend. I’ve been on methadone for a few years and want nothing more than to get off of it. I don’t have any desire to do any other drugs, I’m passed that. Just want off the methadone. Any advice for getting off would be greatly appreciated.
@seangrizi have been on methadone for 20 years for chronic pain from Lupus. I'm tapering off now at 5 mg a day. The withdrawals from the taper hasn't been easy but I'm hoping to be able to get there. I'm very glad to hear you are good!58
I have been documenting my methadone detox. 160mgs per day to know almost 3 years methadone free. It’s doable!!! Uncomfortable yes…but doable!! Sending healing vibes, love and prayers to anyone that reads this!! 💪💪✌️✌️❤️
Did you cold Turkey?
@@Mysterious-Outdoors They won't let you stop cold turkey at a clinic. Mine gave me options & I chose to go down 10mgs every 2 weeks. Made it way easier.
Yes it is possible to get off! I was on 110mg for over a year and four months to taper down slowly! I can't imagine trying that cold turkey because the methadone withdrawals were worse than the Roxy's I was on
I was on 120mg and now I’m on 9mgs! Getting down now. The program I’m on in New Zealand lets me drop down to up to 0.5 to 1mg weekly. Slow and steady wins the race.
@@nzaukiwi7198Right on!!!💪💪💪💪💪✌️💪❤️
Opiates and methadone were the best thing that ever happened to me.
faced with an incurable extremely painful bone disease, without relief there was no way or reason to continue on. It would have broken the toughest of sportsmen.
My friend said that if you continue to use...it will ruin your life and take all you own from you.
I answered.....As opposed to what ? The disease had already done that, I had nowhere to go but up.
The methadone program was the only place to obtain high level relief that would make life worth living..
They make me see a mandatory counselor who still forgets that I dont get to detox and be normal.
Life on the program is as good as it gets for me, and others like me.
See I can understand this! But methadone for oxy users or adderall is absurd to me. Your life will NEVER be the same once this substance enters you.
@@rhmower8034 (I'm the guy from the video) Again, not true. Since I got off a few months ago, I'm almost 100% back to how I was prior to pain meds & methadone (aside from aging, obviously lol). I'm telling you, there's a lot of misinformation out there about methadone.
@@rhmower8034 sorry but I disagree. Like I mentioned in the video, I was taking INSANE amounts of oxy and abusing it regularly. Methadone allowed me to still get pain relief without the possibility of abusing it. And as I've mentioned in some of my other replies, I've been off it for a couple months now & I'm fine. No crazy health issues, no lasting effects. There's a LOT of misinformation out there about methadone.
Good for you! Your Doctor sounds like an honest one. I hope you recover permanently..
There's going to be a real wake up call if Sean ever wants to get off methadone, good luck😢. 75% of people on methadone maintenance will be on it for life. LIFE
I really need to get off of it. The side affects are horrible. Sweating badly. Makes me sick
Try going down a few mgs
I'm sorry to hear that man. I'm the guy from the video. Are you saying that lowering your dose is making you sweat & get sick, or just taking it in general does that stuff?
@@seangriz58hi Sean, how are you? I would like some help. I started at 125mg and now down to 55mg going down one mg every 27 days. I feel okay, but i get frustrated at small things that i would usually just ignore or not let bother me. Could you let me know if you exp that? *Edit misspelling*
I'm jumping off because in a crisis I'll be helpless.
Wow! I been thinking the same thing. A person on Methadone is in trouble in a serious crisis! God bless you! 🙏
kratom is a valuable tool.. can mitigate systems.
I’m on methadone for chronic pain and there is no future. I’m close. Getting closer.
I choose methadone too started yesterday in the new cleveland heights location waited only like a week and it's my second day on methadone it was fast easy and hopeful to gain my life back.
Methadone will ruin your life just as bad as heroin. It's harder to shake aswell. Be careful
I noticed it was a couple years ago you left this comment how are you doing today I've been on prescription oxycodone for a very long time and you gain a tolerance and this lifestyle is getting old I can totally understand why so many people are homeless I've been thinking very seriously about trying methadone
The cleveland heights location is the one I'm going to today. Can you tell me if they start you on methadone same day??? thanks in advance
@@AtlanticCanadianAstronomy I absolutely 100% disagree. I'm the person in that video & I'm currently decreasing my dose every 2 weeks as we speak. I'm not having any withdrawal symptoms & they're making sure to stay in communication with me weekly. At the very least, with heroin you don't have a team of people helping you through the process of getting clean.
@@roynelson7613 I can definitely understand where you're coming from. If you still need the pain meds to get through the day & don't feel like you're abusing them, I wouldn't suggest methadone. It's analgesic effect wears off after 4-6 hours & you only take it once a day. If you feel like you're becoming addicted to the oxy & are using more than prescribed, methadone is definitely a great method of treatment for that situation.
I'm from Croatia, my son is 48 year old, the war in Croatia 91-95, was totally fuck his head. When the war is over and him and me goin back home in Zagreb capitol of Croatia he was heroin addict. 5 years on heroin and 23 on metadohne maitnence 250mg a day. Croatia is only country in Europe that you can be on metadhone whole life, people who have 70-75 years is on metadhone. And is not like in USA, like metadohne clinic. But you go to you family doctor and he give you methadone for 7 days, and on the street 200mg of metadohne is 15$. So in front family doctor have more dealer than pacient.
I'm 46. Are you saying he started using heroin in 91? Or 95? That's way too early. Let me guess ... Vinogradska? 250mg per day???? one box is 20x5mg ... 100mg or 300 liquid drops. So, he is on 750 drops??? Or 50 pills?? This is crazy. I never heard someone is legally on 250mg per day.
@@leonnet3883 Yes 50 pills dr. Rončević.
@@leonnet3883where I live there's methadone at 5% concentration, so to get 250mg, you need to drink 50ml (instead of 250ml, which is a lot).
Anyway, it's still a very high dosage, but everyone it's different, there's not too much or if it works.
@@leonnet3883in my area of Washington state they're putting people on up to 300 mg a day. Which to me is criminal. I used methadone to come off fentanyl addiction but never got past 60mgs a day, and barely get out of bed for a month. But very glad kept my methadone ADDICTION at a low dose. A year later I'm down to 15 mg a day. 75% of anybody that goes on methadone will never be able to get off or go back to street drugs only 25% Max will be able to achieve abstinence. Horrible
I think he's saying from experiencing that back then it fucked him up and eventually turned to heroin
In methadone videos they don't mention the MG that the patient is on, so weird because I'm always curious about how much they're on. It makes a huge difference depending on the MG amount theyre prescribed to take!
I'm the guy in the video, I was on 140mg. Took me about 7 months to completely tapper off. I've been off for a few months now. Hope that answers your question!
@@seangriz58 was it had how bad was the wd I'm on 30 from 93 and I'm OK just nervous
@@mikeyvieira1016 honestly, they weren't too bad. The worst drops were going from 20mg-10mg & obviously from 5mg-0mg. But even those only lasted like 3 days.
@@mikeyvieira1016 slow and steady, if you’re sleepless or uncomfortable, stay or go up a couple mgs, then resume taper once stable again
@@mikeyvieira1016 hey mikey ! i'm also at 35mg down from 90. Just checking in to see how you're doing now?
Wait til he doesn't have his methadone....
Shhhit
Yep..
Lots of people use medications that if they stop daily, they would be in trouble. Stop stigmatizing addiction. People die because it's so stigmatized and treated lesser than a normal human. You should be happy he's not still in active use and being a burden to society.
@@gingerroot8802 opioids. Some die from stopping wd( j gotta take very good care of yourself like water or you’re gonna die . Be dry very long lasting & painfull.
@@gingerroot8802 medications were talking specifically opioid n specificly opioid withdrawl . Side effects from stopping meds isn’t opioid withdraw so your wrong
now wait till he starts getting all these health issues because of the methadone...and eventuallhy decides to come off ...yeah that future is not pretty .... i wish him best of luck
(I'm the guy from the video) As I've said in other comments, I've been off for a few months now lol. I feel way better. Losing the weight that I gained, have WAY more energy, stomach issues went away. The only downside is my back pain is obviously worse, but I'm going to a chiropractor for that. So again, there has not been any "horror stories" since I've been off. Yea, the first 3 days after I was completely done kind of sucked. But that was it.
lol oh. My god he don’t even know what he abt to endure 👍🏿
@Dumperr414 Bro..... did u even read my reply to that comment? I'M NOT "ENDURING" ANYTHING lol idk how much clearer I can put it. I feel WAY BETTER now that I'm off. For real, it's like you guys WANT me to be suffering. Sorry to disappoint 🤷♂️
@@seangriz58congratulations friend. I’ve been on methadone for a few years and want nothing more than to get off of it. I don’t have any desire to do any other drugs, I’m passed that. Just want off the methadone. Any advice for getting off would be greatly appreciated.
@seangrizi have been on methadone for 20 years for chronic pain from Lupus. I'm tapering off now at 5 mg a day. The withdrawals from the taper hasn't been easy but I'm hoping to be able to get there. I'm very glad to hear you are good!58