- Any Taper experts? 11th July 2004
... it does get worse,let me tell ya......im on 60mg of methadone a day..i dont go to a clinic,i see my doc once a week...
- Quit the Sub and start the Meth? Please help 11th July 2004
... do or take anything that will ease my pain. Would Methadone give me more pain control than the sub? Is it easy...
... a chance if you want? I won't get into the sub vs Methadone controversy as I have my own opinions, however they...
... a chance if you want? I won't get into the sub vs Methadone controversy as I have my own opinions, however they ... your recovery process.
To answer your question "Will methadone help or offer more help for pain reliefe then sub ... ended up having a herniated disk and had to switch to methadone to get pain relief. The switch from bupe to methadone ... WAS EASY - unlike switching from methadone to bupe which is extremely hard. Now, if you do switch ... to methadone , be aware that going back to bupe is very hard, it ... you switch from bupe top meth so keep that in mind. Methadone is good for pain b/c there is room to increase where ... but if you are in pain and can't get relief, then methadone is probably the way to go -
Good luck!...
... given the pain issues you have, it seems to me that methadone is probably the option you should go with and I say ... this becuase of the pain issues only. Methadone can treat your addiction and at the same time, help ... clinic scene all together. Pain Specialist Dr's do use methadone for pain patients. Methadone is a good medication ... you can't afford one etc., please go to the nearest methadone clinic. Often times if the methadone clinic is non ... be a better mom, a better daughter/sister/friend.... methadone will help you straighten out your life and get you ... on the right track. If you decide to go the methadone route (and even if you don't), there is a website...
... im currently on 60mg of methadone daliy for chronic pain/addiction.....i was on bupenorphine ... back injuries before i decide to be weaned from the methadone ...my doc is cool,recovering addict also...he informed...
- Need encouragement 11th July 2004
... do this. I have never heard of subutex/suboxone or methadone treatments. Can someone educate me? I am really appreciativ...
... Hi! I know in my area,they wouldn't give you methadone to help get off of vicodin.I'm going to be honest...
- Detox update 8 days sober..I'm Back. 10th July 2004
... many opinions out there about how to never do the methadone route, or never do the taper route, or stay away from...
... many opinions out there about how to never do the methadone route, or never do the taper route, or stay away from...
- Today I made the call...but 9th July 2004
... and I made the call to our local clinic that offers methadone and subutex (bupronephrine sp???), and after talking ... director, he says that given my length of use, that the methadone would be the way for me to go...he also said it takes ... then and see what he says.
My mind says "try the methadone way," but something scares me about that and something ... scared of saying "I'm ready..."
Thoughts on the methadone , the subutex, or a taper? And no holds barred, either...
... was you I would forgo the taper, and do the Sub. Not Methadone but Sub. That’s just my gut and what I've read. The ... Methadone I think requires you to visit a clinic every day where ... pain to have to go to a clinic each time I needed the methadone . If I'm wrong someone just correct me please as the ... methadone treatment may have changed since the introduction ... of Sub. Also the Methadone I think has a longer half life then the Sub and it...
... that if your addiction requires more that 60 mg of methadone you may have to taper some before starting or, go ... on meth. I am curious if the reason you think that methadone is the way to go is because you may get a buzz from ... had the same thoughts. You can use the lortab on methadone , some folks will say it wont work, but it does, I ... have personally abuse methadone and lortab at the same time. Hop down to the PM board...
... you have read some posts of mine, in regards to the Methadone . I don't like it and I don't think it is the way to ... go. I was offered Methadone when I was coming off Heroin and I said NO. I wanted ... not prolong the addiction process. Withdrawals from Methadone are extremely uncomfortable. I just wanted to withdraw ... not familiar with sub. however, I would not suggest Methadone . I know that some people swear by it but, I can't ... in good concious say that would be the way to go. Methadone was prescribed to Heroin addicts to stop the increasing ... have been told that the % of addicts that come off Methadone successfully is very low. They either stay on it for...
... other meds).
Most of the stories I have read about Methadone are loooooong drawn out re-lapse and dosage change...
... my first post here that if I had any questions on methadone , which you thought I'd be a perfect candidate for...
... similarities in us. I don't know a damn thing about methadone vs. sub, etc...'cause I've never gone that through...
... methadone w/d is not bad at all if it is done right slow,over ... a long period of time...im on 60 mg of methadone ...i was on buprenex,same as suboxone/subutex for 4...
... the usual detox meds. A doctor talked to me about methadone , I knew absolutely nothing about it. At this point ... my whole story. I have never mentioned that I am on methadone on these boards, you are the first person I am telling ... Regardless of other's opinions, this is how I see it. Methadone absolutely without question saved my life. My husband ... had tried everything else to no avail. In my case, methadone was offered as a last resort. I also have a legal ... my recovery. I think some people feel if you're on methadone , you don't have to "work" on your recovery...just ... Lets see...you mentioned something about feeling the methadone at first. In the very beginning, I felt the methadone ... It's a blood test, and it will show the level of methadone in our system, right before we dose, and again 3 hours ... proper dose in order to stay clean, that is all the methadone should do.....it should not be giving you a buzz or ... way.
Your question about taking Lortab with the methadone .....if you take Lortab and you feel it...you are probably ... not on a high enough dose of methadone . I have had 2 surgeries while on methadone, and because ... methadone should block your brain's receptors from feeling narcotics ... is done by the physician who is in charge of your methadone treatment getting in touch with the physician in charge ... supposed to, and then I was done, no relapse. The methadone should be dosed at a level that you do NOT feel a ... be here to answer anything at all. I have been on methadone for a while now, and it has been truly successful...
... to Heroin for numerous years. So, I am not saying Methadone is bad, or trying to influence peolple not to go that ... a recovery house for women, so from my experience Methadone is a maintenence program, it does not help you get ... addicts I can not in good concious tell people that Methadone is good. I am glad that it is working for you. Just ... as you will share your story, about the benefits of Methadone I will share my story about my personal experiences ... of Methadone without judgement....
... LOL), I had a friend, whose two pals were put on Methadone . At that time, I have to say, you DID see what I'd ... larger...but less visible... clientele for drugs like Methadone , and the newer--less understood--Suboxone and Subutex ... learning of Jen's almost miraculous turnaround with Methadone --how completely her life has become such a happier ... that--when depression is no longer relieved--that Methadone or Sub can be viewed and used as a "life-time" maintenance...
... And the point you made about the new and improved methadone clinics, well that's the first thing the director...
... sponsor a number of addicts in recovery, two of them use Methadone . I support them and care for them like any other addict ... robbing Peter to pay Paul. I think that if you feel Methadone will help you through your recovery process, it is ... judge them for thier decision because I disagree with Methadone . I judge no one. I in the years that I was an addict ... with addicts have never seen, ever, anyone come off Methadone successfully without returning to the drug of thier...
- coming down off of fentanyl 1200mcg 8th July 2004
... already addicted to lortab and had taken a couple of methadone s for the two days prior to seeing him. Because of ... horrible... I was scared to take Sub so I just got more methadone for a two week period and that saved my life. Then...
- Recovery Plan from Herion 6th July 2004
... new and is an alternative to the more restrictive methadone . There has been a great success rate with bupe and ... to get off once you feel you are ready to do so. Methadone is also a wonderful drug that assists with cravings ... cravings, you owe it to yourself to at least TRY bupe or methadone before hitting the streets for heroin again.
Take...
... from being able to get high. Is the drug similar to methadone , or does it produce a similar effect? What would be ... a similar choice to methadone , then having to have to go to a clinic? Thanks
-Anthony...
... wisest choice to discuss it with your doctor. I refused Methadone as it is highly addictive and the withdrawals are ... t want to get off the Heroin to have to detox off Methadone years down the road. I did use Clonidine for the first...
... a heroin addict for around a year, she started the methadone programme in Febuary, came down to 6ml and stopped...
... This is the exact reason I refused Methadone for my addiction. I didn't want to go through that ... process again. I knew that if I took Methadone I would be stuck for life. The chances of someone ... stopping Methadone is very low. I did not want to trade one thing for ... takes 7 to 10 days and it is over. I believe taking Methadone is only prolonging the pain of addiction. When you...
- Dallas Alice? Calling Dallas Alice! Come In, Dallas Alice!! 6th July 2004
... considered talking to someone about either sub or methadone . I recently learned there is a clinic in my city ... Rockingham said I'd be an excellent candidate for methadone , but then I read the horrendous w/ds people on here...
... could potentially go to a pain doc and be prescribed methadone . It's extremely cheap in the pill form... legally ... humiliation of doing it. Also, I have actually taken a few methadone s and let me tell you... If I had a prescription for ... taking 20 - 25 lortabs per day... I swear, I LOVED methadone .
However, as you've read... Suboxone is different ... it. But after I started it (which, by the way... methadone made me really hungry too and I know people that take...
... Banker, thank you for your honest feelings about the methadone vs. sub situation, honesty about that is what I really ... thing is, after reading about the feeling you say methadone gave you, that is what I would probably lean towards ... opened for heroin and pain pill addicts, and it offers methadone and Bupronephene (sp???) Is the Bup...whatever, the...
... heard of suboxone, but I knew this doc would prescribe methadone for chronic addics for pain... so I went in, told ... fortunately, for me), he absolutely would NOT give me methadone ... but tried to sell me on Suboxone. But when he ... ve heard and seen people who do not react well to methadone . Anyway, I do hope you think about it... you will...
- Just checking on you, Banker! 2nd July 2004
... working, for whatever reason. I have a friend who's on Methadone and he was taking Lexepro and he said he woke up one...
- 20 Years Down The Road 29th June 2004
... year i was addicted to coke,heroin and then 1985 to methadone ....was clean/sober from 1986 got married had two girls ... and maintain off the pills too....now am on 60mg of methadone a day....now granted,i havent died yet..but my recovery...
- Buprenorphine Question 29th June 2004
... 4 months. When he can't score any of that he buys methadone wafers. When he has nothing he gets wasted on booze...
- Methadone Detox question? 24th June 2004
... Chef has good info, slow is the key phrase here. Methadone has such a long, long half life that its essential...
... 50mg of lortab 10 a day and if i was to try and quit methadone right now the second day i dont think 100 would make...
- Update on my methadone w/d's +----- 23rd June 2004
... HI.. Hang in there ..I was on methadone for 2 years and have not had a pill since april 15th ... the good ole you..The pain that i started taking the methadone for was even worse during withdraws but now has returned ... ,to the bad but not severe pain i had prior to methadone . I will take this pain any day over constipation, ... bad memory and the sweet tooth that the methadone did. Who knows what it does to the brain..I'm sure...
... give up the valuable ground you have taken so far. Methadone is an opiate with a very long half life so it can ... SO what may take 5-7 days may take 10-14 days for methadone . I tell you this because you should have this info...
- Rehab or home kick?? 20th June 2004
... real symptoms of kicking-i was amazed-better than methadone detox-and after i was released from the hospital-i...
- ok ok evryone please stop one second 20th June 2004
... med-but once your body adjusts-your are great.
W/ methadone since its long acting i believe you gotta be off for ... coming off that as opposed to coming straight off the methadone which is a very long taper-even the sub-is a long ... taper process-but the methadone is way harder to come off of-according to dear friends...
... methadone im on 60mg daily....i did not wait two days before...
- subutex 20th June 2004
... 1 year, and I have helped 2 others get on it from Methadone , If you under 40mg of methadone a day, it will be...
... know it is hell for about 5-10 days from 100 mg of methadone a day. When I started They only told me to take 8mg...
... anyways...also,these folks complain about the w/d's from methadone and they are cold turking from 100 or higher mgs....
... . You will end up in the hospital if you c/t from methadone ... especially that high. I don't know how in the...
... substitute that adhears to your receptors better than methadone would. However if you use it too soon you WILL UNDOUBTABLE ... such a good fit to your rreceptors that it PUSHES the methadone out of the way and hence imidiate DOPESICKNESS!!...
... My doctor is putting me in the hospital to go from Methadone to Suboxone. I can't imagine doing it without being ... my dose IMMEDIATELY if I'm not okay. I've been on methadone for 12 years and I don't want to me on it for the ... years. Every doc I spoke to told me to stop taking the methadone 1-3 days prior to the initial dose of Suboxone so ... But it only temporary. Tomorrow is my d-day - - off methadone . I'd love to talk to someone about what it feels like ... to go from methadone to Suboxone. I posted this request and no one has...
... . You will end up in the hospital if you c/t from methadone ... especially that high. I don't know how in the...
- Methadone Question 20th June 2004
... hi, how much Methadone are u using? i have used between 25-30ml a day and...
... This is a low dose for methadone . Keep in mind that you are playing with an all consuming ... addiction withdrawals, it doesn't get much worse than a methadone withdrawal. It is pure hell and drags on for weeks...
... you at night...that what the docs are there for..... methadone is a synthetic long acting narcotic developed by the...
... pain to the point of not functioning anymore. The methadone does make me sleep well and less and feel better....
- [B]I'm Sorry....[/B] 19th June 2004
... can't really-at least 50x...seriously in one year-20 methadone detoxs!Thats like twice a month-holy...You know-its ... think i did every detox known to mankind.
Clonidine/ methadone /c-t/bupe/etc...in-patient-out..i was resigned to ...
- It's a girl! 18th June 2004
... months ago (what an honor). my hubby is still on methadone but is doing well. talking about getting off and...
- I slipped again 17th June 2004
... differently. I am still struggling with cold turkey off methadone from an amount that seems tiny to some but it has...
... differently. I am still struggling with cold turkey off methadone from an amount that seems tiny to some but it has...
- Opinion on Twelve Step Programs 16th June 2004
... have to be god, It can be anything...
-it cant be methadone or buprenorphine or naltrexone though because Sam...
- Oh God,this hurts-methadone w/d's 15th June 2004
... Hi,
I don't know much about methadone , but I wanted to say that I do understand chronic ... to what you are enduring, both before and after the methadone .
I've posted my story here, and a poster replied ... that I'd be an excellent candidate for methadone . I'll have to read more of his and yours stories ... already addicted to.
For me, going off opiates and on methadone , and envisioning you in your current state makes me...
... going to need help. Cold turkey off of 110 mg of methadone will probably be more than you could stand. It may...
... Methadone is regulated by the government. It would be very tricky ... tell him as your Dr. can not just up your dosage of Methadone as they see fit, it is tightly regulated. If the people ... you something else for the pain when you run out of Methadone as they are under such strict guidlines. I find too...
... panic attack, that doesnt help matters either! I'm on Methadone now and I feel alot better on this than the "Oxycodone ... sweat alot since i've been on this stuff...Could the methadone cause me to sweat like hell?? Does anyone else have ... ask if anyone have really bad teeth from being on methadone or anything like it? My last Doctors office treat...
- a change in meds 15th June 2004
... me and seems to think i would benefit better from methadone tabs for cronic pain. i had to sign an agreement that ... the less. i guess i am looking for some advice on methadone and the resultsa other people have had good and bad...
... Methadone is going to make you retain urine and that could lead...
- Hard is life for those who live on for the sake of their loved ones... 14th June 2004
... many with his ability to taper, Rockingham and the methadone road, Murphy who loves cats as much as me, Willow...
... are needed.
you are an excellant candidate for methadone treatment. you should strongly consider this option...
... desire...I'll let you know if I find it. If I chose Methadone , wouldn't I be facing the wrath of those on here who...
- NA Meeting 14th June 2004
... the steps and ignore the fact that Im "usually" on methadone and just the fact that I dont want this girl to die ... hostile, and just plain spit in your face if you're a methadone or Buprenorphine patient. But dont let a bad meeting...
- opiates still kicking my butt........ 14th June 2004
... another addiction to overcome. That is why I didn't try Methadone either. I figured I would just kick and toss and...
- Newbie needs help/advice on methadone 13th June 2004
... I just wanted to say I have taken a lot of methadone for recreational use and not to scare you but it is...
... do not know what to expect with this time release methadone and what are some things I can do to hekp with the...
... No connection with any of those. I am now out of my methadone pills and like so many before me, I am totally affraid ... quit c/t a few years ago, it wasn't with time release methadone .It hit about as soon as I took it.This does not do...
... your doc. I don't know anything about time released methadone .... it's already a LONG acting opiate so I cannot...
... the pain the person is enduring. I have never did Methadone , however I was addicted to Heroin for many years. ... I detoxed off that, successfully. I would guess Methadone is similiar. The first two days were ok, couldn't ... about what is going on. He may not be able to give you Methadone as it is regulated however, he may give you something...
... right on the head.This is not my first time to go into methadone w/d.I know the worse is yet to come, all the crying...
... happening envelop you in a way that first time taking methadone worked did? This forum is a blip on the screen, and...
... There is a website for methadone users. These are treatment advocates. Do a search...
- my methadone withdrawal 13th June 2004
... the dosage they had you on. That's a crap load of methadone . Or is it? Is that the normal? Was that for chronic...
... dont mind me asking, what was your peak dosage on methadone ? Side Effects?
CADE...
- a question for michelle 12th June 2004
... is someone coming off 30 tabs a day. Would beat a methadone taper. Beats benzos, my nemesis, tapering highly advised...
- How are you Howard? 12th June 2004
... half-life opiate then weaning them off it. I suppose methadone and subutex operate by the same principal. Works I...
- blue pill??? 10th June 2004
... get paid.
When suboxone first came out, I ran a methadone site and I started a board for buprenorphine users...
- Pharmacies and early refills? 9th June 2004
... a prescription for milk of magnisia! When I was on methadone I had to be at the cinic by noon EVERY day just to ... keys, lost a tire, lost a leg, I would NOT get my methadone if I showed up at 12:01, If I wanted to go on vacation...
- Doc who prescribes suboxone?? 8th June 2004
... stick with the MScontin taper slower or switch to methadone for 21 days, suboxone is made only for drug abusers...
- Some Advice Please... 8th June 2004
... speak to your PM doctor about switching to Methadone . it is an outstanding choice for chronic pain patients ... back down. the important thing is that you be put on Methadone long enough to make your own decision....
... narcotic ways of treating pain to surgery...im on methadone for chronic pain too....i think if you were digesting ... and out to prevent w/d's....if i was to go up on my methadone 20mg.my brain would know it and would wsant it couple...
- twist of fate... 5th June 2004
... on suboxone for that long, about 4 weeks, I was on methadone for a few years though and either way those morning ... at 24mg. A very high dose but I was also 200mg+ on methadone so that was the reason.
The best thing I can tell ... REAL REAL slow, it took me 2 years to taper of off methadone so I was on it for 2 years steady and 2 years taper...
... why would go through months or years??? Just like methadone , I was back and forth on it, it was doing me no good ... head from years of use, DA, MU-Receptros, I stayed on methadone though and figured for life, and I raised my daughter ... s to that point you need to be confined or stable ( Methadone , Buprenorphine).
OK!, Provigil, it's for narcolepsy...
- Michelle, are you okay? 5th June 2004
... she is on Provigal. She has to take it because the methadone and something else that she is on makes her very sleeply...
- Calling all Suboxone/Subutex Users - Version II 3rd June 2004
... 10 c/t attempts-and im not kidding over 20 or more methadone at home detoxs.
So-Suboxone...was the saving grace...
- To Twise of Fate 1st June 2004
... 98 off and on and got pretty bad in 98. I went on methadone and stayed clean for 4 years, late 98 to 2002 do to ... It was a must, I was 19 years old. I discontinued methadone totaly after a 2 year taper and was totally off by ... relapses were an issue and I did not want to go back on methadone because I wanted no part of the clinic system anymore ... program out of desperation. My doctor said im no doubt methadone material but my doctor wanted to start me on a very ... that so he cut me off, I could not get into another methadone clinic for 3 weeks and I asked if I could just take...
... i'd give you my e-mail or one of my own suboxone/ methadone message boards but they'll ban me like they did 5 ... times before. I have 68 Suboxone and methadone patients on my board but I guess they think im trying...
- Need everyone's help. coming off of Sub 1st June 2004
... and 98% of those reason were to be 100 steps above methadone . Two main reasons, to eradicate the clinic system ... and to eradicate unwanted side effects from methadone . One big issue with methadone was weight gain, To...
- WHY can I not STOP?? 31st May 2004
... people can never stay clean so this is why there are methadone clinics set up around the country.dont know what else...
- how to detox ? 30th May 2004
... bec ause he can't stand the withdrawels so would the methadone route be the best way? He'll see his Dr. on Wednesday...
... if you work it!!!!
I'm not gonna suggest the methadone route,although others may disagree. He will get addicted ... to methadone and may drag out an inevitable case of w/d. Sometimes ... I think others have said methadone is harder to kick than Vics. I couldn't do methadone...
... long has this person been using? I would not go the Methadone route at all!! That should only be used as a last ... resort, and for chronic relapsers that cant stay clean. Methadone is very very hard to come off of. It is a powerful...
... back.
Does anyone else have anything to say about methadone and does anyone know of anything else cheaper that...
... i used to take 50 lortabs a day....i am on methadone ...i was on suboxxone/buprenex for four years but went ... to the methadone ....there is a lot of falsehoods to what folks say ... about methadone ...if you detox off of it,it is as hard as any other ... ..suboxone is a good maintance narcotic,just like methadone it will stave off the w/d's,but you must detox off...
- Banker... 27th May 2004
... w/ds and cravins the best way to taper off sub and methadone would be to drop 1mg per month.it will take longer...
... better. The manufactures said the same thing about methadone , heroin, ultram, valium and I am sure others could...
- michelle???My belle... 27th May 2004
... couldn't stop for the life of me.
In one year i did 20 methadone detoxes-i was resolved to the fact that i was an addict...
- Twist of fate 26th May 2004
... long months are actually getting bearable, im off methadone for now and in a bit of pain but ive been working...
... daughter I never even missed it, I was on OxyContin/ Methadone and Valium the whole time but never abused, it my ... alcohol, I stopped smoking back in feb, Im fresh off the methadone and so far so good, but I dont know if i could turn...
- I have decided not to post until 6 weeks clean 26th May 2004
... vent we are here when i joined i was going through methadone w/ds and it helped me so much to know i wasnt alone...
- Xanax 25th May 2004
... worst withdrawal is from a medium to high dose of methadone . Then again, I know you don't go into a seizure and...
- Getting off Sub 25th May 2004
... It's Asymptomatic, I find methadone and buprenorphine tapering slow and agonizing for...
... in both drugs, Buprenorphine. Buprenorphine, like methadone binds the receptors (builds a wall around) after the...
... suboxone and put you back on an Opiate, or switch you to methadone . You can take all the vicodin you want, why would ... is why you dont feel as euphoric with (pentazocine, methadone , buprenorphine)
The number one side effects of...
- End Of Drug Use Dosen't = Perfect Life... 24th May 2004
... underwent 8 treatment centers last year, inpatient, Methadone and Suboxone. I waited months, stayed clean, nothing...
- Any Advice...... 22nd May 2004
... too boss...eating 50 tabs a day...now on 60 mg of methadone cause of chronic pain/addiction...lost 300,000home...
... totally know what your going through got of 50 mgs of methadone a day it's been almost 4 months and my brain is still ... totally feel like there is apart of me missing like methadone took it right out with it i totally sympathize with...
... many pills for way too long. The doctor started me on Methadone , and it has saved my life. I never even had heard ... Now I know you will hear all kinds of opinions about Methadone , God knows I've heard them all. The bottom line is...
- 5 Weeks!!! 22nd May 2004
... other post on the panic disorder board when i came off methadone the anxiety definitly got me it lingered and had several...
- Honesty Needed!!! Daily Cocaine Intake??? 19th May 2004
... never be the same, Ill always be in pain, always be on methadone , klonopin, trazodone, depressed, tired, anxious, ive...
- duragesic patch 17th May 2004
... to Suboxone. He did this because I had taken a few methadone pills and you can't start Sub w/methadone still in ... than 20 lortab cold turkey. I had a friend that had methadone and I took that for about 2 weeks... long enough to...
... to Suboxone. He did this because I had taken a few methadone pills and you can't start Sub w/methadone still in ... than 20 lortab cold turkey. I had a friend that had methadone and I took that for about 2 weeks... long enough to ... should keep it on or not i mean i used it to wean off methadone which did'nt mask my w/ds much at all so i figured...
... everyone is making me nervous are the w/ds worse then methadone because i went through that and was just curious if...
... food for thought....
Good luck.
i never abused my methadone other then my tolerance going up and having to take ... more my body became physically dependant on methadone and thats why i stopped if i know w/ds i went through ... 5 wks of living a nightmare coming off 50 mgs of methadone cold turkey it was awful i wanted to kill myself i...
... appreciate that there are people on this board that take methadone for methadone maintence and i would like to warn them...
... off of this cold turkey or something i went through methadone w/ds so i know about nightmares i'm sorry you're going ... through this why are you not weaning off i did'nt with methadone and it was a big mistake i just don't understand why...
... did very little for my pain. So the dr put me on methadone for a year. However, it made me very tired all the ... patch 25mcg. I had no withdrawal from stoping the methadone and transferring over to the patch. However, this...
...
i was on the duragesic patch when i weaned off methadone they gave me a 25 mg patch changed it every 3 days ... using it for pain and the the way they used it for methadone w/d was probably different if you been on it awhile...
... did very little for my pain. So the dr put me on methadone for a year. However, it made me very tired all the ... patch 25mcg. I had no withdrawal from stoping the methadone and transferring over to the patch. However, this...
... Thank you Kelleigh..I'm weaning off methadone also. I'm on 25mcg of duragesic right now. I have...
... Thank you Kelleigh..I'm weaning off methadone also. I'm on 25mcg of duragesic right now. I have ... was a little weird when i first weaned off it for methadone w/d folding in half took some help cause then you...
... neuropathy pain as yet. I'm on 25mcg of duragesic and 60mgs methadone . I've so far weaned off 40mgs of the methadone without ... move to the 50mcg patch I will wean another 30mgs of methadone . Hopefully without problems also.
My doc is great...
... neuropathy pain as yet. I'm on 25mcg of duragesic and 60mgs methadone . I've so far weaned off 40mgs of the methadone without ... move to the 50mcg patch I will wean another 30mgs of methadone . Hopefully without problems also.
My doc is great ... glad your not feeling any effects from weaning of the methadone the patch will probably help with that i'm sorry it...
... everyone is making me nervous are the w/ds worse then methadone because i went through that and was just curious if...
- It has been a while, but got myself in trouble 17th May 2004
... this addiction i know it's hard it was for me to kick methadone but you know it is possible my heart really aches...
- Have A Question? 16th May 2004
... FOOLISH FOR CONSIDERING THIS OPTION BUT WHEN I WAS ON METHADONE FOR CHRONIC PAIN IT'S THE ONLY THING THAT ALLEVIATED ... SUGGEST SOME BECAUSE I'M AT MY WITS END WHEN I STOPPED METHADONE YES IT WAS A NIGHTMARE BUT IT'S THE ONLY WAY I COULD...
... One question, if I may: Is the doctor that gave you methadone the same one who is now giving you Vicodin? If so ... about other exercise? If you built a tolerance to methadone , it won't take long to do the same with vicodin, and...
... I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL. I have thught about taking my methadone for the pain, but we can't. You should really look...
... I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL. I have thught about taking my methadone for the pain, but we can't. You should really look...
... One question, if I may: Is the doctor that gave you methadone the same one who is now giving you Vicodin? If so ... about other exercise? If you built a tolerance to methadone , it won't take long to do the same with vicodin, and...
... all i know drs have other patients but when i was in methadone w/d i had severe back spasms where i could'nt even...
- Hey Mart7!!!!! 16th May 2004
... husband is no longer taking the oxy's, but he is on methadone . He is doing much better, and is sincerely making...
... well for everyone in the family.So he is doing the methadone thing?sounds like this is really working for him,i...
- After your last sub how long b4 u can take a vic? 15th May 2004
... insane crazy would do most anything for drugs. I was on methadone off and on three different times. I never was able...
- i feel like i ruined it all 15th May 2004
... like a complete failure i worked so hard to get off methadone and feel like a complete idiot but it took my pain...
... surgery he says is to soon so i don't know i know methadone has done wonders for so many people including myself...
... that out yesterday kind of sometimes wish a stayed on methadone such a great painkiller but awful drug to be dependant...
... THE VICODIN I DID TAKE ONLY LASTED 3 HRS WHERE THE METHADONE LASTED 8 OR SO SO I TOLD MY DR ABOUT IT CAUSE HE WAS ... ON CALL AND HE SAID HE MIGHT HAVE TO PUT ME BACK ON METHADONE WHICH FRIGHTENS ME BECAUSE FOR ONE HE SAID THERES ... FOR 2 I KNOW IT TAKES AWHILE TO BUILD TOLERANCE WITH METHADONE BUT BY THE TIME I'M 60 I'LL PROBABLY BE TAKING 100 ... SORRY SO LONG BUT I'M JUST KIND OF WORRIED NOW BECAUSE METHADONE DOES WONDERS FOR PAIN AND HELPS HEROIN ADDICTS BUT...
... THINK SO SHE SAID OH IT'S SO MUCH EASIER TO KICK THEN METHADONE AND IT WILL STOP YOUR W/DS NICE N/A MEETING HUH THAT...
... lot of options right now.you have already tried the methadone and that was pretty much a disaster and also rather...
... lot of options right now.you have already tried the methadone and that was pretty much a disaster and also rather...
- what do your spouses/bf/gf's think about your addictions? 13th May 2004
... hi there i had been on methadone for chronic back pain for about 2 to3 years so any ... thing i reached for when waking up was of course my methadone so finally one day after so many attempts i lost them...
- Help Quitting Oxycontin 13th May 2004
... anything to help them through the w/ds such as Suboxen or Methadone , and would you recomend using it? I really can't stand...
... to get much-needed rest. I would definitely NOT do methadone . I've got no experience with buprenex or suboxone...
... Do not use methadone !!!! I would do it cold turkey as no matter how you...
... Methadone has been a savior for me personally - I have always ... t produce enough dopamine on your own to do so.
Methadone does NOT get you high, all it does is satisfy those ... I will say it gives you a "lift" but not a high... Methadone is also helpful for depression - back in the years ... THIS or DON'T DO THAT" without educating yourself on methadone AND buperenorphine. I started with bupe but it wasn...
- withdrawal symptoms? 12th May 2004
... i dont know which is stronger methadone or oxycotin but when i stopped taking methadone they...
- Now getting off the Suboxone 10th May 2004
... because i have a hormonal problem.
I do know that Methadone is noted to be the hardest drug to come off of and...
- What do I do?? 10th May 2004
... surgeries with one being selective they may put you on methadone to control the pain and addiction until after your...
... but it does not make my life very nice. I dont want methadone . I will just deal with these w/d's before i do that...
... NO NO NO TO METHADONE !! Unless you want to be on it for life because stopping ... then once. After going through horribles w/d from methadone I am sure that the w/d thing can not be good on the...
... For gods' sake.....NO METHADONE !!!!.....and NO OXYS !!! All regression analysis...
... alone with the w/d's. Yeah...it's hard to come off of methadone ....but it has it's purpose. Talk it over with your...
- so sad 10th May 2004
... reason or another i was so nieve when i was prescribed methadone for back pain and had no clue what it was all about...
... doctors are telling people they can not get addicted to methadone ..well, average people do not know the difference between...
... .chef
that would be awesome when ifirst stopped methadone i asked my dr when you give out a script like this...
... addicted to i mean my pain dr knows i was dependant on methadone and he hands me a prescription for vicodin i'm not ... my primary care is the one that got me caught out methadone is an awful drug to be addicted to and i just feel...
- Is relapse normal? 10th May 2004
... getting off these pain pills are so hard i tried to kick methadone numerous times and relapsed it's very normal but you...
... talk to your doctor? Can you go see someone about methadone since it's prescribed for chronic pain patients who...
... I don't want to use methadone . I have spoken to my shrink at the VA Hospital about...
... with everything banky says except the part about the methadone . Kicking methadone is brutal and it is definitely ... not the answer for an addict. Where I live methadone is widely abused. It is very hard getting off the...
... kicking methadone is not brutal...the only people i find that make these ... statemnts are people who did not detox off of methadone correctly...it makes me pi#$@$ed when i read post ... like that...if you wean off of methadone and correclty do the follow-up with two other meds ... having a mild case of a cold......everyone who quit methadone and detoxed from 30 to zero in a day has the horror...
... What I don't like about the methadone mills is that they work you up to a high dose then ... a great place to score H and other crap, many use methadone recreationally after getting into the program. If ... abused, methadone can be very bad indeed. I know that I don't have ... point I'm making here. If you have control over the methadone intake then that's great....many don't have control ... . I know that when methadone is abused then the kick IS brutal and lengthy. As...
... kicking methadone is not brutal...the only people i find that make these ... statemnts are people who did not detox off of methadone correctly...it makes me pi#$@$ed when i read post ... like that...if you wean off of methadone and correclty do the follow-up with two other meds ... having a mild case of a cold......everyone who quit methadone and detoxed from 30 to zero in a day has the horror...
... operation just yet,im savin my pennies....i went back on methadone cause its cheaper,holds the pain and w/d's in check ... addiction...and had told me that all these folks who say methadone is junk,w/d's are terrible...they never followed the ... doctor,any one pick a doc....can write a script for methadone ..........chef...
... I don't want to use methadone . I have spoken to my shrink at the VA Hospital about ... But I'll make it........
from experience i know methadone is a way to stay off drugs but i used it for 2 to ... 3 years got off 50 mgs and now at i think 101 days methadone free i still suffer physchological problems from it...
- Murphy and anyone interested abut benzos 9th May 2004
... about the w/d from anything, such as h to valium to methadone to crank/meth to vicodin or percocets - to even alcohol...
... friend's 19-year-old son died from an overdose of methadone and klonopin on saturday. What a waste....
... friend's 19-year-old son died from an overdose of methadone and klonopin on saturday. What a waste.
God, that...
... friend's 19-year-old son died from an overdose of methadone and klonopin on saturday. What a waste.
oh my gosh...
... about the w/d from anything, such as h to valium to methadone to crank/meth to vicodin or percocets - to even alcohol ... with alot of what you are saying i came off 50 mgs of methadone and now 3 months almost 4 months later i'm still suffering ... know but let me just say from experience coming off methadone was and still is a nightmare just to explain that ... but i just want people to know opiate w/d especially methadone which in some cases especially in methadone maintenance...
... unfortunatly and i'm really scared i went through the worst methadone w/d and 4 months later still suffering and and i don ... 't need another nightmare in my life methadone was enough i have an appt today with the dr prescribing ... persistant in trying to stop this madness i never abused my methadone either and still suffered pretty severly and still ... am i think i'm the same way to methadone that you are to benzos i want to stop people from...
... just want to throw in the towel almost 4 months off methadone i still think of just saying doc please put me back...
... to give up i'll never forget his first post to me methadone to klonopin thats like jumping from the frying pan...
... probably would agree with Howard about going from methadone to benzos is like jumping from the frying pan into...
... to give up i'll never forget his first post to me methadone to klonopin thats like jumping from the frying pan...
... interactions from the trenches. I do not minimize your methadone issues, and sure that is a nightmare of its own....
... make any decisions.................I know nothing of methadone - but Howard clearly will keep you right!
Thanks...
- emotional advice 6th May 2004
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Just work on SOBRIETY, even maybe getting off methadone , soon. When you're done there, then you could concentrate...
- whats wrong w/ my sub doc??? 6th May 2004
...
I sympathize with you....
People have been on methadone programs for years, some will be taking it for life...
- Need to quit... 4th May 2004
... know if you can take while pregnant when i got off methadone i took gnc womens vitamins and a vitamin b complex...
- Insomnia-when does it end???? 4th May 2004
... with out the aid of other meds but when iwent through methadone w/d i took trazadone and slept every single night ... aid and i swear by it because the first attempt at methadone withdrawal i didnt sleep for like six days not a ... because my legs kept surging so thats why i went back on methadone but the 2nd attempt the trazadone was a god sent but...
- help me 4th May 2004
... i know some of you know my story about getting off methadone well right now and every day for the last 3 months...
... and stuuff like that i definitly became dependant on methadone but the reason i quit was because my tolerance was ... don't know whaat i'm gonna do because the w/ds from methadone will never leave my mind and that's what makes me...
... the time i was 40 i'd probably be taking 100 mgs of methadone (idon't know if thats for sure but just an example ... ) methadone w/d has left a very bad mental scar it's one of the ... that well it took maybe 30% of the pain away as where methadone unfortunatly took 90% thank you for all your info...
- hydro w/d 4th May 2004
... to we all differ inw/d i came off 40 to 50 mgs of methadone cold turkey and never got nausea once oh another symptom...
- still hanging in there.... 3rd May 2004
... now and then has the bowel issue and for me 90 days methadone free i still suffer a little bit from it i can't give ... and says it works pretty well hope i helped i was on methadone and have read it can take years for a normal sleep ... pattern but everyone is different and methadone is different you could be sleeping tonight try a vitamin...
- day 90 3 months no methadone 3rd May 2004
... Oh my goodness - read your post again! You are off methadone for 90 days -CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Please don't get ... scope of the big picture. Would you have been off methadone if it hadn't been for the klonapin????
Sometimes ... then I need to.
My point is, that to get off the methadone , you need the klonapin - so what? That's okay. You...
... Oh my goodness - read your post again! You are off methadone for 90 days -CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Please don't get ... scope of the big picture. Would you have been off methadone if it hadn't been for the klonapin????
Sometimes ... then I need to.
My point is, that to get off the methadone , you need the klonapin - so what? That's okay. You...
- chefob come on help 2nd May 2004
... i was'nt sure if you were aware that i've been off methadone for 89 days now PLEASE HELP sorry to be a pain kelleigh...
- To: Banker 2nd May 2004
... also played myself as a Guinea Pig, I took 150 mg of methadone and didn't feel a thing. So it's over, you can't get...
