- please help me help my mum 26th October 2004
... and burdened by side effects. one person recommended methadone ???...
... products then morphine, Duragesic patches "Fentanyl" then methadone .
Methadone is a great pain reliever but can cause...
- Update, wish me luck 25th October 2004
... Try Methadone . It has a long half life and should give you longer...
- How to juggle getting monthly refills with all the rules and regulations- 25th October 2004
... ofOxy it can be replaced with 10- 60 dolars worth of methadone , It may not work as well or may have more side effects...
- Pelvic pain:Oxy,morph,fentanyl,dilaudid,help 23rd October 2004
... know if anybody would know much about it??
I suppose methadone could be another one as well that I could try, methadone ... up to 32mg a capsule. Also I don't know much about methadone either? Anyway I sure hope something can be done so...
... Everyone reponse is going to be difeferent but generally, methadone works better on neuro panin, Oxycodone works better ... carfentanyl do bind to receptors Morphne doesn't touch.
Methadone is in a class with levodromoran and darvon used in ... and ifa doc must have a special licence to prescribe methadone , whether it's for detox/maint or for chronic pain...
- Shoreline please help 20th October 2004
... acting meds like OxyCOntin, MSContin, Duregesic or methadone , sorry it took so long but I had to check out the...
... dilauadid. Darvecet is the same synthetic opioid family as methadone only 1/100 the strength, levorphanol "levordromoran...
... quickly, had to move back and forth from Morphine to methadone due to insurance limits or lack of prescription beni ... 's, methadone is pretty much the only med someone without insurance ... morphine, was replaced with 60 dollars a month worth of methadone . Methadone is a potent pain med, not just for heroin ... hope, My head was clearer on oral morphine than on methadone , But because my only choice was meth or the pump,...
... be replaced by orals. I did a cold switch, stopped methadone the day they put the pump in. They based the starting ... dose of oral morphine, or duragesic or Oxycontin or methadone , I know how much relief I got so I'm simply looking...
- Shoreline, how does OxyContin work (mechanics)? 20th October 2004
... wears 4 100ugh patches, takes Kadian and usetakes methadone every day plus BT meds. Another guy that was in the ... His dose was 1800mgs of morphine a day and 200mgs of methadone as his last dose to help with sleep. Morphine can...
- Shoreline, tolerance question 20th October 2004
... 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...
- Will a Neurologist RX Oxycontin? 19th October 2004
... Another narcotic pain med you may wish to look at is Methadone , it is less expensive, just as effective if not more ... euphoric effect that Oxy does. But the stigma of Methadone does scare away alot of doctors and patients
I...
- Question for Kissa (and anyone else) re Hip Replacement 17th October 2004
... These are the medications I take on a daily basis: Methadone , 40 mg. twice a day, Soma, 350mg. 3 times a day PRN ... 58 yr. old, 5'4" and gained about 25 lbs. from the methadone , so I weigh about 170 (how wonderful is that)!!!!...
- Am I doomed?? 17th October 2004
... forgot the Oxy, and was successfully weaned off with methadone , which I am also done with. Then it became obvious ... the Oxy. Question #1 is: Can I take a small amout of methadone to help get through this last phase without risking...
... on my dose and that I was concerned. He put me on Methadone and within 2 weeks I was done with the Oxy and the ... Methadone, so I still have Methadone left. I was the one who was worried about being dependent...
... with physical problems.
Oh, and I've heard that methadone withdrawal is as bad as any other drug....
... I need my medication. Pain..I have also heard that Methadone is the worst drug by far to detox from. I am relieved...
... quality of life. I can't believe that doctor giving you methadone to wean you off your "addiction" without having a...
- Methadone and half life? 15th October 2004
... pain medication. The doctor has switched me to 2-40mg Methadone tabs TID and 1-5mg oxycodone tab every 6 hours. I...
... It si funny, I just started methadone and originally was given 60mg (3x20). I thought this...
... hard time getting relief. I'm glad he switched me to methadone . I don't need to raise the dose very often and I don...
- strength of methadone?????????? 14th October 2004
... Levorphanol 4mgs
Meperidine 300mgs
Methadone 20mgs
Morphine 60mgs
Oxycodone ... Meperidine(Demerol) = 300 mg q 2-3 h
Methadone (Dolophine, other) =20 mg q 6-8 h
Personally ... using 600 mgs of morphine, and went to 600 mgs of methadone you would kill them in on the
2-3rd day
There ... by the
Conversion Ratio of Oral Morphine to Oral Methadone
<100 mg - 3:1 (i.e., 3 mg morphine:1 mg methadone...
- methadone verse long acting morphine???? 14th October 2004
... since december, i was on ms cotin before i was on methadone , and there is no comparison. ms cotin worked soooooooo ... much better. i never once felt relief from the methadone . when you first take ms cotin you maybe kinda loopy ... it gives you the whole euphoria feeling where as methadone doesn't. but it did give me a lot better relief. ood...
... and if it kept you at least stable. the stigma about methadone is that it suppose to be much stronger??, as well ... to ms-contin........euphoria isn't a side effect of methadone but on average suppose to do the job much better?...
... of pain killer cause i'm only 21, so he put me on methadone , which you have to increase slowly, i started on 5 ... cotin like 2-3 times a day and horrible on 20 mgs of methadone 3 times a day. methadone doesn't "peak" like morphine ... are steady. morphine will peak. a lot higher then methadone , and then will come down. now i'm on the patch system ... with that. but i really do prefer the ms cotin then methadone , like a ton more. good luck!
*nicole...
... of oxyC would be replaced by 30 mgs of MSC..etc
Methadone is much harder to convert though. It produces the ... another.
The same goes for switching away from methadone , No other opiate blocks the NMDA receptor and binds...
... i'm still searching for an opinion on strength of methadone verse ms contin. my series of conversions has run ... the gammot from msir 30mg 3 times daily, 30 mgs methadone plus a 75 mg fent patch ( which was the best as far ... as pain relief, the methadone was the shorter acting opiate 10 mgs every six hours ... having our pain resurface to the point of insanity. methadone verse ms contin conversion???? strength of methadone...
... experience is that i felt no relief from 60 mgs a day of methadone and i felt fine on 40-60 mgs of ms cotin a day, they ... were little blue pills. i never has a withdrawl from methadone , but i did get one from the ms cotin when i switched...
- Refills on CII meds with Law changes in CA? 13th October 2004
... considering all the facts.
Same scenario with even methadone which is extremely cheap. The Dolophine diskettes...
- Continuing questions 11th October 2004
... for severe pain like oxycodone, morphine, fentanyl, methadone and demerol, but demerol can only be used short term...
- My Story and Some Advice Needed 9th October 2004
... use long acting pversins of morphine , oxycodone, methadone and the febntanyl patch. along with other modalities ... afford 600 mgs of long acting morphine a day and the methadone which is cheap and potent just had to many side effects...
- Breakthrough Meds?? 9th October 2004
... sweating can occur with any opiates, Fentanyl and methadone seem to be the worst for this side effects.
IF...
- Ever run out of meds early? 8th October 2004
... Intrathecal doses are harder to ocnver to opiates and even methadone which is highly underestimated in strength is hard...
- OxyContin 10mg Question/Info 7th October 2004
... about meds! I just referred a g/f to him about her methadone dosing!
Karen...
- Generic VS Brand name 5th October 2004
... for me and it came back with less than 8.5 mgs of methadone .
I don't want to insult your daughter or her education ... is part of the entire medical process. Just because Methadone has a 20-30 hour half life, it doesn't mean you will ... t carry morphine?
Same thing has happened with methadone , what's that ?. If your daughter has a degree in chemistry...
- Methadone v Methadose 5th October 2004
... Mellenkrodt of name brand Dolphine.
The smaller methadone tablets are Roxanne pharmas' version of generic Dolophine ... wholesaler of opiates to all the other companies that make methadone . They re the only bulk methadone producer in the US ... of methadone , so even the name brand version "Dolophine" is purchased ... material and will never have a problem with maintain the methadone on hand to formulate the plls. In the last 2 years ... become harder and harder to find the Roxanne version of methadone .
My brother worked for a large pharmcuetical company ... boat load of fillers it tested at 8.3 mgs of actual methadone in each tablet. If Roxane uses the high end of the ... There are peole that the variation in methadose and methadone are not noticesd, but the higher the dose, The greater...
- Question!!! 4th October 2004
... class 2 med that contains oxy, morphine, dilaudid or methadone
The rconversion rate from hydrocodone to oxycodone...
... patches, and then last Fall....your Dr. put you on Methadone ....
You also say, in this new post, (2nd one) that ... opiate options...
May I ask what happened with the Methadone ? Since that is used for people with chronic pain. ... ago I saw a new pain management doctor who put me on methadone , starting at 5 mg 3 times a day, then a month later...
- Shoreline I need some advice 4th October 2004
... prescribe Long acting morphine, fentanyl patches, methadone or anything more potent than percocet.
Any PM...
- Doctor Is Mad Because I Ran Out Early 3rd October 2004
... Pure opiates, Oxy, morphine, Dilaudid, fentanyl and methadone don't do any organ damage and don't contain apap. ... dose for years, I spent years on the same dose of Methadone an a year on the same dose of kadina dn flipped right...
... but I don't think it's a true 2x a day drug.
Methadone is dirt cheap in comparison, probably $15-17 a month...
- Shoreline - your advise 2nd October 2004
... nothing even at 120mg a day. Not even touch it. Tried methadone and it gave me the muscle jerks. The only thing which...
- DR is leaving practice - Cant find new DR to continue Meds!!! 29th September 2004
... have to experiment with other long acting meds like methadone , morphine (MS Contin, Kadian, Avinza), fentayal (Duragesic...
- permanent nerve damage in foot 28th September 2004
... more side effects. Also tried were: Nortriptyline, Methadone , Oxycontin and others. Various shots, blocks, and...
- Really Really Need Help With This...... 28th September 2004
... months before switching to a doc that adjusted the methadone dose. I had better insurance and switched to kadian ... in June.
Previous doses of meds were 150mgs of methadone + 4 30mg roxicodone or 4 30mg MSIR or 4 4mg dilauadid...
- Your experience with Nortriptyline (Pamelor/Aventyl) 25th September 2004
... been taking it, I have not needed an increase of my Methadone for almost a year. I remember when I went off of...
- Vicoden - MAX Dose?? 24th September 2004
... 25mg every 4 hours for aprox a year. Until I went on methadone . Talk to your dr again and let him know there is...
- Hey Shore, could you help me? 24th September 2004
... doctors are including my PM doctor. I am currntly on methadone 10mg eight times a day and lortab for breakthrough ... doctor that came in said "you will not be getting any methadone here,I can tell you that" I then asked him if he would ... said to go back to my home town to try and "SCORE" methadone . I have had 4 major back surgerys in the last year...
- How long given to give new med a chance? 23rd September 2004
... make my pain worse.
Recently he's had me try methadone , hoping it might give me more even dosing and better...
- Please help... Pinched nerve? 23rd September 2004
... dealing with living with so much pain. I too was on methadone (not for p/m!) for 5 long years and came off it in...
- neurontin dose 22nd September 2004
... me to 1200 or 1800 because I heard that helped.
Methadone is a good pain med for nerve pain do to it's NMDA...
- Shoreline, medication question 21st September 2004
... duration with Kadian and Avinza.
There is also methadone which works particularly well on nerve pain but tends...
... am concerned about methadose being inferior to the methadone brand names. I would appreciate your further comments...
- Breakthrough Meds 21st September 2004
... least 12 hours so if dosed BID t is a very smooth med. Methadone is very forgiving because of the long half life. I...
- Well, I'm Back. Shore, maybe you'll know? 16th September 2004
... patient as far as long acting or continous relief, methadone is the only real cash alternative. When I lost my ... month for kadian paid by ins. to 60 bucks cash for methadone . Another huge factor in cost is where you buy your ... s.
Lidoderm patches may be another option.
Methadone works partuclarly well on nerve pain because it's...
... talking about.
Dr and I talked about maybe trying methadone sometime in the future, but he is as worried as I...
- Having an awful time with new PM 16th September 2004
... good for some too. and will help with youre pain. Methadone . Good Luck to you. and as far as changing docs i...
... reglan help at all. I've thought of maybe trying methadone but i know it's a no no to actually ask for a specific...
... Hi Madison, Methadone is a pain med, It's not just used for detox. It is...
... reglan help at all. I've thought of maybe trying methadone but i know it's a no no to actually ask for a specific...
- Avinza vs Fentanyl Patch 16th September 2004
... differential withdrawal can occur when switching away from methadone , It's easy to switch to meth, but harder to switch...
- Am I Posting The Wrong Way? Shoreline, Kissa 15th September 2004
... posts and lack of response to your earlier question. Methadone does not block analgesic effects of other opiates...
- Amount of Med's in one prescription... 14th September 2004
... for a month at a time of controlled meds. Because methadone only comes in generic 5mg and 10 mg I needed 360 pills...
... my primary aid in pain mgmt right now. I've been on Methadone for just about a year now for Brachial Plexitis (nerve ... it says the retail price for #90 pills of Roxanne Methadone 5mg is $19.99, and I pay right around half that. I...
... situation currently. And isn't it amazing how cheap methadone is?! My mom has been on it for years and years. It...
- Anyone know of a good anti-inflammatory other then prednisone?? 13th September 2004
... tolerance and work particuallry well on neuro pain.
Methadone and levorpahnol have some NMDA blocking ability, Dextromath ... that wears 4 duragesic pathches also use Kadian and methadone . Along with BT meds. I know tolerance is an issue ... patch or using 2 100's. Or using a patch and taking methadone or another LA opiate.
If he's disabled, to the ... Kadian and Avinza last from 12-24 hours. Oxycontin, methadone , Levorpahanol,
There a few drugs in clinical trial...
... tolerance and work particuallry well on neuro pain.
Methadone and levorpahnol have some NMDA blocking ability, Dextromath ... that wears 4 duragesic pathches also use Kadian and methadone . Along with BT meds. I know tolerance is an issue ... patch or using 2 100's. Or using a patch and taking methadone or another LA opiate.
If he's disabled, to the ... Kadian and Avinza last from 12-24 hours. Oxycontin, methadone , Levorpahanol,
There a few drugs in clinical trial...
- Medications?? 12th September 2004
... on the Percocet or the Oxycontin. So he puts me on Methadone . The first one I took totally knocked me out. I ... different PT than I had seen before. He askd how the Methadone worked out and I told him what had happened and he...
... lealous, just kind of gape jawed a doc would prescribe methadone on the first visit and offer absolutely no other method ... doc sounds like a very soft touch if he breaks out methadone on the visit and Kadian on the third. Does he not...
... Then when it still wasn't going well, I was put on Methadone which I took for a few months. I ended up switching ... meds, because that was his next step). I gave the methadone a good shot, because it was making me really tired...
... I don't know..... I didn't ask for it. Why was it Methadone ?? I have no idea. Its not like I am not trying to...
- Weaning Off Oxycontin 11th September 2004
... still having difficulty darvecet is a derivative of methadone and can make the last leg smoother.
After 4 years...
- Oxycontin To Mscontin Question 9th September 2004
... at improvement in function, not counting mgs.
Methadone is another option, It didn't cause as much nausea...
- Hip replacement surgery.Will they continue to give me my methadone? 8th September 2004
... replaced many times and I am 38. If you are taking the methadone for hip pain then no your doctor should not continue ... should discuss with your doctor dosing you down off the Methadone after you are over the hip replacement pain.
The...
... this board somewhere that 80 mg. was hardly enough methadone to bring on terrible withdrawal. I also read that ... into withdrawal for 3 or 4 days after stopping your methadone . Any of that true?
I'm not sure why my PM doctor ... put me on methadone . The oxycotin made me "crazy". And I always ran ... into any trouble with him. When he put me on the methadone I was scared out of my mind because I had read all ... that high feeling actually just NOT CRAVING! The methadone made me feel sane and normal for the first time in ... to have their "Crazy Mary" back.
I'm just sorry methadone has such a bad rap. I'm also glad I found this site...
- Body Jerks at night 7th September 2004
... besides me have body jerks while sleeping? I'm on methadone for chronic pain and I think this is the cause of ... This has only begun since I've started taking the methadone . Can anyone relate or offer some advice? Thanks...
... of Oxycontin, is there any reason you switched to Methadone ?
GL...
... ..and guess what I heard said could cause that.... methadone ! someone else said his libido went south as well as...
... All of my body jerks have started since I went to Methadone . I had none before that other than the occasional ... time when we're just falling asleep. As far as the Methadone , you said your husband takes 10 mg TID. I always ... affect me the way they do other people.
I think Methadone is an excellent pain killer, and if your hubby isn...
... I'm doing pretty good in the pain relief from the Methadone . If anyone has a solution, please jump in and give...
... t have the jerks at night until I switched over to Methadone . It's good for the pain, but the jerks are causing...
... besides me have body jerks while sleeping? I'm on methadone for chronic pain and I think this is the cause of ... This has only begun since I've started taking the methadone . Can anyone relate or offer some advice? Thanks...
... besides me have body jerks while sleeping? I'm on methadone for chronic pain and I think this is the cause of...
- A question about Methadone and LA Morphine 7th September 2004
... There is no doubt that methadone can make you fall asleep at the blink of an eye, I ... just haven't met many GP's that know a hoot about methadone and long acting morphine or pain mnagement.
It's ... opiate can make you sleepy, some are worse than others, methadone is notoriously bad. But Your PM doc needs to handle...
... per day but lost my job and insurance. Now I'm on Methadone 20 mg x2 per day as of 1 month ago (think I need to...
- advice on conversion Shore if possible? 6th September 2004
... a NMDA receptor binder, oposite of blocking which methadone , dex and Nemanda do which can cause Hyperalgesia when...
- Chronic pain for Addict of Opiates 6th September 2004
... an opiate habbit, there are no opiate antagonist in methadone , you cantake other piates with it, you won't get the ... function. It can be discontinued much easier than methadone , that's another big difference between MMT and using...
- Does anyone have any info on long term use of predisone with RSDS?? 2nd September 2004
... drugs that treat neuro pain like NMDA blockers such as methadone , dextromathorphan "dexalone" or the new anti parkinsons...
... drugs that treat neuro pain like NMDA blockers such as methadone , dextromathorphan "dexalone" or the new anti parkinsons...
- Pain management and Addiction 2nd September 2004
... many drugs in this class. Examples of some include methadone , demerol, percocets, vicodin, oxycodone, and heroin...
... extremely unpleasant. I know because I just detoxed off methadone abruptly with no help whatsoever. I nearly went insane...
- lindao1,Pixie,Sharron...Life and my Pump!! 28th August 2004
... sitting? I'm not doing that bad, It's better than methadone and has alot less side effects, but perhaps my expectations...
... Duragesic which didn't herlp and then 2+ years on methadone . The meth side effects got to be unbearable. The practice...
- MS contin problem? 27th August 2004
... so months" but blocking the NMDA receptor the way methadone and dextromathorphan do is supposed to produce the ... pretty much minimal anyway.
The klonopin helps, methadone can cause the herky jerks too and now with the morphine ... investigation, Dr H had him take MSC during the day and methadone at night. Meth has a long enough half life to replace...
- dr. abandonment & the methadone pariah 27th August 2004
... immensely from opiate treatment. I have heard that methadone is the best medication for nerve pain because it bonds...
... a months supply from the pharm,acy and take their methadone 3-4 times a day for pain, not simply to prevent withdrawal ... visit.
Good luck with doc 3, and may I ask what the methadone pariah is , I used oral meth 4 times a day for several...
... quoting what my original pain doc #1 called prescribing methadone , that being MMT (methadone maintenance therapy). ... seem to have made several assumptions about my taking methadone that you know nothing about and frankly I do not really ... my life that all he saw was a patient formerly on methadone and looking to get back on it.
But like Stacy mentioned ... in an earlier reply methadone is quite effective, especially for nerve pain because ... for my pain and none of them were really effective. Methadone was the final solution. And I wish now that she had ... address. And I was left without medication. Now with methadone being a CII drug wouldn't you think they would take ... of this she refused to treat me after prescribing methadone to me. After what I've gone through and the damage ... doctor and not a surgeon.
In my particular case the methadone pariah means that there is so much stigma surrounding ... Like we all know everyone is different, for me, methadone worked very well. My God, I only took 5mg 2X a day ... like an outcast or something dirty because I took methadone for two years for chronic nerve pain....
... but my doctor has discussed eventually switching to methadone if the oxycontin stops working as well. I know both ... were doctors who stigmatized chronic pain patients on methadone because of its connection to opiate addiction. I ... stand for that sort of crappy care. Is there anyway a methadone clinic might be willing to treat a chronic pain patient...
... drug screening I had to disclose that I was taking methadone and the reason why. Everything was going along finely ... That's why I said I would never have started taking methadone even in small quantities if I had known what I know ... to another point. Since I lost my insurance again, methadone was and is the only thing that was affordable. The ... fentanyl patches I shelled out $199 bucks, versus $20 for methadone .
You know, what we are going through is INSANE ...
I can't even find a doctor that will prescribe methadone . Just a note here - when I contacted doc#2 that I ... specifically asked if he had a license to prescribe methadone and they absolutely refused to answer that question...
... of the term MMT specfically indicates a MMTclinic.
Methadone is a pain med prescribed by PM docs and hospice docs ... about PM and specifically mentions the benefit of methadone due to it's NMDA receptor blocking ability, this ability ... derstanding the meds and the biggest misconception is about methadone . You are continuing the misconception by calling it ... patients can't find adaquate care they do turn to methadone clinics and MMT as a poor way to manage their pain ... called a PM doc and ask if he's comfortable prescribing methadone for nerve pain you may find you get a different response ... and MMT is not the correct word for treating CP with methadone . MMT is strictly to prevent withdrawal and has nothing...
...
And for the final time - the pariah issue about methadone is not my opinion, but the attitude that I keep getting ... it is an *outcast*, which is exactly how the whole methadone theory for pain management has been presented to me ... Plus I feel stupid and lazy. When I told him that methadone controlled my pain completely and allowed me to function...
... collect a binder of research supporting the use of methadone as a long-term, long-acting treatment for nerve pain ... rofessionals. Here is a link to a post here that discussed methadone ; if you search the site for "methadone" you would ... sounds like this Dr. Brookoff is well-informed about methadone 's usefulness, so it might be a good idea to see if...
- Houston Pain Doctors? 26th August 2004
... with neuro pain. Those meds would be the opiates, methadone orlevorphanol, or combining meds that have NMDA blocking...
- End of my pain med life 23rd August 2004
... clean and free of all opiates, so if you are offered methadone as a way to continue to function , because you may ... are ways to taper comfortably off the meds without methadone .
It takes longer, but it's not a race. It would...
- vicodion 17th August 2004
... helped my migraines was botox injections. I was on methadone for a year 10mg am and 10mg pm and it prevented my...
- BT frequency 15th August 2004
... changing my LA could help. I remember when I was taking Methadone my sleep was worse than ever.
I've always been...
- endometriosis 14th August 2004
... and more... So my doctor has recently prescribed methadone which I take one a day every day. And I take one...
- Low Cortisol, Low Testosterone-pain Management 11th August 2004
... received several steroid injections and was placed on methadone . 6 months later, I found that I had no cortisol and ... better way to deal with pain?
I am backing off the methadone , even though I was only on 10 mgs. I am now at 5 ... testosterone are only related to the steroids and methadone . Anyone have any similar experience or know of any...
- Pm doctor becoming another pain ! 9th August 2004
... was taking Methdone 20mg's per day! I got off of the Methadone because it was making me feel really funny so that ... I think it might be best for me to get back on the Methadone because that medication actually gave me relief. I...
- When Getting Off Of Pain Meds.. 9th August 2004
... time and Tramadol 2x a day and that's it. I was on METHADONE before but I decided to get off of it and go with...
- A pharmacy humiliation 4th August 2004
... wanted to put my 2 cents in about Walgreens. I get my Methadone and Dilaudid filled there every month and I've never...
- Sorry guys..a couple more ??'s about Methadone.. 2nd August 2004
... My mother took methadone for over 17 years.
She suffered RSD, cancer, vonRecklingha ... though my doctor has offered -
I would never touch methadone :-\
Hydrocodone makes me sick :-\
the only thing...
... Darvocets are nowhere near anything like methadone ....
... [SIZE=3]Propoxyphene is NOT methadone !!!![/SIZE]...
... Angela I'm still new to the board thing but I was on methadone for over 4years. You didn't say if your takeing any...
... Hey guys, Methadone and Heroin are not related in any way other than meth ... is in the exact same class of synthestic opiods as methadone and levorphanol, so if any anology is tobe made. Darvecet ... street information with pain management info about methadone . Heroin is created by acetylation of morphine, Heroin ... press and unlikely by your mom to call Oxycontin or methadone synthetic Heroin. One is an opiate , one is an opioid ... chemcical relation or drug class relation between methadone and heroin. Other than one being an opiate alkaloid ... same family as Darvacet and levorphanol.
Using methadone , morphine or dilauadid is all the same except for ... the stigma of addiction to street heroin which methadone carries. So lets not make folks that have no other ... equates to 1000 bucks worth of OxyContin or MSContin
Methadone is not in the same family of opiates or opioids as...
... Darvecet is not methadone , It's in the same class of synthetic opiates as methadone ... Structurally, it's a relative of the synthetic narcotic, methadone . It's prescribed in two forms-propoxyphene hydrochloride ... capsule. This drug, which is structurally similar to methadone , has been widely abused and is tightly controlled...
... about the drugs I am taking. Before I took my first methadone pill I did a bunch of research on the drug. In my...
- pain meds & effects/managing surgery pain 2nd August 2004
... 50% increase is perfectly safe with most meds, Not methadone , due to it's build up. But you can up the base dose...
- Oxycontin to Methadone?? 30th July 2004
... Microsoft Sans Serif]Angela,
I can't help with the methadone question, but I'm sure someone will be along soon...
... My friend, who has MS takes it, while I have taken methadone for about 6 1/2 years. It's true that it does have ... medicine!
My friend (W/MS) takes oxy while I take the methadone . It seems to me we have the same pain relief, but ... find you too, want to take the Dolophine instead of Methadone just have your doctor write it as medically necessary...
... Thanks Sherry and Seashore,
The methadone does make me sleepy....my doc told me to take 2 oxy ... 's for a couple of days while the methadone gets into my system to avoid w/d's.
So far so good ... ...I am praying that the methadone will work like the oxy...it would take a great deal ... but I will ask my doc. This is my second day on methadone and I've not taken the entire dose because it makes...
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I was on oxycontin (60mg/day) and was changed to methadone . Your doc is right about being absorbed by the fat ... dose.
Each person is different and some have had methadone work wonders, others had bad side effects. I went ... horrible. The biggest change you'll notice is that methadone does not give the "high" feeling other opiods do....
... will either get meelencrodts methadose or Roxanne methadone or aai pharma methadone. Dolophine is the name brand...
- Please help me assess my mom's drug intake! 28th July 2004
... about a year before swithcing to an equal dose of methadone , methadone is a pain med used for chronic pain, not ... morphine so is Dilauadid, Oxymorphone, Fenatanyl and methadone when comparing MG to MG. It's just the gold standard...
... the elderly.
Opiates are unconfirmed other than methadone and I wouldn't feel comfy recomending GJ to people...
- Question on meds 23rd July 2004
... suggests that the synthetic class of drugs that include Methadone , Darveon+Darvecet with apap, and Levorphanol
work ... are alergic to that class you go to a 3rd which has methadone , Levorpahnol, and darvon, IF you have an alergy your...
- Just Saw An Arrest At Trhe Pharmacy 17th July 2004
... MADHATTER - Sched II drugs (Oxycodone, Dilauded, MSContin, Methadone , etc) require a triplicate form to be used in only...
- Ms Contin Mallinckrodt? 16th July 2004
... just the fact that they make a terrible version of methadone . Maybe people expect any drug they make to be terrible...
... product is really bad, which is their substitute for methadone . I wonder if their generic morphine sulfate ER has...
- My Experience with (lack of) Pain Management 14th July 2004
... clinic. The doctor at the ER thought I should be on a methadone maitenance program. Needless to say, I didn't go...
... However, I will say I think you should have accepted the methadone . I'm not sure if you know or not,a lot of people ... don't realize that methadone is not just for herion addicts. They use methadone ... There are several people on this board that the methadone has worked wonders for. I would also be concerned...
... until I started to read these boards that I saw that methadone was used for pain control!!
In Canada, methadone ... pretty much any drug out there with the exception of methadone . It cannot be prescribed for pain managment - only...
... the case, then was this doc that wanted to rx the methadone trying to say you were an addict?? I'm a little confused...
... clinic. The doctor at the ER thought I should be on a methadone maitenance program. Needless to say, I didn't go for...
... helps although it's the last thing you want to do.
Methadone was developed as a pain med, is used as a pain med...
... To clarify a few things: I was not prescribed the methadone once the doctor at the "addiction centre" talked with...
- Methadone 14th July 2004
... anger, moods etc.). My doctor just happen to mention methadone and I was curious whether or not this would eliminate...
... Adding methadone could create yet another problem. I think it is a...
- Withdrawals????? 11th July 2004
... strange happened to me yesterday. I usually take my methadone at 12:00 midnight and then again at 8:00am. Yesterday ... got something to eat, it was 10:30 before I took my methadone . I take 35mg. every 8 hours. At about 11:00, I started ... I have been there before. I have been late on my methadone before with no problems. What I am wondering is,...
... melloncroft) even though the dr. requested "brand" Methadone . My pharmacy only had the melloncroft but said they ... no one that he knows of actually carries the true " Methadone ". I don't know how true that is but anyway, I tried ... Oxy. It's seems to me I remember Shore saying that methadone is very forgiving when it comes to missing doses. ... a better answer but if you have the choice between Methadone or Methadose in your area, I would certainly go with ... the Methadone .
Kayley, I hope you are feeling better. You have ... Hopefully Shore will come along. He's the expert on Methadone . Shoot, he's the expert on everything!!! Take care...
... in the past. I haven't ever tried the name brand Methadone . My co-pay would be $40, as opposed to $12 for the...
... to changes in serum level.
The Roxanne product methadone is a generic, It's a small white pilll with an imprint ... good stuff.
Roxanne also makes the Name brand methadone called Dolophine. Same drug, different shaped pill ... other than FDA alowable differnces.
Same thing with methadone . If the doc writes methodone 10mg, generics permited ... , you will either get the Roxanne generic methadone or the Mellenkrodt methadose, both are generic. If ... designed to be disolved in juice or water before taking. Methadone HCL is the chemical name, Dolophine is the brand name ... . methadose is mellenkrodts version of generic methadone .
Withdrawal in 3 hours when it takes 5 days to...
- Please Help! I need to change to cheaper meds 9th July 2004
... well? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I know methadone is a cheap alternative for chronic pain, but am I...
... patch, I believe the 75mg., when I switched over to Methadone with no trouble at all. The doctor started me out ... lowered it to 5 mg. three times per day. For me, the Methadone gives much better relief than the patch did, plus ... Dilaudid. I also take Dextromethorphan, which gives the methadone a boost so I didn't need an increase. I'm sure Shoreline ... better than I do about the strength differences between Methadone and Duragesic. I take the generic from Mellancroft ... boards here is not nearly as strong as the name brand Methadone , but having never taken the brand name, it doesn't...
... Hey Sherry, Methadone as a base and you can get 100 30mg generic morphine ... Eckerds to match a price.
By the way, THe roxanne methadone is generic too, same price as mellenkrodt. Name brand...
... situation to him. I'm not sure if I should request Methadone or what I should do. I don't want him to think I ... mentioned that they have wafers you disolve in juice for methadone ? Do they make a liquid or just the disolving wafers ... info. I really think it's time to move on to the methadone because it's so much cheaper. Would I need to change ... also? Would the oxy still work as a BT med with the methadone ? Sorry for all the questions but I'd like to have...
