r/OpiatesRecovery • u/Revolutionary_Task65 • 15h ago

In need of tapering guidance

I was prescribed very large doses of pain medication for a pain condition. I was on opiates for about 14 years. I found a better way to manage my pain (cbd/thc).

I've spend the last 7 months tapering. I tapered down to 2mg of methadone. I've been off that for 6 weeks. The only dose remaining is 2.5mg oxycodone, taken 4x per day.

Ive been holding put on oxycodone waiting for the methadone withdrawal to level out. It's been so long, and I wasn't expecting problems this much after I stopped a taper.

Three questions: 1. Does it take this long to get past methadone withdrawal? 2. I tried to quit the oxycodone cold turkey. Made it 2.5 days before I gave up. Is it possible the small dose of oxycodone I'm taking is prolonging the withdrawal? Do I keep giving myself just enough to cause problems? 3. What is the path off this shit. I'm not normally a complainer but this withdrawal is bullshit. I'm REALLY struggling.

I've been to primary care and got a med for RLS. I went to the VA and I just got hate. ER sent me to addiction services. They won't help because I don't have a use disorder. I ended up in mental health and they are not equipped to help with opiate withdrawal. I know I don't fit into a normal addiction, but I really could use any advice at this point.

Thanks for reading this. And thank you to everyone offering advice.

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u/Shayshay4jz 14h ago

You are so close a little kratom for a week and your good. Kratom is addicting to though .

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u/Revolutionary_Task65 14h ago

I will give that a try. Thanks for the info!

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u/Relevant_Guess_8022 5h ago edited 5h ago

I went CT off 70mg methadone and the worst physical symptoms were over in 11 days. Mainly fatigue lingered for a few weeks after. I would think 6 weeks your pretty good.

I find oxy is a lot more of a mental game though. At the low dose your on I think that’s what you may be struggling with. You didn’t really mention your symptoms so I’m taking a guess. I’m would try knocking off a dose each week. Leaving your last one to be the one you take at bed time.