I was on three 10mg. methadone tablets three times daily (90 mgs. a day), with 8mg. dilaudid, six times daily (48 mgs. daily) for breakthrough pain. I'm currently NOT on any narcotics at all. They simply just stopped working, so I got myself off of them. I just weaned myself. When I got down to just one 10mg. methadone tablet per day, I cut it in half and took 5 mgs. daily for a week. I then cut that in half, so I was on 2.5 mgs. daily for a week. Then I just stopped altogether. I was a little uncomfortable, and went on suboxone for a week. It helped a lot. I stopped that after a week with no side effects worth mentioning. It can be done. Wanting to really do it is key to success, IMHO.