List of topic discussions that mention the drug Methadone.

1125. vicodin addiction, need help... 14th September 2004
      
      ... from pills for to weeks dont go straight to sub or methadone . you will be making a minor problem into a huge one...
      
      
1126. Ultram (Tramadol) ? 12th September 2004
      
      ... the worst of withdrawals in my life incl. xanax and methadone ... it sounds like this one will be do-able too and...
      
      
1127. Is it starting all over again? 11th September 2004
      
      ... die... I went to an addictionologist in search of methadone (I had heard this doc prescribed them monthly) but...
      
      
1128. Lynn, Goodluck and Blessings to you on your surgery tomorrow 9th September 2004
      
      ... tried to put me under and was not aware of my being on methadone !) But as far as treating post-op pain, the clinic ... involved about length of time and current doseage of methadone so any pain can be treated appropriately. The clinic ... does not have the opiate-blocking agents in them that methadone has. I hope I can remain surgery-free, but life happens...
      ... Board will attest to that. Your problem with the methadone and pain killers is one I hadn't really thought about...
      
      
1129. Stop this thing..I want off!! 8th September 2004
      
      ... Doc gave me Vicodin 5/500 x3 per day. I am now on methadone 30mg x3 per day and ONLY vic's 5/500 x/3 per day....
      
      
1130. The Pathway of the Fisherman 7th September 2004
      
      ... control your pain, I would go on it before I would methadone ... just because methadone CAN be addicting... ...
      
      
1131. Need Advice ASAP- The rehab wants me there NOW, I want to go on the 17th 7th September 2004
      
      ... with my kids since I've been off the pills and on the methadone . Also, about your struggle with the kids and with ... me to keep off the pills and keep working with this methadone program. I could cry and cry over the sweet and kind...
      ... told the board that I wanted to take my call to the methadone /Suboxone clinic back, my post to Philster asking for ... understand this! Sometimes I think that is why I chose methadone ...it's a drug with pain-killing abilities, and believe...
      
      
1132. Hey Lynn.... 7th September 2004
      
      ... However,I am presently considering either Sub or Methadone especially if this pain continues..I literally have...
      
      
1133. REHAB: scariest, but BEST DECISON IVE EVER MADE: Trying not to back out 6th September 2004
      
      ... people who helped me make my decision to go to the methadone clinic I'm now at? And more importantly, did you ... helping me understand, one of the side effects of the Methadone is drowsiness, and in the beginning especially, I ... in my life like I did the first month of being on methadone . Enough about me, but I hope I gave you a laugh...
      
      
1134. Chef....hope you are o.k....... 5th September 2004
      
      ... when I was trying to decide whether or not to go on methadone for my drug addiction, you mentioned to me that you...
      
      
1135. Ultram~ vommitting??? 4th September 2004
      
      ... do you know what methadose is exactly? I know what methadone is.....but I had never heard of methadose until just...
      ... have you guys been lately?...Cox as to your question- Methadone - brand .. ( name in US is Dolophine ) is manufactured ... generic manufactured by Mallinkrofdt...Cox because methadone is considered to have a " narrow therapeutic clinical ... attained in the body,etc... thus if one is rxed methadone ask your doc about this....as in pain management,detox ... ,long term tx with methadone /methadose..if you take brand or generic stick with...
      
      
1136. Dallas Alice - MMT Stabilization 4th September 2004
      
      ... can tell you that what you are experiencing with the methadone is really quite common. For some people, it can take ... off of that, it seems once I was stabilized on the methadone , I didn't need it anymore. I also had an awful time ... with very little inconvenience or hinderence from the methadone treatment. I really wanted to get into your new ... you have any questions, any at all, whether about methadone or anything else, please don't hesitate to ask me...
      ... appreciate your posts to me so much, and when you mentioned methadone to me that night I first posted when I was feeling ... wrote ("you sound like an excellent candidate for methadone ,") going round and round in my head ever since. ... thought that "I could be an excellent candidate for methadone " in my mind as I pondered the clinic from the outside ... although I haven't told them about the addiction, the methadone , or the clinic...they've noticed a change in me, and ... know what I'm talking about when I talk about the methadone , so I just hope you know how dear you've become to...
      ... know why I allow myself to place a stigma on using methadone , but I'm just not ready to tell some people about...
      ... and I know how you feel. When I first started the methadone , I was amazed at how much better I felt (I was in ... feeling SO relieved and downright grateful that the methadone seemingly is as effective as it is. Then...about a ... second blood draw. Apparently, this is about when the methadone level peaks after dosing. The doctor compares the ... bit from this test. (How you are metabolizing the methadone , how long it is staying in your system) Try to remain...
      ... lot of information about how our bodies handle the methadone , so I might still do it, I just don't know. From ... -especially after that initial period of starting methadone and being in the lower 30-50 mg. area passes and the ... truly "bumming me out, man" the most about the whole methadone program in general--so sleepy during the day :) ... knew it had to be connected to either going on the methadone or coming off the vicodin. It turned out to be a...
      ... long i had to wait to read the seldom posts about methadone on this board. i know there are some more with methadone ... interest in this board has definitely perked up with more methadone discussions. have a great day :)...
      ... through or are going through getting off the opiates via methadone on here. You were the first one to even mention it ... your words of "you are an excellent candidate for methadone " that--along with the obvious, 'you will die if you ... to go in to the clinic. I had read about this methadone /suboxone clinic in a very small independent little ... then there will be the inevitable...getting off the methadone , but if I can give 20 years of my life to drug addiction...
      
      
1137. W/D time ~ Physical vs Mental???? 4th September 2004
      
      ... yes aNewman. methadone withdrawal is the longest lasting of all the opiate...
      
      
1138. Does it ever end? I'm so tired and want it to end so bad! 2nd September 2004
      
      ... many times and ways without any luck. Then I started Methadone and could get by on 1 40mg waffer a day. After 2-3...
      ... I absolutely would not cold turkey from 40 mgs of methadone a day down from over a hundred....
      ... [SIZE=3] methadone slave when i first went off merthadone which was around ... anxiety which included panic attacks what do you take methadone for i did'nt catch it in your post i take it for chronic ... to go back on it again to alleviate my severe pain methadone sucks believe me i know i'm trying to support you ... a novel but i completly understand your situation methadone w/d is scary but consider some of my advice it really ... my prayers i know what it's like to be a slave to methadone but you can beat it the thing i found that helped ... other medications i mentioned when i went back on methadone i cried because i knew the 2nd time around would be...
      ... [SIZE=3] methadone slave your post title sounds like the first post i...
      
      
1139. w/d's, pregnant 2nd September 2004
      
      ... told my husband and he thought taking a little bit of methadone would help with the wd's. So for 1 week I took a quarter...
      
      
1140. a methadone withdrawal 2nd September 2004
      
      ... different life now. in due time i will someday come off methadone but not until i feel more confident in my ability ... will come. Are you under a doctors care for the methadone ? I started at 80mg which I thought was kinda high ... care, then may I ask you how you are getting the methadone , and how is it that you choose your dosage and how...
      ... hi julie i am in a methadone program. there is a doctor in charge of it. i began ... slower fashion which is always your best bet with methadone . i would break your tablets in half and drop 5mg each...
      ... that you thought I'd be an excellent candidate for methadone and that you'd answer any questions I might have. ... that), and now I find myself entering my 7th week of methadone maintenance therapy (the sub was waaaay too costly ... wonderful things have happened since I started the methadone ...I got a full-time job and am still there! I no...
      ... Rockingham: Thank you so much for sharing your methadone journey and taper plan with us. I have been on methadone ... destined for a life of addiction until I was told about methadone from the med staff at one of the rehabs I was in. ... drug for another", but certainly this drug called methadone has never done anything but IMPROVE my life. The ... enough! I wish you the very best in your continued methadone maintenance treatment. Don't rush into anything.....
      ... hi julie i am in a methadone program. there is a doctor in charge of it. i began ... slower fashion which is always your best bet with methadone . i would break your tablets in half and drop 5mg each...
      ... specifically treating you for addiction or prescribing methadone for pain. ive gathered its for addiction but was not ... wasnt possible for doctors to treat addiction with methadone ...only for pain. you mentioned a appt on the 9th ... your dose at one time? :) curious bout another methadone patient:) sorry for the barrage...hehe :)...
      ... I would really appreciate your input on my current methadone maintenance program (after all, you were the first ... story about this way of getting off the pills...the methadone way. Clearly, after assessing all the parts of my...
      ... really makes me happy to see how pleased you are with methadone treatment. when you posted your story i just felt ... methadone would have a major impact on your quality of life ... important issue with MMT is controlling cravings. Methadone treatment will eliminate your cravings for opiates...
      ... specifically treating you for addiction or prescribing methadone for pain. ive gathered its for addiction but was not ... wasnt possible for doctors to treat addiction with methadone ...only for pain. you mentioned a appt on the 9th ... your dose at one time? :) curious bout another methadone patient:) sorry for the barrage...hehe :) ... that it is okay now for regular md's to prescribe methadone for withdrawl. My best friend found this dr. ... phone calls, and that is all it took. I take my methadone in doses in the morn. and afternoon; so I am doing...
      
      
1141. Hey strangers!!! 30th August 2004
      
      ... that's a compliment!) I'm starting my 7th week of methadone treatment...up to 105 mgs. a day. Went 4 straight...
      
      
1142. Suboxone is a God send. 30th August 2004
      
      ... going through a similar process trying to get off of methadone and hydro but since suboxone is another opiate I've...
      
      
1143. Detoxing after 3 mos. of IV Dilaudid 29th August 2004
      
      ... years of intensive use between morphine, dilaudid, methadone , and duragesic patch that I am once again craving...
      
      
1144. Dear Friend's "I crashed" Day 11 29th August 2004
      
      ... withdrawal-suppressing drugs. Since I just started methadone 6 wks. ago, I'm only in the very beginning stages...
      
      
1145. Dallas Through the Looking Glass and What She Found There... 27th August 2004
      
      ... failed attempts at c/t & tapering & how I'd found a methadone /suboxone clinic, so by at the end of our talk, I decided ... doctor, the counselor and myself, it was decided that methadone would become my program--I pretty much just put myself...
      ... anything like that? I've heard that once you are on Methadone for a while, you no longer feel anything and that ... also know that it's extremely easy to overdose on methadone because people are looking for that high and can't...
      ... LOL!!! :) Knowing practically nothing about Methadone (and still undecided about the Suboxone), I will leave ... -who have started up their lives again, thanks to Methadone . And I'm sure they will be happy to help out. I...
      
      
1146. Screwed & in full W/d's......now what!?!?!? 27th August 2004
      
      ... ... So, I finally got the guts up to go to the Methadone clinic this morning. Made the decision that I was ... few days. Now, I'm even more nervous about the Methadone clinic after seeing the people that are there. They ... understand. She says " Well, if you don't want to go to the methadone clinic, then just go through the withdrawals now, ... truly would appreciate it if anyone who is attending a Methadone clinic can tell me some of the more positive aspects...
      ... Well....the methadone heads at the clinic look that way for a reason. My ... kick all of that $hit. I've never been a big fan of methadone ever since I watched my nephew in agony while he kicked...
      ... I'm not a fan of methadone . Now, I know it has saved a lot of people's lives ... those cases it is a blessing. The way I look at it, methadone maintenance is for people who have kicked over and ... over only to start using again. The only methadone clinic near me which is 70 miles away weans you off ... the methadone . They don't provide it for the rest of your life. ... daily trip. The surprise test where you better have methadone in your blood and nothing else. There's a good ... here get take home on the weekends. They sell their methadone and use their drug of choice. As for how you were ... bodies as fast as they can. I never considered methadone . It's long acting. If you do go into wd, it doesn ... worst wds there is. I have a friend who is doing a methadone taper on his own. So far, I see him using lots of ... methadone and no signs of the taper part of the plan. And he ... opinions. I am sure you will hear from people who methadone has helped. There are some. I just think they're far...
      ... us the euphoria from the hydros are blocked by the methadone , so taking a pill is just a waste. DJ, I'm sorry...
      ... about the being on my vicodin and then starting the methadone . I was taking anywhere between 10 and 20 of the 10 ... tomorrow morning and we'll go ahead and start the methadone ...can you do that for me, for yourself?" I promised...
      ... I am so sorry to hear about your experience at the methadone clinic, I can see why you felt like re-evaluating ... days, the doctors asked me if I was interested in methadone , I knew nothing about it. The rehab facility didn ... You've heard all the opinions on this board about methadone , trading one drug for another. I guess I don't see ... the thoughts never went away. With the other drug ( methadone ) my life has been rebuilt. I no longer manipulate ... says it's "so nice to have me back". I don't think of methadone constantly, in fact, I really don't ever think about ... there is absolutely NO comparison. I have been on methadone for several years, and quite frankly, I really have ... personal doubts about when and how will I get off of the methadone . I think once you are stabilized at an adequate dose ... doctor will probably have a better idea of how the methadone treatment will work for you. The amount of drugs you ... difference in your treatment. When I go off of the methadone , I will be tapered off under medical supervision, ... wonderful friend through group therapy. She was on methadone for 6 years. She slowly tapered off of it (with no ... She remains clean today, and she has been off the methadone for 3 years. There are more stories like that, but ... turkey, inpatient rehab, outpatient rehab, suboxone, methadone , 12 step programs, WHATEVER it is, if it works for ... been caught up in. If you remain interested in the methadone clinic, maybe you can call someone there and talk ... for you. I will answer any questions you have about methadone , or about anything else. Like I said, methadone has ... done in the past. Maybe now you see why I believe in methadone .....it works, and it literally has saved my life....
      ... is not about them this is about you and if you feel Methadone is the way for you than swallow your pride and go ... your girlfriend do so. I have conflicting views on Methadone as I have seen first hand how it restored the life ... place I did also, but it is illegal so I was offered Methadone , I refused. The bottom line is you need to be open...
      ... recovery...i have chronic back pain so if i dont take methadone ,im in pain and if i dont have methadone i would go ... slowly.....they went from like 50mg to zero in a day.... methadone aling with suboxone are your only maintance routes...
      ... long new post tomorrow titled something like "My Methadone Debate, new questions". All of you who have posted...
      
      
1147. Hydrocodone & Methadone - Help for Wife 27th August 2004
      
      ... Recovery. That'll help with the mental part. As far as methadone goes....she's in for trouble if she goes that route ... think it would be easier to just kick the hydros. Methadone is a mean kick. You might want to get a second opinion...
      ... I think she is already taking the methadone and weaning off of it....
      ... As far as methadone goes....she's in for trouble if she goes that route ... think it would be easier to just kick the hydros. Methadone is a mean kick. You might want to get a second opinion...
      ... Hi, I just started methadone after being on hydrocodone and other opiates and benzos ... and prone to relapse. I have only been on the methadone program for 6 weeks, so I have no idea what the future ... on any drug of any kind and that using drugs like methadone or suboxone to stave off the withdrawals is not really ... Some chronic pain patients end up abusing their methadone and from what I've read, that is when they've crossed...
      ... Oh. She's already on the methadone . Gotcha. If she's a taperer and isn't prone to addictive...
      ... Thanks Alice, Good Luck with your methadone program. This somewhat blows me away that you were ... there talk of an "end" when you'll be taken off of the methadone ? If so, I'd love to know how they'll go about it...
      ... sounds to me like she's doing really good. I am on methadone , now weaning off and at 67 mg. I was started at 30 ... 80 and stopped at 80 mg for one year. I've been on methadone a total of 3 years and started weaning a few months ... tablets per day. I knew I needed help and started the Methadone Program. It saved me. There's always going to be others...
      ... combination. Please keep in mind that if she does methadone and a benzo together it may KILL her. My friend's ... 19-year-old son took methadone and klonipin then went to sleep forever. He did the ... what she's doing with the benzos too. Remember that methadone (and/or opiates) and benzos DO NOT MIX. Please be...
      ... I'm keeping watch on her) and hasn't had access to Methadone since Thursday (when she took her last 5mg -- that...
      ... staying there for awhile. The first thing with methadone treatment is finding what dose makes you "stable. ... week. Of course, the added ingredient is now the methadone , so I am struggling with the concept of exchanging...
      ... during the movie..... :-( DALLASA - Re. Your Methadone Level: My system is like yours in that I always have...
      ... am on the suboxone maintainence program(similar to methadone )... You mentioned that you were afraid of getting...
      ... the house. Today is Day #5 of her being off of the Methadone (tapered down to ~10mg over a 4 month period) and...
      ... but indicated that he knew which drug was used -- Methadone . Based on her 500-750 mg/day use of Hydro, he determined ... that she should be to a point of stepping away from Methadone without any withdrawals. My wife would love to hear ... enough on boards and in books to know that there are Methadone programs that believe in "methadone maintenance" for ... we've heard of) and subsequently a small amount of Methadone , therefore, shouldn't we expect that any withdrawals ... drug get weaker as time goes by. I've never taken any Methadone for my addiction and let me tell you it is a hard...
      ... but indicated that he knew which drug was used -- Methadone . Based on her 500-750 mg/day use of Hydro, he determined ... that she should be to a point of stepping away from Methadone without any withdrawals. My wife would love to hear ... enough on boards and in books to know that there are Methadone programs that believe in "methadone maintenance" for ... we've heard of) and subsequently a small amount of Methadone , therefore, shouldn't we expect that any withdrawals...
      ... have had the same experience with Hydrocodone and Methadone . I will just share a little about my feelings. I ... hydrocodone for pain management and then graduated to methadone which I also became addicted to. That addiction led ... never thought I would go. In May 2006 I overdosed on Methadone and almost died. As soon as I got out of the hospital ... physically and mentally. Have you ever heard that Methadone is "Synthetic Heroin"? Well, I got addicted to Methadone ... is history. I eventually did quit all drugs. But Methadone was by far the worse detox I have ever experienced ... I would advise anyone that is considering taking Methadone on a long term basis to get more info. from others ... experienced it. The Doc's don't know what it's like ! Methadone is very dangerous...very hard to kick...and a hellish...
      
      
1148. My new take on Suboxone! 27th August 2004
      
      ... club. LOL I bet we could recruit a few members. Poor Methadone man is breaking my heart. I remember day 5 and I tapered...
      
      
1149. Vicodin & Pregnancy...? 26th August 2004
      
      ... month and went on to have healthy babies, and those on methadone through the entire pregnancy who have had healthy...
      
      
1150. need quick answers about Methadone 26th August 2004
      
      ... Oxycontin ed for almost a year. Thats why I'm going to the Methadone clinic in about 4 hours. Wish me luck everyone. I...
      ... paperwork to be done. what state guidelines are. etc 3] methadone withdrawal and how long it takes is not a reason that ... normal. effects will be minor in most cases. 6] methadone is the best thing ive done about my addiction. it ... train wreck that was my life in active addiction. with methadone you will avoid withdrawal and also prevent cravings...
      
      
1151. Thank-you 26th August 2004
      
      ... am in the process of quitting. I have been on methadone for about a month, and its going well so far....NOT...
      
      
1152. [B]Fisherman's New Thread on Suboxone[/B] 25th August 2004
      
      ... whenever I could with morphine sulfates, dilaudid, methadone , heroin, and any other hard narcotic I could get my...
      
      
1153. 60 days clean and worried.... 24th August 2004
      
      ... out..of taking the nessecery meds-unless-you took methadone for pain..for 5 days or so. I wish i had some better...
      ... procedures I may have to go through since I am currently on methadone maintenace therapy to help me get off the hydros. ... they provide. I was concerned about being on methadone as I have no doubt I will be facing some kind of medical ... addiction has turned into recovery. When I told my methadone clinic doctor my medical history, I asked extensively ... with my permission still, (I believe?) that I am on methadone . For example, if I had to go under anesthesia, the ... anesthesiologist would have to know that I was on methadone so they don't under medicate me and I end up feeling ... everything! Yikes!!! I have no qualms about the methadone clinic's dr. disclosing to a surgeon or whomever might ... be doing a procedure on me that I am a methadone patient. The clinic dr. said he writes the other ... anesthesiologist, etc., that I am on "xxx" mgs. of methadone (currently I'm on 105 mgs/day), and I will require ... the procedure than the average person who is not on methadone . But then I told the clinic doctor that my goal is ... it, as a relapse or a setback. He told me that all methadone patients are monitored & watched very closely by both ... talking about ;)!) from the staff simply because I'm on methadone trying to help myself with my addiction. Now when ... when the dr. looks at my chart and sees that I am on methadone , he will simply adjust the post-op or post-procedure...
      
      
1154. To all Suboxone users or interested ! 22nd August 2004
      
      ... bupenorhine therapy.....another myth is how terrible methadone detox is...it is only as terrible as you make it. ... ...have to go very slow with suboxone and methadone cause of the half life of those drugs...now comes...
      
      
1155. Cross Addiction...Thoughts On??? 22nd August 2004
      
      ... was evil to get off of and twice as bad coupled with methadone w/d,s. but i did it .thanks to you guys and my loving...
      
      
1156. Can't get off Lortab 21st August 2004
      
      ... impossible with anything else that I have tried. Even methadone . I went without for a day when I was out of town...
      
      
1157. want to stop slamming but i refuse help 20th August 2004
      
      ... alot like me..chronic relapser..i chose Suboxone-like methadone but a pill-it totally kills the cravings-you don't...
      
      
1158. what is Methadose? 19th August 2004
      
      ... Are ' methadone ' & 'methadose' similiar or the same? Curious!...
      ... methadose IS methadone !!...
      
      
1159. Hydrocodone Addiction - Need some help... 18th August 2004
      
      ... day ( 3 tym relapse i decided 2 go 2 wht thy call a methadone clinic 4 help thy helped n lied . thy replaced my ... doc so he can taper ur meds 4 u r chech out a local methadone clinic cheaper n safer 4 now, but dont lt thm bs u...
      
      
1160. please help.. my sister is addicted to vicodin..! 18th August 2004
      
      ... a month now. they have her right now on 30 mg of methadone daily, ativan, ambien & paxil. she's so drugged she ... advice, any direction? I don't like her being on methadone , I hear it's even worse than any narcotic, & that...
      ... strung out" and it'll be tough for her to kick the methadone . Call the churches, call 2-1-1, keep making calls...
      
      
1161. Its to hard 17th August 2004
      
      ... there are two/three types of maintance drugs...im on methadone right now...but i have back pain issues...at four...
      ... there are two/three types of maintance drugs...im on methadone right now...but i have back pain issues...at four...
      ... to 2 months....back in 1984 when i detoxed off of methadone the wrong way,which it seems everone does,i didnt...
      ... determimation and will power.right now i take 30 mg of methadone aday no more no less and its a life test everyday...
      
      
1162. HELP Cold Turkey or dosing down? 16th August 2004
      
      ... reminds of me back in 1993 hold of addiction.....im on methadone ...60mg daily....i dont go to a clinic...a doc can ... back lumbar 7 region...but for pain if i dont take methadone im w/d sick....its a wicked disease i told ya but...
      ... us. And no I don't take his meds anymore...he's on methadone now and I have no interest in it. I've never taken...
      
      
1163. My girlfriend needs help! How can I help her?? 15th August 2004
      
      ... but didn't want to do any drugs so she got ahold of Methadone (1-40mg wafer) she took 1/2 and is feeling MUCH better...
      ... next 2 days-theres your detox!!-the small amount of methadone will stave off w/d's not enuf to get hooked. She...
      
      
1164. Question about methadone.. 14th August 2004
      
      ... venting finished. So anybody know anything about the methadone . Guess I can ask at the ER, but I have as much faith...
      ... I don't know about the methadone , but I wanted to tell you that from my experiences...
      ... Ok heres my take..if you can get some methadone i can give you a detox plan-to wean you off the opiates ... you are on-based on my own methadone home detox-that worked well-(same as they do-in the ... approx-5 days-you will need a total of 100-150 mgs. of methadone -(the more the better)-by the last day you take 10...
      ... Brenda - Since there are no methadone people coming on board yet, today, let me just say ... little I know about it, before I go offline here. --- Methadone is taken daily (like Suboxone) to stop the withdrawal ... prescribed for use at home. --You become "addicted" to the Methadone --but you no longer have to seek out any other drugs ... experience on other opiates. (I have not heard of methadone for benzos.) --I have not heard of people just "taking ... know that others who are familiar with and have taken methadone will fill you in here. I really know nothing....but...
      ... hurting anything. Ggrl, I only have about 5 mgs of methadone and really no way or money to get more. I'll make ... is highly doubtful that one will fly. There's a methadone clinic 70 miles away. Obviously I can't drive that...
      ... it usually starts to feel better. I will say that Methadone at that small amount probably won't do much for you...
      ... there. Okay...as far as your question about the methadone ....I am on methadone and have been for a while now ... experience with it. I have not heard of using the methadone how you are talking about. When starting methadone ... be in the process of withdrawing off the opiates. Methadone is not effective for benzo addiction...so the fact ... that you are taking benzo's may change the way the methadone works for you. Also....you really need to be under ... medical supervision when taking methadone ...I know, I know.....you want to do this on your own...
      ... keeps records. There are no detoxes and the nearest methadone clinic is 70 miles away. They may have some data there...
      ... Treatment centers I called all warned against methadone . In my opinion, you become a slave to it. What if ... of junkies "Jonesin". You do get addicted to the methadone but Suboxone is non addicting and in my opinion, a...
      ... started on our healthcare system!!! :-) 70 miles for Methadone ? That's outrageous!! I know that right now you...
      ... did you say you were coming off opiates or benzos? Methadone won't help w/ benzos-you must be very careful detoxing...
      ... to make it my personal mission to get a detox and a methadone clinic in this county. I will go to Charleston and...
      ... and percocet.....then moved onto roxicodone.....then methadone ........i was taking any pain pills i could get by ... the time i went into re hab. Methadone is a partially agonist (meaning that it is not a full ... arent supposed to give you such a euphoric high...... methadone is used in the treatment of heroin/opiate/opiod addiction ... use before you become addicted....withdrawls from methadone are horrible lasting up to 7weeks.....basically like ... and covered in sweat.......i eventually just used methadone as my main source of drug , because i could sleep ... all night with the methadone because it has such a long life.....i also noticed ... while on methadone i didnt even think about getting high because it lasted ... and i knew that.....but i realized i couldnt live on methadone all my life i was up to 30mgs daily at least..... ... .... methadone blocks all other opiates so if you take methadone ... called naloxone in it that blocks opiates like the methadone .......dont keep taking opiates or think that you can...
      ... Brenda, I was on methadone for almost 5 years and personally it became my drug ... actually addicted to anything before I got on the methadone program, but it is really easy to get on a methadone ... personally would suffer through this if I were you. The methadone is 8000 times harder to get off of then what you have ... taking and it will get better. i detoxed from the methadone cold turkey and it was pure hell for at least a month ... get any drug and all I wanted at that point was the methadone anyhow. Hope this helps!...
      ... meantime, I read yesterday's paper. The headline was " Methadone Manslaughter." It's a story of a woman who went to ... where there were all kinds of drugs. She brought some methadone . He wanted some so she gave it to him. They all ... victim to even know what he had taken besides the methadone . They don't get it, do they? Brenda...
      ... Ok heres my take..if you can get some methadone i can give you a detox plan-to wean you off the opiates ... you are on-based on my own methadone home detox-that worked well-(same as they do-in the ... approx-5 days-you will need a total of 100-150 mgs. of methadone -(the more the better)-by the last day you take 10...
      
      
1165. I am stopping vicodin starting tommorrow 14th August 2004
      
      ... surgery I was taking vicodin, neurotin, percocet, and methadone . I felt so crappy that I worked hard just to get down...
      
      
1166. I need advise from those who have had addictions to vicodin please! 12th August 2004
      
      ... time I took anything from him, he gave me a 20 mg methadone and told me to take the whole thing. I had no tolerance...
      
      
1167. ULTRAM. Nonadictive? Not true 12th August 2004
      
      ... knew it was only going to get worse, so I went to a methadone clinic. That was 3 years ago. I never went higher ... than 86 mg of methadone and am now weaning off of methadone. I am now down...
      
      
1168. wife is addicted, dont know what to do 12th August 2004
      
      ... shocked by it. Suboxone is not addictive and not methadone . A doctor has to be especially trained in it before...
      
      
1169. I Feel Awful 11th August 2004
      
      ... and daily update. I'm seriously considering the methadone clinic right now but it's a hour drive one way and...
      
      
1170. Well started suboxone today and........ 11th August 2004
      
      ... ULTRACETS TO HOLD OUT TIL TOMORROW........I HAVE A METHADONE 10MG JUST IN CASE THE CRAVINGS BECOME TO INTENSE....
      
      
1171. newbie trying to kick 11th August 2004
      
      ... Have you ever thought about Methadone treatment?...
      ... Have you ever thought about Outpatient detox with Methadone ? I have seen it work for a LOT of people....
      ... Thanks for advice guys. I don't need rehab for Methadone , that would be my last choice of things to do. I could...
      
      
1172. i think i'm addicted to percocet 10th August 2004
      
      ... to 8 percocet 5;s a day ............then went onto methadone ..............then said this is ******** its ruining...
      
      
1173. article on Suboxone from Ny TImes 10th August 2004
      
      ... morning, he visited a local clinic for a small cup of methadone , the standard treatment for addiction to heroin and ... like agitation, nausea and insomnia. But unlike methadone , buprenorphine (pronounced byoo-pre-NOR-feen) is only ... high, so it has a far lower risk of overdose than methadone . And once a patient has taken a pill, the effects ... have had the most success in treating addiction. Methadone , a reddish liquid first used as a maintenance treatment ... wrapped in God's warmest blanket. In its time, methadone was considered a breakthrough: It got people off heroin ... diseases through dirty needles. But it became clear that methadone had its own problems. Like heroin, it was strongly ... declared five years ago, when he was in office, that methadone programs encouraged people to trade one addiction ... Between 180,000 and 200,000 Americans are on methadone , said Dr. David M. McDowell, director of a program ... University that helps people make the transition from methadone to buprenorphine, then refers them to other doctors ... for private care. In New York, 36,000 people are on methadone . ''The most stigmatized thing in this world is ... methadone ,'' said Dr. Edwin A. Salsitz, director of Beth Israel ... Medical Center's methadone program in New York. ''There is nothing people try ... to hide more than being on methadone . They don't want to be seen going into a clinic. They ... won't tell anyone they're taking it.'' Methadone 's limitations prompted experts to look for medications ... stranglehold. What they found was buprenorphine. Like methadone , it is a chemical substitute for heroin. But it activates ... longtime heroin users, its effects are too weak, and methadone ends up as their only alternative. But for those who ... take it, buprenorphine's effects last longer than methadone 's, experts say, which drives the likelihood of relapse...
      ... months on buprenorphine, an 88 percent success rate; on methadone , treatment programs for most forms of drug addiction ... help for the first time. Others are switching from methadone . Dr. Chadd A. Herrmann, a psychiatrist in Manhattan ... Columbia program, is that it frees addicts from the methadone clinic. With a prescription, they can get a month ... school when the primary focus of your day is going to a methadone program?'' she said. ''With buprenorphine, I've had...
      
      
1174. New here starting Suboxone tomorrow... 10th August 2004
      
      ... sober. Diet pills when I was a teen, heroin, cocain, methadone , pain killers, you name it I have been addicted to...
      ... clean with Hydro, I know the long acting Narcs like Methadone the longer you can wait the better. I didnt have to...
      
      
1175. Oxy Witdrawl + I'm Pregnant 9th August 2004
      
      ... PM Dr are aware that I am on the meds. My OB ran a methadone clinic for 10 years and is head of Peri-Natal at the...
      ... withdrawls when you are pregnant. I would suggest finding a Methadone clinic. It is usually an outpatient detox. It is a ... healthy babies that are born while a mother is on Methadone .......
      
      
1176. Office Based Methadone Maintenance 7th August 2004
      
      ... talk with your doc...Yes the office prescribing of methadone is growing in popularity - quite honestly a lot of ... clinical studies have shown superior relief using methadone to treat nerve pain as opposed to other opiods and ... Neurontin and Topamax,etc... Methadone has a long half life and thus one needs a knowledgeable ... caution.. there are two manufacturers-Roxanne( brand methadone ) and generic Mallincroft (methadose)..if you do ... state and fed laws governing the outpatient use of methadone ( special licensing of docs and outpatient pharmacies...
      
      
1177. Thoughts/Experiences on Wellbutrin,SSRIs,etc 7th August 2004
      
      ... HC. Anyway, I had tried everything from Suboxone to Methadone .....and when I got really sick from the Methadone ... shot.....so I did. Only 3 days after I stopped the methadone , is when I got an Rx for the Wellbutrin. I started...
      ... was caused by drug adiction once I got clean from methadone the depression was much more managable.i got love...
      
      
1178. How to tell valium tolerance vs. toxicity 6th August 2004
      
      ... When I was withdrawing from vicodin, methadone , and neurontin, I had terrible panic attacks. they...
      
      
1179. Need Help 6th August 2004
      
      ... ever suggest that..lol..if you want read my post " Methadone ..change of heart" to make sense of this statement...
      ... through that. There is a very long waiting list for a methadone program, and the nearest one is an hour and a half...
      
      
1180. How hard for those to live on....imagine no loved ones 5th August 2004
      
      ... about it. My sponsee and now my friend who had her Methadone taken is doing well. She stuck it out, as we have...
      
      
1181. just need to talk... 4th August 2004
      
      ... Michelle was very supportive of the use of suboxone, Methadone or anything else that will help you become clean. ... ..... I recently changed my mind about the use of Methadone , and suboxone due to a personal experience however...
      ... thier positive experience. I did not agree with taking Methadone , and I post my opinion about that, I would then encourage...
      
      
1182. Important Newspaper Article On Suboxone 4th August 2004
      
      ... Buprenorphine (AKA Suboxone) (article gives details on Methadone , as well), or considering it, should try to call up ... explaining how it was developed, how it differs from Methadone , etc, etc. ---it answers questions that I have seen...
      
      
1183. Scared, Crying inside............ 3rd August 2004
      
      ... soooo afraid. I'm terrified. I'm going to call the Methadone clinic tomorrow and see what must be done to get on ... Methadone therapy, but I'm terrified of that as well. I'm a ... self respecting Biochem agency is going to accept a Methadone patient? All these things are flying though my mind...
      ... .............What are the hassles associated with Methadone ? I tried to call the Methadone clinic today, but they...
      ... until I finally did something...I made a call to a methadone /suboxone clinic. I haven't even filled the board ... you real quick with hopefully some answers to the methadone aspect of the clinic I called. First you go in ... feeling that first hint of w/ds, you take your dose of methadone . At this clinic the first day's dose is 30 mgs. and ... necessary for any other physician to know you're on methadone is if you were to have a surgical procedure done because ... reason it can't be based on a sliding scale like the methadone can. For a low income person, the meth is $180/mth...
      ... going to share my personal experience of being on methadone and give you some information to sort through. In ... Dallas Alice said it all perfectly. I have been on Methadone for a few years, and I know for a fact that it has ... your thoughts. All I might add for now about the methadone is that if you are getting ready to leave for vacation ... , I'm not sure if you could start the methadone before you leave. In the beginning of your treatment ... may want to share this concern with someone at the methadone clinic. They deal with this type of thing every day ... have an idea for you...just a thought. As far as how methadone treatment works, although each state has minor differences ... And yes, you will be SO elated when you start your methadone and realize that you have all this extra time on your ... supply....you know the game. Just keep in mind.... methadone is not a cure for addiction, it is something to facilitate ... recovery. Once you are stabilized on the methadone , it's important that you work on your recovery. Attend...
      ... Hang in there and good luck. Oh another thing. Methadone is worse to get off thanthe other. It is the only...
      
      
1184. Another Big Question!!!! 2nd August 2004
      
      ... consider prof. help, perhaps a maint. drug like sub or methadone if your a chronic relapser. I don't remember if you...
      ... It makes me angry. So, I do know that there is a methadone clinic here in Baton Rouge. Someone please tell me ... about Methadone clinics as I have NO knowledge about such. Does it ... Thanks for the posts. If someone can tell me about the Methadone clinics before I leave, then I may go there the day...
      
      
1185. Methadone...change of heart 1st August 2004
      
      ... today. By stating your feelings previously on methadone , you were doing just that...stating your thoughts ... it is great to hear you opening up to the idea of methadone as one way that may really work for some, I think...
      
      
1186. Still having withdawls? 29th July 2004
      
      ... to help you with the nausea. Alot of people use a methadone based pain killer. THey get rid of the withdrawal...
      
      
1187. NEWSFLASH: Suboxone has just saved another live and another career 28th July 2004
      
      ... about. I congratulate you. I have a sponsee that is on Methadone and although I am not a fan of it, she is able to...
      
      
1188. Easing Heroin Withdrawals (Natural) 27th July 2004
      
      ... managed to get clean for 2 yrs..i did a home detox-w/ methadone - Does she have access to methadone or suboxone(bupe...
      ... Canada, and like your land we cannot be prescribed Methadone , unless we sign into a database, however these databases...
      
      
1189. Starting Subutex - Need help 25th July 2004
      
      ... should be out of your system fairly quick unlike methadone or sub. I don't understand why 48 hrs would be necessary...
      
      
1190. re:rapid withdrawl procedure 24th July 2004
      
      ... You'd be better off trying to detox w/ suboxone or methadone in patient-when you get out of rapid detox the body...
      
      
1191. will this help? 22nd July 2004
      
      ... using something less abuseable, like the patch or methadone . You should have a plan as to where you are going...
      
      
1192. 2 Weeks Hydro-free Today!!!....a Question To Ask 22nd July 2004
      
      ... but not nearly enough, I am thinking of going on Methadone to help with the pain. I’m sorry if you are in pain...
      
      
1193. Methadone 21st July 2004
      
      ... I can tell you that I was on 1 -10 mg pill of methadone a day for 2years. Never took any more then that and ... but if you plan on being drug free I would skip the methadone ..I do not want to get into any arguments on this board ... I know there are many people who are advocates for methadone . I know as I was going through withdraws I would scream...
      ... bluejulie- Wow-your lucky to get a dr. to prescribe methadone ..kinda unheard of in thease parts-usually you must ... do the clinic. Im not sure if methadone (80 mgs) is nessecery-kinda average for many heroin ... for vikes-seems like alot..if you wanted to detox w/ methadone -you could take half that dose and taper over a week ... your dr. would switch to sub-easier to get off of- methadone is hardcore(in terms of kicking)..but works for many ... people who have really gone thru hell to get off the methadone - Im on suboxone 3-4 mgs..(i think thats compareable ... to approx. 20 mgs. methadone ..and i haven't touched the dope in a year..i was using ... bogged down w/ depression/or cravings.. Either way- methadone /or sub..its better than having to deal w/ a habit...
      ... bluejulie- Wow-your lucky to get a dr. to prescribe methadone ..kinda unheard of in thease parts-usually you must ... do the clinic. Im not sure if methadone (80 mgs) is nessecery-kinda average for many heroin ... for vikes-seems like alot..if you wanted to detox w/ methadone -you could take half that dose and taper over a week ... your dr. would switch to sub-easier to get off of- methadone is hardcore(in terms of kicking)..but works for many ... people who have really gone thru hell to get off the methadone - Im on suboxone 3-4 mgs..(i think thats compareable ... to approx. 20 mgs. methadone ..and i haven't touched the dope in a year..i was using ... bogged down w/ depression/or cravings.. Either way- methadone /or sub..its better than having to deal w/ a habit...
      ... I would be very careful with that Methadone and think about it before you start.Most addictionologist...
      ... Having been a Heroin addict and finding out about Methadone before deciding to take it, I opted NO. Please, I ... The good thing is your Dr. can get you addicted to Methadone and make alot of money off your new addiction. Sorry ... you are going to use anyway once the initial high of Methadone stops you will miss the feeling, so you will then ... probably risk the chance of being dual addicted. Methadone will help you over the physical part of your addiction ... but then what.........now you are addicted to Methadone ....insane....
      ... LOL! Please don't think that I am "knocking" methadone and if you had a 30-40 a day pill habit and/or chronic ... pills a day, I think you could "make it" without the methadone . And I say that because after hearing my addictionologist ... just hate to see you go from eight pills a day to methadone . And I know how "addictive" and what a "hold" those...
      ... to disagree that your does wasen't high enough for Methadone . If you were taking 20 7.5 hydrocodones a day. I ... They say that 8-16 mg of sub is equal to 40-60 mgs of Methadone , so It doesn't seem like that much, and he did say ... have failed at other attempts to get clean, take your methadone and be proud that you are on a road to recovery and ... enough to get a dr. to give you this outside a clinic. Methadone is hard to get off of, Suboxone is hard to get off...
      
      
1194. Banker--we Miss You!!!! :-) 20th July 2004
      
      ... painkiller addiction in 30 years. (A comparison with Methadone is also done.) So....Banker....you musn't "toy ... withdraw, eventually, from Suboxone than it is from Methadone . Both drugs work differently in the brain. Please...
      
      
1195. I'm getting help 19th July 2004
      
      ... she found a dr. about an hour away that deals with methadone (sp?) I need your opinions please, whoever has...
      ... more that disagree with me. I live in Canada, here Methadone is not prescribed for anything but a Heroin addiction ... pills, however that is not the issue. I was offered Methadone when I decided to withdraw from Heroin and I refused ... . It was like trading one addiction for another. Methadone is highly addictive and I find that the people that ... I know that chose to use Methadone are still having addictive behaviours such as obsessing ... over Methadone instead of the other drug they used. If you are extremely ... drug just so you can get over the drug you are on. Methadone is synthetic Heroin. It also has become a multi billion ... I am not trying to start a debate about whether Methadone is a good thing or a bad thing just give my personal...
      ... addiction...im dual diagnosed....bupenorphine and methadone are two long acting opiates used to get a opiate addicted ... overcome the street behavior for opiate abuse but methadone is also prescribed for folks with chronic pain... ... different types of opiates to one,bupenorphine or methadone ....every one is different when it comes to our opiate...
      ... you've got that. :-) Never having been on with methadone or suboxone...I can't help you with that decision ... thinking through similar decisions. I would not select methadone , though, for the reason that it can involve daily ... given a prescription for it. As far as Suboxone and Methadone being an "exchange of one drug for another"---the...
      ... Julie, What did you do? did you go through with the Methadone . Been reading since January and curious with you're...
      ... I bet it was soooo HARD. I am sticking with the methadone ........You know, it is kinda hard, when you are used ... to taking 20+ a day; now down to 5 pills a day, methadone . I have heard that it does not give you a buzz; ...
      ... Julie - I had been wondering how you did with the Methadone . I'm so glad you followed up after that appointment ... you're finding it tough... and some of the "pros" on Methadone might be able to give you a kind. Good to hear from...
      ... HI and introduce myself and talk to you about the methadone program you are on, if you don't mind? To make ... contained only two things...me and hydro...they put me on methadone in liquid form at 30 mgs. a day to start, and then...
      
      
1196. DXM & Wellbutrin 18th July 2004
      
      ... Anyway, earlier this year in March, I did get on Methadone , but I got reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaly sick, BAD after ... that week....but I dont know.....my best friend is on Methadone , and now she is hooked on Heroin. She got on methadone ... I am going off on rabbit trails here... I tried Methadone , Suboxone.......both. I hated Suboxone. I really did...
      
      
1197. what ever happened to kayleighs mom? 18th July 2004
      
      ... read another post from yout hat you went back on the methadone ..So sorry that you went through the horrible battle ... withdraw for nothing.. So now that you are back on the methadone how is your anxiety? any better?..Now what? do you...
      ... deanndees so good to hear from you yes i'm back on methadone nothing else was working for my pain and my pm dr ... know i still have anxiety i thought once i took the methadone it would go away but it has'nt i tried everything...
      ... read another post from yout hat you went back on the methadone ..So sorry that you went through the horrible battle ... withdraw for nothing.. So now that you are back on the methadone how is your anxiety? any better?..Now what? do you...
      
      
1198. Pain pills for life 15th July 2004
      
      ... addict, because I am I will have to choose a route like methadone or sub because I will abuse the pills. Most folks...
      
      
1199. Dosage on clonidine? 13th July 2004
      
      ... Hi everone.I am still trying to come down from methadone and noticed that some had taken a drug called clonidine...
      ... wrote each other. I have a lot of questions about methadone I would like to talk to you about...and I remember ... pretty soon when I'm ready to start posting about my methadone quandry, you have so much experience with it, that...