I have been on Methadone 5 yrs. i am on 85mg. How long will it take for detox?!
Question:
I have been on Methadone 5 yrs. i am on 85mg. How long will it take for detox?
Please help to let me know what i am up against.
Answers:
If you have been on 85 mgs for 5 years I would suggest taking a very long detox to ensure the least amount of discomfort. My ex-husband took about 1 year to detox off of 90 mgs. And he fared pretty well, his withdrawal symptoms were very minimal but he did suffer some insomnia for a few months after. Anyway I have been a methadone patient myself for 14 years and if I ever decide to detox I will take it very slowly or use bupronephrine. I have been told by many of my friends who have done it that bupronephrine is the way to go, completely painless. If you can find a program that offers it what they will do is detox you to 30 mgs of methadone and then start bupronephrine and finish the detox with that. there are no withdrawals at all with this method. Good luck!