- Opinion on Methadose Withdrawl 10th January 2006
... am not familiar with Methadose but I have heard of methadone is it the same thing? Methadone has a long half...
... Methadose is the generic of Methadone . It is not as potent as methadone. I think that...
... heard that the w/d will set in after 4-5 days with methadone . Not 100% sure but that is what I have been told...
... and doing well. Methadose is just a generic form of Methadone . Mellancrap (not the real name) the manufacture usually ... slights the tabs by 10-15% over what you get in Methadone HCL or brand name Dolophine.
The long half life...
- My Hubby is back on hydrocodone.....I'm so sad.... 9th January 2006
... what now? I just dont know. I'm going to check into methadone clinics maybe, but we dont have health insurance....
... he doesn't have to take so many. I am not sure if a methadone clinic helps people with ligitimate pain or if its ... heroin or pain meds... I have heard good things about methadone for pain, and I know it is pretty in expensive, if ... since Vicadin is not expensive . I am not sure if a methadone clinic helps with pain. Has he ever had a work up...
... anything else (short of quiting), is for him to go on Methadone . You meantioned you were going to check into Methadone ... his doctor will go along with it and prescribe his Methadone , it's actually quite inexpensive. I can't give you ... us know how things go when you hopefully get him on Methadone . By the way, you also might want to read some of...
... to help opiate addicts get off of opiates. Like a methadone program.
This thread reminds me of my brother who...
- Half Life?? 9th January 2006
... What is meant when they say that, " Methadone has a half life of 72 hours"? What is a half-life...
... correct. It means the length of time for half of the Methadone to be out of your system. It actually takes about ... five days for you to realize the full benefits of Methadone when you first go on the drug....
- 7 days off Opiates - 9th January 2006
... hurting real bad for a few days. He is a heavy heavy methadone and oxy user he thought it was his liver because when...
... hurting real bad for a few days. He is a heavy heavy methadone and oxy user he thought it was his liver because when...
- help me help my daughter 8th January 2006
... the end the line,20 yr old daughter is on 70gms of methadone a day,and now addicted big time to crack,never realised...
... drugs for 5 yrs now. he has been getting 100mg of methadone at the clinic since july. i also have gotten myself...
... you were my mom 2 years ago! lol
I am a recovering Methadone addict (used to be heroin and crack) and here to say ... .. I left the house! I came back a month later. METHADONE IS NO JOKE TO QUIT! I know its legal at the clinic ... hell getting off of this stuff..it just replaced the methadone ..
a 30 or 60 (even 90) day rehab OUT OF YOUR AREA...
- What should I expect from Methadone? 8th January 2006
... Hello Lily, I am 55 and was on methadone for a heroin habit back in the '70's. For me, it ... drugs 24/7. I don't know what "hydro" is, but I know methadone removed my cravings for heroin, and even if I did ... court-ordered for a drug offense) so I had to get off methadone . I've been straight for 26 years. Good luck to you...
... Hi Lily,I would try suboxone before methadone .Hydrocodone is a weak opiate and methadone would likely...
... apart. :( How long do they usually keep people on methadone ? Could I go in and tell them I want to taper off...
- How Heavy Am I??? 7th January 2006
... ultimately not worth it. I am actually going to a methadone clinic tomorrow morning at 5:45...they FINALLY opened...
- Three chears for Xrayman (day Four) 6th January 2006
... kicking back in a lovely hot tub! :)
As for a methadone clinic Stillcraze... from my understanding they are ... Which is no good because it means I am puking up my methadone after each dose. Not sure what to do about that....
... don't think there is a place to get per day doses of methadone . I would have to drive 2 hours for that kind of clinic...
- Help 6th January 2006
... you are feeling.
Have you considered going to a Methadone clinic or getting on Suboxone?
This may very well...
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Have you considered going to a Methadone clinic or getting on Suboxone?
Valley
Methadone...
- Oxy, Methadose, Crack - The Withdrawl Begins 4th January 2006
... is only a substitute and not a cure. In essence, a Methadone or Methdose program for opiate withdrawl causes the...
... Proward - I am on methadone for pain management (I use this board as well because ... I have heard from many peopel that the w/d off of methadone (methadose) is worse than any other. Thankfully I ... to quit the oxy's etc... that way? The amount of methadone you were taking was much less than what they use for ... methadone maintenance. I was told by the clinic here that they ... treat for addiction at 80-200mg a day. I know that methadone has helped some addicts get and stay off the other ... to be harder to get into a sub program than into a methadone clinic.... Just a couple of thoughts.
Good luck...
... damn cycle of addiction.
I have thought about a Methadone Maintenance Program but from all that I have read ... , clinics have a tendancy to keep people on methadone way too long, sometimes for several years. If you...
... imagine you will have a lot of trouble getting the methadone out of your system then. With any luck the physical...
... but I understand why your doing it.Can you go to a methadone clinic and enter a detox program there???......Dave...
- son on methadone clinic? 3rd January 2006
... Hi I can tell you that I am currently on methadone for addiction and I have never been once told that ... looked high.Most people whom dont know that I am on methadone have no idea that I take ANYTHING..There are several ... know that unless they do a specific test for it the methadone wont even show up.Ofcourse this could be a simple...
- question about options.... 30th December 2005
... ok i was reading a thread talking about ppl taking methadone for their addiction.....does this help? if they work...
... you are successful.You never know.I am currently on methadone maintanence for addiction to pain pills.Before I found ... methadone I had tried just about everything Ive been to detox ... For me they just didnt work.I can honestly say that methadone saved my life!As for your worry about giving up one ... addiction for another more potent one is a common methadone myth and is not accurate.People on methadone are not ... those pills.My whole life revolved around them.With my methadone I get up in the morning have my morning Dr.pepper ... drawer.My point is that because of and with the help of methadone my life doesnt revolve around my addiction.I have ... advantage of your computer and do some research on methadone and/or subuxone(sp?).There are great articles and ... some really good message boards thats focus is on methadone for the treatment of addiction.One awesome website ... armmat.org go to page 2.You could also call your local methadone clinic and ask them if you can come in and talk to...
- Injecting Water into Veins: Lie or Truth? 29th December 2005
... addiction and I know how it works. . He's currently on a methadone maintenance plan and is doing great. WHat I have ... edjucation to stay clean) and I think Suboxone or Methadone is his best detox method....but now we are getting...
... addiction and I know how it works. . He's currently on a methadone maintenance plan and is doing great. WHat I have ... edjucation to stay clean) and I think Suboxone or Methadone is his best detox method....but now we are getting...
- Went to first N/A meeting last night. 12/ 28/05 29th December 2005
... treat my pain appropriately. So, my doc started me on methadone , which helped my pain greatly, but then I had trouble ... have found a solution... I am prescribed 40mgs of methadone a day (just raised from 30mg) and I have my brother...
- How is everyone doing? 28th December 2005
... that. But even when they put me on a stronger med ( methadone ) and I told them I was going to have my brother hold ... plain old enjoyment of pills! Thank goodness the methadone doesn't give me that "high" I used to get and only...
- Can someone give me their opinion? (Hydro/Oxy) 26th December 2005
... What about methadone until you can get back on buprenorphene????.........
... help.
And you know, I've taken down the number to a methadone clinic that's about half an hour from my house (not ... knew how that was going to work; I've never taken methadone except a few times to get high (I wasn't impressed ... says that; nobody does it...) Well, I will call that methadone clinic, though, and see if they'll let me come down...
... Togomo - mpvt mentioned methadone . Even as he said, at least until you can get back ... on the sub? I know that methadone clinics are often a lot easier to find than sub doctor ... 's with openings for new patients. I know that methadone has helped a lot of different people get off the other ... shouldnt' turn you away. And I don't know how much a methadone clinic costs, but I know that MY prescription of methadone ... Different things work for different people. Is methadone something you have already tried?...
... No, I've never tried methadone as a way to get off opiates. I said I'll call the...
... rollercoaster for years.When finally I met someone on the methadone maintanence program.I was so impressed as I had seen ... think now it was mostly out of ignorance of the way methadone worked.Well finally after over a year of me struggling ... even wanted to.My whole life has improved due to the methadone ..I wasnt working the last year or so of my addiction ... went from making nothing to a job earning $20/hour.. Methadone saved my life and I have no doubt that if you are...
... there was someone on here who got hooked up with a methadone clinic within days of talking to a therapist...can...
- Tina....Question for ya! 22nd December 2005
... these days? If i remember right you are taking the Methadone for pain management, right? I have a friend who takes ... pain and the doctor is considering switching her to Methadone . I was wondering what dose you are on and how many ... input. She is hopeful that if the doc puts her on the Methadone that she will be able to wean down and them be completely...
... Well I can tell you that the methadone is amazing for pain management. I've been on pretty ... as my tolerance went up they stopped working. The methadone is the first med that has EVER taken my pain away ... the lowest dose she starts at. My primary had tried methadone before but only at 10mg. The PM doc told me that ... you, it takes a loooong time to build tolerance to methadone . I have talked to some people on the pain management ... fast the tolerance grows. Another thing that makes methadone such a great chronic pain drug.
I have had very ... personality. I am STILL having my brother hold the methadone for me. He gives me my 3 pills each morning and has ... it is so darn long! Goodness, you'd think I was a methadone spokesperson! ;)...
... was surprised, i guess, that the doc talked about Methadone instead of the patches.
Anyway, all info you have...
... Methadone is unlike any opiate pain killer you have ever taken ... .The methadone molecule is alot larger then the morphine molecule ... like percocet or vicodin is a waste of time because methadone virtually blocks all other opiates.That's why you ... hear of someone who od's on heroin when they were on methadone .The addict shots up and doesn't get a rush so he does ... opiate pain killers for 25 years with the last 3 on methadone and I can tell you it's the best pain killer for people...
... work perfectly for you. Another reason why I like methadone . You adjust the meds for you and your pain rather...
... see this post and give us his input. He has been on methadone for a lot longer and has answered SO many of my questions...
... any questions that you have. I'm new enough to the methadone that I should be abel to remember how I felt on it...
... Hi,
This is the first time I have posted. Yes, methadone is a good painkiller but its an absolute ******* to ... just gone cold turkey from the gear and never gone on methadone .
Rose...
- mom of opiates addict 21st December 2005
... wanted to go into a clinic for 5 days to withdraw from methadone . he said the price is only 50.00, which sounds awful ... does'nt do this he thinks he will be going to the methadone clinic for the rest of his life.
has anyone heard...
... I am on Methadone , I have been a hydrocodone addict for 9 years (since ... I was 15) I was taking 15 a day. I was put on 10mg Methadone for 4 times daily, and they tapered me from there ... you arent taking anymore opiates than you should. Methadone is very hard to get off of, and the withdrawls are...
... decision from your son. I know folks who were on the Methadone clinic for over 15 years. Not what it's set up for...
... He has no right to think that just because he's on Methadone that you should think everything is ok. Be very careful...
... our usual morning ritual.
anyway, he brought his methadone with him, the clinic gives take home when they are ... that was our xmas with our son.
i know nothing about methadone . could he be taking something else with it and get...
... sure. Either he is taking something else with the Methadone or he's talking too much Methadone. If he's not taking ... other meds and no extra dosing of Methadone , then he needs to tell the clinic and back off. My ... ex-boyfriend was on Methadone and you are describing him to a "T" when he took too...
... thankyou, arememom....i know he's not taking too much methadone . the past 2 wks he has missed one, sometimes 2 days...
... cannot come home, we've been there!
he is on the methadone clinic since july, was doing well, til the holidays ... i know he is not doing opiates again, because the methadone is an opiate blocker. what he is doing is something...
- Vicodin Question 20th December 2005
... to about 10 a day again and this time he put me on Methadone , first 10 mg's 4 times a day. Of course I abused those...
... and only thing that may help you the most sonce the methadone failed.I would very highly recomend this type of treatment...
... I will call my doctor (the one who prescribes the methadone ) and have him run a complete blood count on me and...
... else I tried.Well I met up with a girl who was on a methadone maintence program that at one time been as bad or ... me.I know you said your doctor gave you some of the methadone pills and you ate them up pretty quick which honestly ... had had that option back then.But the thing about methadone is when you get to the right dose level for you which ... this as an option.They get the idea that people on methadone treatment are all dirty,no good junkies.But you know...
... triplicat (sp?) prescription, like what adderall and methadone are written on. But what can I say I did it to myself...
... Even asked my doctor, but he decided to put me on Methadone instead, and those are just as addicting, and the ... withdrawal from Methadone is worse (in my mind) than the damned Lorcet. Thanks ... doctor today and tell him that even though I am on the Methadone , I am still taking pain pills, cause he only has me ... on 40 mgs of Methadone a day, and I was taking 150 mgs of hydrocodone, He ... me out on, since it takes a long time to taper off Methadone .
Do you take the sub? do you like it, what mg do...
... Actually I'm on methadone for pain and addiction.I take 370mgs a day and it ... opiate pain killers for 25 years with the last 3 on methadone .I have worked closely with my methadone doctor on ... methadone and recovery, so I try and lend a hand when I can ... .You must remember that detoxing off methadone is a very long process and if done properly with no ... withdrawls. Methadone is unlike any of the other opiates you have taken ... is an exellent drug to use when your detoxing off methadone .Once your down to 40-30mgs a day of methadone then ... are buprenorphene).Detoxing from bup is easier then methadone with weaker withdrawls......Dave...
... You said that your doctor only has you on 40mg of methadone for your addiction? I talked to a methadone clinic ... 200mg a day! Sounds like you are being shorted on the methadone which explains why you are still having the desire ... dose. It was my understanding that when using it as methadone maintenance for drug addiction that the doses are...
... Tina,
I dont honestly think she is getting her methadone from a clinic but a regular doctor.And a regular doctor ... cant prescribe a patient methadone for addiction purposes unless its an emergency and ... I guess thats not to be.I am currently attending a methadone clinic due to an addiction to pain pills.I am also ... problems began..I can honestly say that since being on methadone even for maintenance that it really does help control...
... I wasn't aware that regular doc's can't prescribe methadone for addiction? I thought that there had been a couple ... . maybe I was wrong? Hmmmm....
LP - If the methadone is not working at that dosage, then have you tried...
... have heard people here mention that they did their methadone program thru their primary docs.just something to ... consider.but if you could not actually manage the methadone yourself,this may noe the best idea either.I really...
... basically states that a regular doctor can NOT prescribe methadone for addiction purposes unless in an emergency and ... that instance it is okay for doctors to prescribe the methadone ................briton...
- what are the alternatives? 18th December 2005
... drugs? Have you been to rehab or have you considered Methadone or Suboxone maintenance?
Going to NA or AA would...
- question on opiate addiction, percocet/vicodin 17th December 2005
... to a med that actually treated the pain properly ( methadone ) so I didn't need to take more to self-medicate my...
- spark-its been a year and half,im sober finally off the methadone after two/half year 16th December 2005
... update on the last couple of yrs.i knew you were on methadone for the pain and w/d.jhow did you get off the meth...
... That must have been so tough, Chef, getting off of Methadone .
I'm on Sub and doing pretty much 100 percent better...
... months...used subutex for a month after stopped doing methadone .....i hurt for a month although,the usual w/d crap...
- Please help. Oxy addiction Question 15th December 2005
... She said that she needs to go on this thing called " Methadone "(sp?) that helps get her off Oxy. Here is the problem ... the doctor who must make the prescription for the Methadone until Tuesday. So she has basically gone cold turkey...
... to find alternatives anyway,you know?hopefully the methadone will be a huge help to her in this dept.just be there...
- I'm tired of being a junky 15th December 2005
... you each day? My brother does that for me with my methadone (I'm not on a taper, but I know myself enough to recognize...
- Time to start Suboxone 15th December 2005
... would be trading one addiction for another. I did try methadone first and found that I really liked the 'buzz' I could...
- i'm addicted to ultram 14th December 2005
... who sorted out my medication problems and now I'm on methadone for chronic pain. That works wonderfully for me....
... was so bad I hated everything and everyone.I started methadone 3 years ago and the depression was gone within days...
- YIKES!!! Surgery tomorrow!!!! 14th December 2005
... enough (I was just on it until I could get back on methadone ), etc... She put me on a mild dose of estrogen. ... actually felt a little better. But I also went back on methadone three days after that and my night sweats are completely ... the estrogen... or if it is because I'm back on the methadone and am not having ANY w/d anymore? Talk to your doctor...
... that you were comfortable with! I am currently on methadone for pain (I have a problem managing the pills myself...
- ShameandPain ... 14th December 2005
... me years and years quite literally to come off of methadone maintenance, (this was years ago, when I was just...
- Quiet today.... 13th December 2005
... it all on your own!
I'm doing okay today. The methadone is still keeping me up at night though. I have not...
... gland problem, but it went away when I took my morning methadone and then some ibuprofren for my swelling. It's just...
- Slid a little bit 12th December 2005
... for me. And extremely painful! AND, I've taken my methadone today too. It scares me to think of how much it would...
- What action do I take to stay clean and sober? 11th December 2005
... So... MY "clean and sober" means taking my 30mg of methadone a day and ONLY my 30mg a day. Which really is not...
- Help! Son admitted heroin use. 11th December 2005
... straws...go to rehab...relapse, and try again.
Methadone clinics will give the heroin addict an alternative ... physical withdrawls of heroin can be pretty ugly, and the methadone can help keep them from going through that...as long...
... which is also an opiate. Anyway I think looking into methadone is a great idea, heroin is a hard core drug and he ... doctor in your area who could help maybe perscribe methadone (some can) or suboxin. Also he needs to get invoved...
... and for some it can not. Son needs to check out the Methadone (but be careful he doesn't swap one addiction for ... another). Methadone is very addictive itself. It's best if he has to dose...
... suboxone treatment. I used to be against that and methadone , but I feel at this point, if it keeps him alive and...
... alot of time to write this, but I want you toknow methadone saved my life, your son can finish school and be successful ... etc. There is a really good board for methadone patients with a TON of info...search on watchdog and ... the address - I am not allowed to post links...
Methadone can be used just to get him off heroin or as maintenance...
... Hey Cramz,
I have to agree with pillzz, Methadone saved my life too..But you may need to face that your ... son might not even be a canidate for methadone treatment right now unless it is in a 180 day type ... indepth road of drug use then I say "Get him to a methadone clinic ASAP"so he can get his life back..I went from ... another site but if you will do a search of bup or methadone and the word watchdog you will be taken to a site ... both treatments..If you have any questions about the methadone treatment or methadone in general I have reasearched...
... sure you know. I dont think you should put him on Methadone though. I think methadone is worse than heroin it ... your teeth and when the time comes to get off ,of the methadone the detox is way worse . The best medication out there...
- newly addicted to ritalin, Please read and reply... 10th December 2005
... appreciated and well, very much needed. Oh I am also on methadone and fast X (phentremine or phen phen )and don't know...
- sister in vegetative state 8th December 2005
... taking 3 or so pills each of vicodin, valium, soma and methadone and washed it all down with a few beers. as you might...
... taking 3 or so pills each of vicodin, valium, soma and methadone and washed it all down with a few beers. as you might...
... weekend were I hit my bottom low so to speak.I took methadone ,morphine,valium,the thc pill marinol and to top it ... That was early May of 2002 and by Aug 2002 I was on methadone .For the first year I kept using morphine because I ... and for the last 2 years I've only taken 370mgs of methadone a day (I managed to come down 30mgs in the last few...
- Ultram Taper 8th December 2005
... Yeah, right! And now, they don't even know what methadone is!! That is why I am so incredibly grateful to have...
- 19/M Addicted to OxyContin 7th December 2005
... stuff.
Darvocet/Darvon are propoxyphene - in the methadone family - and although it's the lesser of these evils...
- Good Morning... 6th December 2005
... awaiting the call from my dr's office. Answers on the methadone . Keep you fingers crossed that they will be able ... me. Then I can get on an appropriate dose of the methadone . I am still going to have my brother hold them for ... outside my grasp. When I talked to the doctor at the methadone clinic yesterday he was just appalled that they haven ... aren't comfortable prescribing such a low dose of methadone ". Baffling that they will dole out the oxycodone...
... to teach.
I will keep my fingers crossed on the methadone thingy. That is frustrating to know that red tape...
... at 2:10 due to a cancellation to get started on the methadone . My boss called me ten minutes before they did to...
... normal life is in sight! Well, if you call popping methadone three times a day to treat pain and kill opiate desires...
... of sad how much I am looking forward to getting my methadone prescription today. I'm just so sick of being in ... pain. And I guess taking 3 methadone tablets a day instead of 8 oxycodone is better. Especially...
... room for slipping at all. I'm just hoping that the methadone allows me to have at least a little bit of a normal...
... really like my new doctor. I am back on teh 30mg of methadone . Already gave it to my brother to hold. Here's hoping...
... that I will be able to stay at this low dose of the methadone successfully.
Janet, as I said before in your...
... oxycodone. And this was just my second day on the methadone !!!...
- methadone questions 5th December 2005
... immediately. I am currently going cold turkey from methadone from a 40mg habit and it is the worst of all drugs...
... he is on an out-patient daily treatment of liquid methadone , 100 mg every morning. that is where my concern lies...
... long they keep you at one dose. I have not been to a methadone clinic for drug addiction. But I think the goal is...
... Hey bevann26,
The premise behind the Methadone clinics is to wean people off their drugs of choice ... resentments of what it's done to their loved ones. Methadone is as addictive as the drugs you're trying to detox ... truly don't know what the guidelines are for using Methadone as a way to detox off drugs, but I wouldn't stay on ... them for years. Methadone is very addictive and very hard to detox from itself ...
There are many here who have been addicted to Methadone , used it to detox on a short term basis and others...
- Please help advice and reccomendations OC detox 5th December 2005
... Hey Uneek
I am currently going ct off of methadone which I tapered down to 30-40mgs and during that time ... then oxy ages 17-20(I am 20years old now). I took methadone to correct the mental addiction but fortunatly i was ... at all I heard it is as tough to get off of as is methadone . Oxy is much shorter w/d period than methadone or ... sub. I am toughing it out ( methadone addicition and pot)during the month of finals its...
- Anyone seen methadonia? 4th December 2005
... is terrible the mother was addicted to H and using methadone while pregnent Thats Sad :)...
- Rehab Is For Quitters 3rd December 2005
... Yikes meth is scary... Methadone is Terrifying...Never get into it im a youngin trying...
- Trying to stay Clean 3rd December 2005
... This is day 6 of my methadone addiction that I am going cold turkey from.. I cant ... to concentrate when im withdrawling like this from methadone .. I have used it before for school tests before but ... it for daily consumtion..but i was not addicted to methadone when i took it that is why im asking you guys for...
... This is day 6 of my methadone addiction that I am going cold turkey from.. I cant ... to concentrate when im withdrawling like this from methadone .. I have used it before for school tests before but ... it for daily consumtion..but i was not addicted to methadone when i took it that is why im asking you guys for ... advice
-Ryan Ct
Ryan, Seeing you are off the Methadone i dont think it would have any bearing should you...
- Who's An Addict?? 2nd December 2005
... wont be for long YAY! I have faith in myself. No more methadone Day 7 ct...I smell Sunshine....Through the air! :...
... used short term and tapered off not to be used like methadone and i have never been on meth but sounds like nasty...
- Offical Diagosis 2nd December 2005
... me yesterday afternoon. She wants me back on the methadone until we decide to do surgery. My primary is not...
... words! It just sucks! Hopefully they figure out the methadone . It was the only thing that helped my pain AND lowered...
... in the mood for this today.
I did talk to the methadone clinic here in my town. They only treat for addiction...
... normal as they get that is.
Also talked to the methadone clinic. they will NOT treat chronic pain. But he...
- Just can't win 2nd December 2005
... around. She and I did talk about when I was on the methadone and how I had trouble taking just one a day. She...
... very confused as to why when my doc put em on the methadone it was such an extremely low dose. She said she wasn ... Because HER game plan had been to keep me on the methadone for 5 years and then do surgery. But he took me off ... the methadone because it wasn't effective at that dose. Why they...
... your tolerance is so high certainly is a factor. The Methadone probably didn't help in lowering your tolerance anyway...
... that they will maybe decide to put me back on the methadone at a more appropriate dose. Not sure though. The ... the whole problme worse. And I am positive that the methadone made my tolerance higher. I used to at least get...
- Can I be honest? Desperately need help 2nd December 2005
... I can relate somewhat. Have you looked in to any methadone clinics in your area? I know that has been very helpful...
... and kind words. I've been on Sub. before (but not Methadone ), and it did work wonders..but obviously once I stopped...
... chronic pain patients that are pregnant that she has in methadone treatment. I'm not sure if methadone is easier on ... were busy discussing tryign to get me back on the methadone . It is the only thing that has helped my pain and ... can't prescribe it. I don't know much about using methadone for opiate w/d but it is worth calling a clinic in...
- 60 Days Clean 1st December 2005
... be there for you. I am still trying to recover from methadone addiction im on day 5 and feel horrible. I wish i...
... was congrats.. Im battling the worst of the worst METHADONE i tapered down to bout 30mgs daily and stoped suddenly...
- Where do I go? 30th November 2005
... reduce his danger to society. Like giving someone Methadone is supposed to be a replacement for Heroine, this...
- imodium for W/D's work? 29th November 2005
... numerous different prescription opiates. The worst being Methadone . I am currently withdrawing from Tylenol 4 . I am...
- methadone addict 29th November 2005
... by day and let my body take its course through the methadone wd's I notice not many people on the board are going ... ct off methadone . It is better to tapper but i dont wanna have to wait...
... to let you know that you are not alone in c/t from Methadone . I am a pain pill addict, but was prescibed methadone ... pain under control. From the first time I took the methadone , i fell in love with it. I have gone c/t and it was ... though it had been 48 hours since I had taken my last methadone , when I took my first 2mgs of sub, I went into precipated ... night sweats. I just wanted to let you know how one methadone addict did it and you are not alone. I wish you the...
... You are doing great. I have been on methadone a few times. I never made it when I went the cold ... herion a million times but it was never like coming off methadone . It does last a long time. It was like 27 days for ... get employable. I did a lot of herion for years and methadone and a lot of crack with my methadone, along with booze ... mark. I actually met my now clean husband at the methadone clinic almost six years ago. Crazy huh? You are...
... almost got kicked out. So I decided to quit and use methadone to delay my cravings for it. I was taking up to 60mgs ... been goin on a year that i had sufferd from w/d off methadone fixing it with oc or lil amounts of methadone.. Cold...
... definitely have that on your side. Withdrawls from Methadone suck big time. The physical and mental withdrawl effects ... of Methadone are longer than most any other drug out there.
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... I did a lot of oxy contins. Honestly methadone was the same thing except stronger, longer lasting ... most people would ever do. So are you coming off of methadone or oxy's? And I am confused......you had three weeks...
... I am coming off the methadone ..Which i was addicted to for a year doing about a ... the most 3 times a week on average. Then I found methadone which i abused both off the streets. I now I am addicted ... to methadone because i wanted to stop the craving of oxy. I had ... 3 weeks clean from methadone or any opiate starting on 9/11/05 then was stupid ... months bout every day 30 mgs per day then quit and took methadone 10mg a day for a week to taper down a lil. I was attending...
... caring for others about recovery. I am on day 6 of methadone cold turkey its terrible I feel as though it gets...
... on sub. He was a big time addict, doing like 2 or 3 methadone wafers a day and when he couldnt get methadone he ... nice of him to say that he would not eever sell me methadone or oxy again since he was the one who got me addicted...
... huh? I got tested nothing wrong. Then i looked up methadone weeks later and there it was all the same w/d's that...
... I am on day 10 cold turkey off methadone ...I recently got a couple xanax bars for my anxiety ... worried about using again. Everyone is saying that methadone can not be done. I am basically doing it on my own ... killing me (i am also kicking a pot habit and the methadone ) Smoked pot ever since i was about 14 pretty much...
... are you sure that you want to be trying to kick the methadone and the pot smoking all at the same time? I am just ... there will be a higher chance of relapsing to the methadone . I'm sure you can do whatever you put your mind to ... proud of you. I to have heard that going ct off of methadone is almost unheard of. 10 days is an amazing feat...
... especially do not want to be a junkie. before i got on methadone I was mvp of my basketball varsity team both junior...
... this and wanted to let you know that I went c/t off methadone as well, a few times actually and it is just beyond ... sweating. But depending on how long you've been on the methadone , you could have some depression for a while. There ... effect of withdrawls and 2) you no longer have the methadone to prop you up in difficult/uncomfortable situations...
... I want to prove to those people that going c/t off methadone from a 40mg habbit and marijuana CAN BE DONE!! Like...
... heavy heavy user but when I tapered down to 40mg of methadone I would sometimes do an 80 of oc some of the time ... to fix my w/d istead of doing the methadone , never anymore than that. I was doing that for about ... a year when I got hooked to the methadone . Hope that is enough inside info for you to tell me...
... feel like crap I used it to stop Heroine. I wonder if methadone w/d is worse and more painful than Heroin withdrawal...
- Spark-o-cet 29th November 2005
... not do this.he says the immodium works similiar to methadone for the w/ds,but it does not completley enter the ... receptors like methadone or hydro.hope this helps-spark...
- Addiction to oppiates, I am scared. Anyone else? Need advice!!! 29th November 2005
... I am an ex opiat addict, methadone , herion, oxys, ect.... I am clean almost four years...
- 20 year old addict goin cold turkey 28th November 2005
... hooked but diddnt feel the wd from oc until i took methadone for lik a month straight! 40mg daily for my oc habbit ... mentally needing the drug. So i found a way to get methadone and thats when i made the biggest misstake of my LIFE ... ! :) When i suddenly stoped or couldnt get the methadone i felt flu like symptoms. Then for about a year I ... was doing oxy and methadone to cure my wd;s I decided to quit on 9/11?05 and did ... plz give me any advice aboutsuccessfully goingthru methadone wd's or other drug wd's tell me anything on methadone...
... Is there anybody out there that went through methadone wds cold turkey successfully?? I am doing that right ... my normal life back. I was addicted to oc and took methadone ...buying each off the streets and months after takin ... methadone i stopped suddenly and feelin the worst flu symtoms ... feel the physical w/d's. Never get yourself into methadone it is the worst drug to kick guys!...
- I'm back in a bad way.. 28th November 2005
... get on some sort of maintance program weather its Methadone or Suboxone.
I forget do you have chronic pain...
- Smoking pot 27th November 2005
... been a week since i smoked pot I am also fighting a methadone addiction so that is definently not as easy as getting ... off put not alone getting off two addictions( methadone and pot) for me..Just imagine the people who have...
... Ryan-ct, :)
I read your other thread about the Methadone . You are moving in the right direction and just have...
- Tramadol 27th November 2005
... Vicadin or Percocet and its certaintly not worse than Methadone . you can't even compare it to Methadone. if your wife...
- clean from pills 26th November 2005
... nice post I was wondering if you had any info about methadone . I already know its the worst to get off but do you ... etc. and after a year or two i wanted off so i took methadone constantly so i wouldnt have the craving for oc and...
- okay TDay kinda stunk, but feel blessed anyways. 24th November 2005
... depressed and had a huge urge to go and try to get some methadone . I talked himout of it. And an agrument to match that...
... It helps with the mental cravings and wds.I heard methadone is the hardest opiate to withdraw from. Just keep...
- Need Encouragment 23rd November 2005
... Phil, OMG! Did you go methadone or one of the subs or taper or medical detox?? And...
- new person, need answers to methadone issue 23rd November 2005
... slow today... must be the holiday. I have heard that methadone w/d can last quite awhile and is one of the worst ... pm. You may want to talk to him about going to a methadone clinic and asking for help weaning off. They are...
... change our lives for the better.
I agree with Tina. Methadone has a long half life. It takes alot longer to clean...
... Melatonin or Benadryl
also if needed
Methadone is tough to detox and takes a while, maybe 7-14 days ... to sleep tonight is a good sign. When detoxing off Methadone , sleep is a good thing, especially in the first 5...
... Hi,
I am on methadone maintenance therapy for my addiction to opiates. ...
... Methadone is for heroin and other opiates, not methamphetamine...
... help, but I think sometimes the confusion between methadone and methamphetamines (which is a HUGE difference! ... because of the nickname "meth" being used for both.
Methadone is a strong drug used to eliminate or reduce the feelings ... usually for people who are also chronic pain patients as methadone is a strong pain reliever.
As for methamphetamines ... meth. As I understand it, it's an "upper," where methadone is a "downer." Whether it's the same as crack (or...
- In desperate need of help! PLEASE 23rd November 2005
... At age 48, I'm what they call a "lifer" at the methadone clinic I attend (I hate that term!). But the reason...
- Everybody Post 1 Thing They Are Thankful For This Thanksgiving.. 22nd November 2005
... that awful night a year and a half ago...I'm still on methadone and dreamed about taking some percocets after my ...
... LOL! When last we heard, you were doing well on the Methadone , being creative with a writing exercise book....and...
- Wheres my partner Tina ? 21st November 2005
... here in 2 days and just anwsered your question on my Methadone thread, this is why i get frustrated with this board...
... his clinic the next morning. We talked about the methadone etc... I told him that I honestly felt I was better ... it didn't give me a buzz anymore (at all) where the methadone did and that was the tempataion to take more. So...
... edge off. I wish to god I had never started that methadone . It built my tolerance up even more. It is absolutely ... better than nothing. Or better than using up all my methadone and being out AND in pain again......
- Hi every one I am new here and I have a drug problem 21st November 2005
... Taper & then stop
3) Cold Turkey
4) Rehab
5) Methadone or Sub Maintenance
6) Out patient rehab and group...
- My hat's off to you's! I can't see myself sober :( 20th November 2005
... sure what you are abusing, if it's opioids, sub or methadone ? I had to find a way that worked for me, and I'm on...
- Two months without coke: real emotions returning? 18th November 2005
... However, I personallly don't believe in being on Sub or Methadone for years. That's not detoxing, that's substituting...
- mother of opiates addict 17th November 2005
... from you all.
my son, who started on the out-patient methadone clinic, has been clean 5 mos. now. keeping a job...
... am a recovering addict also doing outpatient at a methadone clinic. I have been clean of opiates for 1 month ... I'm in college and going to graduate here soon. Methadone saved my life...
... and I think it's wonderful. He may or may not try methadone or suboxone, they are working on that with him. He...
- How long does it take to feel normal? 16th November 2005
... much and talked to my doctor about it. He put me on methadone . Which I have also had trouble with. The main reason ... is that the methadone actually gives me that buzz that the vicoidin USED ... I think my doctor has me on too low a dose of the methadone ... but I have to wait til December and my refill to ... to go... but it is hard. You could also look into methadone to get yourself off the opiates. You also may be ... able to get down to a low dose of methadone and stay on it for your legitimate pain as well. ... feeling good again. You could also check out a local methadone clinic. Check out some posts by TCHRIS. She and ... and fiancee are both on methadone maintenance for opiate addiction. They seem to be ... thing. Right now I am trying to wean waaaaay off the methadone (no choice almost out and the script isn't due til...
... then jump off cold turkey
4) Suboxone therapy
5) Methadone
6) Detox in-patient
7) Medical assisted detox out...
... down to 50mg and could not do any more, we went on Methadone and beleive me I know what everyone has to say about...
... Taper & then stop
3) Cold Turkey
4) Rehab
5) Methadone or Sub Maintenance
6) Out patient rehab and group...
... house to quit. Right now im on a week cold turkey from methadone I'm feeling somewhat relief. If i were to taper it...
- New Thread..methadone Side Effects, New Ones,please Help 16th November 2005
... starts. Does anyone know if you can take SOMA with Methadone ??..They have said that muscle spasms is another sid ... effect of Methadone ....they looked it up in there book :) I guess its ... ..please post all you guys can on side effects of METHADONE .......CHRISTINE
Christine, I am glad that things ... answer to your question about taking Soma while on Methadone is "YES"..... as there are many pain patients who ... are prescribed Methadone and Soma in combination to control their pain.
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... had any trouble with muscle twitching while on the methadone ... You said that some of your side effects are clearing...
... and i feel like i have had EVERY SINGLE ONE off this Methadone ...but at least I am not counting pills and I am soooooooooo ... on and on ,before you know it you are 80mg deep in Methadone , I dont want to come on here one day and not hear...
... guys,please keep posting about side effects or any Methadone info you have, it helsp us out a lot........CHRISTINE...
... description of how the two of you got involved with the methadone clinic you are in. What are the processes etc......
... were paying and in the meantime got involved with the Methadone clinic, lucky enogh for us we have 2 in our immediate ... addicts and if you want to go there to get high off of Methadone ,I am sure there is a way to do that also,people go ... they go and use street drugs also, that is what gives Methadone a bad name, but like i said the one i go to is pretty ... strict about drug testing and such, we plan to stay on Methadone and go right onto the Sub,and hopefully be done with...
... chronic bladder disorder. My dr. has prescribed me methadone for my pain management. I have read through most of ... am the person it is happening to also.
1. Does methadone cause chronic constipation? I have been feeling like ... this is an irritation to my intestines due to the methadone .
2. Does methadone cause sleep apnea or any sleep ...
4. Which medicine is better for pain oxycotin or methadone ? I was going to talk to my dr. about switching to ... afraid of the addiction level of the oxycotin. I know methadone is addictive too but I have been mentally aware of...
... this but here is some of my story,as for the OC vs Methadone , I am on MMT, which is Methdone Maientence to get...
... someone would have some info on side effects with the Methadone , my newest problem is this depression and anxiety...
... know the painc attatcks are NOT side effects from Methadone , there proably my brain actually feeling feelings...
... I have been on methadone twice and so has my husband. He used to twitch a ... doctor perscribed all kinds of stuff to people while on methadone . If the twitches don't bother him why take something...
- Philster - MIA - Where are you?? 16th November 2005
... awake...dont really want to take anything as i am on Methadone , I had my first drug test today, they dont mess around...
- Buzz - New & Better Day 16th November 2005
... ease it at least a little. I know not much since the methadone is so much stronger. But it might help so I am hanging...
... for me. Too many years on hydrocodone and now the methadone . It's like popping aspirin... no temptation to take...
- Armemom And Gang..please Help...anxiety With Detoxing 14th November 2005
... drugs.
I guess it could be from detoxing. But with Methadone , I don't know if that would be true. I wonder if the ... Methadone itself can cause that type of side effect?
How ... works if you work it. You don't have to be off the Methadone before you go. You desperately need the support that...
... am going to check around about anxiety attatcks and Methadone becuase TJ has been complaining about feeling different...
- Bad Weekend 14th November 2005
... I take 10mg of methadone a day. I'm embarassed to say how many are left. ... Ridiculous. The other thing is that I have been on the methadone for less than a month. Just under a month. But I...
... days a week, etc... I may need to go off of this methadone all together. Right now I just need time to think...
... case but it appears that it is...
As for the methadone . Originally I took an extra because I truly did have ... bt pain. When I take 10mg of methadone I do NOT get a buzz. If I take more than that, I ... I had originally heard that there was no buzz with methadone as well. From my personal experience, that is not ... pills (tylenol in them mostly). When I started the methadone I was surprised at how good I felt on them. More than...
... I know I said it before, but you should look into methadone maintenance to get off the pills. Or like my doc ... did, put me on methadone to wean off the vic's then dropped to a lower level ... But I know others have had a lot of success with the methadone . Is that something you are interested in at all? ... couple on here, Christine and TJ that just went into methadone maintenence together....
... disappear for a couple of days! Have you looked in to methadone maintenance at all? I know it has worked well for...
- Methadone And Small Fires 13th November 2005
... Hey TJ, :)
Too much Methadone my friend? My ex was on methadone for years and he...
- im back 13th November 2005
... me but almost 2 years ago i went cold turkey off methadone it was for my degenerative disc disease well here ... i am once again weening off methadone by choice because im tired of my life being run by ... this i started a thread when does it end because methadone w/d is the gift that keeps on giving thanks for...
... you working a program? I know you are going off the methadone , but is that only a physical thing? I'm not sure ... this right. Is your addiction only physical to the methadone , or are mentally dependent on it as well? Does this...
