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Maria, trust me, you can do it. Don't wait 4 weeks. Break em in half and try 2.5 mg's. You should be able to make the jump from 5mg to nothing.

Regarding pain these meds actually *cause* pain on withdrawal. So initially the pain will be up but throw Ibu and Ace paracetamol on in and it should reduce somewhat, depending on your actual pain levels. 5mg of Methadone is really low and stopping that may make you feel not that well but it is worth a try in my book. If the withdrawal is bad then go back to 5mg and it should stop pretty quickly.