- I have a morphine infusion pump can doctors refuse to fill it? 30th October 2007
... also choose to remove the opiate completely and do a methadone or suboxone/subutex taper. He can increase the cloniidine...
- Do you know if we need a letter from Dr?... 28th October 2007
... medications in my case were Oxycontin, Roxicodone and Methadone among others. What I was getting at was if it were...
- Is anyone taking methadone for pain? 27th October 2007
... resistant to opiates ( 10rs worth)
i askd both for methadone they both said absolutly not w/ no explantion why...
... resistant to opiates ( 10rs worth)
i askd both for methadone they both said absolutly not w/ no explantion why ... asks
I think lots of docs don't really understand methadone , or how to prescribe it. Rather than admit it they ... of morphine. Then calculate an equivalent dose of methadone using a conversion ratio that can range from 2:1 to ... think many of these docs just don't want to deal with methadone . It's too bad because to date the best pain med I ... 've ever used was methadone . I think it could help many chronic pain patients...
- lateral med move. Im opiate resistant 23rd October 2007
... You may be a perfect candidate for methadone . For may PM docs this is the perfect scenario for ... when to switch someone to methadone . It's not at all unusual for folks on hundreds of ... milligrams of other opioids to switch to methadone and be fine on 1/10th to 1/12th of the previous dose ... . There's something about methadone where the higher the dose of other opioid, the higher ... conversion ratio. You can read about it by web searching methadone conversion ratios and such. I've seen folks go from ... 600mg of MS Contin daily to 80mg of methadone daily and get better pain relief, and the methadone ... doesn't escalate. I went to methadone from high dose fentanyl patch, was stabilized on 80mg...
... Well if your doctor has such a big problem with Methadone , which is what many seem to prefer, including mine...
... see a doctor who has such a knee jerk reaction to methadone prescribing either one, frankly.
I think youve ... just looking for a whole new primary.
IS it just methadone he wont prescribe? Have you asked him about any other...
... have gone from Dilaudid, MScontin and IR morphine to Methadone with good results. I stayed on the methadone for ... don't remember at the moment). I was on 120 mg. of methadone with oxycodone for breakthrough pain. I did very ... well with the methadone until about the last 3 months of my usage. I started ... gradual thing and I don't think I can blame it on the methadone itself, but more on the lack of energy that I felt...
- Advice, How To Talk To New Doctor 22nd October 2007
... on her terms.
When I was switched recently from Methadone to MS Contin it took a few increases in dose to reach...
- Buprenorphine patch 19th October 2007
... they have begun using buprenorphine like they do with methadone maintenance for addicts - the patient cannot get high...
- ? for anyone with a pain pump 18th October 2007
... blocking agent that has the same property that makes methadone so efective on nerve pain is available. I doubt there...
- I feel bad for calling the doc and asking for a differents meds 18th October 2007
... If you think morphine is sedating, you would hate methadone . You don't want to rule out meds before you try,so...
- This was amazing!!! sorry kinda long 18th October 2007
... and my pain management doc was concerned that the methadone (80mg/day) was possibly a contributor. So she advised ... switch or the heart drugs I was given. I do miss the methadone though - best pain med I've ever used. The other...
- New here, questions 17th October 2007
... pressure sores. My Dr gives me each month #180 10 mg Methadone (2 tabs 3x/daily) and #150/200 15mgs Oxycodone Hydrochlorid...
... pressure sores. My Dr gives me each month #180 10 mg Methadone (2 tabs 3x/daily) and #150/200 15mgs Oxycodone Hydrochlorid...
- Opiates for Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome 16th October 2007
... versions of morphine, oxycodone, Oxymorphone, fentanyl or methadone and in canada they have LA dilaudid and codeine.
...
... oxycontin,etc . i am now on metadol canadian version of methadone in pill form and i have found this definetly works...
... versions of morphine, oxycodone, Oxymorphone, fentanyl or methadone and in canada they have LA dilaudid and codeine.
...
... oxycontin,etc . i am now on metadol canadian version of methadone in pill form and i have found this definetly works...
- Avinza to Fentanyl without success 15th October 2007
... practice when trying something new. When I switched from methadone to MS Contin the pain doc started me at a certain...
- Pain killers at work? 14th October 2007
... Hello all. On the methadone pills and the Fentanyl patch, do they both affect...
... that become an issue at some point at work. I took methadone for 3 years at the same dose and never become so acomadated ... and contractually, you either are or you aren't. On methadone or oxy but claims to be used to it doesn't really...
- New Durogesic D-Trans Patches! Anyone else seen or used? 13th October 2007
... them. My PM doc told me to think about switching to Methadone but I have had a VERY bad withdraws years ago from...
- Pain Pump Patients on Medicare! 12th October 2007
... pharamcy. Dilaudid is just a much cleaner med than methadone .
Take care, Dave...
... about equivalent to 600 mgs of morphine or 120 of methadone . I started at 2 mgs of morphine per day and my doc ... dilaudid ,just like morphine doesn't have every property methadone has. You may experience some differential withdrawal...
- continue Roxicodone but something much stronger at night - help 11th October 2007
... significantly stronger than the Roxi's.
Also I fear methadone and have heard some horrific stories about it taking...
- started methadone for back pain 11th October 2007
... Lucy,
I never took Methadone , but I take and took Percocet 10/325 (in a bad days...
... I found methadone to be the best pain med ever. Unfortunately I had ... have heard it's very prolonged because of how much methadone is stored in your body's tissues....
... I was given methadone as an adjunct to my other meds and I was only supposed ... I switched pain docs, my new doc was not a fan of methadone at all and had me stop. I really hadn't taken any...
... difference. My problem is after doing much research on methadone I really worried about taking it. Everything I read ... withdrawals and how quickly your body becomes addicted to methadone . Has anyone else taken methadone for pain? Any probems ... I wound up on 300mcg/hr for 36 hours and 10mg of methadone up to eight times a day for breakthroiugh pain. After ... way off of the fentanyl, my pain doctor left me on methadone for the pain not covered by my implant b/c I can only ... for me, anyway) and then wind up having to take a methadone or maybe 2 (20mg) but then for the next few days, ... was covered by the implant, so I wouldn't take any methadone for a few days and then I would wake up in the middle ... than 6 Norco in a day, then I have to go back to the methadone . But because once I stop the methadone, I am still ... Anyway, Lucy, you are not going to get "addicted" to methadone , it is helping your pain, and you are taking it regularly ... gone throught withdrawal of oxycontin, fentanyl and methadone , and methadone was by far the easiest. So don't worry...
... medications.
I have heard alot of good things about methadone for pain management and how it provides alot better ... built up to it. My doctor too has suggested taking methadone for pain but i have been reluctant to try it. I am ... right now but I am eager to hear everyone who goes on methadone and how it works for them just in case I have to make...
... is thinking per my DR's request about switching to methadone ..I am glad that it works for you and also would love ... bless and good luck.
Question: Is tolerance to methadone more difficult to build up, If so that would be wonderful...
... then, but still have chronic pain. I only took the methadone for a few weeks but I can tell you it did help tremendously ... personally had no trouble with it making me sleepy. For me, methadone worked great. I only had to take motrin for bt pain ... right off of it after reading many of the posts about methadone and how horrible it is to come off of it. I know when ... I wish there was something that worked just like methadone ,(No euphoiria, long pain management) but did not cause ... this year so I figure I might as well stay off of the methadone for now until after we have a a baby. Maybe in the...
... is thinking per my DR's request about switching to methadone ..I am glad that it works for you and also would love ... bless and good luck.
Question: Is tolerance to methadone more difficult to build up, If so that would be wonderful ...
I do believe it's harder to develop tolerance to methadone than many other opioids. You can look for info regarding...
- more questions Roxicodone 30mg or dilaudid (hydromorphone) 10th October 2007
... out with that euphoric feeling. Someone mentioned methadone but I have heard some bad things about it. Thanks...
... other half an hour later if a half isn't working. BTW, Methadone would be even cheaper and makes more sense from a...
- suboxone 10th October 2007
... NOT understand why DR,s wont prescribe suboxone or methadone , ive asked multilple doc,s they say NO w/o an explanation...
... NOT understand why DR,s wont prescribe suboxone or methadone , ive asked multilple doc,s they say NO w/o an explanation ... factor involved for other docs to get it. I think methadone has a stigma attached to it for lots of folks, including...
- cheapest painkillers for severe pain help 9th October 2007
... One of the cheapest pain meds out there is methadone . If the roxicodone did not help your pain very well...
... actually....he oxycontin prob wont help. i agree with the methadone suggestion though. it is very cheap and alot of ppl ... as much as the other meds. talk to your doc about methadone .....good suggestion~!
whosit...
... I will ask about methadone . The pharmacist stated that dilaudid last a little...
... also, i have researched methadone and it seems that people have had difficulty weaning ... withdrawals were horrible they said.
Anyone come off of methadone for pain and have a difficult time. jason...
... hydrocodone does in my opinion. You can try it....i know methadone is hard to come off of from what I have heard but ... killers are really.....i have heard bad things about methadone but alot of good things as well. good luck in your...
... I was offered methadone or the patch. I chose the patch because of the scare ... of weaning on methadone if i had too at some point. The patch is extremely...
... from my understanding methadone is one of the cheapest meds out there. i've been on...
... [QUOTE=jayboy;3251683]I will ask about methadone . The pharmacist stated that dilaudid last a little ... jason
Hi Jayboy. I wanted to tell you also that the Methadone "builds up" in your system........ so be sure and ... follow the directions to the T.... Methadone is also used to help people come off of Heroin. It...
- Ultram is a Narcotic 7th October 2007
... mew) receptor it frequently gets called an opiate. Methadone is another fully synthetic opioid, and is one of the...
... meds, One of the things stopping me from switching to methadone , which he prefers, Is that he wants me off the ultram...
- Managing pain with patches 7th October 2007
... then I would try something else. Right now I am on methadone prescribed by my pain doctor. Methadone can be an ... friend who used to abuse pain pills. Then she got on methadone for addiction. She successfully tapered off methadone ... someone they think is being objective.
The patch and methadone have a slow method of action in the body. They maintain ... released all at once, but this is very dangerous. Methadone is naturally long-acting, so it cannot really be abused ... in this way. But one can take a higher dose of methadone in order to "feel something" but this is also VERY ... dangerous and this is what leads to the methadone deaths that we hear about...that and combining methadone...
... dangerous and so can too much tylenol and/or moltrin. The methadone I have absolutely no experience with at all. Does...
- Any insight?? Opiate tolerant? What comes after ESI's and trigger points? 6th October 2007
... throw up.
At one point when on WC they switched me to Methadone . It really helped but I had a rough time tolerating ... try getting off them....YUCK! I do not want to take Methadone again. I just can't go there.
When I go back to ... tolerance I have. I am soooooo not willing to take Methadone again. I am a student and can't function well enough...
- Very "Opioid Tolerant" person needs help 4th October 2007
... current meds are 80 mg. Oxycontin 2 x day,20 mg. of methadone 3 X day,8 mg. dilaudid every 4-6 hrs. as needed for...
... make a lateral move to something like the patch or methadone ? You may not even have to raise your dosage, sometimes...
... has you on two long acting meds: the oxycontin AND methadone . I haven't heard of that before. I was on methadone...
... Another long acting med that you could consider is methadone ......i have not tried it but I have heard that once ... see what he suggests. i seen where you already take methadone though so mabey a higher dose of it with the oxycontin...
... has you on two long acting meds: the oxycontin AND methadone . I haven't heard of that before. I was on methadone...
... med is that is on the market..generic or not? i know methadone is pretty cheap but would be helpful to know the cheapest...
... Methadone is *the cheapest* long-acting opioid medication by ... morphine). But that would be almost 10x what the methadone costs, even for generic.
Compare to the Oxycontin...
... does not work for me. Was up to 800mgs/day and the methadone I'm allergic to.
I'm looking at a Pump trial....
- Re-Fill Trouble 2nd October 2007
... almost every CP patient of his (except for me) on methadone , which is filled right there at the in house pharmacy ... is another reason I think maybe I should go on the methadone , it would be so much easier. But I'm scared to try...
- Tired of taking pills 2nd October 2007
... decade ago, My new doctor has offered to put me on methadone , and I am considering that.
Good luck and welcome...
... have already been mentioned. Other options are the methadone , oxycontin, Avinza, Opana ER...there are quite a few...
... decade ago,
My new doctor has offered to put me on methadone , and I am considering that.
Good luck and welcome ...
Your Friend, Fabby :)
Fabby... I tried 5mg/ Methadone for about six weeks with plain oxycodone for BT pain ... :(
PLEASE, Fabby.......stay as far away from methadone as you can get, dear!!...
... Thanks Chia,
Yeah I have heard coming off methadone is no fun, But if it worked for me, I would probably ... problems, and he doesnt want me on the ultram and the methadone at the same time.
Thanks for the heads up, though...
- I need some advice. 2nd October 2007
... sob story of a MD friend of hers who is addicted to methadone . She said i need to go back to the pills(ultram percocet...
... about her 'friend'. Was she addicted to Fent. or to Methadone ? I also thought that you were not supposed to take...
... mentioned my med consolidation she freaked. She used methadone as a generic story that apparently in her opinion...
- Methadone And Methadose 1st October 2007
... I believe Methadose is the name for a generic of Methadone ....
... Mathadose is just Mallinkrodts poor version of generic methadone .
Good luck, Dave...
... that i was taking 10mg tablets. and the label says methadone ....so i've always wondered the same thing, was i given...
... QUOTE=ombruun;3236010]What is the difference between Methadone And Methadose?
... that i was taking 10mg tablets. and the label says methadone ....so i've always wondered the same thing, was i given ... believe the dissolvable tablet is the only (exact) 40mg Methadone "tablet." It was probably just convenient, but not...
... Methadone and Methadose are technically the same medication ... these boards as producing inferior products. I take Methadone , and I have told my pharmacy I would not accept anything ... but Methadone , by Roxane, so they order enough in for me to fill...
- Long post,but hope you can help 30th September 2007
... There are cheaper alterantives. 50 cents worth of methadone a day will replace the thousands a month spent on ... med. I went years without prescription coverage and methadone is the only alternative to whatever med your presently...
- Is honesty the best policy all the time? 29th September 2007
... lets start over.
At the same time i asked about methadone suboxone or some other med.
which i think help them...
- Oxycontin and Percocet 28th September 2007
... morphine are: Opana, Fentanyl patches, Ultram ER, Methadone , ect.
I would give it a try. I had to go up to...
- Generics Different? 27th September 2007
... ve been on C-II meds for CP. I'm currently taking Methadone and I've been able to tell a huge difference in the ... terrible. There's a big difference between that and Methadone by Roxane. Shoreline Dave can give us the figures ... remember, but Dave can tell for sure.
I've been on Methadone for four and a half years and I take 180 mg per day ... pharmacy, I asked them if they could order in the Roxane Methadone for me. My monthly fill is for #540, so they keep...
- The honeymoon is over 26th September 2007
... the night and didn't need 20 naps a day. I've tried Methadone and Fentanyl. He does not prescribe Oxy due to the...
... other full agonist opioids (OC, morphine, fentanyl, methadone , etc.). So, if it hits the market, you will need...
- Pain Meds & Antidepressants....Are they supposed to go together? 24th September 2007
... last year because of taking effexor and I'm using methadone and hdyro for my pain. First they thought I had emphasyma...
- Updated Post - need advice on med change 20th September 2007
... I forgot to add a very important part.... I was on methadone for the last 6 weeks (5 mg 3x per day) and I just ... last week. (I could take 6 norco per day during the methadone trial).
And now I'm on the 15mg Morphine 3x/day with ... norco max/day for BT.
I'm just in more pain! The methadone helped, but couldn't hack the se's.
Thanks again...
... I forgot to add a very important part.... I was on methadone for the last 6 weeks (5 mg 3x per day) and I just ... last week. (I could take 6 norco per day during the methadone trial).
And now I'm on the 15mg Morphine 3x/day with ... norco max/day for BT.
I'm just in more pain! The methadone helped, but couldn't hack the se's.
Thanks again ... years now and it works well. I recently switched from methadone to generic MS Contin and it took a number of months...
- Pain Medication and Driving 17th September 2007
... blood or urine test to prove you are DUI.
I'm on Methadone for my CP and can drive fine around town, but have...
- Looking for Pain Management Doctors in and around Portland, Oregon 16th September 2007
... great, His name is Dr. Peter Mahr, He prefers to use methadone on his pain patients, but he left it up to me to choose...
... great, His name is Dr. Peter Mahr, He prefers to use methadone on his pain patients, but he left it up to me to choose...
- Tapering off Oxycontin.. 15th September 2007
... all about keeping informed. Don't let them give you methadone is my only suggestion. Good luck....
- another surgery while in pain management, can they contol my pain? 13th September 2007
... the sense that I'm starting withdrawls. I've been on methadone for a long time and hydrocodone and it doesn't work ... been here? I'm looking forward to getting off the methadone and on something else that doesn't put me in a depressive...
... exactly what he/she will be willing to do.
The Methadone scares me. I'd be very careful with that stuff. The ... dose than before without the risk of an overdose, Methadone is not the same; your tolerance to it may rise but...
... been there. I have not gotten to the point where methadone was prescribed, although that was an option about...
- Finally I have a Pain Management Contract!! 13th September 2007
... medication such as oxycontin, mscontin, avinza, kadian, methadone , duragesic patch etc. You may need something such...
- New Plan For Pain 13th September 2007
... this guy was complaining that the Dr. only gave him Methadone ? I thought , buddy atleast you got something stronger...
- Running out early... 12th September 2007
... mg of tramadol. My doctor has offered to put me on methadone if I want, but my point here is that a lot of us arent...
... work for me, but I am considering switching to the methadone , has your doctor offered you that option? Hopefully...
... work for me, but I am considering switching to the methadone , has your doctor offered you that option? Hopefully...
- Ultram and other Opiods 11th September 2007
... interactions whatsoever. Previously I was taking 80mg of Methadone daily along with 400mg of Ultram and had no troubles...
- Med question.. 8th September 2007
... something longer acting so she offered the patch or methadone .. I chose the patch..
she RX'd me a 10 day supply...
... that this time I'd been on the heavy duty meds like methadone and oxycodone (90 mg. a day) and other Schedule IIs...
- Hi Everyone. Got a Question for all exoerienced PM'ers 7th September 2007
... control.
2. switch meds to minimize side effects. ex. methadone or pain pump. I've definitely heard that the pain ... allows for much less medication to be used. As far as methadone , I have heard mixed reports: some swear by it and ... impatience. So on my last visit, my doctor switched me to methadone , saying that it should be more even, and I will feel...
- Shoreline 7th September 2007
... pump, but then again, I look at the years I spent on methadone as years I lost and will never get back. Generally...
- I did it 6th September 2007
... recomend to my docs, whom ive told the same thing to,.. methadone maybe or anthing im wiling to try anything.At this ... change my MEDS at all...WHAT THA..?? an why not try METHADONE ? ive been told emphatically NO , by 2 diff PM,s in...
... you on Oxycontin, and doesnt want you to switch to Methadone . Have you asked him why? It does (Methadone) have ... ask him flat out, why he doesnt want to put you on Methadone , and since he wont, what WILL he offer to put you...
... a20mg w/ perc 10 for b/t
No he didnt tell me why no methadone and he is the 2nd doc that has refused it to me, w...
... goes to show how subjective pain is. I was put on methadone for about 2 years and found it to be one of the best...
- Advice on Tapering ultram after starting the patch 30th August 2007
... thinking about stopping so the doctor can try me on methadone instead) the doctor said we would drop it by 1/2 a...
- Shore=Can you help me with more med advice Please? 30th August 2007
... went back to my PM, so far he tried me on 60mg of Methadone , then 60mg of Avinza, same problem with both, I saw...
... pissed off and crying, screaming, you name it.
The Methadone and Avinza, made me severely depressed and Hyerventilating...
... cause I'm still waiting for pain releif, and after the Methadone & Morphine, along with the Lortabs, the 25 wouldn...
- Loss of libido- caused by Tramadol 30th August 2007
... have experienced labido problems from high doses of methadone and Dilaudid, but that's due to it's effect on testosterone...
- Methadone Side effects 27th August 2007
... Hi there TINCAN,
I was on Methadone for a while and I had some side effects from it. ...
... Nodding out wich makes driving extremely dangerous on methadone . But it did work on pain.
Coming off meth and...
... Nodding out wich makes driving extremely dangerous on methadone . But it did work on pain.
Coming off meth and...
... [QUOTE=3wilds;3182043]
Since I started with methadone my depression got from bad to unbelievable. The other...
... Nodding out wich makes driving extremely dangerous on methadone . But it did work on pain.
Coming off meth and...
... t understand why people say that. I switched from methadone to Kadian (sustained-release morphine) and oxycodone ... with no problems.
You can go from methadone to another opioid, although you may need high doses ... of the transfer opioid because methadone has broad-coverage, which may cause some differential ... up method of switching.
However, if you go from methadone to nothing, it must be done very very slowly. If ... extended withdrawals that may seem to last forever.
Methadone has a very long half-life and it is stored in tissue...
... t understand why people say that. I switched from methadone to Kadian (sustained-release morphine) and oxycodone ... with no problems.
You can go from methadone to another opioid, although you may need high doses ... of the transfer opioid because methadone has broad-coverage, which may cause some differential ... up method of switching.
However, if you go from methadone to nothing, it must be done very very slowly. If ... extended withdrawals that may seem to last forever.
Methadone has a very long half-life and it is stored in tissue...
... If I remember right you were on more methadone than 30mgs per day and I'm thinking because of the ... what your taking now and is it less extreem than the methadone side affects. Ive heard others say testosterone levels...
... 3wilds,
The reason I got off methadone was because of weight gain, but other than that, I ... it, and it worked great for pain.
I was at 80 mg methadone and switched to about 300 mg morphine (long-acting ...
So I recently told my doctor and asked him about methadone or the patch. He felt that methadone was worth trying ... it was more even than the patch. So I will start methadone again on Thursday when I pick up my rx. I will see ... sleep -- if my level is too high I cannot sleep...so methadone gives me more control in that sense -- I can take ... especially at higher doses -- but perhaps it's worse with methadone , I don't know for sure, but anecdotal that seems to...
... surgeon next week so I will tell them I want off of the methadone what ever it takes. I know that stuff shuts something...
- What Do You Think 27th August 2007
... those, he prefers all his chronic pain patients be on methadone , a long acting med. But since I have been on the same...
... of changing to a new doctor, as I was on 180 mg of Methadone a day and I figured he wouldn't keep me at this level ... and I said the first thing I would need would be my Methadone about 10 days from then. He said he would just go ... Then he wrote out my script for 540, 10 mg tabs of Methadone for the month.
The final point to this long post...
- Can you help me understand my Avinza? 26th August 2007
... my Lortabs back :( At least I knew they worked.
Methadone worked great, no pain at all, but severe side effects...
... life. I feel uncontrolably depressed. Similar to the Methadone he had to take me off of. He said I was too sensitive...
... s no usually known for extreme emotional changes, methadone can do a number n people, but reorting the emotional ... adjustment a month laster, This was coming off 120 mgs of methadone wich is rough any way you do it. Many people would ... TO BE ROUGH AND iT'S NOT SO TRAUNMATUIC. COMING OFF METHADONE MADE ME VERY EMOTIONAL AND INDUCED A DEEP DEPRESSION...
... into a page just for Avinza, but it also talked about Methadone . Part of the reason he took me off the Meth was severe ... I found, some people cannot take certain meds, and Methadone , Avinza, Morphine were all listed. Your not going ... caused by pain medications, like Morphine, Avinza, and Methadone .
They are also notorious for causing back pain ... and such and why he grinned when he took me off the Methadone . Same thing, Different Drug. I wouldn't be surprised...
- Don't be naive about Dilaudid. I was, and now I'm sorry. 25th August 2007
... methadone is the strongest opiate not fentanyl....
- Methadone For Pain Relief 24th August 2007
... meds
Can anyone give there opinion ? please
Methadone is a pain med. It is a synthetic opiate and acts ... meds there are side effects. My side effects with Methadone were excessive sweating, sleepiness and difficulty ... urinating).
The only downside to Methadone is the protracted withdrawal when/if one goes off...
... I am currently on Methadone and have been for four+ years. I take 180 mg a day ... meds.
There are some problems or side effects to Methadone . I find it difficult to drive for long distances ...
If you have trouble with getting pain relief, Methadone is definitely worth a try. Doctors will start you ... low (about 10 mg TID) and titrate you up as the Methadone serum levels come up to full strength in your bloodstream ... but I was on other heavy duty meds prior going on Methadone . Good luck to you, if you decide to try it....
... Hello All,
I was on Methadone and I also agree that it did work better than being ... on my arm.
I too had many side effects from the Methadone . I am a student and I would have a lot of trouble ... at this point not ready to take anything else.
Methadone is a serious pain med and before taking it I would...
... of the regular Class II opiodes my doctor put me on Methadone about 2 1/2 years ago. I felt like it was the best ... lots of weight (not sure if this was related to the methadone or not). Anyway, after about 2 years on the drug ... Duragesic Patch 100. I was not titrated down from the methadone at all. He had me wake up one morning and take my ... morning dose of methadone (40 mg) and place the patch on my arm. I had oxycodone ... for breakthrough pain the whole time I was on the methadone and continued to have it when I started the Duragesic ... . I never went into methadone withdrawal at all. It must have been controlled by ... find it amazing that I was just able to throw the methadone away without detoxing from it. Anyway, I'd go back ... felt that I wouldn't retreat into myself so much. Methadone was a great drug!! Memere (Kath)...
... My husband has been on methadone (along with Lyrica, Norco, Catapres, Cymbalta and...
... I have been on methadone for about 8 years and it works great for me. I take ... under my knees....I had tried everything before the methadone . Fortunately, I found a wonderful, caring doctor ... and butter" financially. Even though I am stable on methadone and do not take high doses, he still wants me to do ... patient who is stable and HAPPY and try and get them off methadone ??? Why do you think?
It has been my experience...
... office, so no more going to the hospital even.
About methadone , I just switched to it (from OC). DO you get any ... are right it doesn't really make sense to say that methadone is "too addictive"...unless he does not feel you are ... believe in using opioids for non-cancer chronic pain? Methadone is one of the strongest pain meds (not THE strongest ... prescribed. Prescribing is an art, especially with methadone .
-Wren...
... well ive fired the doc who wouldnt give me methadone ,( WHO ALSO PUT ME THRU EVRY INJECTION,PROCEDURE,RADIO...
... were...and, I really regret having it.
I tried Methadone , too. Due to the excessive sleepiness (slept about...
- Working while on Pain Medication 24th August 2007
... adjust to them. I know there are some exceptions like methadone and probably a couple others, but still- we simply...
... Ozzybug...What did you mean in your post about Methadone being an exemption to meds that make you "high" while ... at work? I've been on 180 mg per day of Methadone for over four years and I've never felt a high or...
... 3173970]Ozzybug...What did you mean in your post about Methadone being an exemption to meds that make you "high" while ... at work? I've been on 180 mg per day of Methadone for over four years and I've never felt a high or ... statement. My comment was more about the effects of methadone making you drowsy during certain tasks like driving ... a high/buzz in any way. Everyone I know who takes methadone says that the tasks that aren't "busy" tasks, (tasks...
- Any experience with Methadone? 23rd August 2007
... Hi HEADPAIN, I HAVE BEEN ON METHADONE 10 MG.S 4 TIMES DAILY FOR ABOUT 6 YRS. YES IT REALLY...
- What next step to take 18th August 2007
... ex. Calif. is pretty good.
Eventually I got on the methadone clinic because I did not know what else to do. It ... advocate for myself.
That is why I orginally went to a methadone clinic, I had asked so many doctors to help me and...
- Question about the release of Oxycontin? 17th August 2007
... that OC had a smoother release mechanism.
I tried methadone before and that was VERY smooth, but some people have ... untolerable side effects with methadone -- it's so individual and you really don't know until ... of taking pills multiple times per day.
With the methadone , I only needed to take it 2-3 times per day, so that ... patch has very high bio-availability, and so does oral methadone .
-Wren...
- what is a pain management doctor supposed to do ? 15th August 2007
... I was suggested it after he wanted to prescribe me methadone . Please, I know all about methadone and I dont want ... frustration that I would rather take nothing then methadone .Methadone only came up after I explained to him my...
- Doc stopped my meds 14th August 2007
... up building up a tolerance, so reluctantly I tried methadone , and suprise suprise I LOVE IT!! It really helps...
... be on some type of daily med.
i hadnt thought of methadone i may ask about that,
I SO APPRECIATE evryone...
... neuropathic med or MAYBE, (and that is a BIG maybe), Methadone .
Good luck to you. I truly wish you the very best...
- Doctor On Vacation/partner Won't Refill Rx 14th August 2007
... for withdrawl if they dont use another opiate like methadone or suboxone. Ativan will help with tremors and ease...
- Need Morphine info, SHORE? 12th August 2007
... see me right away.
He seems to favor tiny doses of Methadone (which made me sick) and he favors this 60mg of Avinza...
- Major med change, did I do the right thing? 11th August 2007
... pain levels increased to beyond belief. I've been on methadone and the patch, avinza and others to no avail. MSC...
... always something it seems -- no free lunch.
I loved methadone , but it made me gain weight. Otherwise, it was amazing...
- Losing my patience and getting a temper, short fused on meds? 10th August 2007
... pain med. I am thinking about either Duragesic or methadone . I was hoping they would work better since they are ... more consistent (Durgesic by design and methadone by its nature is very long acting).
Anyway, I see ... of oxycodone).
I can tell you that I have tried methadone before and I did NOT have this problem with it. Quite ... the opposite, I felt wonderful on methadone -- it even acted as an anti-depressant for me and ... mood" thing has become so bad that I want to go on methadone again. I guess I need to ask my pain doctor about...
... something else but my doctor has said that we could try methadone but I was worried about it causing withdrawls. he...
... same thing with other meds: hydrocodone, morphine or methadone . I am going to ask my doctor about methadone or Duragesic ... but I have to do something! Also I like the idea of methadone and Duragesic being "longer-acting" so I would not...
- I am DESPERATE to find a good pain doc in Tacoma Wa. PLEASE! 9th August 2007
... built up a tolerence to over time so I switched to Methadone and that has been a real God send for me. But I still ... 30 percocet a month, which isnt even as strong as Methadone for breakthrough pain! That pain doc just told me...
... I found a great doctor, he's willing to put me on methadone , but I would have to get off tramadol and I've been...
... want more info, just let me know! Now, about the Methadone . I was on 240mg of oxicontin for about 4 years, and ... mind foggy. My old doc finally talked to me about methadone , (I was reluctant because of the ties with Herion ... I took lower doses of oxicontin and small doses of methadone until I was completely off the oxicontin and on higher ... on methadone . I have to say that was the best thing for me!!! ... You will be glad you did it! When do you start? Methadone is cheap too!
We have 2 weiner dogs, (never thought...
... Thanks for the tips, I really do think I will try the methadone , I have heard lots of good things about it from not...
... trouble with it. ....Let me know when you change to the methadone too okay!.....Hugs......Sbella[/FONT]...
- Morphine Anyone? 6th August 2007
... unlike sweat that just drips from your nose with methadone .
As far as discontinung it down the road, how rough...
... you mentioned sound like they could have been from METHADONE . I had the same thing happen, but other than that ... sweating and weight gain that some experience with methadone .
It may cause drowsiness, but that should improve ... about the differential withdrawal from going from methadone to morphine, because methadone has extra properties...
- Information and advice needed for Implanted Pain Pumps. 3rd August 2007
... Oxycontin, LA morphine, Duragesic patches, Opana or methadone ? Any long acting pain med at all that would be a good...
- Ambien Generic. Question. 3rd August 2007
... work. I didn't notice any difference, but I'm on Methadone and I also take Elavil and Klonopin at bedtime too...
- Methadone, I need to stop taking it. Please help! 3rd August 2007
... I quit methadone april 15th 2004...wow seems like yesterday..I will ... on boards trying to quit cigs and this is tough but methadone was torture but doable.. I would definately take vacation...
... issues. Sweats, pukie, a couple times. But not on the methadone anymore, they were so stressed about getting me off...
... my posting when I can't sleep. Yes, you can break methadone tablets in half safely, it's not like a long actng...
... Hi Barbie,
You have only been on methadone for 2 months, so it should not be very difficult to ... that the side effects are not tolerable.
I was on methadone for almost 2 years, and while it worked great for ... sweating that some experience.
I was taking 80 mg methadone (20 mg 4x per day) and I switched to 300 mg morphine ... One more suggestion that may help: try taking the methadone in a lower dose but more often. So instead of taking...
... be doubtful.
I am down to 1 dose 3 times a day of methadone . I know that is pretty fast decrease but the only...
- Cancer? 2nd August 2007
... about a new pain Dr with some idea's for you. there is methadone , morphine, and on and on, or what about a pain pump...
- getting ready fro pm dr. need advice regarding liver 31st July 2007
... There is also Fentanyl, Oxymorphone, Hydromorphone, Methadone and I'm sure others that are OK. Just stay away from...
... daily, round the clock, a longer acting med like methadone , ms contin, Kadian, or other morphine based med might...
- Some advice for a NewB! 30th July 2007
... patches "25mcg x2 but they didnt seem to work. I was on Methadone after this last surgery and it took everything to...
... get better, I would recommend a long acting med like methadone or the patch and as few of the short acting meds as...
... patches "25mcg x2 but they didnt seem to work. I was on Methadone after this last surgery and it took everything to...
... guessing it wasn't enough "2 patches at 25mcg". I was on methadone after my last surgery, the status is "screwed" it ... get any better. I was taking, I think 80mg a day of Methadone . He then switched me to 80mg a day of Oxycontin. Not...
... guessing it wasn't enough "2 patches at 25mcg". I was on methadone after my last surgery, the status is "screwed" it ... get any better. I was taking, I think 80mg a day of Methadone . He then switched me to 80mg a day of Oxycontin. Not...
- started taking Lyrica........ 28th July 2007
... Doc was always saying, and especially when I started Methadone , that the goal was to use the least amount of meds...
- Internal Spinal Stimulator 25th July 2007
... everything makes me sick and i sleep all day, i am on methadone right now and it works great for the pain(rsd) but...
... percocette, vicodin, tylox, oxycotin, morphine, kadian, methadone , tramadol, loracet... the list goes on and on..
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