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Tried Quitting Methodone With Benzos. How Long Will It Take To Recover?

smoked black for 4 months. less thatn 1/2 a gram a day. went on methadone for 8 days. 30--20-10 ( 10 mg on the last 2 days) quit cold turkey with help of benzos. the frist day was the worse.. the 2nd and 3rd ( im on the 3rd day) seems to be getting better. like im getting out of bed and doing things. is the worse over? ive been taking clonodine and smoking alllottt of pot and drinking lots of water and eating lots of protein and vegetables and taking lots of multi vitamins and b vitamins and fish oil. is this worse over? which withdrawals am i suffering from? the methadone or the heroin?
Fri, 31 May 2013
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You were taking black and then was prescribed methdaone 30-20-10 and ultimately stopped it. After stopping methadone symptoms like muscle aches, restlessness, abdominal spasm, insomnia may occur as withdrawal syndrome. The symptoms occur in severity during firsT 4-5 days. After this period acute and worse withdrawal symptoms usually decrease in severity and some symptoms in milder form may persist. Such symptoms can be easily controlled by taking some non-opioid analgesic, for sleep benzodiazepines in low doses can be taken. Eat balanced food and take vitamin supplements for early recovery. Clonidine will help you in maintaining abstinence. Keep your motivation alive and you will improve in some days. Methadone is prescribed in cases of heroin withdrawal because tapering from methadone is easier than heroin. Hope it helps you.

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Tried Quitting Methodone With Benzos. How Long Will It Take To Recover?

Hello Welcome to HCM You were taking black and then was prescribed methdaone 30-20-10 and ultimately stopped it. After stopping methadone symptoms like muscle aches, restlessness, abdominal spasm, insomnia may occur as withdrawal syndrome. The symptoms occur in severity during firsT 4-5 days. After this period acute and worse withdrawal symptoms usually decrease in severity and some symptoms in milder form may persist. Such symptoms can be easily controlled by taking some non-opioid analgesic, for sleep benzodiazepines in low doses can be taken. Eat balanced food and take vitamin supplements for early recovery. Clonidine will help you in maintaining abstinence. Keep your motivation alive and you will improve in some days. Methadone is prescribed in cases of heroin withdrawal because tapering from methadone is easier than heroin. Hope it helps you. Thanks Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi, MD