- newbie with ???'s 4th March 2007
... than morphine. Hydroomorne "dilaudi, oxymorphone, a methadone and fentanyl are all stronger than morphine.
It ... spouse can't bring you the odse of LA morphine or methadone or the new patch you need while you in jail. Unfortunately...
- Taking Cymbalta and I'm EXHAUSTED! 27th February 2007
... s changed is starting on Cymbalta at 60mg/day. My Methadone dose has been stable at 80mg/day for a long time so ... I'm also afraid that the dr will want to blame the Methadone outright and I'll lose something that's been so very...
... titrate up to the 60 mg. per day dose! I also take Methadone (120 mgs per day) and wondered if the combination ... It's felt very much like my initial introduction to Methadone ....nodding off, etc. So, starting tomorrow I'll be...
... ve also been wondering if the Cymbalta enhances the Methadone potency, because I also feel kinda like I did when ... starting the methadone . I sometimes get the feeling now that my methadone...
... day today. Steve - I too feel like the cymbalta and methadone combo has a synergistic effect. Ozzy, my friend,...
... Cymbalta having a synergistic relationship with the methadone , or other opioids. I've taken my methadone today ... in pain rather than so exhausted with full loads of methadone and Cymbalta. I know this is the exhaustion talking...
... some that will do that and I was wondering if the methadone and the cymbalta were having an increased amount of...
- chronic pelvic myoneurpathy. 26th February 2007
... years and I also see a pm doc who has me on metadol ( methadone ) 50mg a.m 25mg afternoon, 50mg p.m., lyrica 150mg ... with the same other drugs, and I definetly find the methadone to be much better for pain relief.
Anyway I feel...
- Please Help Guys! Methadone Question, I Need Help For My Dad! 25th February 2007
... and i need some help for my dad.
My dad has been on methadone for chronic pain he is 76 yrs. old. He has been on ... been run thru the ringer. The doc who prescribed the methadone is a 9 hr trip one way.
Basically the town they live ... their heads from their butts.
Has anyone ever hear of methadone making you swell? sorry I could have asked this up...
... is at least licensed, isn't it? I've not heard of methadone causing swelling....but I guess anything is possible ... heart failure or pulmonary edema? If he's been on the methadone for awhile and has decreased the amount originally ... prescribed, it doesn't sound like it's the methadone . Why don't you call Mom back and tell her to check...
... Hi Mom...I've been on Methadone over four years at substantially higher doses than ... to start self medicating, especially when you're on Methadone . The older patients are usually dosed at significantly...
... especially due to his age and condition. As for the methadone , in my opinion, I don't think it's causing the swelling...
... want her to be comfortable but not too medicated. Methadone is notorious for making people fall asleep when they...
... i too am on methadone , have not had any problem with swelling, i agree with...
- the main focus on the Anna Nicole Story 23rd February 2007
... because I've have been approached by people selling methadone , percocet, loritabs, xanaxx and just about anything...
... But now I dont know if it is called an overdose when methadone is taken more frequently than prescribed, beings the...
... rivera ignored a famous autopsy guy that said the methadone could have been taken for chronic pain and geraldo ... that I was a pain patient and had personally took methadone at one time for my painful spinal condition and methadone ... was mad and I stuck up for all the people who take methadone for legitamate reasons, (even though I couldnt keep...
... our wondrous media--not be aware of all the uses of Methadone ??!! Yes, I understand the "coming off of heroin" ... Pain Board alone has taught me a great deal about Methadone --a medication I have never used.
And, just because ... gladly set someone straight on the various uses of Methadone !!)
There was no way in the world I could leave...
- Methadone and its dangers 21st February 2007
... to take so much of it, I told my dr I wanted to try Methadone . I have also been so concerned about Anna Nicole...
... Hello everyone:) I have never taken methadone but I know of this woman I know who was getting them ... article about her arrest it spoke of the dangers of methadone . The most common and most deadliest fact about this...
... to take so much of it, I told my dr I wanted to try Methadone . I have also been so concerned about Anna Nicole ... Actiq. So the only last logical medicine left was Methadone (stronger than Fentanyl and all other pain meds out ... I don't know. I'm just afraid. I'm afraid that if Methadone is dangerous, they (FDA) will take the medicine away ... from me. Yet at the same time, I'm afraid that Methadone will kill me too.
Thing is, I will always be sick...
... can do the research and learn how to dose and manage methadone paitince with a fairly high degree of safety, That ... to every single opiate used. The difference is that methadone lack the buzz or high that people seek so 2 hours...
... Hey all, I too have taken Methadone and did so, at high levels for over a year. Along ... with Duragesic patches, Methadone was the one med that caused me the most "feverish ... actually had a significant rise in body temperature from Methadone . Because of my own fever like attacks I became very ... Never once did I have a fever that was caused by Methadone . I discussed this with my PM Anasthesiologist, my...
... OD, I never ONCE thought she was just on one med, Methadone , I knew she was taking cocktails of them.
As for ... and that wasn't even cutting it, so he mentioned Methadone last yr when I tried to get off them. and I brought...
... hey, everyone. I have been on methadone for about 6 months at 50 mg a.m, 25 mg afternoon, ... take two 10 mg ir's.
I get side effects from the methadone as well which include sweating alot, total loss of ... nicole smith and all the other increase in death's with methadone , like shoreline said there are alot more people being ... never woke up.
All in all I think doc's are rxing methadone more because they are more confident. They don't think ... dilemma that in her caes and her son's that some how the methadone was missused not sure how but?????? I do think methadone ... included don't realize how much different of an opiate methadone really is....
... where to begin here. First, let me say that I am on methadone for chronic pain. I have been on it for over a year ... now and currently take 120 mg. worth of methadone split in three doses - morning, noon and bedtime. ...
Methadone has been a life saver for me. I had tried every other ... month we will hear all sorts of horror stories about methadone and what it has done to folks...to friends, relatives ... clarity that can be achieved. If people who are taking methadone DO NOT feel comfortable being on the drug because ... some hot flashes and some excess sweating while on Methadone . I did what you have suggested Dave...I took out ... a fever, then I'm probably NOT going to be blaming methadone on my increased feelings of warmth.
My suggestion ... not jump to conclusions about the appropriateness of methadone as a long acting pain medication based on facts that ... particular medical situation.
I will continue to take my methadone and be grateful that I have it. If I get to the point...
... responds differently to the same meds. i
m on 150 mgs methadone day in 10 mg doses. i also take 20gs oxy ir for breaktough...
... I made a comment to a friend about how Methadone is not a bad drug and he responded by telling me that ... Methadone is "evil"! After going over the conversation again ... not jump to conclusions about the appropriateness of methadone as a long acting pain medication based on facts that ... particular medical situation.
I will continue to take my methadone and be grateful that I have it. If I get to the point...
... the time. It wasn't until recently that I was put on Methadone due to pain. I never thought I'd be back in this place ... she doesn't remember what it was (I was 4).
Today, methadone is phenomenal. It helps a lot. I guess the reason ... public will cause such a hoopla to the point that methadone will be stopped. I didn't want it to for it plus other...
... not jump to conclusions about the appropriateness of methadone as a long acting pain medication based on facts that...
... because several of her co-workers told her that " methadone was the cause of Smith's death." I had no clue as...
- When is your worst pain...A.M/P.M? 19th February 2007
... do is take my pain medication. I take my morning Methadone dose (40 mgs), a muscle relaxant (Tizanadine 4mg)...
- Another Cymbalta Question 18th February 2007
... the usual dose. Of course, he is also on Lyrica and Methadone , and Norco for RSD pain, so it is hard to tell what...
- need advice please!!! 17th February 2007
... your looking at 300 for 120 pills. an equaldose of methadone would cost you about 40 dollars a month and an equal...
- Would like to try methadone vs. high dose of oxycontin 16th February 2007
... monthly. Oxycontin is hard to get off, even using methadone , you will still have a he$$ of a time getting your...
... Methadone is a excellent pain reliever that has been pushed ... causing mental confusion, nausea and constipation with Methadone . You might also ask your doctor to put you on Phenagren...
... I take methadone ,and have for 4 yrs. Prior to that I TOOK OXICINTIN ... . I HAD NO PROBLEM SWITCHING OVER TO THE METHADONE . ACCUALLY METHADONE IN OTHER USES, IS PRESCRIBED TO...
... Hey Boomer, that is good news (the methadone help that is), my story began 13 1/2 years ago while...
- Opiates and tooth problems 15th February 2007
... hapy jack;2808066]very interesting topic, i was on methadone for 12 years+ and my teeth took an absolute hammering...
- weening of meds\does it depend on what med? 14th February 2007
... blocker like Nemanda may counter this, the same way methadone which also has NMDA blocking abilty is preferrred...
- Regarding Migraines and treatment 14th February 2007
... has tried everything and nothing works but she takes methadone for it and it works great. I take methadone for small...
- Completed a wean from 240mg Avinza to NOTHING and Im hurting 14th February 2007
... all the LA meds (Kadian-Avinza-Fentanyl-Oxycontin, Methadone ...etc). Each change of dose or med worked well but ... till I cant stand it. Fortunately I have some 10mg Methadone that I can take but it just took the edge off. I'm ... translation. I wanted to reduce my meds to a low dose of Methadone (10mg 2-3 times a day). The Anesthesiologist noted...
... stronger.
When the PA offered Norco I suggested 10mg Methadone 3x a day and he said that was way way too much. Keep...
... short time ago. I really believe that a modest dose of Methadone would be sufficient. Maybe just 40-60mg a day along ... least it would help me sleep. I'm not sure about methadone tho. I have taken it in the past when I had a break...
- BT med question 13th February 2007
... rely on your BT meds as much as you do now.
I'm on Methadone , 180 mg per day, and I don't have any BT meds at all ... on it, my doctor started me low (this is normal for Methadone ) even though I had been on high doses of opiates prior ... titrated me up until I was able to get by with the Methadone only.
Check with your doctor and see if you can...
- Has anyone had a reaction to methadone? 12th February 2007
... Hi Jenn...I've been on Methadone for about four years now and although I have some ... anything for breakthrough pain.
The other forms of Methadone you mentiopned are really the same thing. Methadose ... Most people find it quite ineffective compare to the Methadone by Roxane. The other is the brand name of Meth and ... wouldn't accept my prescription unless it's filled with Methadone by Roxane.
I hope you get some answers and if thwere...
... Jenn,
Sorry it took so long to respond. I took the methadone for 5 days before the side effects became unbearable...
... Hi I took methadone only once and had intense itching so i did not take...
... and he dropped it down to two a day. Besides the methadone this is th only thing we have found that really helps...
- RSD questions/pain meds 12th February 2007
... medicines (usually a long acting pain medicine like methadone or Oxycontin, medicine for neuropathic pain such as...
- Please list these drugs from least to most.... 12th February 2007
... oxycodone, Dilaudid "hydromorphone" Oxymorphone, methadone , levorphanol and fentanyl.
Obviously morphine ... Oxymorphone is 3-10 tikes stronger than morphine, Methadone is 3-10 times stroger than morphine and leveorphanol...
- New Member with lots of questions 9th February 2007
... was not much cheaper than the Kadian. She suggested Methadone which almost knocked me to the floor because I thought...
... me know and I'll try to cover them.
I've been on Methadone for about four years and my current dose is 60 mg ... nonstimulating things, that require mental alertness.
Methadone has a long half life and takes about five days to ... unnecessary for most.
There's no need to feel afraid of Methadone , as long as you take it as ordered. All most all ... though, if you get stopped and they discover you're on Methadone , you can be written up for a DUI, just like you consumed...
... personally can't speak about any kind of experience with methadone , but you will find several people here who take it...
... of all meds in case you guys can spot a problem.
Methadone 10mg 1X12hr 4days
Klonopin 1mg 1X day 12 years
...
... again for all the good advise. I stopped taking the methadone . Friday night was the last dose. I just cant deal...
... Dont worry something good will come your way, I know methadone knocked my dad out for a long time, but hes doing...
... the PA from the Dr's office today. She told me that methadone ,kadian, and the fentinyl patch were my only options ... mother) at the last appt that we could try it if the methadone did not work.
I guess when my lab work comes back...
- Question about generic oxycodone 9th February 2007
... mistake they have to fill as your doc ordered.
I take Methadone now, and I have told my pharmacy a long time ago that ... few months ago, he always has 1,000, 10 mg Roxane Methadone on stock all the time. If some one else came in just ... before me, with a large script for Methadone , and then I came in with mine (I get #540 a month...
- Justsc,? about primary (pain) doc care? 9th February 2007
... Hi Cpapp...I too have my PCP prescribing my Methadone for me. In fact he handles all my medication and...
- Med Question 7th February 2007
... doctors I have known.
To clarify things: I tried methadone and was way too dopey for daily living and pain not...
... example most docs start patients on a very low dose of Methadone and titrate up, as the patient can handle it and hopefully ... taken care of, without unwanted side effects. I'm on Methadone at 180 a day, but I think my doctor started me a 10...
- Refill Questions... 5th February 2007
... Hey Mom...I'm able to refill my Methadone up to five days before the due date. This is, however...
- "Helper" Meds 5th February 2007
... I've got a question.
Background - I'm taking 20mg methadone 4 times per day, no breakthrough med (just discontinued ... at about 6 right now, but I don't want to raise the methadone any higher right now. Just makes me too sleepy already...
... it and others won't do anything like it.
I'm on Methadone (180 per day) and I have severe drowsiness when driving...
... write a little about the drowsiness you experienced on Methadone . Maybe if you'd just let me know if my experience...
... much right on with the difficult activities when on Methadone . I have written in several threads on this board...
- Need Advice Before Doc Appmt. Again! 5th February 2007
... I hope so, I feel like such a failure I cant take methadone or morphine and when I take 12 a day norco I have...
... willing to order in a different generic for you. I take Methadone and I did that with my pharmacy and they were very ... nice about it. I get 540, 10 mg Methadone tabs a month and they always keep plenty of the Roxane...
- Medication Vacation??? 4th February 2007
... experience physically of my life. I was on 80mg/day of methadone for multiply ruptured disc in lumbar and thoracic...
... experience physically of my life. I was on 80mg/day of methadone for multiply ruptured disc in lumbar and thoracic...
- I believe my nephew is dishonest 31st January 2007
... meds..(oxycontin). The problem is, his father is on methadone . If I give him a urine test, will it telll if he ... 's been taking oxycontin or methadone ? I know they are both synthetic so I wasn't sure...
... our local eckerd can it tell the difference between methadone and oxycontin? I would hate to waste another dime...
... hall.
How old is he, if i may ask? Is his dad on methadone for medical reasons? Do you think hes taking from...
... Hi suzie, Methadone and oxycntin are two different opiates and are tested...
... for specifics. oxycontin has natural opioids in it. Methadone does not. Look on the package, it will tell you all...
- Need to increase Oxycontin but don't want to be a pest 31st January 2007
... able to do that. That is one of the reason I'm on Methadone today. I take 60 mg TID and haven't had an increase...
... say liver transplant?? Just curious how many mgs of methadone are you on now?...
... past four years (maybe a little more) I've been on Methadone at 60 mg TID or 180 mg a day....
- anyone heard of Levorphanol? 30th January 2007
... brand is actually an oldie. It's in the same family as methadone . Very long half life although half life doesn't always ... equate to dosing frequency. methadone has a long half life but when used for CP every 6 ... believed to help with nerve pain, the same reason methadone seems to work well on nerve pain. It looks like...
- Sharonn And Everybody I Chatted With, Shoreline, Dj, Etc........ 29th January 2007
... used it in detox when I was coming off oxy(instead of methadone ). I wish you luck with this new Dr....Sharonn...
- generic oxycontin vs name brand 28th January 2007
... alot of question regarding the benifint of brand name methadone vs the generic and there was a noticable difference...
... alot of question regarding the benifint of brand name methadone vs the generic and there was a noticable difference...
- My PHARMACIST treats me like an addict!~ 24th January 2007
... practically anything to get pain relief. Now that I'm Methadone and my pain is treated properly, I don't find myself...
- Dorsal Stimulator 24th January 2007
... not regretted it. Before the SCS, I was on 40 mg of methadone , 30 mg of hydrocodone and 20 mg of flexaril daily...
- Change in medications 20th January 2007
... not stay awake. It's about as bad as when I was on Methadone . Has anyone else experienced this? The first patch...
... which gave me much greater relief. I've already tried Methadone and it wasn't the medication for me because it really...
... Norco, Dilaudid, Kadian (sustained-release Morphine), Methadone , OxyContin, Fentanyl.......whew! I'm now on Oxycondon ... might be your problem also. It was the same with the Methadone . Man........I just couldn't keep my eyes open. I...
... I did not respond. The doctor switched me over to Methadone . I was on that for a month when the side effects where ... highly sought after drug for abuse as opposed to MSC or Methadone . I asked him about this and this is what he told me ... quite the opposite. I never slept. It is only with the Methadone that caused the severe sleeping problem. I was taking...
- protocol for % increase in meds 19th January 2007
... or so.
Zach
Thanks, Zack. You are right about methadone : a doctor would surely be more cautious with that...
- Update on my Tapering 19th January 2007
... that can be the hardest to get off of. At least with methadone - I'm not sure about oxycodone.
I wish you the...
- titration period? 18th January 2007
... it's own guidlines as to how fast you can titrate. Methadone for example takes more time to adjust a dose, where...
- Need Help asking for New B/T meds... 16th January 2007
... level 5 (on the 0-10 scale). As we titrated up with methadone we stopped when I reached level 5. We discuss BT ... level went to about a 7.5. We added a little to the methadone and I'm back to a 5.
What if you approach your...
- In a world of u know what! 16th January 2007
... I am so scared. But- I have a few days left of my methadone and lorcet and want off soooo bad. I do have legit...
- Fentanyl Patch Sandoz vs Mylan? 15th January 2007
... pharmacy and asked them to stock the Roxane brand of Methadone for me and they did. I didn't wqant anything to do...
- Does anyone have advice? On 12-15 Norco a day and would like to decrease. 14th January 2007
... try EVERY med out there practically!! I've tried Methadone , Oxycontin, Kadian, Dilaudid, the Fentanyl patch....
... over my better judgement. I still have the left over Methadone in which I tried for a second time and didn't like ... just not tell him that I finished early, take the Methadone (so as to not go through withdrawal) and go from there...
- Mixing Meds 14th January 2007
... symdrome.
I'm familiar with this because I take methadone , tramadol, cymbalta and imitrex, and when I pick up...
- Amantadine for opiate tol. reversal 13th January 2007
... of amantadine for reversing opioid tolerance. Like methadone , amantadine is "an N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor...
... to identify those items that inhibit or potentiate methadone , which I use for chronic pain. Of course, there's ... whether the SSRIs/tricyclics potentiate or inhibit methadone . Recently, when I discontinued Doxepin (a tricyclic ... ), the methadone became instantly less effective. We had to raise ... my methadone dose from 65mg to 80mg per day.
My doctor believes ... as a potentiator, and also good for the drowsiness methadone can cause. My insurance refused to cover Provigil ... allowed quite a bit and told me to try it along with the methadone to see if it helped potentiate it. Frankly, it gave ... dose once per day and I do believe it enhances the methadone .
That's about it for my knowledgebase. Both my ... pain dr are all for finding ways to potentiate the methadone before raising the dose itself. And I thank them...
- need methadone help 11th January 2007
... five days for your blood serum to reach it's max with Methadone . After a week, if you are still not comfortable an...
... if anyone knows the correct way to start and take methadone when switching over from 120mg a day total of oxycodone ... better. Knowledge is power.
Much has been learned about methadone "potency" over the last few years. As I understand ... opioids (narcotics) regularly, a 5mg dose of oral methadone equals about the same as 5mg of orqal morphine (in ... opioids regularly and is considering conversion to methadone . It's called incomplete tolerance. Essentially, ... is not tolerant to the same number of miligrams of methadone . Far from it. In fact, the larger the dose of opioids ... being used, the greater the conversion ratio to methadone . For instance, my table shows that a person taking ... up to 100mg of morphine per day can only tolerate methadone at a third of that total or 33mg methadone per day ... only tolerate one twelfth of that total or 67mg of methadone per day. And there's not just one set conversion ... ratio, which would end up equalling about 36mg/day methadone , or 9mg every 6 hours if taken 4x per day. I realize ... daily oxycodone intake, which would mean even less methadone per day.
Here's how it works according to the info ... the 5:1 conversion ratio, giving you a total of 36mg methadone per day. I take methadone 4 times daily, which my ... same, that would be 36 divided by 4, equalling 9mg methadone every 6 hours.
When I first studied this I found ... relatively pain free, and withdrawal free, on 33mg of methadone per day - or a measley 8mg every six hours? But I ... opioids. For me it seems like a miracle. I have found methadone to have its own drawbacks, like any other opioid, ... even discontinued my breakthrough med because the methadone is working so well.
And keep in mind, this would ... be a starting point. After your blood level of methadone settles out, after about 5 days, your doctor will...
... little late in posting this response! I've been on methadone for a little over a year now and it serves me very ... other bones. BUT...NOTHING has ever worked as well as Methadone for me. I can't remember the exact doses of dilaudid ... you that they were relatively high. I switched to methadone straight off and started at 10 mg. 3 times a day. ... pain if needed. I hope you find success with the methadone . It's the best thing that ever happened to me. The ... get from most narcotics is gone now that I'm on the methadone . It is a much better way of life for me! All the...
- is there something that can help me 9th January 2007
... right shoulder and arm. I am now taking 10 mg of methadone 4 times a day. The doctors I have are very helpful ... much to my doctor about it because Im already on the methadone and dont want to seem weak. I know that sounds dumb ... just on those days when I hurt like that with the methadone ? I tried everything over the counter to keep the...
... can use one of the other SA opiates for those times. Methadone doesn't block the effects of other pain meds as far...
- just wanted to say hello 9th January 2007
... they have tried me on everything. As of now I am on methadone and it seems to work well and it has the least amount...
- Why ??????????? 8th January 2007
... want to be the one to write the prescriptions for my methadone and oxycodone. He preferred that my primary care...
- Generic medications? 7th January 2007
... longer acting morphine products like Kadian and Avinza. Methadone is availabale in generic, Duragesic is available as ... of active ingredient.
Their generic version of methadone called methadose is so inferior to the Roxanne generic...
- amitriptyline FOR CP...ANY THOUGHTS? 6th January 2007
... level went up. The doxepin was actually enhancing the methadone , which some of these meds can do. I tried amitriptyline...
- High doses of meds 4th January 2007
... all for your replies. JustSC, how was the switch to Methadone ? During that three month period, you must have developed ... it? I am thinking of switching from Oxycontin to methadone ....
... dependency 10:1 or 100 mgs of meth per day is enough methadone to prevent withdrawal.
The theory suggests the...
... weeks of the month. I was taking my usual dose of Methadone (40mg., 3 times a day) but the pharmacy only had half ... symptoms from stopping the oxy cold turkey? Can the methadone really have prevented my body from going into withdrawal...
... all for your replies. JustSC, how was the switch to Methadone ? During that three month period, you must have developed ... it? I am thinking of switching from Oxycontin to methadone .
My appologies for not getting back sooner - hurt...
- meds and ED please help 3rd January 2007
... regulate hormone levels.
This started for me with methadone but has come and gone with the change of meds and...
- Husband has No Life??? 3rd January 2007
... pain suffer(failed back syndrome). He is on Oxy and Methadone , and seems to have given up on life. I know he truely...
... involves the house and our lives. I am on 180 mg of Methadone per day, but I get up with my wife every morning at...
... wholeheartedly with Director.
I am on 80mg/day Methadone for chronic pain. I am fortunate enough to work,...
... wondering what you meant when you said he was on oxy and methadone . Do you mean he is on oxycontin or oxycodone for break...
... painfull. He has had 2 fusions. He takes oxycotin and methadone together and nothing for breakthru. He also takes...
- Cymbalta for pain management? 3rd January 2007
... I take methadone 80mg/day and Cymbalta 60mg/day.
I was taking Celexa ...
Depression-wise things are OK. Pain-wise, the methadone is what's working.
I had never heard that it can...
... [QUOTE=justsc;2723495]I take methadone 80mg/day and Cymbalta 60mg/day.
I was taking Celexa ...
Depression-wise things are OK. Pain-wise, the methadone is what's working.
I had never heard that it can...
- Allergic to Methadone? 3rd January 2007
... needed, left my oxycontin at 2 times a day, and added methadone 40mg at bedtime. When I left the office, I was in ... looking pretty bad. I suggested that It might be the methadone because that is the only new medication ingrediant ... with the medications. So, that night I stopped the methadone . That was on Wednesday, by Thursday night I was ready ... everything that was going on He agreed that it was the methadone and that it would get better as soon as it got out ... stopped. :) :)
But, now that I have stopped the methadone I have started hurting again. I am almost right back ... tell him because he did not think that it was the methadone causing the reaction. But on the other hand my next ... I did call. I am almost 100% sure that it was the methadone because I had not changed ANYTHING, eaten ANYTHING ... except not as severe because I immediately stopped the methadone and with the PCN we didn't know what was going on...
... even though he changed my other meds, without the methadone I am almost back to square one. I mean I really hated ... system, I know that 90% of the relief was from the methadone .
thanks
jenn
PS thanks for the advice to go...
- Just can't get out of bed in the morning! 2nd January 2007
... 6:30 am) is take my pain meds. I talke 40 mgs. of methadone ; 100 mg. Topomax and 200 mg. ibuprofin. Like so many ... always a very early riser - even when I was on the methadone at much higher dosages! It's just been for about...
- A question regarding pain symptoms in my shoulder (pinched nerve) 1st January 2007
... symptom I've now had for awhile. I've still been on Methadone for it, never stopped, still at 5mg 3x a day (honestly...
- Not a Poll But Some Questions 27th December 2006
... and that of course, is when I'm medicated. I take Methadone , 60 mg TID, but without it, I would be up to an eight ... Klonopin. I also usually have taken a part of a dose of Methadone in the evening, so I sleep quite well most nights...
- Withdrawal while on meds 27th December 2006
... happens on some of the long acting meds. I was on Methadone for a couple year and I had to take it every 8 hours...
- What follows? 26th December 2006
... I need to know something. I can not take Morphind, Methadone ,. Have been on oxycodone, then he put me on Oxycodone...
... I need to know something. I can not take Morphind, Methadone ,. Have been on oxycodone, then he put me on Oxycodone ... work the system.
Being unable to take morphine and methadone makes it more difficult. Other ER meds include oxymorphone...
... Yes they say I should try morphine, and methadone which I tried morphine about a year ago and could ... not take it, and recently treid methadone . And cant take that either. So not the Dr is appealing...
- percs make you hot 23rd December 2006
... efect. It seems continued problems other than with methadone do tend to deminsih over time. I've read thousands ... suffer. I wouldn't be as optoimitisc if the med was methadone , but I had good luck with side effects deminsihing ... for years since the pump was implanted and I stopped methadone .
Good luck, Dave...
... Is this also common with methadone ?
I find myself hotter and more sweaty than ever ... sweat pouring down my face.
Is this normal with methadone ?...
- Dosage chart for opiates 21st December 2006
... cant seem to find it now though. My Dr.is changing my methadone to oxycontin she said she wants to start low and work ... of coarce i am worried about withdrawls. She claims methadone doesnt cause withdraws.(yeah she has no clue). If...
... with meth, you won't have a problem converting to methadone or withdrawal. Switching away from meth is a little...
... Shoreline
Sorry for the confision I have been on methadone for a couple of years i am switching (to) oxycontin ... . So going that direction i realize the methadone will stay in my system longer. So she has me starting ... up from there. I though i was suppose to take some methadone the first week but she said i dont need to that i ... can just swich straight to oxy without tapering th methadone down. I dont see how due to the fact that i start...
...
May I ask why your doctor is switching you from methadone to Oxycontin? Just curious.
Is your doctor open...
... smack, i switched from methadone 30mg. a day to oxycontin 40 mgs. a day about 3 years ... realize there was so much difference. I went back to methadone ....
- danger of fentynal patches 15th December 2006
... that other opiates don't have, similar to the way methadone has some unique properties that other opiates don...
... again, and I mean everything.
I am now on 70mg of Methadone per day and am doing wonderfully.
I do believe ... I can't see using it again for me. Thank God for methadone .
Sorry for the short and spotty story, but I gotta...
... to go back on the stuff that works the best for me. methadone and vicodin.
aim...
- Strongest Pain Medicine? 12th December 2006
... for pain relief?
Vicodin
Oxycodone
Morphine
Methadone
My friend is taking;
* Two 30 mg time released ... Oxycodone?
Should I ask to replace Morphine with Methadone ?
Any other ideas?
Any tips are appreciated...
... stronger than 200 mgs of morphine. The strogest tab methadone comes in is 40 mgs, obviously you can take more than ... to come out. The doc is covering all the bases.
Methadone does have the reputation of working better on nerve...
... pain meds also, what is the difference Between a 10mg Methadone and Lorcet 10/650? I know the Methadone is Stronger...
... pain meds also, what is the difference Between a 10mg Methadone and Lorcet 10/650? I know the Methadone is Stronger ... potency of narcotics against one another (e.g. Morphine, Methadone , Hydrocodone, etc). The "standard" by which all these ... most equinalgesic charts put Morphine 10mg equal to Methadone 10mg. All things being equal, this would tend to ... make Methadone 10mg pretty much equal to Lorcet (hydrocodone) 10mg ...
The medical community is learning quickly that methadone is much more potent than once thought, and alot of ... equal in controlling pain, with the exception that the methadone may last a bit longer. However, a person who is now ... one time using opioids for pain control will find methadone to be more potent, possibly considerably more potent ... two meds may seem close in potency. Over time the methadone will perform better. If you are used to opioids the ... methadone should prove more potent. And the more methadone...
... Taking Lorcet 10/650 and the dr changed me to 10 mg methadone 2x day. The Lorcet had got where it only helped for ... 2 to 3 hrs, But so Far The Methadone Seems to Be Helping Control the Pain Better and Longer...
... Taking Lorcet 10/650 and the dr changed me to 10 mg methadone 2x day. The Lorcet had got where it only helped for ... 2 to 3 hrs, But so Far The Methadone Seems to Be Helping Control the Pain Better and Longer ... Again.........:)
I switched from fentanyl patches to Methadone and I am so glad I did. I've been on the methadone...
- What to do???Morphine? 11th December 2006
... Oxycontin or the Fentanyl patches. I'm currently on Methadone and it's works great as a painkiller. See what he...
... BT medications to help different pain problems.
Methadone , the med Director uses, helps a great many people...
- I am SO sick of the "stigma" 10th December 2006
... infuse Peptamen through it every night. I am now on methadone and came home on dilaudid to deal with the abdominal ... I am not taking it now though. I am only on the methadone (75mg every 8 hours) and dilaudid (12mg every 3 hours...
- Worried about new Dr. and pain med switch 8th December 2006
... kind of opiates to prevent anymore problems. I was on methadone and the durgegic patch.Then she moved away. And A ... NEW Doc took over. She has me on the methadone . And oxycodone 7/325-500APAP.(for breakthrough pain...
... understand your post correctly, your base medicaton is Methadone . Your breakthrough med is Oxycodone. You take 6 ... be including your bt meds with your daily regiman. Methadone is your base med and if you can't get by on that and ... have to take the Oxys everyday, than your base med ( Methadone ) needs to be increased. Breakthrough medication is ... suggest you talk to your doctor about increasing your Methadone . How much of the Meth do you take? I'm on 60 mg...
- Morphine 8th December 2006
... like Oxycontin or Duragesic Patch (Fentanyl) or even Methadone . Many times CP patients don't get relief from one...
- Please help! What do I do in this case 7th December 2006
... them to pay for my Oxycodone that I would have to try Methadone and Morphine before they would pay for the oxycodone ... enough I called the Dr. and he deciede to put me on methadone and raise my oxycodone, so this way it would account ... for my one month of methadone . Then I started having some reactions to the methadone ... other two meds. Now if I'm haveing reactions to the methadone what do they expect me to do, take it and be worse ... were determined that I take a months supply of both methadone and morphine before they would pay for oxycodone....
... If the methadone is causing a significant side effect and your doctor ... company should regard that as a "therapy failure" on the methadone and you should not have to continue on it. So basically...
... How would they know if you had taken the methadone , or simply flushed it down the toilet, and kept taking...
... How would they know if you had taken the methadone , or simply flushed it down the toilet, and kept taking ... what does work for you, and just do whatever with the methadone . How would they know? Hopefully this is an option...
- how can you go off fentynal patches safely 6th December 2006
... probably never do. It goes like this.....start taking methadone tomorrow with the patches I have on for a two week ... period. Then take off all patches and take the methadone for one week and that's it. I'm too much of a chicken...
- HAVE A QUESTION ON MEDS 5th December 2006
... along with my trusty norcos. he decided to put me on methadone 10mg 3x a day or every 6 hours. i dont like them, ... wringer getting off of them but have and now this methadone works but i cant drive so what the heck do i do now...
... your post. Sorry you're having difficulties with the Methadone . I'm on it too, only at a much higher dose than you ... of the side effects that you have to put up with on Methadone . I'm approaching four years on Meth and I still have ... I also have trouble watching TV and reading.
Methadone is an excellent pain med, but there are the side effects...
- I need some help! 5th December 2006
... LA medications you could try. Personally, I'm on Methadone now, which isn't technically a LA med, but due to...
- Pain Pump vrs 30 mg time release morphine 4th December 2006
... mgs of kadian per day before the last switch back to methadone when I lost insurance again. I couldn't stand the ... If I hadn't done it, all I could afford would be methadone and I doubt I would have had the clear head, lack...
... mgs of kadian per day before the last switch back to methadone when I lost insurance again. I couldn't stand the ... If I hadn't done it, all I could afford would be methadone and I doubt I would have had the clear head, lack...
- Stop meds before colonoscopy? 3rd December 2006
...
I have had two Colonoscopy procedures while on Methadone . I think the last one was about a year ago and they ... were aware I take Methadone for CP, but I took my meds as I normally do with no...
... last two I had were just about a year ago and I am on Methadone now. The doctor knew before hand and he said nothing...
- what can I expect from long term pain med 30th November 2006
... anything else, such as a LA Morphine, Fentanyl, or Methadone ? From the way you worded your post, I assume you...
... this would need approval from WC. On the other hand, Methadone is very inexpensive. You can be on a pretty high...
- Long-term use and tolerance.....end result??? 27th November 2006
... acting versions of oxy, morphine, fentanyl patches, methadone , long acting dilaudid, short acting dilaudid and you ... Canada, you have to have a special licence to prescribe methadone which can be very effective, It's not the next step...
