- I quit today- and I feel good! 12th October 2003
... been through them before. But that time I was taking Methadone and Lortab and quit cold turkey due to a reaction ... to the Methadone . I was scared of the panic attacks and now I am scared...
- Suboxone 11th October 2003
... right up there boss....bupe is in the same class as methadone ...its a maintance drug till you get your brain re...
- CT tonight~ Hoping to make it through the weekend 10th October 2003
... long as I was last time and that I am not CT from Methadone that the panic attacks will not happen. That is what ... think the horrible panic attack was from the ct from Methadone because I had Lortab in me and they didn't stop. ...
... withdrawls. I took it in detox when I was detoxing from Methadone , which I was allergic to, and Lortab because they ... wouldn't let me have them in detox for Methadone .
Anyway..I am sending you lots of positive vibes...
- Help with detox INSOMNIA! 10th October 2003
... to get into the Bupe clinic- he put his name on the Methadone Maintanance list and while he was at the clinic, they...
... to get into the Bupe clinic- he put his name on the Methadone Maintanance list and while he was at the clinic, they...
- is there a Philster in the house 9th October 2003
... try methadone or just quit takin them and you will get clean its...
- need help weaning off pain meds 9th October 2003
... the pain meds without goin threw w/ds.suboxone and methadone are the easiest ways of doin it but there are still...
... myself from that at another time?
i'm scare to of methadone , stories i've heard of that seem worse then kicking...
- Please help me understand 8th October 2003
... time. My brother died two months ago from use of methadone . I found out at the hospital that he had a lortab ... doctor and a counselor's help with it. They prescribed methadone and three nights later he was dead. I am extreamly...
... to tell family members of these details. getting a methadone script isnt unheard of for an opiate addiction. right...
... fidentiality and his original doctor says he prescribed the methadone on the councelor's advice. My questions may never...
... was an option. The best I can figure is that the methadone caused the ulcers to bleed out or something reacted ... with the methadone itself. The doctor gave him an anti doping drug that ... his blood? Could this have reacted badly wih the methadone ? I
[This message has been edited by mike35244 (edited...
... about your brother, that is so tragic! Valum and Methadone should NEVER be mixed and can cause death, however ... sure how much he took of each drug but valium and methadone combination can cause death. I hope you get the answers...
- new here...suffering in silence 8th October 2003
... girl. now he raises my little sister alone. he is on methadone . i could probably talk to him about my addiction but ... his med. and i think i'd rather have loracet than methadone . he can't taper off that either. what were your symptons...
- someone please help~ legal question~ VL PLEASE READ! 7th October 2003
... management doctor that prescribed me 180 oxycodone, 90 methadone , 90 soma and then a week later prescribed me 130 lortab...
- Phil or anyone else~ taper ot CT??? 7th October 2003
... someone is out there. The last time I detoxed I was on Methadone and Lortab, I had a bad reaction and it sent me into ... a three day panic attack when I discontinued the Methadone . I had taken 20 Lortab 7.5's in the 24 hours before ... sweats, etc. That is why I blame the withdrawls on Methadone . I didn't have withdrawls from the Lortab because...
- My daughter has been a heroin addict for a year 7th October 2003
... because they had both been medicated there, he with methadone , she with ruboxin(?) and darvocet, but they were sent...
... time before they are out of the woods...i too am on methadone right now for addiction and chronic pain....im 43 ... heroin today and be in w/d's tomorrow and then ingested methadone i would be straight for a day/maybe two and then be ... think they are getting something....i have been taking methadone for almost three months now at 60mg a day and if i...
... found out about my 21 year old H user. eight months of methadone matenience? and therapy. was weaning off meth when...
... time before they are out of the woods...i too am on methadone right now for addiction and chronic pain....im 43 ... heroin today and be in w/d's tomorrow and then ingested methadone i would be straight for a day/maybe two and then be ... think they are getting something....i have been taking methadone for almost three months now at 60mg a day and if i...
... found out about my 21 year old H user. eight months of methadone matenience? and therapy. was weaning off meth when...
- Today is the day~ 6th October 2003
... to go thru withdrawal you can get help thru a local methadone clinic. getting help for yourself with methadone might...
- Methodone W/D 5th October 2003
... First of all methadone should NEVER be taken for recreational purposes. It ... wont sleep for quite a while yet. Anyone who takes methadone other than for pain or addiction is playing with fire ... stabilze opiate addicts. Please, if someone offers you methadone tell them to get stuffed. Leave it for people that...
- Methadone saved my life 4th October 2003
... Hockeynut, Thank-you for sharing your experance with methadone , it has also helped me and I would of never beleived ... my life as I was heading close ~to the other side~; methadone I feel is a wonderful med that truely helps people...
... Yes, I also think that methadone is great. I have been on it for more than 30 years ... alcohol and havent for all those years. I take my methadone after breakfast and dont give it a second thought...
... medication that they need to survive. I know for sure that methadone (and I'm sure Suboxone for others) helped me get used...
- another post 3rd October 2003
... You can taper, go cold turkey or take Subonoxe or methadone to help get off the drugs, but you really do not want...
- Im in trouble again... 3rd October 2003
... it to the third step...i too am a addict..am now on methadone for pain/addiction..tried buprenex,suboxone, all the...
- will methedone help 3rd October 2003
... I've been taking methadone for 3 years and I am going to stop, my pain is better ... long as you can without the oxy take 1/2 or l of the methadone you will feel better and they stay in your system ... one. I guess what I'm saying is a small amount of methadone when you get to the hard part might help.
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... way... you are just delaying the inevitable with the methadone . Are you trying to quit?
Take care and keep us posted...
... Methadone has saved my life! It is no different than taking...
... Hello Beeswax, Yes methadone was a big help for me when I gave up my oxy use. ... possiablity for you? You usually get arond 30mg of methadone to start, and then you will keep going up if the 30mg...
- Ultram instead of Methadone 3rd October 2003
... just stumbled across the place today. I've been on methadone for almost 7 months now. Before getting on the Methadone ... you are wondering if Ultram can take the place of methadone . Hun, Ultram ain't sh*t! The only reason that ultram ... gets you by on the days you don't take Methadone is because Methadone is long acting. Your body will ... think it is just fine without taking any more methadone for up to 72 hours. But like clock work!! When that ... Believe me if it could, I woulda never bothered with methadone , in fact none of us would! Sorry. Good luck to you...
- started at the meth clinic today 3rd October 2003
... well everyone i started at the methadone clinic they started me on 20 mg. of meth. i couldn...
... have time can you explain the whole process of the methadone clinic from start to finish.i mean what does a person...
... Cass~
Just wanted to wish you good luck with the Methadone . I do want to give you a heads up on the Methadone...
... another website that is great. Look up "we speak methadone " and then go to their website, it is great. Good...
... on it again.you are right there are w/ds from both methadone and suboxone and i hope they are not as bad as regular ... know.do you get any kind of buzz off the pill form of methadone ?ive tried it before and didnt seem like it did to...
- Methedone withdrawal help 3rd October 2003
... ..My name is Rene and I have been taking Ten 10mg methadone for almost 3 years. I didn't start that high.
... me different and I want to get off of them. I know methadone takes longer because they stay in your body longer...
... been using opiates for years and years.....i was on methadone in 1984 for awhile also....if you are taking 30 mg...
... The best way to taper off of methadone is to go down very slowly. Take your time if possible...
... and out look. I would consult an addiction doctor. Methadone withdrawal is a long drawn out deal. I've done it...
... Is it pretty successful? Also, does the methadone still help your pain?
thanks Rene
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- message to "StupidChris" 2nd October 2003
... for you right now, my heart goes out to you. I am on methadone , is there any way you could try that? It sure helped ... hit about covers it. If you decide to go with the methadone , when you taper go very slowly and finally be done...
... if ya cant do a taper or cold turkey then go with methadone or suboxone or whatever it takes to get clean.-spark...
- Very Lucky~ Can I have a minute of your time? 2nd October 2003
... was taking before detox. Of course, I was taking Methadone and blame, right or wrong, having to be admitted to...
- New Member Home Detoxing 2nd October 2003
... I've done the opiate withdraw from methadone (not counting the hundreds of withdraws before structured...
- Weaning off Buprenorphine 2nd October 2003
... stomach ache but reasonable.Kinda like if you did a methadone detox after having a solid smack habit..and you are...
- For VERYLUCKY--Thanks!! 2nd October 2003
... me to turn, much less a drug like suboxone or even methadone , and I would have been left to my own devices which...
- enough is enough, please help with subutex 1st October 2003
... great and it sounds like, if you don't want to go the Methadone route, it would be very good for you. Just remember...
- Suboxone appointment on 10/10 1st October 2003
... subutex....some places again may be different...im on methadone ..they would want me off two days from my med...short...
- ~Just needing a lending ear~ 30th September 2003
... day three. I blamed this on the withdrawl from the methadone because even when I got 20 Lortab's in me, it still...
- Root,Hope your still doing good! 30th September 2003
... treatment. Remember, a doctor isn't allowed to prescribe methadone to a drug addict for opiate dependency....
... fact I have bulging disks he wanted me to start on methadone and once I am stable and get down a little bit he...
... root if you cant get on the suboxone how about tryin methadone because any dr can prescribe this in pill form and...
- suboxone 29th September 2003
... a question as the "new kid". I am down to 30 mg. methadone and will be starting on 8 mg Suboxone after 24 hours ... off the Methadone . I'm really scared! What can I expect? Am going ... Motrin. I was a heavy drug user for 24 years and the Methadone worked great but I've been on it for about 3 years...
... i was on methadone ..at one time up to 120mg...i weaned 5mg a week and ... pill...subutex is straight bupenorphine...i was on methadone back in 1984 for a year also...you dont want to be...
... worries me most is that I only have 24 hours off the Methadone before starting the Suboxone. I tried a Suboxone ... from a friend when I couldn't get in to get my Methadone and got REALLY sick. I was on the 95 mg. of Methadone...
... couple days to adjust...in my experience it did... methadone is a agonist...bupe is a ant-agonist..both sit on ... the receptors a long time... methadone longer...half life is 72 hrs...24hrs off methadone...
... bruins dad....you said limits too the methadone ...do you hit a clinic or do you get a script from ... the doc...mine wrote me methadone 10mg tablets for a coupple years and at a high point...
... was so worried about being sick changing between the Methadone and the Suboxone, but he took a lead from you and ... well! (And he isn't tired all the time like on the Methadone . Maybe he won't sweat so much too...that would be...
... last? I wish he had been strong enough to go off the Methadone and then stay off everything, but he didn't feel ready...
... couple days to adjust...in my experience it did... methadone is a agonist...bupe is a ant-agonist..both sit on ... the receptors a long time... methadone longer...half life is 72 hrs...24hrs off methadone...
... strong stuff. 2mg of sub are equal to 30mg to 50mg of methadone , and with sub, the less you take, the clearer and...
... strong stuff. 2mg of sub are equal to 30mg to 50mg of methadone , and with sub, the less you take, the clearer and...
... find the way to salvation! That is when I was put on Methadone which was even worse then my vicodin addiction! It...
... been on Suboxone for 3 months after having been on methadone for 2 years. things were going well until i reduced...
- im back and still clean 29th September 2003
... 1mg of suboxone and doin good.why did you swith from methadone to bup for 2-days?better stick with the meth. if it...
... takin?with your pain might want to stick with the methadone and maybe taper off it if possible.its much cheaper...
- Methadone--good or bad choice? 29th September 2003
... Hello all!
A family member of mine started methadone treatment and I have a few questions, issues, and ... I'm sure but why is it that the stigma surrounding methadone is the way it is. I'm not understanding the difference ... I'm not sure that I understand the difference with methadone treatment. I know there has been talks that it's ... addiction with another....but essentially...isn't it? If methadone treatment is not that bad----or in an addicts mind...
... There are a lot of users on this board who are on methadone and can answer your questions. If your loved one...
... but well, they do. But if this person takes to the methadone then it could sustain and change this persons life ... but there are not enough people on this board on methadone .
[This message has been edited by AddictionMod ...
... HELLO,
THE ONLY REASON PEOPLE SPEAK NAG. ABOUT METHADONE IS BECAUSE THEY ARE UNEDUCATED ABOUT IT, NO IT IS ... SAME WITH US X-OPIATE USERS WHOM CHOSE THE ROUTE OF METHADONE , AND AS FOR JOB DISCRIMINATION, IF YOU GET IT IN WRITING ... WILL BE SOME NAG. PEOPLE WHOM CHOSE TO LOOK DOWN ON METHADONE BUT THAT'S ONLY BECAUSE THEY ARE UNEDUCATED OR HAVE ... EXPERIENCE, (WHICH ARE VERY FEW) I ASSURE YOU THAT METHADONE HAS HELPED FAR MORE THAN IT HAS INJURED OR SO THEY...
... I recently stopped taking methadone after about 5yrs. I was like a fad addict most of ... every morning when I woke up.
So after getting on methadone in a clinic (cause it is hard to get perscription ... methadone) I got on a stable dose of methadone and slowly over a few years reduced my medication ... others who have. The fact is that I was able to use methadone as a tool for my recovery. I am part of a network ... of methadone advocates called National Alliance of Methadone Advocates ... website that you can go to and start to read about methadone . [url="http://www.methadone.org"]www.methadone.org ... menu that you can go into and click on pages like Methadone 101. There is also a messageboard called We Speak ... Methadone . There is alot of stigma out there about methadone ... recovery and respect their choices of treatment. Methadone is the gold standard for opiate addiction recovery...
- hopefortoday,vl, others, need advice 29th September 2003
... advice. as most of you know my hubby started the methadone maintenace program last week. now he just called...
... you really believe he's using the money to get the methadone and you know he doesn't have the money, then I don...
- On the wrong path again 29th September 2003
... just to get threw the day. But a friend told me about methadone and talked me into trying it, [I thought no way is...
- What to Expect 29th September 2003
... nah, I bet the doc will put him on either methadone or talwin....
- ready to stop and lovin' it 29th September 2003
... detox centers...it's chemical structure is similar to methadone . So I used 2 every six hours for the first day.....
- when am I going to feel better?? 29th September 2003
... term) because they are addictive but he offered me Methadone , fentanyl and oxycontin. I'm off all opiates but...
... Why not consider long-term therapy with either methadone or buprenorphine? Detoxing and using again, detoxing ... less suffering people in the world. I have been on methadone for a long, long time, I live a perfectly normal life ... way. People often say to me, "Why not get off the methadone , it obviously works, you dont use drugs anymore?"...
... used elavils on their own and in combination with methadone and soma. please be careful cetiya, when i was at ... my worst i took 160-200mg of methadone 100mg elavil and 4 soma 350mg = rockingham = COMATOSE...
... having my brain on this stuff for so long. I dont take methadone , my doc offered it to me when I first went to him...
... opiates in the world. I knew enough to refuse the methadone and everyone knows oxycontins are addictive, but he...
- New,my story...Its long! 29th September 2003
... to lose and lost it.I just wish I had known about methadone before I hit bottom. I couldn't stop taking the pain ... I needed it just like you. I still need it. But methadone turned my life around. I could not just quity cold ... I needed it just to function---to feel normal. Methadone does that for me. It curbs the pain and keeps the ... check in later to see how you are. Check out the methadone clinic? You will need help and this is a good place...
- For Rockingham 29th September 2003
... at a board that is strictly for people who are on methadone because maybe we can understand eachother a little ... who are tapering or whateever than people who are on methadone - and that is okay too. I sincerely did not mean...
- Tell me more about Subox... 28th September 2003
... Is suboxone like methadone ? The info I've found so far seems to indicate that ... which means not nearly as dangerous/addictive as methadone , which is a schedule II. Also, the prescribing regulations...
- I think I wont be back 28th September 2003
... whoever said that most of the people here are not on methadone - most are tapering off pills, something I COULD ... substantial amount of time hats off to you. That is great. Methadone isn't a cure-all and I am not telling anyone to get ... am not saying that I think that I am "addicted" to methadone but I am dependent on it. Not the same thing. I ... I'll burn that bridge when I get to it I guess. Methadone is so stigmatized and most of the time we are not ... person here that they shouldn't make promises about the methadone that cannot keep. Well, I do not think that people ... about addiction and recovery, weather it be tapering, methadone , subox or whatever else is out there. I wish you...
... can only think of a smallish number of posters in methadone treatment, i know i am leaving some out but the ones ... tomorrow is another day. i posted under your other methadone questions heading today too. about your dose problem...
... ecifically you are referring to and I don't know much about methadone , but I just wanted to say that no one has a right ... pretty sure that they don't have a stance on the use of methadone one way or the other.
The key is if you feel you ... are clean, there aren't any consequences of being on methadone , you're not doint it to get high, your family is happy...
- Methadone! Methadone! Methadone! 27th September 2003
... Debcaked....
You are right that methadone is NOT a substitute. I will not get into the BENEFITS ... of methadone , and believe me, there are sooo many great things ... about MMT. ( methadone Maintenance Treatment) I will say that an opiate ... that other people do.
Good for you for being on methadone and being proud of it!!!
K8...
- methadone and peace of mind?? 27th September 2003
... yes methadone is a drug and no its not harder than heroin to kick...
- on methadone having foot pain 27th September 2003
... for a week to up the dose?
if you started taking methadone for pain, you could just talk to the doc. if the methadone...
... general history. primarily how you became aware of methadone as a medicine. and importantly, how you receive your ... please bud. i also took your post to mean that the methadone created the foot pain. in case you wonder, yes, i ... am in a methadone treatment program.
...
... I started on methadone to treat an addiction to oxy contin I was on oxy for ... I did some research on the web and decided to try methadone . I have weekly takehomes now and I really dont know...
... some x-rays or other diagnostics. just going to your methadone doctor and telling him you need an increase i do not...
... Methadone will often cause pain and swelling in your hands and ... as it may be something entirely exclusive of the methadone . But my feeling is that the methadone ( or the lack...
- ROCKINGHAM.... 27th September 2003
... me into that 5 day period of withdrawal.
i am in a methadone treatment program. i do not use pills. i am living...
- Methadone Questions? 27th September 2003
... debcakegirl,
250mg methadone is a large dose, can you post again with the form ... it comes in. im certain it would be liquid methadone . i am wondering more about your take home doses. i ... several times and i think you need a stronger dose of methadone . dont be afraid to tell them you are not comfortable...
- Another Question about Methadone - kind of 26th September 2003
... drug effects and my teeth...he said its b.s. that methadone hurts your theeth...he said just brush them,ect. and...
... i am in methadone treatment also. my teeth are bad but it is because ... and have myself only to blame. i do not blame the methadone .
Sue, the only idea i can offer you is to either...
... It is not BS, Methadone could make your gums and teeth very brittle. They ... more than your life? Not for me. I'd still be on methadone if I didn't have a bad reaction to it but it is one...
... Originally posted by LaynesAddiction1:
It is not BS, Methadone could make your gums and teeth very brittle.
Layne ... seem like a persons problems started after taking methadone but more than likely the two are not connected in...
... survived last night. I ended up taking my last dose of methadone to sleep which is a No! No! I should make it until ... xanax.
This answer if for Sue who asked about the methadone , and taking Darvocet and having three teeth extracted ... would say you are having withdrawal. What dose of methadone did you say you were on? If I had three teeth pulled ... ---you need extra for pain. The methadone only takes care of your withdrawal. The clinic should ... a fever if will cause your body to metabolize the methadone faster, also. My guess is withdrawal-I hope this ... obtain some pain medicine---do. What was your dose of methadone ?
...
... the darvacet because it wouldn't interfere with the methadone . I don't want to get high - but I am feeling so sick ... before. Anyway, thanks for listening.
As far as methadone and it hurting your teeth - I didn't mean to imply ... that I blame the methadone for the problems that I am having with my teeth right...
... the advice of their patients [imagine that...] in a methadone clinic setting i believe doctors can be very set in...
- Tapering off hydrocodone 26th September 2003
... what is it and how does it work? Is schedule II like methadone ?...
- Help! 26th September 2003
... I need help. I need some advice regarding methadone ,does anyone out there have any? Is anyone out there ... taking methadone or previously taken it?
Please let me hear from you...
... i am on methadone . i will be online for an hour. i promise i will watch...
- Suboxone and Indecision 26th September 2003
... indecisive about this treatment. I have tried everything, methadone included. Nothing worked, but Suboxone did. I have...
... klonipin. I s the drug you are referring to similar to methadone ? I would like to be 100% free not covering up one...
- Damned things quit working! 26th September 2003
... desperately needed help with my addiction!. i am now in a methadone treatment program, trying to rebuild my life from...
- hydrocodone addiction 24th September 2003
... sleep a lot of nights because its hard - I'm in a methadone program because I couldn't seem to quit the pills...
- methadone questions 24th September 2003
... Lane . . . . I don't know anything about methadone , but just wanted to see how you're doing today. I...
... Lane, [url="http://www.methadone.org/"]www. methadone .org/[/url] This is the link to NAMA- National Advocates ... for Methadone Awareness
There is all kinds of information about ... methadone and maintenence programs there. I hope this helps...
... taking just the pills or are there other things? Methadone did not work for my husband - but he also did not ... everything but he always went back to it. He was on the methadone for about 6 monthes, which isn't a real long time ... the misery, you know what I mean? I've been in a methadone program for about 3 years now and there is good and ... sometimes for some people when all else fails than maybe methadone is worth a try. I think the main thing that methadone ... gives you time to get your head together. Alone, methadone will not work - you have to get some kind of counseling ... or something because if you just go and drink the methadone every day than I guess it is kind of like trading ... I'm not telling you that I think you should get on methadone because if you can do it without it I think you are ... for people who can't seem to get off any other way. Methadone has saved my life in many ways because it has given...
... Hi,
just a note on methadone . my 21 year old son was using heroin when i confronted...
... I can probably answer any questions you have about Methadone . I have been off and on it since 1998.
I am now on...
... you hangin. You are going to hear many things about Methadone . Good and Bad. For me personally it was a good program ... started using the Percs again and then got a hold of Methadone on my own. (Of course just to detox myself) yea right...
... all got to take care of yourselves first. Lane, the methadone will get you high when you first start taking it. ... little, actually a lot, easier. If he is doing the methadone but not going to meetings, or getting a sponsor, etc ... think you hit the nail on the head when you said the methadone (I think it's also true for suboxone) isn't enough...
... pills every single day is not going to get high on methadone . clinics will begin new patients at 10-30mg in most ... an 'experienced' addict. tolerance will prevent the methadone from providing that effect. clinics must follow established ... process of finding your recommended treatment dose of methadone . the emphasis is not to get you high but to get you ... society again
.
NO PATIENT is going to come in to a methadone clinic and tell the clinic what dose they need, or ... habit then he/she did and how their particular dose of methadone needed to be massive just to get by on.
methadone ... who is suffering from a severe active addiction. the methadone is handled by medical professionals. you drive to ... addicted to opiates.
i want to comment on the idea that methadone treatment is switching one addiction for another. ... this is not the way people should approach their methadone program. addicts need to focus on the positives methadone ... potential negatives. suboxone is an opiate, just like methadone . i dont take time to make negative comments on suboxone ... and it distresses me to have methadone treated in this manner.
to me there is only one advantage ... with suboxone, it can be prescribed for a month. a methadone program requires a visit each day of the week. for ... and begin the process from appearances, not so with methadone treatment centers. you can be receiving medicine in...
... everyone,
my son had couseling 2 1/2 hours a month at the methadone clinic. at first i went in with him, but he never...
... doing what alot of good mothers would do.
about the methadone question:
i had taken some a year or so ago, but ... hard opiates are pure hell, i'm glad i didnt go the " methadone way", because now i would still be using methadone...
... better, talking about my addiction is GOOD for me.
on methadone :
the one thing many are nervous about is withdrawal ... here is the patient is in control, not the clinic. no methadone treatment patient WILL EVER BE FORCED TO GO THRU WITHDRAWAL ... weaning to take place and reduce the dose level of methadone to a small amount, buprenorphin is used to "finish...
- methadone can bring peace and quiet 23rd September 2003
... ve been feeling like crap lately for being on the methadone ; Your post made me remember that it can always be...
... Ditto on the methadone ...except it's suboxone for me. For some people it...
... rockingham, While I was on methadone I was having serious complications. I was having ... was living in a complete horror. When they cut my methadone back my WBC went back up to 8 so this was causing ... a million times, this wont happen to everyone and methadone might be your answer but you cant make promises that ... methadone is in fact the answer. I dont want someone to have ... Its hit or miss and that's all I have to say about methadone ....
... I too was scared of the warnings associated with methadone ....I heard the scary things like I'd be on it for ... would rott my teeth, etc. But, from my own experience Methadone has given me my life back. I went to the clinic one ... clinic. It has saved my life! If you can do it without methadone then kudos to you, but for those of us who have tried ... ourselves and failed, methadone is a life saver!...
... in the carribean and the south of France. He took Methadone for 12 years and he never could go to any of those ... I think suboxone may be much more preferable to a methadone maintenance program.
Take care,
verylucky...
... But to each their own and if you can do it without methadone and can get yourself clean and stay clean then good...
... just wanted to say that not everyone that goes to a methadone clinic has to go in everyday to dose. They do give ... lot better if they would inform themselves about how methadone really works. I spent a week in Canada with my family ... there are usually ways around this if you decide that methadone is for you.
Cheryl, you sound so happy and so relieved ... I don't think that anything is cure-all, but when methadone is used along with counseling, I think it can do wonders ... any - or be be late because you have to find them. Methadone is not trading one addiction for another. I think ... something, but I just don't think that being dependant on methadone and being addicted to pills or whateever is the same ... thing. You do not get high on methadone .
One last thing in rockingham's defense - someone ... go back and read the title of this post it says :
Methadone CAN bring peace and quiet
I see nothing wrong with ... taper than that is really wonderful. I understand methadone doesn't work for everyone. I am interested in the...
... as for worrying about going EVERY DAY, dont. what methadone will bring you will outweigh what you are already...
- Lane...how are things going? 22nd September 2003
... yesterday, got home and he tells me that he went to the methadone clinic since he can't take it anymore. so i guess...
- For Spoon 22nd September 2003
... yourself anymore and let us help you. dont give up on the methadone SPOON, it can save your life, please give it a chance...
- lisa whats up 22nd September 2003
... but with your financial situation how about tryin a methadone clinc for detox/maint?suboxone is good but it is very...
... if you cant see a doc for 6weeks how about goin the methadone for detox-it is alot cheaper and you could go to the...
- Question regardy Energy 22nd September 2003
... started the suboxone. I noticed this when I was on methadone a while back too. The only reason I went on this...
- Methadone vs. Lortab 22nd September 2003
... My understanding is that Methadone does not give you a "high", and that is why it is...
... find this out about anywhere on these boards, but methadone is not a "quick buzz" kind of drug. It's a long-acting...
... i have been on methadone twice in my life..im 43 year old male....in 1984 i ... for heroin addiction...i swore i would never take methadone again....for the last 4 years i was taking bupenorphine ... take 40 -50 lortab 10's a day no problem....im now on methadone again but there are alot of mistruth and false info ... floating around...let me help clear it up if i may... methadone is a long acting opiate,pain med, so it will stay ... tramatic coming off lortab if done abruptly, and as with methadone ...if you take your time and come off of methadone ... slowly,the w/d's wont be that harsh....where we here methadone was hell,is from folks who did not wean/taper properly...
... 3 years. your main desire is to compare lortab and methadone and if methadone is perhaps stronger than lortab. ... dont like seeing people post about the 'facts' of methadone , one being how tough it is to come off of. it is NOT ... impossible to come off of the methadone . it is simple, you need to be cautious and take your ... weaning process. if done with a doctors supervision methadone weaning is an easy process that should not worry anyone ... to make quickly before i sign out today. one that methadone blocks the effects of other opiates. the full truth ... or oxycontin it would generally go right thru the methadone . on the issue of injecting methadone, i have done...
... I understand what you are saying about injecting methadone and I agree with you that in itself injecting methadone ... or 4 a day) and he continued to use while he was on methadone - although it was probably not as much as he had been ... using before the methadone . I really expected to find him in the bathroom floor ... says he didn't. It is very possible that 85mgs of methadone wasn't enough for him and I know that there has been ... lot of research on the benefits of higher doses of methadone . Everyone is different and some people do metabolize ... rates. I have just known so many people who were in methadone programs, this year alone, who died of heroin overdoses ... would have died the same way weather they were in a methadone program or not - I don't know. I just see so many ... go to who are still using other things besides the methadone - I've been guilty of it myself. There was actually ... deaths from heroin or injecting drugs. I think that methadone would probably work better for pain than lortabs because ... really interesting articles on optimizing doses of methadone at the DONT website - The Official Newsletter of Detroits ... the cravings were always there. Are you still on methadone now? If so - do you ever feel trapped, like you can...
... not offended at all by your post. yes i am still on methadone . right now i am very short of time at the moment so...
... it's kind of good to see other people who are on methadone here at this board(not that I wish it on you or anything ... lot of people who don't consider people who are on methadone clean ( I go back and forth with myself on that issue...
... Methadone is a CII drug which classifieds it as very high abuse ... can and will go into respiratory arrest if taking methadone ALONE in moderate doses and it does give a high "similar ... abused with a fatal outcome. I've actually abused methadone before I've even got into Heroin and Dilaudid.
Rockingham ... - Im not attacking you but maybe for YOU methadone was a breeze but it took me 3 years to get off the...
- AllyCat.............. 22nd September 2003
... for ally and hydro,
i want you both to consider methadone treatment. i am not kidding. please dont think methadone ... is for heroin addicts only. you are wrong! methadone is for ANYONE who feels helpless or anyone who can ... you both and the important part of my post is that methadone is a drug for people who have taken all they can and ... know where to turn. take this addicts word for it, methadone may be the answer for you. i urge you to look into ... i say you DO NOT have to use heroin to qualify for methadone programs. investigate this because it can bring peace...
- urgent lorcet may kill my baby 21st September 2003
... The most common practice is to get the mother on methadone as quickly as possible. The mother and child then ... women who have given birth to healthy babies while on methadone . These children have grown up to be happy well adjusted ... adults. See about enrolling her in a methadone program a.s.a.p. Pregnant women are given priority...
- rockingham 20th September 2003
... today ,how are you doing, how are you feeling on the methadone ? are you ok...
- Oxycotin and Methadone 20th September 2003
... s good that you want to get off of the oxys...but methadone can be just as addictive if you are taking it unmonitored...
... different. They are all opiates. Anyway, as far as the methadone goes I can't tell you what to do with that either ... ever do heroin (just snorting it) and so I went to a methadone clinic because I didn't want it to get any worse than ... years later still there. I think for some people, methadone is probably the only way to go - for people who have ... get yourself into some counseling too because alone methadone is not a cure all. One last thing about it that I...
... and causes heart palpations and chest pains. With methadone your going to have a better consistency and the methadone ... get off of, so if you dont plan on staying on the methadone for a while i'd try cold turkey with doctor supervision ... and see how you feel after that. Then methadone could be a maintenance option. Just dont try methadone...
... BigMike,
im glad to hear from you, another pleased methadone user in the making. congratulations bud. methadone ... controlled with a slow weaning process. at my clinic methadone is not even used as the final step in getting clean ... wanting to post because they have some information on methadone but please dont post with just the simple fact you ... happened to hear methadone withdrawal is a ***** and other common themes when ... it comes to methadone users. there are people on this board who are in meth ... can contribute answers and hard information on how methadone works in your body and what life with methadone is ... one suggestion for you but you may not even need it. methadone has a half life of 24-36 hours. this means that at ... providing your dose for you and what amounts and doses of methadone you are receiving or if you might be getting an increase ... are prescribed for pain but doctors do not prescribe methadone to addicts, they generally must go thru the clinics...
... now I will have to totally disagree with that. Methadone is not always safe and not always effective. You ... cant just put a curious mind on methadone as a first resort. You're clinic believes that because ... ..... it's a methadone clinic. Methadone should only be used in a tapering process if rapid ... discreet treatment centers that deal with, rapid detox, methadone and buprenorphine and you can see which one is right...
... and the first resort. can you tell me in what ways methadone is unsafe or ineffective....
... and the first resort. can you tell me in what ways methadone is unsafe or ineffective.
You didn't go wrong, You ... happen to hear" comment right after my post about methadone . I was on methadone for 4 years total and I started ... This wont happen to everyone but I was one of them. Methadone isn't a god sent but it does sustain life for chronic ... can just tell your doctor you want to stay on the methadone and deny abusing the oxy's but that wont help if you...
- back in the downward spiral, why's it so hard 20th September 2003
... I have been taking methadone for 32 years. I have a wonerful life with a great ... job and a loving family. Methadone allows me to live a normal life. I suffer no bad side ... living a perfectly normal suburban life.
Will I be on methadone for the rest of my life? Of course. Does that bother...
... on medication for awhile too boss....am on 50mg of methadone also for chronic back pain/addiction....ive tried...
... years? I wouldn't...
kennyseven, there are a lot of methadone (MMT) debates. I've always felt it was just trading ... is. A lot of people abuse MMT programs beause their methadone is at a higher dose and cheaper than their heroin ... but they dont have that discriminating name like " methadone " It's good you are doing well, I was on methadone...
... trading one drug for another when an addict is on a methadone or suboxone maintenance program. That would be like...
- xanax withdrawal STORY 19th September 2003
... all of you who asked. I am the one taking the 250mg methadone and had started taking xanax for sleep. I didn't...
... debcake....im on 50 - 70 mg of methadone for chronic back pain/addiction......got addicted...
- FOR EVERYBODY "MY STORY" 19th September 2003
... have you ever considered asking your doctor about methadone for your pain. The great thing about it is that once ... to increase that dose. I know a number of folks on methadone for reasons of pain and they are all of them pleased...
... management doc if he woulud consider putting you on methadone . Most pain management docs have used methadone. ... you are dependent already, so not much difference. Methadone can be a long term medication and at low doses, does ... normal life like you described with oxycontin with methadone with fewer side effects. Methadone is a good pain ... away, I'm sure you know that. Might be able to, with methadone , get into an exercise routine and some of your symptoms ... and addiction). Know this, when you go to get off methadone , you will go through w/d's, but you have to do so ... doc to take you off in a week or two. W'd's from methadone is worse than any narcotic you have taken, I won't ... harmacists look at you like you are a junkie, and will with methadone , probably worse, but you can find a pharmacist who ... problems. There is so much ignorance surrounding methadone it isn't even funny. But don't let their ignorance...
... I have gone the Methadone route for management of pain and in my opinion the ... consequences of Methadone Therapy are preponderant to the level of analgesia...
- Seizures From Xanax 18th September 2003
... frightening. I never had any problem on the opiates or methadone . It's just I got where I couldn't sleep at all and...
... combination with the xanax? you mention opiates as well as methadone . please respond when you have a chance because i would...
... Dear deb, does your employeer know that you are on Methadone and opiates? If so then he/she should be understanding...
... the one that you mentioned you thought it was the methadone ?? If so im glad the information helped. I tried...
... never been sick either. She does not know I am on methadone . She would probaly fire me and then I don't know ... . She would never believe I could take 250mg methadone and work all day. She would probaly consider me an ... Anyway,to reply to your questions. I am only taking methadone 250mg daily and xanax 1mg at bedtime as needed for ... really upset. That is all that take. I pick up my methadone at the clinic once weekly. It just doesn't seem to ... addiction is a disease and I'm working with Nama ( methadone advocates) now to get the message out. We should...
... severe. you have not elaborated on WHY you take the methadone .
this is important to me because this is an addiction ... situation when i do not know what the reasons for the methadone are. you do not sound happy. your post had a reluctant ... addict". it is my history in detail.`
i am also on methadone maintenance. i am thankful for it. it is my lifeblood...
... and because I felt guilty and tired some mornings. Methadone did save my life-I was able to restart again and go ... have absolutely no plans besides I get too weak. My methadone holds me to about 4-5pm at the latest. At 11:00pm...
... and because I felt guilty and tired some mornings. Methadone did save my life-I was able to restart again and go ... have absolutely no plans besides I get too weak. My methadone holds me to about 4-5pm at the latest. At 11:00pm...
- suboxone maintenance 18th September 2003
... anyone on, but perhaps yours should be higher. Did methadone treat your anxiety sufficiently? Maybe you need to...
... ..ive takin both,xanax also.....i was on 50 mg of methadone and made the switch to subutex....to high of dode...
... from Methodone and then going on Suboxone. I was on methadone twice. I hated it! Methadone was the reason I got...
- I am an addict 17th September 2003
... been the entire time i nodded off.
today i am on methadone maintenance. EVERYDAY i have to go to my clinic and ... drink my methadone . eventually i will be slowly taken down on the meth...
... that we cant hide our scars from our past.
I was on methadone back in 99-01 also (not through a clinic) and now...
- Hydro withdrawal - how long? 17th September 2003
... way i could quit the heroin,though...im on 50 mg of methadone now for chronic back pain from my injury and addiction...
- Morphine 16th September 2003
... 2000 and have been paying for it since...now am on methadone for addiction/chronic back problomos....tried buprenex...
... stop this madness ANYTIME you want brother with a methadone program. i promise you it will change your life. i ... am on methadone maint. and i know about what i am speaking SPOON....
... SPOONTWO, try to get on a methadone prigram. Forget about buprenorphine, it is not available ... Probably because it works. Anyway,l there are lots of methadone clinics in Canada, what province do you live in? I ... have been on methadone for many many years and it has literally saved my...
...
Methadone would be ok. But I would get cut off my oxycontin...
- Vicoprophen/Antidepressant 14th September 2003
... mine if you would like. im a heroin addict. i start a methadone program tomorrow so i do not have to face withdrawal ... call your local health dept. and start researching methadone maintenance. it is my lifeblood. before i found it ... i was already self-medicating myself with methadone i purchased from the street. to be very honest i almost ... will have to be supremely strong ally! if it is not methadone please call your doctor and tell him you are going...
- seizures from withdrawal or decrease 14th September 2003
... similiar experience.
O.K. here goes. I have been taking methadone since 1994. My dose is 250mg daily. I got addicted ... didn't work. I was still having pain so I tried the methadone clinic. It worked just great. I am definitely a believer ... jerks so bad I couldn't sleep and only the xanax or methadone would stop them--from there the seizures started....
... The seizures are not coming from the methadone , or at least i sould say Methadone and other opiates...
- sister suboxone.. 13th September 2003
... addiction/chronic pain(lower back/discs)he suggested methadone ....last two months been on 50 mg.rollin around to...
- other meds on suboxone 13th September 2003
... buprenex anymore...i ran into a doc who put me on methadone for last two months....jumped around from 50 -80mg...
