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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Michigan
Posts: 1,424
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Michigan
Posts: 1,424
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Hi Tony -- I'm also on Methadone, along with the Fentanyl patch, and I've also heard that getting off Methadone is difficult.
But i've gotten off other medications before, and I'm SURE that with a slow weaning/tapering process, it shouldn't be all that hard. Some people go too fast with the tapering, and that makes it rough -- some DOCTORS aren't sufficiently trained in the weaning process either, so they taper you much too fast. If you're going to get off Methadone, make sure your doc understands that you want to do it SLOWLY, to avoid the nasty withdrawals. Methadone has a longer half-life than alot of meds too, so that makes it harder.
Best of luck & God bless. Hugs, Lee
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