- From Valium Detox to Suboxone Detox 1st May 2004
... term maintenance on anything, always shyed away from methadone , but when suboxone got approved and I heard such positive...
- MIchelle John 3:16 1st May 2004
... was the same way going through w/d my first day off methadone i begged god to please make this as painless as possible ... me at all but you know what now being 90 days off methadone i know he was right beside me the whole time even...
- question about cravings.....help plz 30th April 2004
... like a wonder drug to me and wish i had it durung methadone w/ds thanks kelleigh :)...
- danndees are you still out there? 30th April 2004
... you are just as well. I am on my 15th day without methadone .. I slept last night without any help .. I think ... with your brain can not possibly be good for us.. Methadone advocates will argue thier asses off that It does...
... you are just as well. I am on my 15th day without methadone .. I slept last night without any help .. I think ... with your brain can not possibly be good for us.. Methadone advocates will argue thier asses off that It does...
... that you have to be one strong person to keep off the methadone after going through trouble for soooooooo long. I...
... that you have to be one strong person to keep off the methadone after going through trouble for soooooooo long. I ... nothing i can do and of course me not knowing how long methadone w/d was i said 6 days i can just stop why wait 6 days ... my sister who is a recovering heroin addict on the methadone clininc and she told me how long the w/ds were i thought ... ususally hid it there because had a friend who liked methadone and liked to help herself) i wanted one so bad but...
- Hydro's are getting me....... 30th April 2004
... my w/ds were definitly worse when i knew my methadone was low i know what you're saying in that area thats...
... patience]my w/ds were definitly worse when i knew my methadone was low i know what you're saying in that area thats...
- Please help I need encouragement 30th April 2004
... dgs i,m sorry to hear about your ear when i went of methadone my doc tried me on tramadol iwas on 100 mgsa day ...
... you i'm the same way with meds now since i got off methadone i suffer chronic back pain and my dr prescribed me...
- Made an important decision 30th April 2004
... test it had 6 windows and one of the windows said methadone ( which I was taking). I thought geez I am asking...
... withdrawals. If you are taking a longer acting opiate like Methadone or Oxycontin, you should wait AT LEAST three days...
... ds is it comes with depression i had it coming off methadone plus all the other things you've written i can't beleive...
... KM I HAVE CHRONIC PAIN AND WHEN IWAS W/D FROM METHADONE I GOT MUSCLE SPASMS ALL THE WAY UP MY BACK AND IT...
- to some methadone experts 30th April 2004
... re right thanks for the input ever since being on methadone i know i have a physchological attachment i think...
... .in order to have the most comfortable detox from methadone you should drop 5mg every two weeks...when you get ... to five you can split the pill and then do a day of methadone ,a day of placebo for two weeks for the physco part ... it....when people jump around and then stop doing methadone at lets say 20mg they will be hurtin puppies....chef...
... .in order to have the most comfortable detox from methadone you should drop 5mg every two weeks...when you get ... to five you can split the pill and then do a day of methadone ,a day of placebo for two weeks for the physco part ... it....when people jump around and then stop doing methadone at lets say 20mg they will be hurtin puppies....chef...
... .in order to have the most comfortable detox from methadone you should drop 5mg every two weeks...when you get ... to five you can split the pill and then do a day of methadone ,a day of placebo for two weeks for the physco part ... it....when people jump around and then stop doing methadone at lets say 20mg they will be hurtin puppies....chef ... trazadone to finish up
chefob i already detoxedfrom methadone i think 86 days now i went from 40 to 50 to nothing...
... currently in the middle of a controlled withdrawal from methadone . a 3mg reduction every three days. will keep board...
... currently in the middle of a controlled withdrawal from methadone . a 3mg reduction every three days. will keep board...
- Anxiety and withdrawl? 28th April 2004
... I hardly get them but when I do they are bad. The methadone I was on didn't even help them just aleve.hope everything...
... the anxiety is suppose to go away in time i went off methadone and had extreme anxiety panic atacks and all that...
- Hints to ease WITHDRAWAL 28th April 2004
... Hello,
I am currently doing a taper off of methadone and am looking for hints to make it easier. Please...
... baths and hot showeres cause it's suppose to get the methadone out of your system faster and i think its quinine...
... maybe 9 days out of the five weeks i went through methadone w/d was a fentynal patch that iweaned off of thats ... turkey and i don't know how it works for weaning of methadone kelleigh :)...
... Hello,
I am currently doing a taper off of methadone and am looking for hints to make it easier. Please...
... how many mg are you on with the methadone ....5mg every two weeks is the easiest route to detox...
... should clarify my problem. I am doing a taper off of methadone and replacing it with additional oxycodone. These ... vertabrae. When I tried to quit cold turkey on the methadone I had a severe withdrawal even with almost triple ... doctor visit. I don't know why I'm such a wimp but this methadone has really got a hold on me.
farmboy...
... should clarify my problem. I am doing a taper off of methadone and replacing it with additional oxycodone. These ... vertabrae. When I tried to quit cold turkey on the methadone I had a severe withdrawal even with almost triple ... doctor visit. I don't know why I'm such a wimp but this methadone has really got a hold on me.
farmboy
fb7 don...
... for 2 years and the withdraws were severe for me. Methadone is a sneaky drug that likes to take innocent people ... get a double dose. \
I am not an advocate for methadone but , from my research, I would think if you have ... to be on pain meds for a lifetime, methadone would be the way to go. Tolerence levels on the other...
... everthing is ok and you are not suffering to much i know methadone w/ds and everyone that goes through them there is...
... enjoy it you think you would be used to but because of methadone long half life unfornutaly it makes us suffer longer ... so the 5 days to methadone is really nothing i'm sorry to say i'm glad to hear ... ok but i wonder what you would really like to say methadone is an awful w/d and my thoughts are with you now that...
... Can you quit the suboxone shortly after getting the methadone out of your system and before you get dependent on...
... sorry to hear your feeling sluggish ahd hurting the methadone w/d will definitly amplify the pain you are already ... onlt for that reason but i guess it helps get the methadone out of your system i don't know much about subutex...
... impressed that I am almost half way there with the methadone taper and have not increased the oxycodone much. He...
... impressed that I am almost half way there with the methadone taper and have not increased the oxycodone much. He ... still not fully back to normal on day 100 with no methadone i still feel not so normal if it's a pretty low mg...
... hey-ijust finished a methadone taper myself, i was on it for a year and a half to ... i know people can be judgemental when it comes to methadone but i can tell you that it got me off the H and i...
- Help need info on Detox from He.ll o 28th April 2004
... but I thought I was dieing !! They detoxed me off methadone 10 mg 3 4x day,clonazepam 1mg 3 x day, soma 350 mg...
- somebody help 28th April 2004
... pain management center being how i took my self off methadone because my tolerence just kept going up i don't know ... one help me i just don't want to ruin 86 days w/o methadone and i've tried every pain reliever there is vioxx...
- Why? Why? Why? 27th April 2004
... daandees its me again methadone or any other opiate affects the chemicals in are brain ... and it takes awile for them to get back to normal methadone w/d are the longest besides benzos thats why i'm so...
... to sleep> I was always the type of person, even b-4 methadone , that loved to sleep. So this is pi**ing me off, besides ... the benadryl and it doesn't work for me. I saw that methadone stays in you for 12 days. Last pill for me was 12...
... to sleep> I was always the type of person, even b-4 methadone , that loved to sleep. So this is pi**ing me off, besides ... the benadryl and it doesn't work for me. I saw that methadone stays in you for 12 days. Last pill for me was 12...
- hi danndees 27th April 2004
... to having so much pain where I am tempted to get a methadone . I will always have easy access to them and that scares ... since I have really never been on any except for the methadone . also very curious, don't answer if you don't want...
... because its suppose to work for anxiety coming off methadone really messed me up and i was always so tempted just ... horrific ordeal and about your legs the thing with methadone is you can have 2 good days and then a bad day because...
... drowsy i know i can't believe drs can just hand out methadone like it's candy when i first went on it i was aware...
- Update 27th April 2004
... since he does have chronic pain he has been put on Methadone . He is doing very well. The only concern is it is...
- I am very discouraged 27th April 2004
... your situation i did the same thing when i came off methadone they prescribed me tramadol for my back pain so i...
- Attn: Simply Stupid 27th April 2004
... tribulations. I am a very weak person and if I can quit methadone you can do it. you really really can!!!best of luck...
... you no how many attempts it took for me to get off methadone i can't even count just get back up and try again...
- Question about ultracet 26th April 2004
... :) :) i had to take them myself and 3 months w/o methadone i researched everything about it...
- Oh Lordy, Lordy 26th April 2004
... same situation a couple of years ago and I went on Methadone . I gained about 30 pounds and ate Caramel Creams ... jail for 7 days, I went into withdrawal from 80 mg of Methadone . It was absolute hell! I remember the cellmates ... pondering a lot lately and I can't deal with a damn Methadone clinic again. Standing in line all day and waiting...
... options. Tapering my dose is better than detox CT from methadone while in JAIL!
I don't even know how many Hydros...
... motivations since it is an opioid medication/like methadone ..but no high
If i can help let me know....
heather...
- Found Help Finally-Long Post 25th April 2004
... going to do if I run out. I have read alot about methadone on this board and tried a few times to figure out...
... for this board I would have never even thought of methadone . I never knew it could be used for pain pill addiction...
... wondering what happened.Thank God for you getting on the Methadone and off the vicious cycle of doctor shopping-I was...
- is this normal 25th April 2004
... i recently went through a very severe methadone w/d and i have a 7 year old daughter and a husband...
... Did he know about your methadone treatments? He may have been told or read about NarcAnon...
... Did he know about your methadone treatments? He may have been told or read about NarcAnon ... feeling that that is the root of the problem.
i was on methadone for chronic back pain and he has been this way for...
... [QUOTE=no patience]i was on methadone for chronic back pain and he has been this way for...
- thank you 25th April 2004
... research i've done i've discovered i know more about methadone than my own doc what a shame thank you everyone for...
... I am up , showered, dressed, hair and makeup done. Methadone for some is a life saver. I just have heard horror ... thing good about me is that I never got high from methadone so now that my physical withdraws are over , I will...
... I am up , showered, dressed, hair and makeup done. Methadone for some is a life saver. I just have heard horror ... thing good about me is that I never got high from methadone so now that my physical withdraws are over , I will...
- how can i get weened and off oxys/and percs 25th April 2004
... tapered..if he must detox you-then ask about suboxone/or methadone to bring you down-this can be done in a week or two ... hold on-cos there are options.Between tapering/sub/ methadone etc..you don't have to be thinking the worst...don...
- 10 days 8 hours, how much more can I take 25th April 2004
... this is normal. I don't want to go back to taking methadone since I have made it this far but I can't be like...
... will all go away eventually.you are trying to go off methadone ?unfortunatly, methadone takes much longer to detox...
... this is normal. I don't want to go back to taking methadone since I have made it this far but I can't be like...
- Hello again, haven't been here in awhile 24th April 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...
- Wee hours of the Morn' - Insomniac in the City 24th April 2004
... the sleep thing on my first attempt on getting off methadone unfortunatly i only made it 7 days but the no sleep...
- Hydros and Zoloft 24th April 2004
... Keith
no its not to soon iwas on ssris while taking methadone and started a new one lexapro during the last of my ... comes with withdrawals imy withdrawal was 5 weeks from methadone if you don't mind my asking how long do physical w...
... thats why i posted you because of the post you wrote methadone to klonopin thats like jumping from the frying pan...
... sounds to me like your depresseed (this is before methadone ) i didnt really feel depressed at all he said it was...
... suppose to be alleviated with in 2 to 3 weeks of the methadone w/d and it just would'nt go away by 2 months i was ... it anymore i don't know if you know any thing about methadone w/d but is it normal to still have severe depression ... backwoods massachussetts drs know only the basics about methadone i found out i know more than them so any answers they...
- checking in on deeanndees 24th April 2004
... nothing more then to feel normal. I hope that since methadone , was the only thing I was taking that I get back to...
- why was my hell so long 23rd April 2004
... Gothic]i read some posts and info on the net about methadone withdrawal being 2 to 3 weeks does any one know why...
- Mood swings 23rd April 2004
... brain to start working the way it should i stopped methadone about 3 months ago and had to start taking lexapro...
- 7 days and counting without methadone 23rd April 2004
... a high dose is still very hard to come off of. My methadone experiences are all derived from clinics for long...
... are they young or school age? I've heard that with methadone it takes about two weeks and then you will start to...
... hello i have chronic back pain also thats why i was on methadone to read my post to you on when does it end my heart...
... i am in a methadone maintenance program. and constipation is the number ... one side effect for methadone use. no matter your dose you will be constipated. ... the ordinary. you are a victim of inexperience with methadone , thats all. constipation is treated quite easily with ... problem for you and avoided what you are now going thru. methadone clinics send home a paper specifically on constipation...
- refill on my hydro 22nd April 2004
... thanks for letting me vent
bluejulie before i was on methadone i also took hydros ant where from 10 to12 a day and ... you'll do the right thing in my situation being on methadone i ran out early called my doc and he wouldnt fill...
- have a question 22nd April 2004
... Try WATCH DOG.com, that is mostly a Methadone message board. Lots of good info there. I hope I can...
... np...you have been off the methadone for two months now...it is out of your system...your...
... np...you have been off the methadone for two months now...it is out of your system...your...
... Try WATCH DOG.com, that is mostly a Methadone message board. Lots of good info there. I hope I can...
- The addict within... 21st April 2004
... prescribed to the inmates. We had one inmate that was on methadone , and I would drink his medicine, it was in a bottle ... man got arrested, becuase I knew that there would be methadone in the med room!! Well Yesterday, he got arrested ... yesterday, and his mother brought up his methadone . She handed it to me and asked me to give it to the ... here and looked at the bag that had 6 full bottles of methadone in it.....I knew that it would be pointless for me ... would happen if someone who was on Naltrexone took methadone , she informed me that the Naltrexone would counteract...
- My story-getting off hydro and sub.. 21st April 2004
... patient rehab was impossible. I contemplated even Methadone as outpatient, but I couldn't fathom myself going...
... the warm definitly would of helped the chills from methadone w/d a little bit easier now that i have back pain...
... which I know is good for certain situations (heroin, methadone ), but I am seeing an ever increasing attitude that...
... good enough reason. I'm not talking about heroin or methadone users, just hydro, and I want people to know that...
- Is It Me?? It Must Be. Please. I Need You. 21st April 2004
... MONTHS NOT LONG BUT STILL LONG ENOUGH I DETOXED OFF METHADONE WHICH YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE WEANED OFF OF SLOWLY...
- farm boy 7 21st April 2004
... fb7 you posted me a few days ago about weaning off methadone just curious how it was going i posted you in when...
... to cut down my oxycodone use inbetween lowering the methadone because I don't want to end up just replacing one...
... to cut down my oxycodone use inbetween lowering the methadone because I don't want to end up just replacing one...
... wow im sorry to here that just one question does the methadone help your pain if so why do you want to wean off it...
... because of the pain and all the pills. I now think methadone is very strong and has a lot of side effects that...
... because of the pain and all the pills. I now think methadone is very strong and has a lot of side effects that ... i wish i could say the same for my self i stopped methadone and i have my pain back but then again everyone is...
... AM and he said I'm doing good on the taper down of methadone . I'm also getting ready to drop another 1/2 pill per...
... AM and he said I'm doing good on the taper down of methadone . I'm also getting ready to drop another 1/2 pill per...
- wish i had a time machine 21st April 2004
... vicodin also tons of vitamins all this for giving up methadone it is so discouraging because when i was on methadone...
- PainPill Tolerance Question 21st April 2004
... about 2 1/2 years ago because they switched me to methadone and ive been off that for almost 3 months now im...
- chefob need you help 20th April 2004
... chefob i wrote apost about questions about methadone could you read it and offer me some help if you dont...
... post...do you see it as yellow also?....yes,im on methadone 60mg,20mg 3 times a day....been on it since june ... agree with a reply that said i dont think its the methadone two months later giving you concern...i too,think...
... post...do you see it as yellow also?....yes,im on methadone 60mg,20mg 3 times a day....been on it since june ... agree with a reply that said i dont think its the methadone two months later giving you concern...i too,think ... chef
chefob i posted you in the questions about methadone about all the questions you asked read them please...
... I was on long term methadone several times during my life. I was first on a program...
... I was on long term methadone several times during my life. I was first on a program ... mbackwoods massachussetts doctors know nothing about methadone thanx again kelleigh...
- Started Suboxone Today 20th April 2004
... chronic back along with addicition so i am back on methadone for maintance until i can afford to have a neuro deal...
... you're in withdrawal (in my case 30 hours since last methadone dose)...
I waited until I felt uncomfortable, but...
- need some info on methadone? 20th April 2004
... patience how old are you?....how long were you on 30mg of methadone and what drugs didi you take before the methadone...
... patience how old are you?....how long were you on 30mg of methadone and what drugs didi you take before the methadone ... pain,touch,noise,ect...chef
chefob im 32 and was on methadone for about 2 1/2 years i was on vicodin before that ... or so i just feel like crap still almost like the methadone took something away from me thanks reply soon kelleigh...
- opiate addict and medication regiment 20th April 2004
... things and found a new drug called suboxone. Unlike methadone , there is no high and not addicting like such.
... opiates. Its a god send drug for addicts that dont want methadone , but want to get off opiates. I totally wipes out...
... when coming off opiates. I thought id be ending up on methadone . But suboxone totally eliminates withdrawls, and sometimes...
... Some may argue that you are still on opiates/like methadone this is in a sense a 'holding pattern' in your road...
- Recovery...ultimate goal or no..thoughts 19th April 2004
... think/do about our lives?....i mean,here i am on my methadone today and im hurtin pretty good with my back/plus...
- has this ever happened to anyone? 19th April 2004
... process it really did frighten me i thought missing a methadone was bad this was like my worst nightmare thanks for...
... but they are trying to determine if it coming off methadone or the fact i was on effexor paxil and trazadone all...
... angry i went to so many doctors while detoxing off methadone and i swear they have n f-ing clue what its like my...
... STARTED KLONOPIN I LOST 20 LBS WHEN I WAS DETOXING OF METHADONE AND NOW I'VE GAINED IT ALL BACK IT IS REALLY DEPRESSING...
- howard 678 18th April 2004
... im only on them 4 to5 wks im so scared now because methadone withdrawal was a living nightmare and i dont think...
... your hands as well. Not so sure if it's from the methadone or if you had it prior to the drug use and just didn ... said before - it can be addicting. When you were on methadone , how frequently did your doctor give you your script ... m just wondering how you were able to control your methadone use.
Let me give you a real life situation. ...
... your hands as well. Not so sure if it's from the methadone or if you had it prior to the drug use and just didn ... said before - it can be addicting. When you were on methadone , how frequently did your doctor give you your script ... m just wondering how you were able to control your methadone use.
Let me give you a real life situation. ...
... patience...if i may ask.......why was your detox off methadone so bad?.....how did you wean down,mg.'s and relate ... your experience if you will....back in 1984 i was on methadone ...32mg and when i detoxed,i did it 2mg a day and then...
... your hands as well. Not so sure if it's from the methadone or if you had it prior to the drug use and just didn ... said before - it can be addicting. When you were on methadone , how frequently did your doctor give you your script ... m just wondering how you were able to control your methadone use.
Let me give you a real life situation. ...
... patience...if i may ask.......why was your detox off methadone so bad?.....how did you wean down,mg.'s and relate ... your experience if you will....back in 1984 i was on methadone ...32mg and when i detoxed,i did it 2mg a day and then ... totally different person i liked myself better on methadone than off i know that sounds bad but i cant help it...
... guess that can happen in certain people and me be on methadone at the same time they figured the methadone was kind...
- Lost.??????? 18th April 2004
... 120hrs a week runnin my own restaurant.....on 60mg of methadone for chronic pain/addiction.....workin on my recovery...
- So SCARED and So SAD 17th April 2004
... mother father on christmas mother on easter i was on methadone for pain but it definitly drowned out the hurt when ... i stopped methadone it hit me like a tone of bricks my councelor has been...
- benzo questions help 17th April 2004
... confused i wish i could understand now that im off methadone i feel compelled to find out what makes every prescription ... just need to know research has helped me through my methadone thing and made me very curious if any one has info...
... prescription drugs for some reason after getting off methadone i just need to know everything about prescription...
- A detox story.. 17th April 2004
... incrediable women who was HIV+..we became pals-got our methadone together/had lunch..took meetings at the same time ... girls were hanging out-we all felt better-now that the methadone was in our system-we smoked/talked about our addictions ... always tried-i kicked 20x in one year.Using out patient methadone -i did finally get 2 yrs sober-in june of 2000-and...
- Somebody Tell ME! 16th April 2004
... ITS NOT THE SAME DRUG BUT I REMEMBER DETOXING OFF METHADONE AND I WOKE UP AND SAID WOW THIS ISNT SO BAD I CAN...
- klonopin need info 16th April 2004
... :) i just got a reply that going from methadone to klonopin was not the greatest thing to be doing ... ease them through the after affects of getting off methadone that post really scared me if anyone has any info ... please help ive already been through a nightmare with methadone i dont need another one please help thanx kelleigh...
... My boyfriend was on methadone for approx. 2 years after a year long heroin habit ... . He would have gotten off the methadone sooner but he heard horror stories about how he would ... t get a script for either.
He's now been off methadone for almost 4 months and no longer needs to take benzos ... a strong willed person who truly wants to get off methadone and are willing to suffer through some crappy days...
... klonopin? Thanks for the information.
banker i was on methadone for about 2 to3 yr and before that 180 vicodin every ... 2wks for about a year thats why iwent to methadone because the vicodin just wasnt doing its job so now ... ive been off methadone lets just say gong on 3 months physical withdrawals...
... My boyfriend was on methadone for approx. 2 years after a year long heroin habit ... . He would have gotten off the methadone sooner but he heard horror stories about how he would ... t get a script for either.
He's now been off methadone for almost 4 months and no longer needs to take benzos ... a strong willed person who truly wants to get off methadone and are willing to suffer through some crappy days ... betachi angel ive already been through the hell of methadone detox its been almost 3 months but i was still suffering...
... m proud of you for getting through withdrawals of methadone . I'm on Suboxone and have to go through withdrawals...
... m proud of you for getting through withdrawals of methadone . I'm on Suboxone and have to go through withdrawals...
... Hey - I do have one question. Now that you are off methadone , how is your craving for opiates? Do you suffer hourly...
... Hey - I do have one question. Now that you are off methadone , how is your craving for opiates? Do you suffer hourly...
... So were you ever a real addict or were you just on methadone for true pain? Sounds like that is the case to me...
... So were you ever a real addict or were you just on methadone for true pain? Sounds like that is the case to me ... it yeah right im in aphyschological nightmare this methadone has f-ed me up so bad and my doc said id be fine after...
... how to do that... Also, why did they ever put you on methadone for pain? Why didn't they put you on oxycontin or...
... how to do that... Also, why did they ever put you on methadone for pain? Why didn't they put you on oxycontin or ... computer is my life now i dont know why they put me on methadone my loser of a dr just said it was the longest acting...
... how to do that... Also, why did they ever put you on methadone for pain? Why didn't they put you on oxycontin or...
- hopefully i didnt set myself back too much 15th April 2004
... tempted to call my doc and just say put me back on methadone this is one of the hardest things ive ever had to...
... tempted to call my doc and just say put me back on methadone this is one of the hardest things ive ever had to...
- pillz..please read... 15th April 2004
... good health and im really glad you are doing well on methadone ..thank God there are differant options available/to...
- Back on Vicodin need help 15th April 2004
... back pain then they switched me to the drug from hell methadone please stop in the early stage love and hugs kelleigh...
- chef i was told to talk to you 14th April 2004
... posts but banker suggested talking to you about my methadone situation that maybe you would have some good info...
... like anything in life, it is hard though, i was on methadone from 1996-1999 80 mgs a day, i was sick of going to...
... like anything in life, it is hard though, i was on methadone from 1996-1999 80 mgs a day, i was sick of going to ... hard but you will get there!
ive actually been off methadone for going on 3 months im the type of person that wants ... 50 thousand other drugs to compensate for 30 mgs of methadone im trying to concentrare on other things but its so...
- "Everyday" 14th April 2004
... anything stronger than hydro, nor take any benzo drugs, methadone , suboxone, oxycontin, or any of the other drugs with...
- thanx everyone...day 4, clean, got question...help 13th April 2004
... got it.....on the sleep issue back in 1984 i was on methadone for 9 months at 32mg and when i quit it i tailored ... off the methadone at 2mg a day.....the last day i did 2 mg and i slept ... could bet anyone a million bucks by gettin hooked on methadone again that i could stay awake for 11 days strait. ... again..that was in 1984....since last june im back on methadone ,60mg,for chronic pain in my back...plus ive been takin ... wher i live...anyways he told me that detoxin from methadone at 2mg a day aint right...have to do it lot slower ... together and there is where he writes me a script for my methadone ......chef...
- Effexor for depression and withdrawal?? 13th April 2004
... detoxing now from oxycontin...a few years back i was on methadone and was prescribed effexor for depression, i then...
... I AM ON 60MG OF METHADONE FOR CHRONIC PAIN AND OPIATE ADDICTION...was prescribed...
... I AM ON 60MG OF METHADONE FOR CHRONIC PAIN AND OPIATE ADDICTION...was prescribed ... ANYTHING TO HELP....
i was on effexor while taking methadone when i stopped the effexor didnt do a thing for me...
- Long time addiction. HELP!! 13th April 2004
... im on 60mg of methadone for chronic pain/addiction...i have a bad back too ... .alternatives....chemical maintance,last resort... methadone ,suboxone,subutex,buprenex,nalaxtrone,the last not...
- suboxone withdrawal 11th April 2004
... been using opiates for 16 years. I have been on the methadone program for 12 years. I was started on Suboxone 12 ... failed in the past when attempting detox from both methadone and buprenorphine. I know the experience is different...
- I Thank God I found the Board, 11th April 2004
... injectable form of bupenorphine)am now back on 60mg of methadone ...keep up the positive thoughts,seek advice from other...
... injectable form of bupenorphine)am now back on 60mg of methadone ...keep up the positive thoughts,seek advice from other...
... i have to do 60mg of methadone a day to keep my pain in check and my addiction in ... suboxone..its just another form of maintance,same as methadone except methadone deals with pain better...they are...
- Michelle 10th April 2004
... somwthing I was going through. Ya know when I was on Methadone it made me nod off just like this. That was one of...
- dont know what to do 10th April 2004
... of ruining what ive accomplished i never abused my methadone but i was definitly dependant on it im so scared someone...
... about any other alternatives?
If you didn't abuse the methadone maybe you will be ok w/ the hydrocodone.
Its a tough...
... about any other alternatives?
If you didn't abuse the methadone maybe you will be ok w/ the hydrocodone.
Its a tough...
... Kelleigh,
Why did you get off of methadone and why were you on it? I'm assuming you were/are ... controlled by a non narcotic end up having to take methadone . So I'm confused about your situation and why you ... some advice. Chef is another poster here that takes methadone for chronic pain and he's a recovering addict as well...
... of ruining what ive accomplished i never abused my methadone but i was definitly dependant on it im so scared someone ... reliever and highly addictive). My understanding is that methadone is often used to control pain; and is a good long ... option. So, is there a reason you are no longer on the methadone ? With chronic pain; that may be the best option. ... friend with severe chronic pain due to fibromyalgia and methadone has given her back her life. Just a thought. I hope...
... Kelleigh,
Why did you get off of methadone and why were you on it? I'm assuming you were/are ... controlled by a non narcotic end up having to take methadone . So I'm confused about your situation and why you ... some advice. Chef is another poster here that takes methadone for chronic pain and he's a recovering addict as well ... However, is surgery an option?
banker i got off methadone because i felt like it was taking over my life not...
... reliever and highly addictive). My understanding is that methadone is often used to control pain; and is a good long ... option. So, is there a reason you are no longer on the methadone ? With chronic pain; that may be the best option. ... friend with severe chronic pain due to fibromyalgia and methadone has given her back her life. Just a thought. I hope...
... just out of curiosity, how does anyone abuse methadone ...i was on methadone years ago and had to go to the ... ahhh...then they would let me go...just wondering how methadone could be abused, unless they let you take it home...
... just out of curiosity, how does anyone abuse methadone ...i was on methadone years ago and had to go to the ... ahhh...then they would let me go...just wondering how methadone could be abused, unless they let you take it home...
- 24 hour Detox? Has any of you seen or heard about this ? 10th April 2004
... assistance of Suboxone. Why do you think they have had methadone clinics for years? There are addicts in this world...
... was designed for herion addicts as an alternative to methadone , due to meth's excruciating withdrawal. The drug...
... do need them for chronic back pain...im on 60mg of methadone ...thers pros and cons to everything and just do your...
... hey, i did rapid detox in 99 to get off methadone ...did it in maryland dr lance gooberman, he was awesome...
- Went to first NA meeting tonight... 10th April 2004
... This Is Why I Don't Go Now Becaus Ei Am Still Taking Methadone , And Of Course With The Fellowship This Is A No No...
... sober.
Billiejean - you can't go because your on methadone ? Have you tried and if so, what did they say? I ... attends meetings regularly. How long have you been on methadone and what mg? Do you have chronic pain or is it for...
... Thanks everyone! Also why can't you go if you that methadone treatment? I don't get that!
Jenny...
- when does it end 6th April 2004
... :) it has been 2 months i have been off methadone thanks to all of the messages ive read on health boards ... situation the reason im writing is because ive been off methadone 3o mgs for chronic back pain and decided it was consuming...
... antidepressent to also help. Good luck in staying of the methadone ....
... kicked much higher doses several times. Most of my methadone detoxes were courtesy of the state. No weaning, no...
... wondering because I am considering weaning off of methadone that I take for my chronic back pain. I tried a quick...
... hey whats up it is so hard to switch from methadone to another opiate because the withdrawals from the...
... attacks i was having also for the 2 1/2 months i was off methadone i felt a constant prickly pins and needles feeling ... violent person but let me tell it was coming to it this methadone thing really messed me up physical addiction to me...
... story of what you went through i thought my detox from methadone was bad im so glad to hear that part of your hell...
... kicked much higher doses several times. Most of my methadone detoxes were courtesy of the state. No weaning, no...
... pain doc both said after 2wks from withdrawaling from methadone i'd be fine look at me almost 3 months later still ... to tell you the consequences i knew nothing about methadone when i started taking it if i was more informed of...
... farmboy 7 you posted me a few days ago about weaning off methadone just wondered how it was going and if you made your...
... taking it i woke up every hour i even took it during methadone w/ds and slept the whole night never had insomnia...
... patience, I have just stopped taking methadone hours short of 8 days..could you tell me when I can...
... patience, I have just stopped taking methadone hours short of 8 days..could you tell me when I can ... telling you i really feel for you did you wean off the methadone or go cold turkey please keep in touch im proud of...
... symptoms i hear their worse than what i went through with methadone thanks kelleigh...
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howard i completly understand your story iknow methadone and benzos are 2 different things but when i went...
... still going to have w/ds i'm just scared now and my methadone w/d was a nightmare and i don't want another w/d in...
... really having a hard time with coping with life after methadone it's like i'm learning certain things over again and ... all the stuff i avoided or delt with on methadone is hitting me like a ton of bricks and now i'm just ... these meds were so bad i was nieve just like with methadone thank you jennita i'm glad i have you and howard for...
... do what she feels is best and she was also battling methadone problems. At least she has the information she needs...
... really was i would have been nieve to it just like to methadone i can't wait to go to my prescriber tuesday and see ... anxiety disorder because tomorrow will be 3 months off methadone and i still have aniexty symptoms which some say is ... say is not i've reasearched and reasearched about methadone w/d and anxiety and all i find is conflicting research ... disorder or is it still from the physchological w/d of methadone you 2 are so well educated if you could help me in...
... really was i would have been nieve to it just like to methadone i can't wait to go to my prescriber tuesday and see ... anxiety disorder because tomorrow will be 3 months off methadone and i still have aniexty symptoms which some say is ... say is not i've reasearched and reasearched about methadone w/d and anxiety and all i find is conflicting research ... disorder or is it still from the physchological w/d of methadone you 2 are so well educated if you could help me in ... simple. If you did not have anxiety before any drugs, methadone or whatever, it's not underlying because it never...
... appointment I thought hey it might help me with the methadone also, I never thought I would be off of it before...
... appointment I thought hey it might help me with the methadone also, I never thought I would be off of it before ... danndees my panic was everyday from feb 3 (when i quit methadone ) until april 5 i was having attacks all the time i ... tomorrow if i need them long term if this is from the methadone i think i may have a few choice words for my primary...
... howard i also wanted you to know that today is 90 days methadone free got rid of one med hopefully soon the rest will...
... appointment I thought hey it might help me with the methadone also, I never thought I would be off of it before...
... not a doctoe but how do they know its not from the methadone the told me it's social anxiety disorder and i'm asking...
... not a doctoe but how do they know its not from the methadone the told me it's social anxiety disorder and i'm asking ... did you have the same problems/symptoms before the methadone ? I mean actual symptoms, not life/emotional issues...
... and howard i did have a social thing before i was on methadone could never be around to many people i moved around ... and make every excuse not to go but then i went on methadone lets just say it made me a totally different person ... i was'nt so nieve to all them when ifirst started methadone for my chronic pain :blob_fire...
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Kelligh, you can't beat yourself up about the methadone because physical pain is something that needs to be...
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Kelligh, you can't beat yourself up about the methadone because physical pain is something that needs to be ... know that's alot of the reason i'm still so messed up methadone w/d is pretty severe and you're right about the higher ... strongly believe if some one is one a high dose of methadone (which 50 is not high compared to what the methadone ... feel normal anymore and 3 months later i feel like methadone w/d took apart of me with it i know i'm going on and ... guess that's why i do beat myself up alot because methadone w/d has put so much fear in me i don't know what my...
... some people can't taper i didn't off of 50 mgs of methadone but i really wish they had because now i'm all screwed...
... some people can't taper i didn't off of 50 mgs of methadone but i really wish they had because now i'm all screwed ... net here, and as I told you, as someone that kicked methadone you`d be right at home in NA.
Seizures? More...
... i pick up any medication because i was so nieve to methadone i don't sign the little slip of paper and ask every...
... net here, and as I told you, as someone that kicked methadone you`d be right at home in NA.
Seizures? More ... something i did'nt realize could be so harmful i thought methadone was a bad one but reading all this is making me realize...
... something i did'nt realize could be so harmful i thought methadone was a bad one but reading all this is making me realize...
... good people thanks again mise nice meetin ya 97 days methadone free kelleigh...
... wasn't so. i went with a friend when i first got off methadone and her and a bunch of people offered i wasn't saying ... are required to take one .when i looked up info on methadone you know what popped up how to beat a drug test i...
... wasn't so. i went with a friend when i first got off methadone and her and a bunch of people offered i wasn't saying ... are required to take one .when i looked up info on methadone you know what popped up how to beat a drug test i...
... the dumps for doing this i ruined 100 plus days off methadone and feel like a failure thanks howard post me back...
... the dumps for doing this i ruined 100 plus days off methadone and feel like a failure thanks howard post me back...
... going at once here, chronic pain, withdrawals from methadone that seem to be persisting, panic episodes, and concerns...
... going at once here, chronic pain, withdrawals from methadone that seem to be persisting, panic episodes, and concerns...
... kind of nervous to go further because the w/ds of methadone remain in my nightmares forever i'm just considering...
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Also, I am not clear as to why you were put on methadone then presumedly weaned off. From my knowledge this ... with opiate, often herion, addicts to detox them. Methadone clinics... If you have addiction issues with opiates...
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Also, I am not clear as to why you were put on methadone then presumedly weaned off. From my knowledge this ... with opiate, often herion, addicts to detox them. Methadone clinics... If you have addiction issues with opiates ... free themselves from it.
hi howard i was put on methadone for my back pain they also use it for moderate to ... a pain killer to be on so my primary dr put me on methadone because it has a half life of 24 hrs(which is why ... but they have'nt said anything i took my self off methadone because over 2 years time my tolerance went from 5 ... time i was 40 as much as you despise benzos i despise methadone i know it helps people that are recovering heroin...
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Also, I am not clear as to why you were put on methadone then presumedly weaned off. From my knowledge this ... with opiate, often herion, addicts to detox them. Methadone clinics... If you have addiction issues with opiates...
... some research on this patch i used it to wean off methadone it was suppose to ease the w/ds (yeah right) everthing...
... about the funky dreams had some myself coming off methadone lets just say i did'nt tell anyone about them because...
... wean myself of it i'm so scared now i went through methadone w/which was a living nightmare and now being so nieve...
... wean myself of it i'm so scared now i went through methadone w/which was a living nightmare and now being so nieve...
... was already on 150 mgs so when i was going through methadone w/ds they either belief that it wasn't working or ... being on methadone was masking certain side effects that i had. when ... i came off methadone they played process of elimanation so when i bagan ... not sure if it was from the effexor or coming off methadone because they were puzzled at first because the anxiety...
... was already on 150 mgs so when i was going through methadone w/ds they either belief that it wasn't working or ... being on methadone was masking certain side effects that i had. when ... i came off methadone they played process of elimanation so when i bagan ... not sure if it was from the effexor or coming off methadone because they were puzzled at first because the anxiety...
... it again to tell you the truth i was taking this on methadone and i know methadone can kind of stop depression in ... changing peoples lifes unfortunatly for me when i stopped methadone it just was'nt doing anything for my anxiety and as...
... give you an increased appetite when i went through methadone w/d i lost like 20 lbs and since i've been on klonopin...
... my problem is no one detoxes off of methadone right....you have to drop 5 mg every two weeks and...
... self to go into my purse an help her self to 24 of my methadone and 15 of my clonzapam is'nt that nice well i filed ... do it well the police report aided me in getting my methadone back i did'nt really care about the clonzapam cause...
... well because of back surgerys[long story]and take methadone for pain and opiate dependancy . i love this board...
... how different people are when i was going through methadone w/ds i would never have slept w/o it i made it 4 months ... w/o methadone and tried everything from ultram to fentynal you name ... it i tried it unfortunatly i'm back on methadone it's for chronic pain the w/d i went through i will...
- when does it end 6th April 2004
... it has been 2 months i have been off methadone thanks to all of the messages ive read on health boards ... situation the reason im writing is because ive been off methadone 3o mgs for chronic back pain and decided it was consuming...
- Going to detox next week 5th April 2004
... t take it and you will have to do the clonodine or methadone route. Does anyone else know what else they give...
... addiction is really bad they will put you on the sub or methadone , but I don't think i will need that hopefully.
I...
- Banker and the new meds. your on 4th April 2004
... enabling him for quite a while. I do think Subtoxone or Methadone will have to be an option for him. I will let you...
- Oxycodone/MsContin??? 2nd April 2004
... asked your dr.what he suggests?
Some people are on methadone for pain-but its very tough to kick that..
Id try...
- methadone prescriptions from your doc 2nd April 2004
... another county,he said that he had signed up for the methadone clinic but then the idiot went and bought 12oc80s...
... changes I had 3 different drs write me scripts for methadone for chronic pain. I had to go in once a month at...
- Why cant I stop? 1st April 2004
... additional dosage didn't do a thing for me. Not like methadone . Sub is different. The only difference to me between...
... additional dosage didn't do a thing for me. Not like methadone . Sub is different. The only difference to me between...
... were talking about a friend of mine that he treats w/ methadone . He's trying to get him off of methadone and onto ... Suboxone. He thinks he is 'selling' his methadone and he's really not. But anyway - I told him I did ... Suboxone - he would miss the 'high' too much from methadone and he would go back to abusing and end up dead. ... That's how bad he was prior to getting on methadone . My doctor said that he has ex-heroine users that...
... this happens. The feeling eventually passes. I was on methadone several times in my life. Probably a total of 10-12...
- how did your dependancy erupt? 31st March 2004
... to a Pain Management doctor and he gave me 90 10mg. Methadone for my chronic back pain, along with 180 Oxycodone ... since I had just had surgery. But, after taking the Methadone , I had a reaction that ended me in detox, by my choice...
- Need Info Bad 31st March 2004
... inpatient detox if you can..they wean you off the stuff w/ methadone or sub..or you can see if you can find a doc who will...
