what is the fastest & safest way to come off methadone?

Question

i have been on methadone for about 2 & a half years. i want to get off of it. how do i do this? without getting all sick ?

Answer 1

The safest and fastest way to come off of this drug is to reduce it by one tablet every seven days. This may seem slow to you, but it's really not. If you do it slowly you should have a minimum of withdrawal symptoms.

Here is what I suggest to get you over the worst part of the withdrawals.

To help with the withdrawals take hot bathes with 2c. of dissolved Epsom salts and soak for 30 minutes. The skin is the biggest organ of elimination and this will help pull out the drugs. Use a loofa to clean the pores and this will help pull the drugs out even faster.

I recommend you drink purified water mixed with mineral water 50/50. This will replace the minerals that are exiting your body continuously.

I suggest that adults and children drink 40 ounces of water per 100 pounds of body weight every day and 2c. a day of fresh carrot juice, to flush the medicine out of your liver. Taking 500mg of calcium and magnesium twice a day will help you to relax.

Drink chamomile tea throughout the day and evening to help you stay relaxed.

Use a powdered fiber supplement twice daily to pull the drugs out of your intestines where they store.

Two of the questionnaires in this forum did follow this program to withdraw from drugs and it did help. I've enclosed a link where you can read their response to this program.

If you have any further questions please let me know,
Billie77

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Answer 2

Remember there is no such thing as a "doctor" or naturopathic medicine. They DON'T go to medical school and many of them didn't even graduate high school.That person is trying a "snake oil treatment" on you that will do nothing more than make you spend a lot of money. You already take baths and drink water, etc. About all you got from that person is a lot of bull&#!+.

In order to be successful and stay off Methadone, you need the help of a doctor. It's a slow process with a gradual reduction in the amount taken. DON'T try and do it without the help of a doctor or there could be some bad consequences.

~My Best Wishes~