I understand what ur going through i'm a recovering addict of benzo's and amphetamines i was in an out of rehabs for the past 6 months ended up in icu twice went through the withdraws alone in my house which one of the symptoms was hypothermia i thought i was gonna die my dr told me benzo's and amphetamines withdraws r the same of a heroin user i felt into a big depression and became suicidal, i didn't attend a support group after rehab which i should of but i caused a car accident with my suicidal thoughts that i stayed without transportation, in one point i've regreted i didn't hve the support of any recover group, cuz they r going to be the only people around u when ur family gets tired of dealing with an addict, all i can say keep ur strenght, courage by ur side all the time for the rest of ur life pray the serenity prayer everyday, n keep a support group by ur side all the time, cuz all u need as well is will power commit ur self on staying sober and take one day @ a time, my best wishes to u take care

Ive heard of methadone withsrawal lasting months. What often happens yet is seldom talked about is the remainding discomfort after the actual withdrawal.
The way i fell is that the body goes through so much shock during the withdrawal it take a considerable amount of time to feel normal. Which is why the 10mg pill did not help. Its not the actual opiod receptors hurting but your body adjusting after the extra receptors have died off. look at the receptors as cups. lets say a normal persin has 3 filled cups. Now you have 5 because off some extended opiate use. When you take away the opiates only 3 of your 5 cups are filled. Now those extra two cups are dying off causing extreme discomfort-to say the least! Some people with prolonged opiate use can't even make natural opiods anymore to even fill their standard 2 cups. After awhile you will start feeling normal again you just have to stick with it. This is the hardest part of opiod addiction. The after period where you cant understand y you still dont feeel good. Most people asume its a few days but it is not. I wish you luck. The best thing for you would be to work yourself into being really tired by the time you fall asleep. Increased activity will help get toxins from your system, as well as help you process foods nutrionally, and help you sleep at night. Sleep is a key to faster recovery, and I know it seems to elude us most during recovery. Good luck!

This is day 35 of withdrawl from methedone after taking it for chronic pain for years. I can still feel the methedone in my body; it kinda comes in waves... My pain doctor thinks I'm crazy, but he just prescribes the hellish drug, doesn't have any first hand experience. I also thought it would take a only a few weeks, but was not ready for what's still happening. Still can't sleep, and am waiting for my colon to stop messing with me... It's like my body is paying me back for years of being constipated; I'm hoping things will settle soon.
All I can say is, after well over a month of this; I'm still glad I stopped the drugs... honestly I feel pretty much the same off them, than I did on them... I feel for all of you who are going through this, and hope you have a better time than I did. I wouldn't wish any of this on my worst enemy...