- Any problem taking Ibuprofen and Celebrex on the same day? 3rd August 2005
... may be more effective, due to its' relationship to methadone . Same class of drugs only 1/100th the strength.
...
- duragesic & break thru pain meds? 1st August 2005
... doctor would prescribe for BT pain. I'm currently on Methadone and don't take any BT meds, but when I was on the...
- Duragesic and drug testing? 1st August 2005
... type of drug screen you are taking, Oxycodone and methadone and fentalyn (the opiate in the patch) CAN and DO...
- Nitroglycerin helped my pain 1st August 2005
... helped more than any medicine I have tried, including methadone and dilaudid. The only drawback was that I suffered...
- That oh so finnnnne line_______________ 31st July 2005
... the beginning, but not anymore. I am currently on Methadone , 180 mg per day. I ddon't take any BT meds and there...
- "Has anyone tried to use Pain Meds and....." 27th July 2005
... tension,anxiety,all went.Felt less pain,cut back on my methadone by 30-40 mg a day,started doin better in my business...
- Is percocet causing my hurtburn? Help Please 26th July 2005
... most of them) will not pay on.
Personally, I'm on Methadone and at a high enough dose where I don't use BT meds...
... same path. We discussed moving from the Duragesic to Methadone , but PM doc is not sure how my body will react. I...
... meds that are used and differenct LA meds too. BTW, Methadone can be sedating, especially if you're not doing a...
- Losing Hope#2 19th July 2005
... rbamazepine,Ibuprophen,Oxycontin an up to 5 mgs 4x a day of Methadone nothing stops the pain , it does take the edge off...
... you typed reply back to me, I am actually on 5mgs Methadone 4x aday an 160mgs of Oxy a day. I read the posts here...
... you typed reply back to me, I am actually on 5mgs Methadone 4x aday an 160mgs of Oxy a day. I read the posts here...
- severe pain from rhematiod arthritis 19th July 2005
... high heat or humid climate or sweat from opiates. Methadone can also be used very succesfully for chronic pain...
- drug conversions....Shoreline help? 18th July 2005
... even balance.I am really really thinking of adding methadone to this mix as the OC does not work real well on some...
- New To Meth..sort of anxious 18th July 2005
... Howdy Tracer,I don't think you'll be disappointed. Methadone is not quite what folks expect when they first start ... directions.The one thing that a lot of folks find icky with Methadone is the very drowsy mind-set it can produce.Bring in...
... qualities.
You have to do alot of digging past methadone maint for addiction to find pain management info about ... methadone , but it is out there.
If you cut and paste these ... to find what took me weeks and months to find.
Methadone : History and Recommendations for Use in Analgesia ... ampainsoc.org/pub/bulletin/sep00/upda1.htm[/url]
Methadone rediscovered
[url]http://www.mainehospicecouncil ... .org/MaineLink/vol2no2/ methadone _rediscovered.htm[/url]
This article explains about...
- Duragesic A Killer? 18th July 2005
... I" should do regarding the patch. The dr. offered methadone / or the patch for a long acting med. I cannot take...
... I" should do regarding the patch. The dr. offered methadone / or the patch for a long acting med. I cannot take ... to use it.
As for other LA meds, I've only used Methadone and OxyC, didn't like either one, but I know there...
... rlease faste, but how fast we don't really know.
Methadone is agreat painmed for many people. However meth is...
- Methadone??? 17th July 2005
... Howdy S.D.,just need to know a few things to see how Methadone is going to fit into your life.I did see a PM(could ... Pain Meds?How much?How long?Do you know the dose of Methadone you,ll be taking?Thanks, Jack Saturn...
... said he wanted me to try the Duragesic Patches or the Methadone , and he decided on the Meth. I don't know the dose...
... Stardust. Thinking back to the first few weeks of taking Methadone , I can remember very few (if any) side effects other ... levels. Before my pain management doctor recommended methadone I was on or had been on increasingly higher and higher ... my pain was going in the other direction. For me, Methadone was a life-saver! I started on 60mg a day and after ... 3 months or so I'm on 75 mg. For me, methadone doesn't cause euphoria, dizziness, a high feeling ... written a book about this ;) . Good luck with your methadone trial. I would add one more thing: I think that ... might find it more than just challenging to start Methadone and contend with the initial adjustment issues while...
... Did you have any problems having surgery while ON Methadone ? Or what about an OPS where they only use a light...
... lie down,if needed.The most bothersome thing about Methadone ,to me anyway,was it made me "droopie",like sleepy...
... Hi Star
I remember when I first started on Methadone , my pm started me on 10mg. three times a day. This...
... flipped really quickly and said he won't put me on the Methadone , he put me on Duragesic Fentanyl Patch's 25mcg instead...
... normal for me :) ). Why did your doc decide that Methadone wouldn't be a good choice afterall? Is there something ... makes it a bad choice? As I've said in other posts, methadone has given me a new lease on life and I can't imagine ... Anyway, all that to explain why I've gone up on my methadone dose. But, back to you...have you put the patch on...
... about nerve pain. He decided not to start me on the Methadone due to the fact I am leaving here in 10 days and won ... did not feel that was enough time to stabalize the Methadone , But plans to begin it when I return.
I tried the...
... 25 ugh patch., just to give you an idea.
BTW, methadone will not intefere with sedation. Your tolerance to...
... horrible!!
Thank You for letting me know about Methadone & Sedation.
I am also working with my PM to see if...
... mid-stream,but the reason you gave was a good one. Methadone can sneak up on you.The stuff hangs around in ya fer ... foreign soil.Jack Saturn
P.S. Dave,you know that Methadone causes sedation in some folks,why you tellin Star...
... Stardust. Thinking back to the first few weeks of taking Methadone , I can remember very few (if any) side effects other ... levels. Before my pain management doctor recommended methadone I was on or had been on increasingly higher and higher ... my pain was going in the other direction. For me, Methadone was a life-saver! I started on 60mg a day and after ... 3 months or so I'm on 75 mg. For me, methadone doesn't cause euphoria, dizziness, a high feeling ... written a book about this ;) . Good luck with your methadone trial. I would add one more thing: I think that ... might find it more than just challenging to start Methadone and contend with the initial adjustment issues while...
... out! Now I'm back to the morphine, the Dr. suggested methadone , but said it didn't last as long as methadone, can...
... fentanyl patch last for up to 72 hours were as the methadone once you get a stable serum level can last up to 36...
... back on Morphine, but your doctor wants to put you on Methadone , but it doesn't last as long as Methadone". It's...
- Pump Trial - Yeah!!!! 15th July 2005
... oxy IR, avinza, duragesic patch, zanaflex, ultram, methadone and combinations. All of this is in addition to what...
- Fentanyl patch what should I expect? 13th July 2005
... a shot and see what results I get. Dr. suggested Methadone or the Patch. I didn't know enough about the Methadone...
- Cost of OxyContin? 13th July 2005
... PAP through a manufacturer, you may want to consider methadone . I lost insurance and it would have cost 1400 to continue ... duration or 60 bucks for an equianelgesic dose of methadone .
You have to shop your BT meds too. A 10 mg percocet...
- Kadian? 13th July 2005
... side effects and loosing insurance I had to switch to methadone , I used it with the sroughly the same results for...
- oxy to meth 13th July 2005
... know what the conversion from 60mg tid oxycontin to methadone would be approx.?...
... good news is that it will take substantially less methadone to prevent withdrawal than it will to fine tune the...
- Losing Hope 12th July 2005
... confused..... went to PM yesturday we talked about the Methadone regime he has me on... I take 40mgs 4x day of Oxycontin ... an just started on Methadone 1mg 4x day for 7 days, then 2mgs 4x a day for 7 days ... posts an some of you people are on very high dose of methadone , if he wont go over 5 mgs for me..... an my pain level...
... ve met folks that wear Patches, take Kadian and use methadone , not to mention BT meds. Combining opiates was the...
... rbamazepine,Ibuprophen,Oxycontin an up to 5 mgs 4x a day of Methadone nothing stops the pain , it does take the edge off...
- Update On Duragesic Dosage Change 12th July 2005
... if your running out of opiate options, I would give methadone a try. It has characteristics that no other LA med...
- Toughing it out - long term Med plan? 12th July 2005
... in my arsenal: 75 & 100 levels of the patch, then methadone , then an implantable med pump. I have (hopefully...
... tablet)
OxyContin (8-12 hour oxycodone tablet)
Methadone (6-8 hour methadone tablet)
Duragesic (48-72 hour...
- Norco vs. Avinza, results, reactions, etc. 12th July 2005
... want to talk to your doctor and consider switching to Methadone . I have been on it for over two years after being...
- oxycontin & lortab cause insomia? 11th July 2005
... I recently started taking oxycodone along with my Methadone for acute pain from hip surgery that was done last...
- Methadone and duragesic 10th July 2005
... good biochemical reason for mixing opiates and adding methadone to a treatment plan.. Using a little meth adds NMDA...
- Pain Management for heroin addicts 9th July 2005
... I am a heroin addict on a methadone script. First of all I would like to answer what alot ... only medical condition I know of where treatment i.e methadone /diamorphine can be stopped without a reason being ... bats an eyelid.
Now as medicine has moved forward methadone is being used as a maintenance drug instead of a reductioni ... because the patient is on say for instance 150ml of methadone per day, that will take care of their pain!! The patient ... has become tolerant to the 150ml of methadone so even with that amount of methadone in his/her system...
... and you give him the information about what dose of methadone you are on, he/she should be able to make sure that...
... primarily on:
... six (6) drug related deaths (1 suicide; methadone .) (It was reported that meth was X5 the conversion...
- Methadone and Depression 7th July 2005
... elavil will help w/depression and pain.
i never took methadone so i cant offer anything as far as that goes.
...
... can for you, do what you have to in your trial of methadone to see if it will work for you to relieve your pain...
... also had clinical depression for many years. I take methadone (20mg BID) and Cymablta (60mg once daily). I am not...
- Help? Where do I go now?!! 5th July 2005
... will have to change to adjust to your tolerance. Methadone is another option that does not have the same tolerance ... meds. Maybe Shoreline can jump in and explain about Methadone and how it works.
Good luck to you. Hope you are...
... DXM is just one NMDA antagonist, Nemanda is another, methadone has this quality. But you have to be your own advocate...
- OxyContin: Expensive? Truly long-acting? 1st July 2005
... expensive. A must less-expensive long-acting medication is methadone , but I wouldn't recommend this drug unless your physican...
- Lortab For Chronic Pain 30th June 2005
... many out there. Oxycontin, MS Contin, Duragesic, Methadone , Palladone, etc. This is for you and your Dr to decide...
- Need answer on converson... 21st June 2005
... med. Here is the situation...
- 160mg's daily of Methadone . How much Oxycodone would be needed in comparison ... to the methadone to be an equal pain relieving dose?
I've looked ... you have figured those damn things out.
I take methadone 160mg's daily and have to take Oxycodone once in the ... in the morning, but what is the conversion rate for Methadone to Oxycodone?
From what I've read, but have a...
... a conversion table to use to cross reference your Methadone to Oxycodone conversion. I was finally able to locate ... one and I came up with 160 mg of Methadone =200 mg of Oxycodone. Here is the site I used for...
... would produce.
The appropriate analgesic dose of methadone
Many factors must be considered when dosing methadone ... When converting a patient from another opioid to methadone one would logically rely on the reported equianalgesic ... Equianalgesic tables typically report the morphine: methadone ratio for parenteral dosing as 1:1 and for oral dosing ... reports of significant differences in the dose of methadone required to control pain in cancer patients compared ... of the hydromorphone dose, and each was switched to methadone . Excellent pain relief without significant side effects ... was observed in all patients. This was achieved at methadone doses that were approximately 3% of the calculated ... dromorphone (Crews, Sweeney, & Denson, 1993). The resultant methadone doses ranged from 9.8% to 68% of the calculated equianalges ... This suggests incomplete cross-tolerance between methadone and other opioids, which the authors point out is ... the discrepancy between the actual and the expected methadone doses required for adequate analgesia in these patients ... . The unpredictable pharmacokinetics of methadone certainly contribute to this effect.
Cross-tolerance ... side effects to oral morphine were switched to oral methadone at a dose ratio of 1:5 (morphine:methadone) (Mercadante ... being proposed for switching from other opioids to methadone (Mercadante, 1999). Recommendations for initial methadone ... incomplete cross-tolerance.
Regardless of whether methadone is being initiated in an opioid-naïve patient or in ... adverse effects is careful individualization. For methadone , one size definitely does not fit all.
Conclusion ...
Beginning with its synthesis, methadone has been a misunderstood and perhaps underappreciated ... chapters in the unique and still unfolding story of methadone ...
... here) considering the fact that I'm on 160mg's of methadone daily and have been. My serum levels are topped out...
... I figured your BT of Oxycodone I entered 160 mg of Methadone , 50 % cross tolerance and that came up at 200 mg. ... (120 mg of Oxycodone), if needed. Given the fact Methadone is stronger than Oxycontin, maybe the 200 mg per day...
... morphine I was taking was replaced with 120 mgs of methadone , and I actually stayed at that dose for over 2 years ... is a quote from your older post.
"Does anyone on methadone take any sort of BT medications, because the meth...
... per day. You are on 160 mg of Meth a day. I am on Methadone also, but I'm at 180 mg. Do you know what my doctor...
... was like taking Motrin. So my doc decided to up the methadone from q8hrs, to q6hrs and take away the bt medicine ... morning the pain is bad from sleeping funny, and the methadone takes too long to get going. So he said well take ... Roxicodone once in the morning with your morning dose of methadone and that should help the morning ickies. So that's...
... that's my mission...to eventually be on 1000+ mg's of methadone or morphine, etc. David, I'm quite fine at the dose...
- Shore - Your answer should be a sticky ! 17th June 2005
... pain. I cannot tell you how often the question of methadone conversion or it's use comes up. So many people starting ... out or converting from a prior drug to methadone for chronic pain, always ask these questions. Below ... are going to be taking.
There are conversions for methadone but the latest articles suggest they are only good ... last longer.
You have to do alot of digging past methadone maint for addiction to find pain management info about ... methadone , but it is out there.
If you cut and paste these ... to find what took me weeks and months to find.
Methadone : History and Recommendations for Use in Analgesia ... ampainsoc.org/pub/bulletin/sep00/upda1.htm[/url]
Methadone rediscovered
[url]http://www.mainehospicecouncil ... .org/MaineLink/vol2no2/ methadone _rediscovered.htm[/url]
This article explains about...
- Methadone and best BT med with it...? 15th June 2005
... today though, upped the restoril from 15mg to 30mg, methadone is the same and grabbed roxicodone. xo james...
... posting it and I lost the whole thing. I've been on Methadone for about two and a half years. Currently I'm at ... any others that might work, considering the doses of Methadone we're on? During the period I have been on Meth I...
... For those of you who have been on methadone several years - what side effects do you notice? ...
... asked about having a fairly normal life while being on Methadone . As I said in a previous post, I'm on 180 mgs of ... short term memory loss. I think that it's due to the Methadone , but it may partly be caused by my age.
The medication...
... Linda, yeah my life is pretty much normal on methadone , the sciatic pains that I suffer from (and w/out meds ... to find a comfy position) are greatly helped by the methadone which in turn makes me able to get up and do my daily ... the morning, when I need it while I'm waiting for my methadone to kick in. So I would deff say Director that oxycodone...
- Shoreline - Phantom pain 14th June 2005
... until I can get to a doctor licensed to prescribe methadone so that I can give that a try (even though it scares...
- Hydrocodone question 13th June 2005
... Hydromorphone and it did nothing for me, neither did Methadone , both these were used for b/t meds. The Duragesic...
... that nothing works on.
So I guess my next step is methadone . I'm pretty scared of that, mostly because if THAT...
- Methdone? 10th June 2005
... back from the spine specialist she changed my med to Methadone 10mg 2 times a day also said I could increse upto ... out on and what do you take now to control the pain( methadone dosing)is this a low dose to start out on and for ... More question is Breakthru pain meds prescribed with methadone . I also get Migrane headaches for about 4 days before...
... back from the spine specialist she changed my med to Methadone 10mg 2 times a day also said I could increse upto ... have control and explicit instructions to titrate methadone . How many other patient has she tried meth on or prescribed...
... your entries very carefully and accurate.
I am on Methadone for chronic pain and my PCP has me on 180 mg per dayand...
- someone help me compare 9th June 2005
... can someone tell me what a 100mg of oxycontin is in methadone , is it like 50mg, I dont know, so please tell me. ... 100 mg of oxycontin is ______mg of methadone , just trying to figure out what I should be on,...
... Oxycodone is equivalent to approximately 50 mg of methadone . Remember this is an approximate. I use an Equanalgesic...
... acting drugs and they don't accumulate in the body. Methadone on the other hand accumulates, has a long half life ... online are going to be for converting XXX drug to methadone for *acute* pain. The amounts needed for chronic ... have, for chronic use 100mg is roughly 10-20mg of methadone a day. Start low, and work up every 5 days is the ... says 100mg of oxycodone is equivalent to 100mg of methadone acute (no cross tolerance deduction, typical value ... its a really good idea to get a doctor who has used methadone for pain control before to manage it, and some will...
... Those charts are very inacurate for continued use of methadone as Phos described, dangerously inacurate.
Most ... takes an experienced clinician and time to adjust methadone safely. We watched a poster die from a meth increase...
- cheaper oxy coming soon? 8th June 2005
... That's why so many people have to switch over to Methadone . It's the cheapest opiate on the market. I still...
- Mallincroft Methadone? 8th June 2005
... I switch pharmacies it is going to cost more, but Methadone is cheap anyway, so maybe that isn't such a big deal...
... equal. Mallinkrodt is also a Bulk Manufacturer of Methadone , Morphine, Hydro,Oxy, hydromorph, Pretty much all ... big gun opiates. They are the only manufacturer of methadone in the US , so even the name brand Dolophine buys...
... Methadose being substantially weaker than Roxane's Methadone . It has been written about many times on these boards ... this more than anyone and according to him, while on Methadone , he was given Methadose when he filled his script ... certain manufactures put in their product. I am on Methadone and I call the head Pharmacist where I get my scripts ... month. I cannot take the chance of not having the Methadone (by Roxane) because of the 72 hour partial fill rule...
... though. Once I hit 60 my doc will start me on the Methadone . As I've read here (and my doc concurs) it will take...
- Dear David (Shoreline)....Need some help.. 8th June 2005
... ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
From Me:
Did the methadone replace another pain med.
what mcg is your actiq ... mcg and you had used for quite some time.
5 mg methadone in itself does not seem like that large of a dose ... stop the patch abruptly, and do a straight switch to methadone might cause some differential withdrawal. JMO
++...
... a day may be a bit sedating. so would 1000 mgs of methadone .
Meth doesn't bring on withdrawal, I don't see...
- compounded methadone, is it the same 8th June 2005
... starting to not feel well from the switch over to Methadone . If I understand your post correctly, your doc just ... pulled the Oxycontin and wrote a script for 15 mg. of Methadone ? Is that a day or is it more than once a day? I ... remember to stay away from Methadose. I get the Roxanne Methadone and it is around 2 mg stronger. The makers of Methadose ... t matter. But if your on Methadose and then go on Methadone and then for some reason have to go back to Methadose...
... stop the Oxy cold turkey?? I'm currently switching to Methadone from morphine, but we're taking 2 weeks to go from ... 200+ mg of morphine to 60, then starting the Methadone ....
- shoreline help me 7th June 2005
... can you convert 200mg of oxycontin to methadone , is it 15mg, that dont seem right, dont seem to be...
... http://www.mainehospicecouncil.org/MaineLink/vol2no2/ methadone _rediscovered.htm
Morphine – methadone conversion ... oral morphine dose Approximate conversion ratio to methadone
< 100 mg 3:1
101-300 mg 5:1
301-600 mg 10 ... 800 mg 12:1
801-1000 mg 15:1
>1001 mg 20:1
Methadone potency is so variable it never made it as a replacement ... they expect to finsih is very comon esecially with methadone . If you start to experience withdrawal or pain spiarals...
- HELP, is 15mg of methadone much 7th June 2005
... people here that are very knowledgeable! I too am on methadone , but for my cancer pain. It really is a wonderful ... have used an equal conversion/ratio of oxycontin to methadone . Even though this may be true, give it time....this ... calcualtors to do an even conversion/ratio of oxycontin to methadone . Another good idea is to talk to your Dr. about other...
- methadone pill or liquid 7th June 2005
... think you may have some side effects when the dose of Methadone is increased, but if you stay with it, most people...
... could get methadose, but as long as you weren't on methadone before-hand you won't notice a difference. I take ... the Roxanne methadone , and I feel its the best :D . The side effects are...
- Should I ask for an upped dose or more pills?? 7th June 2005
... was hideous. When the Dilaudid ran out, I had some Methadone left ( my second attempt at "tweaking" my b/t meds ... my Pain Management appt. I even doubled up on the Methadone on occassion. I was on 10mg 3 times daily with the ... Methadone .
I had just began using the Duragesic in February...
- Need advice with pain meds 7th June 2005
... there that are great. I switched from Oxycontin to Methadone and I will tell you that my pain decreased soo much...
- need HELP oxy compare to methadone 6th June 2005
... enough pain relief. My doctor decided to put me on Methadone . They started out at a very low dose and titrated ... oxycontin, however as I was titrating up with the methadone , I was titrating off of the oxycontin. I will tell ... certain of; My life has completly changed because of the methadone . I take only 15mg's of methadone a day, compared to ... of that, my head has not been this clear in years. Methadone has such a long half life, that it provides me pain ... into the next day. I would defenitly(sp?) get on the methadone and see how it works for you. At first I did get a ... little bit of a buzz from the methadone , but nothing like I was getting from the oxycontin ... . The oxy slowed me down so much. The methadone lets me do a lot more things that the oxy did not...
... what it is that is causing the extreme pain that the methadone works so well on?I have been contemplating a change...
... Marcia, your docs should know about NMDA antagonist and methadone , some docs use Dextromathorphan for the NMDA blocking...
... days after.
I've often wondered if people taking methadone get the same side effects and have problems with memory...
... Hi Bucky,
I am currently on Methadone , but have taken Oxycontin in the past. I feel I can ... on high doses on both. I am presently at 180 mg of Methadone a day. On Oxy, I was taking 160 mg TID (480 mg per ... comfortable. Whatever you've heard about getting high on Methadone is simply not true. I have never had a high on Meth ... level of pain control. I would tell you to go for the Methadone and forget about watching the clock to see if it's ... dose of Oxycontin. You just don't have that with Methadone .
Any questions? I'm here, so don't hesitate to...
... Hi Bucky,
I am currently on Methadone , but have taken Oxycontin in the past. I feel I can ... on high doses on both. I am presently at 180 mg of Methadone a day. On Oxy, I was taking 160 mg TID (480 mg per ... comfortable. Whatever you've heard about getting high on Methadone is simply not true. I have never had a high on Meth ... level of pain control. I would tell you to go for the Methadone and forget about watching the clock to see if it's ... dose of Oxycontin. You just don't have that with Methadone .
Any questions? I'm here, so don't hesitate to...
... your question better. Here in the States, we have Methadone in 5 and 10 mg tablets and also a 40 mg disckette ... accept Methadose. It's really crap compared to the Methadone tabs.
As far as only having the liquid available...
... the doc gives you enough meds to last untill some methadone can be ordered. It's been a problem for me in the...
- addictiveness of sleeping pills 5th June 2005
... Twist,
I have bad insomnia from methadone , so I take Restoril (generic - temazepam), it's extremely...
- PM Docs say BT Meds Useless! ??Shoreline?? 3rd June 2005
... at once.. I don't know what to think. I just take methadone now and I am fine with it. However, when I was on...
... been messing around with different BT meds, I used Methadone , Hydromorphone, something else I can't remember, and ... that's what they can expect to be like.
If your Methadone isn't managing your pain so that you feel you need...
... Anyway, sometimes I do have spikes in my pain with my METHADONE , however they are very infrequent. Maybe once every ... from taking 160mg's of OxyC a day down to 20mg's of methadone in two weeks... let me tell you how hard that was ... and it was not doing me much relief. Now 20mgs of Methadone is enough to handle my pain. It's great! I thought...
- help With percocet 2nd June 2005
... ask about methadone , works well and cheaper....
- Talking to PM Docs - How do YOU do it? 1st June 2005
... that on this thread - but I can tell you I am now on Methadone with Norco for break though pain. I have tried just...
... I can tell you I used to take norco and I do take methadone still. I had to cut out the Norco though, becuase ... meaning you take it all day long consistantly? Well methadone works so well for most of us on it, when at the right...
- Difference in other(not methadone) generics??? 31st May 2005
... Valium
-Xanax
-Ativan
-Percocet
- Methadone
-Morphine IR
-Tylox
-Dilaudid
-Codeine
-Demerol...
... methadose, It's their entire product line. When Roxanne methadone wasn't available, surprisingly Methadose filled most...
... Especially with hydrocodone, oxycodone and of course methadone . I always knew the problem was not just with methadone...
- Methadone HCL vs. Methadose 29th May 2005
... MethaDOSE! No joking. I think if you've never had methadone before and start by taking Methadose, then you'll ... knew the difference. But in your case your used to Methadone , which I'm assuming is the Roxane Pharm (54/142). ... version. Don't know why...maybe it is not as much methadone per pill as the others? Dave might have that answer ... My mom just made that mistake and she filled her methadone as methadose, she was VERY unhappy. I've heard this ... situation before, so when I 1st started taking methadone it was the 1st question I asked the pharmacy...'What ... company makes your methadone ', they said Roxane (althoug I get the 40mg dispersables...
... sure my doc will give me another script. The regular methadone will only cost me about 30 dollars so it's not really ... have found that methadose does not work the same as methadone for some people....(me included).
Thanks again ... is why I'm in the predicament....I will be out of methadone today and my pharm is not open tomorrow cause of the...
... Hi Ruby,
I too, take methadone , but for my cancer pain. One time, just as you have ... He gave his friend, who is a chemist, a Roxanne methadone pill (good pill), and a mallencroidt methadose pill ... mallenCRAP, cause that's just what it is)... has less methadone . I think it was something like .08 mg of methadose ... numbers, so don't hold me to it, but definitely less methadone . A Roxanne methadone pill has 10 full mg of methadone...
... Mallinkrodt is the only bulk manufacturer of methadone in the country, so even Roxanne buys their bulk Meth...
... pills in order to get the same relief as taking 2 10mg methadone HCL pills. Have a call into the doc to discuss this...
... which has their own doctors and clinics put me on Methadone and I can tell you there is a HUGE difference. I don...
- Chronic pain with Teenagers And Young Adults 26th May 2005
... not stopped taking drugs since. I am 22 now, and on Methadone . I suffer from permanent nerve damage in my lower...
... process' it is just getting up. what's helping now is methadone and some BT meds here and there, but i just stopped ... those for an increase in my methadone . But you know the meds have side effects that would...
... and duragesic or put in the pain pumps. I asked for methadone once and she said "NOW WAY" that medicine is TERRIBLE ... could walk out of there w/ the same BS situation, no methadone or No decent help at all, and then I'm out 100 or ... so dollars. So I asked 'do you Rx methadone there' and they said "yes, but I can't tell you that ... the answer I was looking for. See, cause I knew that methadone was the ONLY medicine for long acting pain that I...
... a while because my pain was so unbearable. I take METHADONE now and it works soo well. I am so glad to see people...
- Advice on Second Opinion 26th May 2005
... acting opiates lke OxyContin, MSContin, duregesic, methadone etc, but it's still a bit early to say your not going...
- Questions about BT meds with Duragesic 26th May 2005
... My mom use to be on it for BT, although she was on MEthadone and not Duragesic, it's still potent and effective...
... very long. Only a couple hours. So he put me on Methadone for b/t, no good, now I'm using Dilaudid for b/t,...
... for a total of 13 months for BT pain. I also take a methadone 10 mg three times daily. Ive been to a few different ... combs. of meds i have been on, he wanted me to try methadone with the duragesic. I always thought that methadone ... understand more about it. The best thing about the methadone is that the half-life is between 15-30 hours as opposed...
- Body jerking (myoclonus) 26th May 2005
... like to be able to solve this one. My next step is Methadone , and I'd much rather stick with the Palladone.
...
... RLS. I have it and have had it ever since going on Methadone . I'm at 180 mg, but I'm not sure dose has anything...
... and I've been able to ignore it. Now that I'm on Methadone , I don't notice it nearly as much. Kathy Mac...
- Hey I'm Back Again! (: Hi Dave... 26th May 2005
... morphine and now the greatest drug ever invented.. METHADONE . Unfortunately the docs think I have permanent nerve ... patient since my middle teens.. kinda sucks huh?? The methadone is great. I am just getting titrated up at the moment ... giving my too much trouble so I decided to switch. Methadone helps with the pain so much better than any other...
- Methadone plasma levels.... 25th May 2005
... serum level that the FDA allows when makng generic methadone . Switching from Roxanne meth to Mallinkrodt methadose...
... and the fact that Elavil would boost the effects of methadone . What it feels like, this 'boosting' I dunno, but ... glad that I only have to deal with TWO medicines, the methadone and the Restoril...as of now, so my PM medicine schedule...
... Hi James,
In reading your post concerning your Methadone level and the BT meds, I wouldn't worry too much about ... a bump when he increased your Meth. I've been on Methadone for about two years now and I've been at 180 mg for ... have a co-pay. I will tell you, I get 540, 10 mg Methadone tabs a month and my co-pay is $15. When I was taking...
... only seems to happen when I drift off (doze), which methadone I know makes alot of people 'doze', but that never ... thus far that has helps me to sleep, since being on methadone . And I've tried it all. Melatonin, Valerian Root,...
... had the jerking you describe ever since I went on Methadone two years ago. My doctor tried to tell me it was...
- Problem with Methadone 25th May 2005
... weight becuase of opiate pain killers, but esp. due to methadone . Years ago my late best friend was on methadone for ... foods that he was craving, since he started taking his methadone . My mother, who suffers from chronic pain, started ... methadone almost 10 years ago and she has put on a considerable ... number of pounds since she started taking methadone . She also had an insaciable appetite for sweets. She ... during the night 2-3 times. And it's deff. due to the methadone . She has since come to acknowledge this problem and ... eats more healthy, well tries too. Myself, take methadone , in the beggining was doing the same as my mom...wake ... But oddly enough, I've lost weight since being on methadone .
I don't know if it's 'scientific', but my ... layman observations have led me to believe that methadone does cause, in alot of cases, a stronger than usual ... eating.....no way.
Vomiting, sure...I can see methadone causing that. I've heard of people starting out taking ... assuming. Try taking a dramamine pill along with your methadone dose thats SURE to make even a little difference if...
... could do is go on one med (my preferance would be the Methadone ) with the Roxicodone for BT if needed. You would ... Bowel Syndrome. I have been on Oxycontin and now Methadone , but I was on only one at a time and neither gave...
- Methadone? 25th May 2005
... if paying by Medicaid...I've heard that the only Methadone they cover is the 'Methadose' by Mallinkrodt. But ... thats the case, do it if you have to. If he hasn't had methadone before chances are he won't notice any effect in quality...
... Hi Ralinda,
I am on Methadone and have been for two years now, so I want to let ... some information about Meth that may help anyway.
Methadone is an excellent pain med and most likely one that ... in itself. My doctor currently has me on 180 mg of Methadone , which is a very high dose, but I had built up such ... is in that situation too.
The only downside to Methadone , is the fact it isn't the easiest drug to come off ... taper, but it can be done. That said, I can reccomend Methadone a pain med that is very good and it is one that stays ... what you do with the doctor's suggestion to try the Methadone ....
... where a big factor in my eventually switching to Methadone .
Methadone is not only the cheapest of the ... medications, but for me and many others out there, Methadone is VERY effective in releaving pain. esp nerve pain ... there...it's much more easy to tolerate thanks to the Methadone . When I was 1st Rx'd Methadone I was taking it twice ... Overall I would say, given in the right dose, Methadone is extremely cheap and effective. But there is only ... because many people KNOW that mallinkrodt's version of methadone (METHADOSE) they call it, it's just not up to par ... Duragesic 50mcg/hr @ around $300.00 a month. And 40mg's of methadone every 6 hrs is alot of pills, in comparison to what...
... Hi Ralinda, sorry to hear about your husband. Methadone is often used to treat chronic pain, It's a pretty ... http://www.mainehospicecouncil.org/MaineLink/vol2no2/ methadone _rediscovered.htm
And you should read this to learn...
... Hi Ralinda,
I have been taking Methadone for Peripheral Neuropathy for about six years. I ... Nothing has even come close to helping me as much as Methadone . There are some nasty side effects in the beginning ... able to make it through the severe pain without the methadone . I bet I tried over one hundred different meds before ... Methadone .
I would even be able to work if I were not having ... GI problems not related to Methadone . I strongly recommend he give it a try. Give the ... Methadone some time to work. It takes a little time to build ... up in your system. I have studied much about Methadone and PN and it is the all around best pain reduction ... twice a day. That helps as well.
Again, go with the Methadone . I am sure it will help. Tell him to bear with the...
... quit taking the patch and morphine. I am glad the methadone works so well for u with the pn. Thanks for the info...
- Dave can you share your wisdom with me 22nd May 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...
... oral morphine a day at one point, before switching to methadone and that didn’t come close to the relief that 12 mgs...
... the long acting medss are outrageous in price, but methadone is very cheap, and very effective on nerve pain. It ... reasonably cheap. Could you talk to your doc about methadone ? I can give you some good articles about it? Is it...
... they can give.
I have previously tried years ago methadone but from what you say it may be worthwhile.
sorry...
... potent disaciative propertiesmuch like the drug PCP. Methadone has NMDA receptor blocking ability too, that's why ... prescribe the drug needed for a manfacturer to supply it. Methadone is a very cheap alternatve, certainly ceaper than...
... nz/
pharmac have free medicines eg morphine and methadone are free
My Relationship is falling apart he thinks...
- Changing from Duragesic 75mcg to WHAT?? 21st May 2005
... 12 hour meds that last u tp 24 hours
40-60 mgs of methadone even cash for brand name a day would cost you less...
... Hey Cats,
This is a simple solution. Methadone !! It's cheap and effective. Give it a try. I'm...
... see what he says. Great idea! And Director, how much Methadone would I need to go from the Duragesic to Methadone...
... Hi Debbie,
It's not how much Methadone you'd need to make the switch, it's what your doctor ... You may experience some mild withdrawal.
I am on Methadone and have been for a couple years. I'm at 180 mg,...
... the previous post. If you would change over to the Methadone , the best way would be to stay on the Duragesic (Fentenyl ... ) while the Methadone is started and increased. When the Methadone increases ... script for some short acting meds to supplement the Methadone . Something like Oxycodone or Dilaudid would help ... would be better for you. After about day five on Methadone , you can up the dose by about 10 mg a day, every three...
- Surgery is NOT an option! Shore? Anyone? HELP!! (long post) 20th May 2005
... b/t (another suggestion on your part!) because the Methadone , and Hydromorphone haven't worked at all. The only...
- Stolen meds 19th May 2005
... ..needing help about a changeover from hydroco to methadone . You gave me some great advice that helped with my...
... here goes, my pain management doc is starting me on methadone . Right now Im on 160mgs of Oxycontin-Carbamazepine ... 1000mgs per day. We have decided to try the Methadone 1mg 4x a day(liquid form) now this part is totally...
- Need answers please! 18th May 2005
... the Dr.s assistant I told the I wanted to try the Methadone and she went to talk to the Dr. and he said no way...
... something that works. I can’t believe they told you no to Methadone ! What a trip! I would think it would be something...
- switching from hydrocodone to methadone (question) 17th May 2005
... dose did your Doc switch you to. Is the 10 mg of Methadone per day? I can answer your question, if you can give...
... be out of pain. anyway, doc switched me to 10mg of methadone . do you think i will have withdrawals from the hydro...
... continue to take the Hydro, while starting on the Methadone . Decrease the Hydro while increasing the Meth. It ... you. You'll most likely need to be higher on the Methadone . I'm at 180 mg. a day and you'll have to be higher...
- New pain docs and new ideas!! Please read! 12th May 2005
... dangerous! Lots of amytriptylline to sleep, high doses of methadone and dilaudid. They want to do a nerve freeze or block...
- PLEASE ANSWER ASAP - Dr's Appt tomorrow 12th May 2005
... other opiates like Oxycodone, Morphine, Dilaudid or methadone . All of these are commonly used to treat intractable...
- Oxycotin question 11th May 2005
... their butts, but I don't think it's required. I am on Methadone , which, as you know is a schedule II medication. ...
- Restoril? 10th May 2005
... the insomnia is from a pain med, like in my case my methadone , then you just might have to take it for a LOONG time...
- need advice..anyone on tonight 9th May 2005
... the Oxycontin, ask about other LA meds. There is Methadone , which carries with it few adverse side effects, but ... if you are prescribed a high dose of Methadone you will be more likely to feel tired. I don't know ... use my b/t meds as little as possible. I have tried Methadone and am currently using hydromorphone (which I hear...
- When is a refill request too early?? 9th May 2005
... are cases where the wholesaler is out too. I am on Methadone , 180 mg a day. When I pick up my script for the month ... have it filled with Methadose, so unless they have Methadone , I would have to contact the doctor and hope I can...
- Yo! She Sparkles 7th May 2005
... worried about my serum level cause I'm not taking my methadone on a regular dosage and I'm afraid it might affect...
... your question...this is what I would say. One, with methadone , you really need to rely on meth's ability to last...
- Is this humane treatment?? 5th May 2005
... perccocet was bad, try DCing sevral hundred mgs of OxyC, methadone or MScontin after a few months on the most potent...
- Tell me when to fill my scripts/Other ??s 1st May 2005
... company (if you are using one). Sometimes I have my methadone , hydrocodone scripts (for b/t pain) filled up to 3 ... date or the pharmacy is going to need to order the methadone I drop them off early. If they are in stock, they ... my house) and was spending the weekend there. My methadone refill was due the next day so I drove to the closest...
