- Tina Found Shoreline's info on methadose 4th January 2006
... Re: Is there a difference: Methadose and Methadone
--------------------------------------------- ... sent 1 10mg tablet to him and he tested the amount of methadone HCL in a 10 mg Meth Tab, It came back at 8.3, 17%...
... What's the decision? You going with Methacrap or Methadone ?...
... morning that I will need to change the pharmacy on my methadone contract. Hopefully they will just have it and everything...
- ? on breakthrough[shore]anyone? 4th January 2006
... in 1998 on a 25, 50, then 75, minus a few years on methadone . I was using the patch 100 mcq q 48 hrs. for 2 years ... of adjustment. If I had never had to change to the methadone I would have probably needed an increase to the 150...
- methadone vs. methadose - shoreline? 3rd January 2006
... told him to get these. Did I screw up? He has been on methadone for years and can't afford to have a pill that makes...
... and didn't screw up. Dolophine is the name brand of Methadone . He should notice no difference between these and...
- Mri 1st January 2006
... freaking hard to tell.
I've been titrating up on methadone and it's SUCH a frustrating process!
Hope you feel...
- Norco Tolerance 1st January 2006
... go into withdrawal and if I had not had the extra methadone from a previous script I would have gone through Hell...
- Shoreline-what To Do? 31st December 2005
... know. I don't want to see soemone go from Lortab to methadone because they read about it working for someone else...
- Change of meds again 31st December 2005
... Thankfully, this was not a problem because I had enough methadone left over from a previous script. I had to come back ... did put me into withdrawal. Thankfully I had enough methadone to take to keep the monsters away. I went back in ... some very bad pain. I was taking only enough of the methadone to stay out of the withdrawal stage. I understand...
... causing vomitting and a fever of 102. I was taking oral methadone at the time and could not keep it down. I ran across...
- Patch is for pain, but too much weight loss 29th December 2005
... longer acting morphine preps, there is oxycontin and methadone and Duragesic. Meth can be very sedating andimparing...
- tablet for suspension 28th December 2005
... I was just doing some more research on methadone . They say it is offered in three different forms...
... who again, just giving you a little help with the Methadone stuff. What you're referring to as suspension is...
... being curious now.
Is there any benefit to taking methadone in this form? I take the tablets and they seem to...
... doc's about getting on an appropriate dose of the methadone and then I wouldn't be getting the relief that I am...
... hospital after my last hip surgery I was prescribed 40mg methadone . I got home to find that they were indeed big discs...
... learn about all this stuff since I am very new to methadone for pain management. There is so much I don't know...
... it, you're ok. Why I won't accept it and insist on Methadone (by Roxanne) is that it is usually stronger. Methadose ... many times is 10-20% less in strength than Methadone .That can mean a 10 mg Methadose can have only eight ... through withdrawal when given Methadose instead of Methadone . He had his brother analyze a tab of Methadose and ... you won't know the difference. If you're use to Methadone , and go to Methadose, you can have problems because...
... can they do that? If it is supposed to be 10mg of methadone how can they get away with putting less in????...
... respond to your question about the difference between Methadone and Methadose. When I was first put on methadone ... went into the hospital for my broken hip they gave me methadoNe . I immediately noticed a difference. It seemed like ... the methadoNe was stronger and took care of my pain better. When ... generic drug. From that point on I requested the methadoNe brand only. My pharmacy didn't carry it and couldn ... order it so I had to change pharmacies. Now I get my methadoNe and my dilaudid from one pharmacy and all my other...
... would call and tell them so they would have enough Methadone (by Roxanne) in stock. They now have a new head pharmacist ... if you know or not, but with Schedule II meds (eg: Methadone , Oxycontin, Morphine, etc.) when you take your script ... For your pharmacist to tell you the Methadose and Methadone are "exactly the same" is way out of line. Are you...
- tiredness??? 28th December 2005
... Hi there,
I am on methadone and have been having some drowsiness issues as well...
... dose Tina, as I told you before, I'm on 180 mg of Methadone per day. As far as meds making you tired Lisa, the ... will switch you to something else.
Tina, for you, Methadone is known for making people drowsy. I still get tired...
... :) Hi Tina and Lisa - I am on 160 mgs. of Methadone a day with 4-8 mg. of Dilaudid for breakthrough pain ... every 4-6 hours. I've been on the Methadone about 9 months now and I still tend to "nod off" when ... As you can see, I'm almost on the same amount of Methadone as Director. I've gone down from 180 to 160 and I...
... really taken any in awhile. Before I started the methadone I was really stressed and it wasn't helping me sleep...
... for me, so I usually will take a minimum amount of Methadone (to keep me from feeling crappy) until we've gotten...
- Need Advice switching schedules 27th December 2005
... to schedule 2 meds. Either Roxicodone Oxy Contin or Methadone . The last two are out of the question. My question...
... Out of curiosity, why is methadone out of the question?
I was on vicodin for about ... referred to pain managment and started on 30mg of methadone a day. It has been working great. I do think I may ... need to be in pain relief... but even the 30mgs of methadone is working in a way that the hydro or oxy NEVER did...
- building up resistance 25th December 2005
... just recently had the same dilema. I was prescribed methadone a few months ago by my primary 30mg for a week then ... 3 weeks ago and they decided to put me back on the methadone since it is the only pain med that had truly helped ... was worried for nothing! The lowest she prescribes methadone at is 30mg so to her it was completely normal for...
- Not Happy With Base Med 25th December 2005
... TWEAKED Wolfmarket! Maybe you want to think about Methadone ? Sometimes docs will go higher on doses of that!...
... 400 and I still wasn't getting the relief I did on methadone . I had to get passed the NP's idea that my dose was...
- Surgery Pointless - Questions about Ultram 24th December 2005
... pain over the past 5 years. Recently I was put on methadone at 30mg (a very low dose) a day. It has been amazing...
- Any info on Actiq or other fentynal B/T??? 23rd December 2005
... just trying to see what was out there. i have tried methadone so far and was not impressed i would take 20 mg and...
- Any other muscle relaxers out there?? 23rd December 2005
... watching a show on HBO called Methadonia and it was about Methadone Replacement Therapy. In this Documentary they showed ... how methadone patients love Xanax. They claim that the 2 combined...
- So frustrated with PM 23rd December 2005
... different meds I could try.
1. Fentanyl 50 mcg
2. Methadone 45-74
3. Morphine 135-224
I know that the patch...
... Dear Folks; Just as methadone is used for detox OR pain--so is suboxone/buprenorphine...
- Methadone Clinic for Pain Management?? 22nd December 2005
... pain condition that my gynocologist wanted me to use methadone to treat since no opiate were working any longer. ... prescribe it so she tried to get me referred to a methadone clinic. We have several in the town that I live in ... strictly addiction treatment only. I'm not sure if ALL methadone clinics are that way, but they definitely are here ... managment clinic would be my recommendation, not a methadone clinic. You could even call around to some PM clinics...
... called several.
So basically we can be treated at methadone clincs for pain management, but FIRST we must become...
... was cut off by their PM doc they would qualify for methadone maint or a meth detox program at a clinic, but I think...
... I'm guessing that the doctor's and nurses at the methadone clinics don't know much about that, because their ... treat other addictions other than heroin, they use the methadone maintenance for oxy addictions, hydro addictions,...
... them.
Tina, Why can't your Gyno write a script for methadone ? Is methadone treated differently than other opioids...
... Well, methadone is not an opiate. And it is my understanding that ... many doc's prescribing drugs that are so strong, like methadone . They want to be sure that the doctor's that are ... comes etc... I had to sign a contract to be put on methadone as well....
... not really correct about meth not being an opiate, methadone is a pure opiaite agonist, It has no opiate antagonistic ... The same treatment for heroin overdose is used for methadone over dose, however they have to continually give more ... north docs have to have a special licence to prescribe methadone whether they are treating pain or addiction. In the ... meth for pain but a doc can't treat addiction with methadone , Methadone maint for addiction must be dispensed at...
... movements. Tina, your doctor not being able to write for Methadone is just not true, unless you live up north as Dave ... pointed out. Any MD (in the US) can write for Methadone and if they tell you they can't, they aren't being ... drugs have been Oxycontin, Duragesic patches and now Methadone . I get 540, 10 mg tabs a month. I take 180 mg a...
... pointed out, I'm an IBS patient being treated with Methadone . True, all my CP problems started with abdominal ... but I now have other issues as well as the IBS. Methadone (I'm at 60 mg TID) is a wonderful drug for nerve pain...
... Just to clarify about my doctor not prescribing the methadone ... She works for a specific (big clinic here in my ... area) clinic. I'm sure she CAN prescribe methadone because she is a doctor. BUT, it's my understanding ... because the people she works for want her to refer methadone patients to the pain managment doctor for their meds...
... Just a quick chime in on this....
I'm using Methadone for chronic abdominal pain. I had NO problem getting ... Oregon...I was on Oxycontin, lost my job, switched to methadone as it's sooooo much cheaper. It actually turned out ... devil of a time getting a doc to prescribe 30mg of methadone bid. At the time I had no insurance so I couldn't ... going to, all of them think it's strange that I take methadone for pain and not additiction. I even have a hard ... narcotics there just seems to be this stupid stigma around methadone . Folks forget that it was originally used to treat ... curb herion addicts cravings so whenever I mention methadone to docs here in the big city that don't know my history...
- Treatment by Pharmacists 20th December 2005
... looks when I first brought in scripts for 450 tabs of Methadone and 540 tabs of Dilaudid a month. But, as someone...
... and afterwards dropped off my monthly script for my Methadone . 540, 10 mg tabs and they know me and the fact I ... will not accept anything but Methadone by Roxanne. No Methadose! The head pharmacist knows...
... area. I have a contract with my doctor who writes my Methadone scripts to use one pharmacy, but if I go in and have...
- Help!! severe oxycontin side effects ( I think) 20th December 2005
... just while sleeping? I have that too, but I'm taking Methadone . I have heard of many people who get this same side...
- Help!!! On Methadone for pain, with side effects 20th December 2005
... feelings it's not likely a side effect specific to methadone . It's more likely a side effect that your more sensative...
... what happens. It may turn out you just can't take Methadone , but if you give your body time to adjust, it might ... of Meth, which would be beneficial to you. I take Methadone too, and I have to take 180 mg per day.
If it turns...
... minutes at a time.
Maybe I might not beable to take Methadone or Percocet or Morphine, and if that is the case,...
... think it's kind of strange that your doctor put you on Methadone when you'd not had successful trial by LOWERING the ... percocet was not good for my situation. They say methadone is great for long term pain. I'm going to talk to...
... you any longer, I would definitely reccomend you try Methadone . It took me awhile to get to the correct dose to...
- young male with disk issues= angry at medical field 17th December 2005
... concerned about addiction, maybe they could try you on Methadone . There is also a new drug for nerve pain, Lyrica...
- Methadone concern 16th December 2005
... ease your mind, Heroin addicts get their meth at a methadone clinic where a single dose is given daily under supervison ... that will bust some of the myths and stigma regarding methadone .
[url]http://www.ampainsoc.org/pub/bulletin/sep00 ... http://www.mainehospicecouncil.org/MaineLink/vol2no2/ methadone _rediscovered.htm[/url]
Good luck, Dave...
... :) Hi there....I've been on Methadone for about 9 months now for my chronic back and hip ... I was on other opiates before I switched to the Methadone but my tolerance to those meds was going up and up ... to get my medicine!! I wasn't familiar with using methadone for any other reason than heroin withdrawal and maintenance ... reaction was antiquated. More and more docs are using methadone as a med for chronic pain. When I brought the prescription ... happier with the pain control that I get with the methadone . It is the only drug that helps my pain without making ... in particular. I would encourage you to give the methadone a try. I hope it improves the quality of your life...
... Hi - I am pretty new to methadone myself. My GP prescribed it for me becaise I have ... treats my chronic pain condition) to put me back on methadone . She said that 10mg was WAY too low a dose and that ... if I am wrong, but you have to take the same amt of methadone every day to keep it built up in your system so that ... You may find that after a few days of letting the methadone accumulate in your system that your pain is doing ... your doctor.
I really hope you decide to give the methadone a real try. I have been on TONS of different pain ... meds over the past 5 years. Being on the methadone is literally the FIRST time that I have ever actually ... am surprised that your doctor jumped from Lorcet to methadone that quickly. How much of the Lorcet were you taking ... each day? Just curious. Either way, I hope that the methadone ends up working for you!
Good luck! Keep up posted...
... had very similar thoughts when I first heard about methadone - "Isn't that for HEROIN ADDICTS????!!" :) I ... meds did) I was very tired the first couple weeks on methadone , and almost gave up because of that, but hung in there ... really is becoming more and more common for docs to Rx methadone for chronic pain folks, as it works very well, and ... either - they know that more and more docs are Rx-ing methadone and that they're finding it gives better pain relief ... DDD, failed fusions, arthritis. I've been on the methadone for about 2+ years now, with only one small dose increase...
... doseage enough to give you adequet pain relief from the Methadone . BTW, you're not getting Methadose are you? If so ... is in it. It's more like 8 or so.You need to get Methadone , by Roxanne. Anyway, your doc needs to keep slowly...
... my pain management doctor last year perscribed me methadone because my med perscriptions insurance maxed out and ... me like a junky i felt very uneasy. people told me methadone was very addictive when i got off it wasnt that bad...
... once a month and have my script filled for 540, 10 mg Methadone tabs. Everyone there is extremely nice and I don...
- Oxycontin and husband's personality 11th December 2005
... in him and now the latest they want to try him on methadone ..But, he really isn't to happy about that....IF they...
- Update I finally quit 10th December 2005
... shouldn't matter too much. I did not have good luck with methadone when I tried it instead of Oxycontin, but many people...
- Lyrica users 8th December 2005
... was doing really well with it. I was combining it w/ Methadone which is supposed to be one of the most potent combo ... results and everything was cool. Then my dose of Methadone had been pushed to 60mg and the lyrica had been at ... that I didn't eat or take my meds--EXCEPT for the methadone (didn't really want to do withdrawal and suffer from ... woman!). He then went on to offer to increase my METHADONE --but to BEG me to keep taking the Lyrica as he does...
... My husband, who has RSD, is on Methadone and Lyrica (among other things). He started to have ... doctor is going to have him switch to Topamax (and Methadone ) to see if the tremors go away. It would be great...
... I had the same problem with methadone alone, it's how it builds up in it's half lives. I ... experience with the combo if the problem really wasn't the methadone to begin with and not the other med (Lyrica). Or it...
... without the fluid retention etc). I am now on 80mg of methadone (an increase) and I am having NO sleepiness during ... is. My meds for pain and bi-polar II are:
PAIN
Methadone 80mg
Zanaflex 2mg (reduced from 6mg 48 hours ago...
... Methadone is an extremely strong opiate and should only be given ... high tolerance.If your falling asleep all the time on methadone then you need to come down on your dose or get off ... it all together. Methadone shouldn't be thought of as just another painkiller...
... In my case the dosage of Methadone was titrated to the same or even less than that of ... side effects as a whole.
From the research I did Methadone is the equivalant to Morphine, Diamorphine (herion...
- Another wasted trip to pain managment....For now.. 8th December 2005
... couple of weeks ago, before they put me back on the methadone . I was in so much pain that I was throwing up and ... could get me into the PM doctor to get back on the methadone . I wish this doctor yesterday would have done that...
- Provigil?? 8th December 2005
... day and it helps. I take Actiq 800mcg {3x Daily}
Methadone 10mg {3 Tablets 3-4 x Daily}
Oxycodone 30mg {3-4x...
- I am SOOO relieved right now!!! 8th December 2005
... similar type of problem with my doctor putting me on methadone but only at 10mg a day. Which apparently is a "nothing...
- Doc wants me to see a psychologist ......... 7th December 2005
... it turned me into a nasty sob.Now I take 370mgs of methadone a day and my pain is under control and my life couldn...
- Back on Methadone for pain 7th December 2005
... Hi Tina, I have been on methadone at that dose and higher for several years, switching ... could use them rectally (tabs). I did not find that methadone was any better than mscontin or fentanyl patches....
... exchange of postings not too long ago when you were on Methadone . Glad to hear you've found a doc that will prescribe...
... first thing they addressed was my taking more of my methadone than prescribed last time. She said she was not surprised ... because they dont' understand why he would prescribe methadone to me in the first place if he was not planning on...
... Just an update. I started my methadone yesterday afternoon. 30mg a day. So far I feel great...
... would have not gotten the hysterectomy. By the way methadone will not give you any "high" like the opiates. Hang...
... you a little bit of relief from your pain!! I'm on Methadone too, but I take about 150 mg. a day for my pain. ... hope that you continue to get pain relief from the Methadone . I agree with what you and another poster said, even ... at 150 mg. of Methadone a day, I have never, never, ever felt anything like...
... guys... Yes, this is what I really like about the methadone . No "high" or "buzz". I actually feel like my brain ... for a change. I'm also able to focus while on the methadone which I had trouble with on the opiates which made...
- Missing doses of Methadone 6th December 2005
... Hi KathyMac: I'm on Methadone also. I take 180 mg per day, 60/60/60. I actually...
- Can Someone Help 30th November 2005
... Had Back Surgery In 2002 On L4-l5-s1, And I Tryed Methadone For The Last 6 Months, It Worked For Pain, But Way ... Of Pain, And They Said It Will Take 2 Weeks Before Methadone Is Out Of My System, And I'm Going Threw Hell,
2...
... hello bucky. what dose of methadone were you on before switching back to oxycontin? and ... good conversion would be when converting from 45mg of methadone twice daily to oxycontin?...
... hello bucky. what dose of methadone were you on before switching back to oxycontin? and ... good conversion would be when converting from 45mg of methadone twice daily to oxycontin?...
- Generic Hydro 29th November 2005
... to myself, because of what you're taking. I'm on Methadone now, but several years ago when my CP started out...
- New here, & PM won't listen to me, keeps me on whatever THEY want! 25th November 2005
... problem..... :) He said he was going to put me on Methadone , I agreed (I had done my research first) and went ... incredibly sick and what happened with me being put on Methadone . He said he doesn't remember anything like that! I...
... particular medications. Even though this one mentioned the methadone first, he obviously didn't make a note of it and doesn ... 't remember; so when you mentioned methadone , he saw a red flag. Also, I wouldn't be surprised...
- hospital hell- dave 23rd November 2005
... dextromethorphan, the D-isomer of levorphanol. Another is methadone , which is formulated as a racemic mixture that can ... clinical use of these drugs, with the exception of methadone , is currently limited because they not only block...
- help, oxy is wierd? 23rd November 2005
... and ffels less sedating than drugs like morphine and methadone . It takes time to become accomadated to any new mdication...
- Post-surgery pain management question, injectables?? 22nd November 2005
... Years ago, I had my doctor prescribe a 10 ml vial of Methadone to be taken IM. I ML equaled 10 mg, if I remember...
- Treated like a drug addict?!?! 18th November 2005
... with the similar ability to block the NMDA receptor. Methadone is usually the opiate of choice for nerve pan due...
- Yay! New Meds! 18th November 2005
... pure agonist opiates (morphine, oxycodone, fentanyl, methadone , hydromorphone, oxymorphone) DO NOT have a ceiling...
- Sorry - Another Rant about the Big City... 18th November 2005
... the fact remains that I have only one more dose of methadone and my appt isn't for five more days and showed her ... to the pick up window they had not yet filled the methadone as there was an "issue" with how many I was getting ... half hour standing at the window for them to fill the methadone .
So I finally get back to my house at 7:30pm (I...
- Dave, my post on hardware.... 18th November 2005
... my case the only way to afford something other than methadone for pain.
The way cages are designed with wholes...
- Dr. said an Opiate is an Opiate 17th November 2005
... needed to do something different. Either change the methadone or change the breakthrough norco. The sweating, farting ... started not working? I said I guess I will go back to methadone . He pretty much caught me off guard with that question...
- Male pelvic pain/ methadone?? 17th November 2005
... ruko4, I have used methadone off and on for the last 4 years and find that I don ... pocket for your meds. The main problems I have with methadone is the side effects. I crave sugar, candy, mainly...
- Long Term Cronic Pain, Help? 16th November 2005
... Replaced Dics On L4,l5,s1 And Plates And Whatever, Tryed Methadone For The Last 6 Months It's Works For Pain, But Way ... And A Lot Of Other Pain Kilers, My Pm Doctor Thinks Methadone Is Best For Me, But I'm Having To Many Problems, And...
... what you have told and my own experience, I think Methadone might be the best too. I had the same thing happen ... Oxycodone (Oxy IR) for breakthrough pain.
I'm now on Methadone and have been for almost three years. Once my doctor...
... Question, Is There A Differences Between Compounded Methadone And The Real Pills, Wait For Someone To Write Back...
- Anyone else using Fen patch? Need help! 16th November 2005
... any bad stomach aches with duragesic, but I do with methadone . I have been told to hang in there with the mild...
... to do that one again. My other option was to go on methadone ....... I told her today that I was doing pilates to...
... yesterday. I was complaining about the side effects of methadone being so bad and wanted a change. He told me "all...
- Endometriosis Pain no help from DR 16th November 2005
... followed his recommendations. When I switched to teh methadone (which was teh PM doctors suggestion if I decided...
- Injections for pain at home? 15th November 2005
... prescription.
I have given myself injections of Methadone too, when I had the flu and could not hold down the...
... the use of meth for pain and they compounded 600mg methadone supositories in hopice care. Just about anything is...
- Tramadol 15th November 2005
... about your situation. Unless you have plans to go off Methadone altogether, then you'll just have to ride it out....
... you stop taking them.
What's the latest on your Methadone situation and what have you decided to do about it...
... I am still taking the methadone . Struggling to take as prescribed though. I don't...
... needed" works better for me than a daily. Plus, the methadone gives me too much of that "buzz" that feels good....
- Alternative to Oxy? 12th November 2005
... There are other option like Long acting morphine, methadone , Duragesic patches "fentanyl", but Ultram is nowhere...
- Prescribed Avinza, need advice 9th November 2005
... have been on opiates for several years and I'm on Methadone right now. Avinza is Long Acting Morphine. Does...
- Oxycodone labored breathing, info PLEASE!! 9th November 2005
... there. Morphine, Fentenyl (Duragesic patches) and Methadone . I'm on Meth now, 180 mg per day. Has her doctor ... tried her on Methadone ?
It's really hard to answer a lot of the questions...
... from her breast bone that was
malignant. She was on Methadone last month and the
repressed breathing was so bad ... there. Morphine, Fentenyl (Duragesic patches) and Methadone . I'm on Meth now, 180 mg per day. Has her doctor ... tried her on Methadone ?
It's really hard to answer a lot of the questions...
... what the doctor just did with your Mom. Went from Methadone to Oxy. Is she on Oxygen, by chance? That would ... that could enter into the overall picture.
I'm on Methadone myself, and I can't really give you another medication...
- need help about methadone 9th November 2005
... Fentenyl) and several short acting drugs.
I am now on Methadone and have been for almost three years. There are some ... on this type of medication for a long time, I think Methadone is the best bet. If I can answer any other questions...
- Methadone 5mg? 6th November 2005
... going to be a problem.....and if someone is taking methadone , worry about a bigger problem like them taking oxyC ... and using methadone as an interim drug so they dont go throw withdrawles...
... that pill is not methadone it is roxicodone 5mg which is oxycodone 5mg...
... the 5 mg Methadone I have says " Methadone ' and 5 on the pill..are small white pills........same ... as the 10 mg pills it says " Methadone " 10...are a much larger white pill..... I took Methadone...
... Wild Rose: Sorry, the Methadone pills are not like you described at all, unless you...
... I have looked up the methadone mg. tabs and have not found any 5 mg. in any brand...
... Catnap,
There definitely is a 5 mg Methadone tab. There's also a 40 mg wafer, 10 mg tab and a...
- Bt Pain!!!! I Need Some Opinions!!! 6th November 2005
... me any breakthrough meds either. I'm on 180 mg of Methadone (60 mg TID), with no BT. For the most part, I'm doing...
- starting l/t meds need input! 5th November 2005
... different long term med. my options are the patch or methadone . i tried the patch in the very beginning of my p...
... pharm didn't mention it. have you ever tried the methadone ? thank you so much for your input, i am looking forward...
... I'm a big methadone fan, after being on it for a few years now. (Previous ... - don't remember the names. Before I switched to methadone I was on 20mg of oxycontin 3x/day, but needed more ... which I did not like. I had heard people saying methadone worked well for them, but I was thinking "That's the ... hydrocodone for BT, celebrex. When I first started the methadone it made me VERY, VERY tired/sleepy - so much that ... difference in pain relief - like night and day! The methadone works MUCH better for me than the oxycontin ever did ... around $60-something per month - AFTER insurance - the methadone costs $11/month - TOTAL! A couple years ago I decided ... back to oxycontin again (guess I forgot how good the methadone works in comparison!), which he did. Within 3 days ... PM doc's nurse, in tears, begging to go back to the methadone because the oxycontin felt like it was doing NOTHING ... better than level 8-9 pain anyday!
I say give the methadone a try - it does work very, very well for some people ... more expensive meds if you're not satisfied with the methadone - but if the cheaper one works great, no need to spend...
- Ms Contin Vs. Methadone 4th November 2005
... longer acting morphine, but not as long as avinza. Methadone it completly differnet. I have never taken it so i ... MS contin is a veison of morphine.but i hear that methadone works great and lasts a very long time, like all day ... u absolutly have to. antoher good thing about the methadone is that u wont go through withdrawles for the lortabs...
... Hi Shay: No MS Contin and Methadone are not the same. Morphine is an natural opiate and ... Meth is a synthetic. I'm on Methadone and have been for over two years. It's an excellent...
... some degree or another. It wasn't until I was given Methadone that I really experienced relief from my nerve pain ... have read that there are side effects from taking Methadone , but I've never experienced any of them. So, I guess...
... I will add my 2 cents on methadone .Another great thing about methadone is you don't build ... on every opiate there is in the last 25 years and methadone is by the best......Dave :) :)...
- Which pain meds do what??? 4th November 2005
... like morphine (doesn't do much but make me sick). Methadone was actually WORSE than the pain itself (if you can...
- need advise on b.t med. please. 2nd November 2005
... for BT, as needed, up to 3 per day. (I've been on methadone for almost 2 years now, and found it to be much better...
- Dave, response to the medication vacation ? 2nd November 2005
... NMDA receptor and only Levorphanol, another opiate in methadone s same class does this. There are other drugs that ... the NMDA receptor but often when switching away from methadone , the loss of certain opiate receptor activity can ... are a completely different class and then you have methadone ,levorphanol and Darvon in a 4th class of opiates. ... info that would worry me about long term effects of methadone on bones. Do you have a link MH to that post or a...
... studies have been done to determine the effects of methadone on bone mass. I have severe osteoporosis which is ... right femur, heel, foot, wrist). My doc started me on Methadone about 6 months ago and he was very aware of my condition...
- How's the Methadone, Tina 76? 31st October 2005
... say about your meds situation. You are off on your Methadone count, right. If I remember correctly, you didn't ... predict.
Make sure he knows you've needed more Methadone and you might as well throw is the need for breakthrough...
... Thanks for the advice Director. I will be short three methadone now for the month. (Fri, Sat, Sun, I actually feel...
... weekend because you were at 30 mg only two weeks. Methadone is not the easiest to detox from, so if your doc has...
... tomorrow. Do you notice any side effects from the methadone ?...
... situation with him in person. How are you doing on the Methadone today? Let us know....
... with the pain management doctor that recommended the methadone in the first place... Hmmmmm.......
... put my feet up. I hate to keep taking extras of the methadone without talking to him and getting the okay from him...
... when I have the break thru pain to take one extra methadone . And to keep a log of when I am taking what so he...
... breakthrough when I was on it. Actually, now that I'm on Methadone , I don't have anything for breakthrough, although ... wouldn't give you something, with such a low dose of Methadone ....
... I am also wondering if he is goin to up my methadone . He wanted to know how many days I was taking an...
- Re: Lawsuit on Disk Replacement 31st October 2005
... worked out with the doctor over the cut back in the methadone . He admitted he made a mistake. Can you imagine...
- Chronic Pain im 19, need help. 30th October 2005
... oxycontin? those are two others i have heard of, or wait, methadone , but i though that might be a painkiller, but for...
... and more vicodin. My doctor recently switched me to methadone which from what I understand is a pretty strong pain ... help when I went off the vicodin that I was on the methadone and suffered now withdrawel symptoms from the vics ... are several people that post on this board that use methadone for pain. I have also found that it does not upset...
... titration period.
I don't have experience with Methadone so I can't comment there, but hopefully you get something...
... become dependant on them at a young age.
As far as Methadone , it's an excellant drug for pain. I'm on it myself...
- Hydrocodone and Methadone 28th October 2005
... quite often for breakthrough pain by people who are on Methadone . Once you get titrated up to a higher dose you may ... not even need any BT meds. I'm on 180 mg per day of Methadone and I don't have anything for breakthrough medication...
... pain do you have? Just curious. Let me know how the methadone is working for you. I just made a very similar switch ... couple of weeks ago. My doc started me on 30mg of methadone daily for two weeks (I had been on vicodin for several ... over this if you are interested) and to build the methadone up in my system before dropping it to a lower dose ... than others. So, I'll be curious to know how the methadone switch is working for you since we seem to be in similar...
... I take methadone and hydro together. Thats my pain plan. since my methadone...
... norco is now gone-- now that I've begun taking the methadone . I'll admit that the temptation was growing for abuse...
... t had to take any hyrdrocodone since starting the methadone . I had just run out of my vicodin when we made the ... switch to methadone . I decided to try this instead of getting a refill ... works well for pain relief though even while on the methadone ? I wasn't sure if it just stopped the euphoria or ... an greater/equal/or lessor euphoric effect from the methadone compared to the hydrocodone? Just curious. - Tina...
- question on methadone for pain 27th October 2005
... Hi Tina: I'm on Methadone also for chronic pain and it's my guess someone made...
... withdrawal coming down from 30 mg to 10 mg a day of the Methadone . I guess if it were me, I would either try to talk ... Vicodin, but what will happen when you decrease the Methadone by two thirds? That might be an experience you'd...
... 10mg...that would really make sense. I am new to methadone so I don't know all the ins and outs like it staying...
... which I did, but just for a consult. He recommended methadone but I wanted to stay on the vicodin which he agreed ... to but still wrote to her saying I should switch to methadone . Well, when I finally decided to make the switch...
... you about day three. You had gotten rid of enough Methadone from your system that 10 mg just wasn't cutting it...
- Dave, a "medication vacation" question 26th October 2005
... meds(I'm on oxycontin)like the patch, mscontin or methadone (when and if I grow tolerant). If this does work how...
... address your question. I mainly responded to discuss methadone . My year and a half on methadone more than doubled ... interesting article that showed that small amounts of methadone added to a morphine regimen decreased tolerance. ... com/news/Health+News_126/Cocktail-of-morphine-with- methadone -reduces-tolerance-and-dependence_100997.html
-Wren...
... The reasomnn for adding meth to morphine i to use methadone NMDA receptor blocking aility which controls tolerance...
- New P.M. "Poster" - Introduction 25th October 2005
... return every 28 days for a medical evaluation(to get my methadone and ultram prescription). I also have lidocaine infusions ... trying experience at the W_mart pharmacy. FYI, for methadone users, I have discovered that T_ _ _ _T (red bullseye ... ) carries only Roxane methadone . I know from reading previous posts that the Roxane ... methadone can be hard to find. Just wanted to share that info...
- Drug Shedule Question!!!! 24th October 2005
... scripts for Schedule II drugs. An example is I take Methadone , 18, 10 mg tabs a day. To fill it locally, you can...
- Is there a difference: Methadose and Methadone 24th October 2005
... sent 1 10mg tablet to him and he tested the amount of methadone HCL in a 10 mg Meth Tab, It came back at 8.3, 17%...
... Thanks for the info shore. If I stay on the methadone I will see about getting the better drug. What I ... sweet. Since this new doc has tried to reduce my methadone intake, which I don't understand why he thinks I can...
... pharmacist I would not accept anything but Roxanne Methadone . I will not accept Methadose and up until now I have ... them know I will be in on a certain day to have my Methadone script filled. This is to give them plenty of time ... call anymore. He said he plans to keep 1,000 Roxanne Methadone in stock, so he'll be sure to have enough to cover...
... I was on Methadose (MALLINCKRODT) Generic of Methadone for 1 1/2 years.... 30 mg 3 times a day.... my body...
... LOSE WEIGHT AND I ASKED HIM IF IT HAS TO DO WITH THE METHADONE AND HE SAID NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT. THAT IS THE ONLY THING...
- New Pain Doctor Blues 24th October 2005
... with a new doc I am having problems.
I was taking methadone for the last year 120 mgs. per day with 7.5 lortabs ... Janssens Patient Assistance Program so I switched back to methadone .
New doctor gave me new prescription for Norco ... 10/325 and dropped my methadone to 30 mgs per day. I am not having a good day didn ... him. I went back to my usual prescribing dosage of methadone and lortabs. If I didn't I would be able to get to ... believe this was the proper way to cut back on my methadone ? I told her there was a reason I was taking 120 mgs...
- just a question? also anybody with chronic pelvic pain out there? 22nd October 2005
... read that it might replace or be an alternative to methadone for maintenance for addiction? I think it was this...
- Pain Management Doc being pushy about Morphine Pump, or Stimulator!!!! 19th October 2005
... as far as the other drugs I have tried, I was on Methadone for a year and half.... I have tried Vicodin,
He...
... bit of relief because after they weaned me off My Methadone , I went for months without any kind of pain meds at...
- Lyrica-- New Nerve Pain Pill 10th October 2005
... if any benefit from them. She now takes Lyrica and methadone and is doing way better than she has been for 20 months ... Of course, it's hard to sort out the effects of the methadone and Lyrica separately, but we think the Lyrica has...
- Pain Management Contract 24th August 2005
... return every 28 days for a medical evaluation(to get my methadone and ultram prescription). I also have lidocaine infusions ... trying experience at the W_mart pharmacy. FYI, for methadone users, I have discovered that T_ _ _ _T (red bullseye ... ) carries only Roxane methadone . I know from reading previous posts that the Roxane ... methadone can be hard to find. Just wanted to share that info...
- Can Opiates cause bad sleep? 3rd August 2005
... allowing me to get a good night's sleep. Now I'm on methadone and following a recent hip surgery, I'm taking dilaudid...
