Im sure you will all addctions come to an end if you can just stay strong ive never experienced methadone addiction so i can't really say anything but i wanted to give you some encouragement as you've been so brave so far dont give up and keep fighting soon you'll be able to get out of that bed and start your life again!

I can relate ALOT because my mother went through something very similar...She lost thirty pounds in thirty days....COLD TURKEY...Yes, it was horrible, but know this, it does get better and will with time go away....I know now it seems like you are dead but it does get better....and if you didnt know, Darvocet helps tremendously!!!! believe it or not it really does do wonders.....also phenergan helps too....hope you feel better...Have faith it willl get better..but time is the key!!!

DO NOT TAKE DARVACET!!!! Darvacet and methadone are like twins chemically, that's why it works so good, it's like taking more methadone. If you took more methadone you would say it helped out tremendously until it started all over again. I've been trapped on dones for 6 years now, and am trying to figure out a way off of it where I don't have to be in wds for 6 more years. I've heard that its a 2:1 ratio for being normal again. 1 year of wd for every 2 years of dones. excuse me, not 1 year of withdrawal, but 1 year of not being yourself.

Good luck, but trust me, don't take Darvacet, or any other opiate. What's the point, you're only going to prolong it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Im currently on met i dropped my dose from 140mgs to 78mgs dropping at a rate of 1mg a day and had no problem doing so i had to stop it cus i was getting sick and i couldn't figure out why turned out its not the met and i am starting the drop back up on Monday but a lot of people that ive seen go through detox come out fine its just a pain and a lot of it is in your head you gotta get outta the mentality that your in pain and don't feel good or it can last as long as you want it to. im not saying you don't go through wd's but if you can get a sleeping pill from your doctor it will help you quite a bit because that rest you will get really helps to replenish your bodies energy. and take vitamin b12 like 3000mgs a day it'll help your live absorb the opiate in the pills you take now so you will feel more relief believe me ive detoxed b4, and i understand the pain. i just noticed your post was from quite a bit ago would you please comment on how you are doing now since the worst should have definitely passed by now.

I am a 27 year old female. I was on 380 mg of methadone. 3 months ago I went through rapid detox. This is where they put you to sleep for 30 min and take all the methadone off your receptors. Slept for 6 days after. I had no withdrawl symptoms but still 3 months later I dont have all energy back. I would rather not have energy for a while then have to worry...is the clinic closing early today?...Do I have enough bottles to go on a trip?..Did they mess up my drug screen again?..Will I be able to find extra because I took my bottle for tomorrow?..Is that them calling me for a call back?..Is my fan in my pocket book because people are going to wonder why the hell Im sweating like I just ran a 100 miles(in dead winter).I relized I was a puppet on a string' that this clinic had complete and utter contol of my life. I may not feel like going and walking a mile but I now make the choices in my life. I am clean!
Methadone is synthetic(man made chemical)that is why it last for so long before detox starts. Because of this it gets stuck in fatty tissue,bone marrow and organs. Every time that it is released it connects to your dopamean(i know i totally spelled that wrong)receptors. That is why withdrawl from methadone last so long. I have never heard of it takeing a year for every year on the methadone to feel normal. I have friends who detoxed out of clinic and felt fine. I was on 380mg of methadone for 4 years and 3 months after rapid detox the only thing I feel is lack of energy and everyday that gets better.
There is hope out there to come off methadone.

It's been 4 months since I took methadone. The withdrawals were horrible, even compared to the roxies I was taking. Anyway, after 4 months, I still feel a lack of energy. Life isn't the same. I hope I get back to normal. It's so depressing.