48 hours off 1mg

took my last dose at the clinic and picked up for the last time. So far haven’t had to touch any of my doses. It’s been about 49 hours at this point.

Highest dose was 60mg.

I made sure to follow the 10% rule for all decreases along with listening to my body and make sure I was stable before decreasing further. I think in total I tapered for about 2 years.

So far, it’s been painless. I started running pretty consistently over the summer which has for sure helped. My sleep has been great, zero restlessness, just sneezing a couple times here and there. Ive used weed at night for sleep as well but besides that no meds. I’ve also cut out booze the last month or so.

Mornings on methadone have always been tricky waking up feeling like I was in withdrawal but I found that’s most likely just cortisol spiking in the morning as it will go away in 30-45 minutes. We truly have the ability to manifest withdrawal symptoms when it comes to anxiety and cortisol, our brains are powerful.

Anyways, over 3 years off heroin and I couldn’t have done it without methadone. Being able to put that much distance between me and active addiction as I slowly tapered off is something I cant say enough about. Abstinence based just never worked for me.

Happy to answer any questions and share my experiences.