Methadone
opiate withdrawal
"It's helped me from my dependence and it really works well to stave off withdrawal.  The negatives outweigh the positives for me.  This drug has caused me to gain a lot of weight mostly from fluid retention.  It's very hard to come off you have to taper very slowly like a mg a week or you'll feel like crap. If you don't have insurance you have to pay $400 a month where I live this is going to a methadone clinic. This drug also cuts off your sex drive I used to be a very sexual person now I have little to no desire for sex anymore.  If you're on a high dose on most days you'll feel out of it and very sleepy so it's important that you tell your doctor/nurse the truth about your dose you don't want to be on too high nor too low of a dose."