how do i get off methodone with out haveing bad side effects?

Question

getting off the hard meds the dr puts you on.

Answer 1

u may dec. the dose gradually with taking naltrexone.

Answer 2

Methadone is normally prescribed to people who are heroin addicts, so if this is the case, please don't blame this on the doctor. Trust me, it is much easier to come off the methadone than heroin. VERY rarely is methadone prescribed for chronic pain because there are much better pain meds on the market now. You need to talk to your doctor and work out a schedule to titrate down off the medication. He/she might want to put you into detox when you get close to stopping the methadone so they can monitor you. There are medications they can give you that will make the withdrawals much easier. There is Clonodine (blood pressure med.) that will help a lot, but you have to be monitored to make sure your blood pressure doesn't drop too low. Good luck.

Answer 3

there is a drug called BRUPRENEX which is a extreamly effective.. you should also look into hypnosis to help you kick the habit once and for all. A new drug on the market which helps with both the cravings and the withdrawls in VIVITROL it is also an injectable but in its short time has proven to be a great asset as well.

www.vivitrol.com
http://www.heroin-drug-rehab.com/buprenorphine_detox.php

Answer 4

You'll have to slowly decrease your amounts. Start with half a dosage twice a day...then reduce that to half a dose once a day after about two weeks...then half a dose every other day two weeks later...add days inbetween your dosages gradually and when you reach about three days between the dosages stop taking them all together.

Answer 5

take less of the methodone each time. Eventually you will be off of it. By then your body has cleansed itself of the drug.

Answer 6

You're going to need help: Meth is some mean stuff. Check yourself into a detox center.

Answer 7

slow and steady.

Answer 8

take herion, it's the same thing