got off the methadone completely cold turkey, it was the worst experience, I had no strength, I had no appetite and lost a massive amount of weight in a span of 2 /3 months, never slept a wink during that time, could not function, could not work, could not care for myself or anyone else and when I finally made it to be able to stand up from bed, I was always weak and in pain, i just never felt normal again. The worst part was having it completly out of my system and still feeling so miserable. Now I'm doing great on the maintenance therapy, I have take homes for 2 weeks at a time and clean drug screens but the side effects are becoming alot to deal with as well. The sugar cravings, the sweating is ridiculous especially for a female, sleep sucks also and absolutely no sex drive. Would like to be free from all substances.