- Suboxone 26th July 2006
... isnt doing it for me anymore", thats when I got on methadone . At the time I had been at about 20 750 EX vicodens ... , so of course I needed "Alot" of methadone right?? NO, I swear I think that was the worse mistake ... ever made! So for about a year I was taking 25 10mg methadone s a day.
I just got sick of having to figure out ... only been home 2 days, I really think Im off of the methadone for good, I really dont have any cravings at all its ... have already lost 5 of the 25lbs I gained while on Methadone :)...
- Methadone Addict in Jail. help. 25th July 2006
... addiction to pain pills for ten years. He started methadone about 2 years ago and has been trying to get clean ... for the past year. He cant get off the methadone if he goes to long without it he starts having convulsions...
... I'm so sorry about your Dad, I am hooked on methadone as well but I don't take as much as your Dad does ... I'm sure if he talks to somebody they may give him methadone . I don't know how things work in jail though. I'm...
... My bf was on methadone for a little over a year and it was considered a ...
... him in a cell with no windows. They won't give him methadone . I might have been wrong about the dose. God I hope ... I also need to know how we can get him off of the methadone when he gets out. He isn't my dad anymore he hasn...
... only has enough money to feed him and I and score his methadone because he doesn't have the money or time for rehab ... because of his hunger. Meanwhile he is suffering of methadone withdrawals. No treatment, no methadone, nothing....
- drug induced paranoia 25th July 2006
... sister has told me) vicci was/is a heroin addict now on methadone and supposedly cutting back slowly on this. the paranoia...
- petrified, starting methadone today, might have addiction issues? 22nd July 2006
... lost the dosage instructions call the pharmacy.
Methadone is not a drug you want to guess the dosage or self...
... for BT and after doing that for 5 yrs, I'm now on methadone with no bt meds and after 2 yrs I'm just now taking...
... high. does anyone know the equivelent of 350mg oxy to methadone ?...
... high of a dose for it to work, so he switched me to methadone , the bottle is sitting here right in rfront of me ... told him i was thinking of /c/t. will taking the methadone stop the w/d??? that's m y main question. i'm scared...
- 8 Days off of Suboxone 22nd July 2006
... weeks you feel ok again.
With buprenorphine and methadone both drugs have a 37 hour 1/2 life. That means it...
- Off Methadone day 2, Indocin Question? 22nd July 2006
... during the day because it makes me tired, and I take Methadone instead.
Anyway, the problem is I've been taking ... main questions:
1. Anyone else come off low dose Methadone without having horrible withdrawl? I feel ok, we'll ... makes me feel similar and I don't want to get off the Methadone and move into another addiction that I don't realize ... want to feel like a freaking junkie every day taking Methadone off the street to get rid of my pain. These other...
... you're well aware of that. If you continue to use Methadone beyond this spell it really won't be easy to get off...
- help with detox.need help fast..question about meth detox as an option 21st July 2006
... methadoe to take it. So, he switched me fromn oxy's to methadone an equal dose, it's about 200mg a day, then once i ... 'm leveled off we'll do a methadone taper to 30-60 mg, well, i don't want to start methadone ... pharamacutical help here? i heard in rehabs some do a quick methadone taper of a few days only, how would I do that? i'm...
... here who can help. I know there are many people on methadone for pain management purposes over on the pain management ... board too. You could seek information about methadone from them as far as what to expect in taking it for...
... he said i was too hi dosed then switched me to the methadone . but geez, the meth doese is so high and i've heard ... .........then if i failed, just going on all that methadone i guess.
expat...
- A question for Philster2003 17th July 2006
... Structurally, it's a relative of the synthetic narcotic, methadone . Check out the life span of propoxyphene which will...
- Slow-Tapering off Xanax 12th July 2006
... seems then that if that is so, valium is more like methadone and xanax more like morphine/heroin. Also if you...
... in the body to morphine (half life 2 -3 hours), and methadone 24 - 36 hours. That is a 12 - 18X difference, between ... morphine and methadone , which is clinically significant....
- Pethidine addiction? 7th July 2006
... lost the next 22 years to opiate addiction.Now I'm on methadone probably for the rest of my life.There are greater...
- Heroin Survivor 5th July 2006
... addicts who make it. I do not consider the ones on methadone or subutex/suboxone who have just substituted for...
- Need to Fast Taper off Xanax!!! Advice? 4th July 2006
... frightening to me because it is simply another opiate, like methadone , heroin, morphine, dilaudid, oxycodone, etc. etc. ... was prescribed as long term maintenance, just like methadone . It's legal, but it's still highly addictive.
...
- Back in the saddle again..... 2nd July 2006
... sickness from the withdrawals. Last June, I went to a methadone clinic as a last resort and was told that they would ... put me on methadone and ween me off it. After I got started at 30mg. ... going to be at this place for a year. I went off the methadone 10mg a week for 5 weeks and I was sick for 5 to 6 ... I didn't think it was ever going to end. For me, methadone wasn't the answer, but I can't say that it doesn't...
- advice ratchet 2nd July 2006
... for a couple of years and was eventually on 70mg of methadone ,while still on methadone she developed a big addiction ... to crack for about 8 months she tapered from methadone and has been taking 16mg of subutex for the last 8...
... only 2 legal opioid replacement programs in the US.. Methadone and Suboxone.. Each has its own set of pitfalls. I...
- Is there such a thing as a professional heroin addict? 1st July 2006
... Has he looked into methadone .It would keep him away from the heroin once he got ... stabilized on the methadone .At least he wouldn't be harming himself and actually ... alot of hardcore heroin addict do very well on methadone .I was actively addicted for 22 years and I thought ... of morphine a day and still wasn't happy.I started methadone just about 4 years ago and I had such a high tolerance ... and cravings didn't stop until I hit 250mgs/day of methadone .I went to 400mgs and stabilized there.I stayed at ... now.So don't give up hope and maybe look into the methadone program.There is also the buprenorphene route too...
- I Am An Addict And I Need Help Been Through A Program Berfore 30th June 2006
... definitely need a maintenance/pain management drug like methadone to help you through the treatments. I strongly suggest...
... history and what you are about to have to deal with that Methadone maintenance would be the best thing for you right ... are also dealing with pain issues also.I have been a methadone patient for a little over 2yrs.I have also went from ... treatments arent a good idea for me so I went the methadone route.I too went the rehab/dry-out route to no avail ... control..I couldn't have done ANY of this without Methadone .
You are about to face months maybe years of treatments ... this is a fight to remain sober and sane..So why not methadone treatment.I think in your situation it would be the ... living a "normal"life without any opiate based meds.The methadone will not only take away the insane need inside of ... should be on battling the cancer.So should yours!With methadone you would be free to do that.You would be able to ... issues and that if you do it right and you want it.. Methadone WORKS!
You are in my prayers.
Take Care,
Bdean...
- Melatonin or Valerian Root? 27th June 2006
... kind of true anyway ha)) and was for major wd's like methadone (which is really a 'don't mess' wd). Nowadays I pretty...
- Why Methadone? 20th June 2006
... im not an expert but my daughter was on methadone and said it was harder to come off than heroin,on ... also a blocker,it does not give her the tiredness methadone did,hope that helps a litle,sad mum...
... that is a place where he is sick of getting "high". Methadone making him feel like Heroin or Oxy, yeah big deal ... isn't much that will help, especially things like Methadone . You are correct in your feelings about the drug,...
... attending a pain clinic regularly. I am on 60 mgs. of Methadone a day for pain. I have never used heroin, but I am...
... that is a place where he is sick of getting "high". Methadone making him feel like Heroin or Oxy, yeah big deal ... isn't much that will help, especially things like Methadone . You are correct in your feelings about the drug, ... get drugs.
It seems to me that he wants to get on methadone to get a legal and steady subsidy for his drug use ... street.
Anyway, I guess my question is "why give out methadone as a treatment at all?" If it is a drug that people...
... I guess from what I can tell with Methadone is that your given it to get off the heroin then are ... knowledge! I know what your saying but at least on the methadone he is not stealing, sleeping in squalor and will be...
... I guess from what I can tell with Methadone is that your given it to get off the heroin then are ... knowledge! I know what your saying but at least on the methadone he is not stealing, sleeping in squalor and will be ... hopeless situation. I think the reason he is considering methadone is because the oxy is getting too expensive and he...
... sound judgemental folks, sorry if I did... I think Methadone is possibly beneficial to those that want to quit ... my parents through.
To answer the question "Why Methadone ?" I think it's because done under a doctor/nurse's ... idea of being on medication for life. I don't think Methadone has the same pain-killing qualities as Oxy but I'm ... not 100% on that. If the reason he is getting methadone is because it's cheaper than Oxy, that I think you ... can expect he will spend penny for penny on methadone what he was spending on Oxy. An addict has no real...
... explained above; in a nutshell, he tried enough street methadone that it made him and his friends feel good - like ... or at least close enough. Now he wants to be on a methadone program. His friends are asking their parents for...
... verdge of losing everything.So thats when I found methadone and the clinic.It has SAVED my life and my family ... ready to quit the other stuff and is thinking of using methadone as you said to"fill his tank 1/2 way up" then its ... eventually become a moot point anyways.I am just saying methadone isnt always a bad thing and if he is using as bad ... from all the trauma using has put it through....
Methadone saved my life....
Good luck'
Bdean...
... three years. Now, he is thinking about switching to methadone because it is easier/cheaper to get - or that is how...
... both which he injects.
Now, he wants to get on methadone . He says he has tried it and he likes it. Of course ... feeling close to oxy/heroin. He wants to get on a methadone program so he can get it every day from a clinic. ...
From what I can tell, methadone is just another drug - every bit as addicting as opiates ... who tell me that they can't travel far from their methadone clinic. My God, what a shackle!
So, my question ... is, why go on methadone at all? What is the advantage over opiates? It sounds ... addiction for another. I have heard some people say that methadone saved their life, but in the same breath they say ... they have been on methadone for many years.
I don't get it. Can someone ... been free from heroin for six years now.Sure,I am on methadone ,I do go in once a week.I have been on the program ... those strong urges of opiate addiction,get on the Methadone Maintenance Program.You can always get off it,but...
... surprise you with his attitude.Alot of addicts get on methadone thinking that it will be a big party but even if they...
- Question about sub dosage 18th June 2006
... intermuscular injections of bupenorphine and have been on methadone for pain/maintance also....glad your better on the...
- Troubling medical condition/any advice? 15th June 2006
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- Fell down!!! 14th June 2006
... do you have ? Sub, cravings, relapses, rehab, or methadone ? The other options aren't all that better so endorphins...
- Beginning Subutex 14th June 2006
... this is still drug replacement therapy just like methadone . Sub has been nicknamed methadone-lite or the lesser...
... indeed give you back your life? as oppose to being on Methadone or being on pills that rule your life? If you had...
- Brother having anxiety, hallucinations, and suicidal thoughts 9th June 2006
... Thats the date I stopped doing heroin and got on the Methadone Maintenance Program.I have been clean since.
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- Medical detox - Subutex 2mg for 3 days only? 8th June 2006
... up,the last i heard you were doin good and 30+ off methadone and if i read right you are on suboxone now.what happened ... good.get a chance tell me
how the w/ds were off the methadone the first couple weeks-spark
over it-this type ...
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w the wds were off the methadone for the first couple weeks-spark...
... sparkster...been good..been off methadone since september...only take a subutex as needed for...
- Hooked On Vic? Try Suboxone 5th June 2006
... I was introduced to Suboxone. I chose not to try methadone . This suboxone has changed my life. I recommend it...
- Vicodin 5.500mg and 7.5/700 mg And Morhpine ( blue little 15mg) 5th June 2006
... 5 days. I looked into going into counseneling or a methadone lab but i CANNOT OFFORD ANY OF THAT. Worse is that...
- Vicodin/Morhpine ( blue little 15mg) 5th June 2006
... days. I looked into going into counseneling or a methadone lab but i CANNOT OFFORD ANY OF THAT. Worse is that...
- Health-care Costs 5th June 2006
... drug addicts are now on maintenance prescriptions of methadone or subutex. As a result the crime rate has fallen...
- Hi guys, 10 years a Heroin addict. 3rd June 2006
... some of the posts from overseas.
I am taking 45ml of methadone once a day which I have on prescription. I have to ... heroin any more since I started my prescription. I know methadone is not a long term solution but it has greatly improved...
... started opiates in 1984...h for a year...then was on methadone for almost a year...swore id never do methadone again ... septmeber became sober ...first time in 32 years...was on methadone ,tried unsuccessfully between 2001-02....when i detoxed...
... was very painful for me to watch him. He did the methadone clinic and that didn't work. Then he did buprenex...
... anything else or not.
I hope to be able to reduce my methadone prescription down to a level where I can switch to ... right. Two people I know claim that they reduced there methadone right down and then just stopped without much discomfort...
... i did the methadone to subutex thing in the past...in real short form ... and stayed there for a bit and did a month off of methadone ...notreally anything during that time...twas a rough ... dosing also..its half life is 24-40hrs....where as methadone is 72hrs.....its along acting opiate and the w/d's...
- Methadone strength vs hydromorphone stength 2nd June 2006
... life in your body. It is like 4 hours. I believe methadone is stronger than that. That would mean that you would...
- Impossible Heroin Test Result 1st June 2006
... of things, heroin, oxy, hydro, codeine, suboxone, methadone , etc. That could be whats happening. Ask him if...
- New here, need advice 31st May 2006
... I heard that methadone was excellent for pain, but I dont know too much about...
... pain management. i also hear really good things about methadone . i cant help but wonder if your doctor receives some...
- Need Suboxone Info. 29th May 2006
... thru now...ive have been there my friend...i was on methadone .....subutex///....suboxone....buprenex...they are...
- Working on day 36 29th May 2006
... a little room, and her reward is she gets to be on methadone the rest of her life. god i dont want to end up like...
... money ... and, whatever they give me, suboxone or methadone , i will have to eventually detox from that too right...
... would keep giving me pills), she talked to me about methadone for chronic pain. Now mind you, she didn't know about ... doctors and buying of meds. She was simply giving me the methadone to try to help me with the pain.
Now are you ready ... for the miracle? THE METHADONE WORKED!!! Not only did it take away most of the pain ... helpmarie" and how she was so uncertain about trying methadone , I had to write my first posting to you two.
Only...
... gain some support from this site. I have been a methadone user for many years (but only 5-10 mg) at most twice ... years of different treatments, they started me on methadone to help to control the pain which is horrible. I ... anymore and wanted to rid myself (or try to) of the methadone use....so I did something that maybe I should not...
... insight to share w/you but i am not familiar with methadone . however, i do congradulate you for wanting to get...
... my dosage. actually, when i read on this site what methadone has done for people i think that tramadol is sort ... of my methadone . i dont have to take much (i dont know why i do ....
- Last Dose Taken on June 17, 2005 27th May 2006
... I used for well over 4 years, major stuff, oxy, methadone , morphine or diluadid.
AGAIN YAHOO FOR YOU!!...
- From Meth to Hydro to Ultram-NO MORE W/D 24th May 2006
... some of you know, I started posting here coming off methadone . I had been going to a meth clinic in DC, and it was ... returned them to the pharmacy for a refund. I think the methadone is closely related to ultram in it's chemical makup ... am comfortable enough now, and I intend to pursue methadone administration for pain in a pain clinic setting as ... father of three homeowner chronic pain suffering addict methadone so I can get my life back. I have a half built fence ... in the backyard that I have no energy to complete. Methadone just works for me and I am tired of my HMO..who got...
... Hi I have been taking Methadone for quite some time for constant low back and leg ... basis to get refilled, but anyway, I ran out of my Methadone one time last year and I had no withdrawl effects ... looking on the internet I am pretty certain it is Methadone withdrawl, but anyway, my question is, I have some ... curious about your input since you had used ULTRAM for Methadone withdraw symptoms.
Thanks,
TROSE...
... here, so I will ask a few questions.
Why are you on methadone ? You mention chronic pain, and also mention that you ... management.
However, it comes down to this. If methadone was working, and you felt too high and mighty that ... you had your teeth, and then decide to "taper" your methadone , even though it was working for you, and then score...
... pain/addict...i think we spoke before...i too did the methadone thing,im 46 and wear dentures...any physcian can prescribe ... methadone for pain, but if youve been off for awhile,id try...
- desperate, please help me 20th May 2006
... of an opiates addict, who started last july on the methadone clinic. on his own, he decided he was done with the...
... Methadone is an extremely hard drug to detox from, and symptoms ... enough to calm down the bad side of detoxing from methadone . I have had many clients say they went off the methadone ... herion and detox from there. I am not an advocate for methadone , I dont believe it is used as it should be. But that...
- I'll tell you about my tramodol addiction 19th May 2006
... to have me here going on and on about my coming off methadone with hydro, but believe me it was/is neccesary.
...
... me running. Just to let you know, I am coming off methadone after 3 months at a clinic to get off of heroin. I ... Well, I only got the Lortab/vicodin to get off the methadone and it really didn't work for me until I added the...
- 22 y/o, chronic pain, but now I'm addicted...help! 18th May 2006
... I very rarely say this but you would do well on methadone .It is an exellent pain killer and you won't go into ... pain killers for almost 22 years before I went on methadone .I would build a tolerance to whatever I was taking ... I would end up abusing them.By the time I went on methadone I was taking 3 000mgs of ms contin a day and it still ... wasn't enough. Methadone has a long half life so you only need to dose once ... lowered my daily dose to 330mgs a day and it works well. Methadone isn't for everyone but if you have chronic pain (like ... are) then it really is the way to go.My life before methadone was lying on the couch pissed off at the world because ... in pain and I couldn't get a buzz off my meds.Since methadone my depression is totally gone and I'm more active...
... Dave, I'm curious about your recommendation of methadone . I was on that in the 70's and as I recall, I would ... both of you but I would dread the thought of going on methadone again. But I can't see being on narcotics the rest...
... I agree with mpvt. Methadone may be your path out. You will have to go everyday ... will start giving you take home doses on weekends. Methadone worked wonders for my Rheumatism and my addiction ... complete the detox...a very bad move on my part.
Methadone withdrawl is horrible, and it is a serious drug, but...
... t know I have an addiction problem, and I get the methadone from a pain clinic, will I still have to go every ... day to get it? I read that methadone clinics will never treat pain patients....is that...
... Generally you get methadone in the pill form from a pain clinic.Only the methadone ... likely give you a prescription for 30 days.Good luck, methadone is an exellent pain killer with a long half life....
... Hi, I am on 100mgs of Methadone a day. I guess what is different about it is that...
- Can I remove my arms and legs? 18th May 2006
... me some catapress and 6 vicodin (I am coming off methadone ...day 7 w/ hydro to help ease sympts).
I wish I could...
... remember having these exact same thoughts. I stopped methadone at 30mg after tapering down from 100mg at a rate of...
... folks, I can tell you that Ultram definately works for methadone withdrawl! However, I can also say that Hydro/Lortab ... that said that ultram would increase the effects of methadone and was a very similar compound. Wow what a difference...
- Coming off methadone w/hydro..Ugghh 17th May 2006
... everyone....its a matter of how long you wre on opiates... methadone is a long acting opiate..hydro/short.....7 days should ... be start getting over the hump since methadone s half life is 72hrs......how long were you using opiates...
... least deal with my kids and get somewhat comfortable. Methadone blocks the opiod receptors, so detoxing from it with ... hydro is futile until enough of the methadone has left your system. I am there now, as initially...
... doctor to give me a supervised bi-weekly script for methadone for pain and addiction. That would meet my needs perfectly...
... never toucha needle) in 1984 and went into a clinincal methadone setting for a year...i felt then like you do know ... ...i was on 32mg of methadone then and detoxed 2mg a day till zero...didint sleep...
... folks post in a.m. some at night.....anyways,besides methadone for maintance there is bupenorphine hrdochloride. ... opiates find a good doc...my doc wrote me scripts for methadone so i had no need for clinical setting...however,looking ... ceiling effect and also blocks out other opiates same as methadone ....you need,even with the kids,to get involved in...
... (just over 4 full days) into a detox from Oxy and Methadone . My last dose was at 2pm MT this past Sunday.
...
... I've been using for 3 years. But, mostly oxy and methadone only when no oxy was around. I have used my share...
... I think I was wrong about you having w/d from methadone , since you only used it sporadicly. I do think it ... 3hours and 20 minutes since my last dose of liquid methadone , which is what they give you at the meth clinic in ... DC. I was on 90mg of methadone for 3 months straight, so I know my w/d is going to ... out my withdrawl symptoms. I heard worked similar to methadone , but did not think it would work mas well as it did...
... WDs. Were you on Ultram before or taking it with Methadone ? How many Ultrams did you take until you felt better...
... Ultram-boy was I wrong.Also, I did take them with methadone and with no adverse reaction, however the nurse at...
... came to these boards 2 years ago when i was w/d from methadone . I also kept a journal. I was only taking 10 mg. a ... good luck again..2 years 1 month and 5 days with no methadone ...lol...
- Son in rehab suffering from anxiety attacks-need med recs 16th May 2006
... from benzo's last a long time,similiar in length to methadone if not longer and produce insommni/hallucinations...
- DCV Checking in..... 16th May 2006
... first large...then lowering the mg's... suboxone or methadone to stop the w/d's. Gettin off that, hopefully not...
- day 3 no pain killers 16th May 2006
... family and friends for a week or two. I am on day 7 of methadone withdrawl, and I am using Lortab 10/500 to get off ... reason. I have been averaging 6 a day to cope with the methadone w/d and I still can't sit still, and now I have reached...
... 800 mg of motrin, catapress, and vicodin to come off methadone . It takes two weeks to get off meth, but you should...
... trying to get clean. I am not talking about Subs or Methadone or anything like that. Trust me I tried coming off...
... ask you about the Ultram...Were you on it with the Methadone too? Maybe you were going through WDs from that?...
- I'm angry, scared!!! 15th May 2006
... from. You think there's just no way he'd agree to a methadone clinic or something similar? Otherwise, I'm sure...
- Another Victory, and Happy Moms Day! 15th May 2006
... apiece!"
"I'm done with those; I'm doing the methadone clinic," says I.
"Yeah I know, I heard. But ... the vein and tell me you can get the same high from methadone !"
"You're probably right. But they're $30 now ... have a thing in common with her.
You know, the methadone clinic isn't the worst people in the world, not even ... company tonight, believe that.
The folks at the methadone clinic have seen this, too, and they've said, "enough...
... able to do and she might just make a step toward the methadone clinic....you never know. Hang in there and know...
- The Methadone Clinic I've Been Going To 11th May 2006
... know, I keep thinking that after I've been doing the methadone long enough to break the habits of using oxycontin ... a year, average) then I'll begin to detox off the methadone (ever so slowly; nearly another year to do that, I ... You know, I haven't yet told Steve I'm doing the methadone thing. I mean, I can remember how we'd be like, watching ... say, Law and Order or something, and they'd show a methadone clinic and we'd say, "Man, that's gotta be the bottom ... what I was going to say is, Steve's opinion of the methadone clinic is not a good one, and I do dread telling him ... wait until I feel I'm able to begin my detox off the methadone to tell him what was up. That way I'll have x number...
... i was on methadone twice...in 1984 i was in a clinic setting...i learned ... ....it was terrible experience...swore i never do methadone again.....in 2002 i was on it for chronic pain..went ... races.....i thankfully had a spiritual intervention.... methadone wiped out my teeth(just spent 6 grand on new ones ... ..i have a resume 32 years long on using drugs.... methadone w/ds's are nothin to kid about....it took me a solid...
... the message of my post. I was just saying how the methadone clinic has saved my life, that's all.
I know ... enjoy here. I would've never said that anyone at the methadone clinic was low class, and I think anyone who's ever...
... advice its great. Many people might be put off by the methadone clinic cause they think its a long process and takes...
... that PM doctor a year or so ago and he recommended methadone for me I balked BIG time! All I could think of was ... that methadone was for heroin addicts!!! It scared the daylight ... it and realized that this was not the case and that methadone has helped many people both for pain management and ... and I seem to have had the same misconceptions about methadone and clinics, etc... But that is what they show us...
... Hello All,
I am Detoxing off of methadone (Day 6) how long should i expect to fell aches and...
... Hey tcagressionI am coming off methadone too. I tapered to 17mg and I am also on day six. How ... withdrawls, and I seriously underestimated the power of methadone . I know the hydro is helping, just not enough to cover...
... I was on methadone twice. Just for a couple of months each time, but ... I was in that 90%!
Not that it really matters... methadone is just legal heroin. No difference.
Eventually...
... is NO way you would have had time...And I know that Methadone withdrawals can be some of the worst ever,So if I ... anyone mad or start a debate about the pharmacology of methadone .Just wanted togomo to know that there ARE people on...
- Question for Dave (Shoreline) 9th May 2006
... 20 mgs of ritalin a day while also taking 105mgs of methadone .I have a friend and she was at 170mg of methadone ... not being controlled.Is ritalin safe to take with methadone ???She see's her methadone doctor in 2 weeks and that...
... gets lethargic even on the low dose she takes now ( methadone ) so that's why I was wondering if anyone had heard...
... dave my daughter was only on 70mg of methadone and she was always sleepy,it was hell to come off ... make her sleepy but of course you have to come off methadone first,good luck to your friend and hope they find...
- Does Suboxone show up on a drug test? 8th May 2006
... I was on Methadone and changed to Subutex for the last 5 days and will...
- Please help, I don't know what to do! 8th May 2006
... imagine if he really is. and i had a 124mg a day of methadone habit at the local clinic. the hospital gave me my ... methadone there. they only want to take care of you. atleast...
- Son is threatening to leave rehab 8th May 2006
... obviously in denial and mental anguish and pain from the methadone w/d's......if you can keep his butt in there,its good ... spiritual intervention before he sees the light.....that methadone stays with ya for a solid month so stick to your guns...
... back (wrong). Went through a very difficult and long methadone withdrawal, it was horrible. The only thing that...
- Please help with advice ~ want to get off meds soooooon!! 7th May 2006
... Hey benzogirl! I just got over my w/d's coming off methadone by using Ultram. I was using hydro/10-500, but it...
... withdrawal.
Also I've seen on other boards that methadone is excellent for pain relief. Now that REALLY scares ... said you are going through withdrawal from going off methadone -- were you on it for pain, and if so, why did you...
- preparing to detox from 10-20 bag heroin habit need advice 4th May 2006
... clean time. i've left rehabs and got kicked out of methadone clinics mutliple times. my mother has kicked me out...
... the 5th time was just a week ago. i've also been in methadone treatment 3 times and got kicked out all 3 times....
- OxyContin and Suicidal Thinking 3rd May 2006
... found a way out of this nightmare in the form of a methadone clinic, and I couldn't be happier, haven't been happier...
- I am so naive-son was still using! 2nd May 2006
... supposedly in w/d's and now is...if he waqs off the methadone for 8 days,he could have been usin benzos...xanax...
... excercise.
Again he said that he was detoxing off of methadone and that the nurse in the emergency room said she...
... they maybe have him on clonidine....i informed you methadone is a tough cooky...should not have had that on hoim...
- Here we go again 28th April 2006
... would you give xanax to a recovering we all know that methadone is the way to go. I dont know I am 2wks clean and...
- I See Clearly Now! 27th April 2006
... that if I can do it without any help..no subs, no methadone ...just cold turkey...ANYONE can do it! My life was...
- 3mg Methadose withdrawl? 24th April 2006
... Methadose is methadone which works TOTALLY differently from vicodin or percocet ... and my doctor even said it's somewhat of a mystery. Methadone 's effects can be felt for up to 72 hours after dosing ... or intensity of whatever feeling you get from the methadone might change throughout those 72 hrs, but it's effects ... taken it. But most important to consider is that the methadone builds up in your system with each dose, so just because...
- Day 2 sub users plz read need support 20th April 2006
... That's the only way to taper off of buprenorphene or methadone for that matter.Slooooow taper,let your brain start...
- I really need help (long post) 18th April 2006
... back pain then your going to have to take something. Methadone is an exellent pain killer and you don't get the high ... to be an ongoing problem.Let's say you get on the methadone and your pain is taken care of,now you need to get...
... back pain then your going to have to take something. Methadone is an exellent pain killer and you don't get the high ... to be an ongoing problem.Let's say you get on the methadone and your pain is taken care of,now you need to get...
... due to my pain problem.
My doctors have put me on methadone . It is workin great for me! It works better on my ... I have NO desire for any other pills. Also, the methadone does not give me any sort of a buzz so I can take ... it as prescribed. I'm only at 50mg too. Yes, methadone is a narcotic and you will develop a physical dependency ... disabling pain. If you are goign thru the same thing methadone is definitely worht talking to your doctor about. ... go now. My PM doctor is the one that put me on the methadone . Some family practice doc's aren't comfortable OR ... familiar with prescribing or knowing how to properly dose methadone (for example, my PM doctor starts at NO lower than...
- In Detox AGAIN, questions 17th April 2006
... florida, which, after 1 month they got me off the methadone . This was Nov 29th 2005. My after effects from the ... methadone were the worst ever. Joint pain, muscle spasms, sore...
- Probably one of the last people you'd expect :-) 17th April 2006
... you might want to see if your Doctor can put you on methadone , it will help control the pain without the "high"...
- Tapering Off Vicodine???????? 16th April 2006
... about other things...etc... Even now that I am on methadone for my pain management/addiction management and it...
- sad mum needs you 13th April 2006
... and get back to the clinic.You can't just jump off methadone at 10mgs or whatever the drug is just to powerful ... That's why you have to detox very slooooowly off of methadone otherwise your going to have withdrawls like never...
- cram 315 9th April 2006
... your son,my heart goes out to you,my daughter took methadone and regretted the day when she finally came off the...
... they used it to treat opiate addicts...better than methadone because it is long acting opiate but supposedly easier ... usally dont want a patient to be on more than 30mg of methadone before making the switch and have to go for 48-72 ... opiates before you start taking bupenorphine...if methadone is in system and you jump directly to the bupe you ... acute w/d's.....it is used as a maintance drug,same as methadone ....the w/d's are,to me, just as severe when it comes...
... don't think him switching to this other drug from methadone is really going to make a difference in the long run...
... place...hes most likely usin a variety of drugs....but methadone doesnt help crack addiction and he would have had ... the spoon to cook the coke too...but still why the methadone ?....chef...
... .hes got to have had a opiate problem to need the methadone to ward off the w/d's...chef...opium has a distinct...
... stash spot?...hows he doin droppin a mg a week from methadone ...make sure he drops real slow ...oit will help when...
... seem small.
I am convinced my son lives for his methadone , I think his mg is under 20 now. But he sleeps until ... motivation does he have but to sleep, eat and get his methadone ? None.
Sadmum, about 10 years ago I went through...
... hour to minute rec0overy thing....especially heroin/ methadone /opiates...now granted,he made the decision to be honest ... work for all people...if hes booted and cant get his methadone ,even if its only 9mg,hes gonna go lookin for another ... way to feel better....hes gotto understand methadone w/d's last for a good month to month/half and itll ... tried to tell you,guess i wasnt thourough enough,that methadone is worse than opiates,even heroin to get off of.. ... wasnt edifyed enough about the ramifications of taking methadone until i was in full acute w/d's....i know he doesnt ... gonna get worse before better....this is just from the methadone issue....im sorry to saty this,but if its goin to...
... people hell want to see that first day/week off the methadone is someone whos gonna give him a pill/narcotic to ... stop the madness/insanity of this today...screw the methadone ,stay home for a month now,instead of next week...lets...
- 1 week no OXYCONTIN CT 7th April 2006
... felt like I had no were else to go other then the methadone clinic. a life of steeling robing lieng desperation...
- How to help a herion addict 7th April 2006
... Hi Kim!
I would check into if there are any methadone clinics around. See if they are taking new patients...
- cram..update on your sons progress 6th April 2006
... two weeks....suboxone is still a maintance drug like methadone but either way he goes,hell still have to deal with...
- 6 Days CT from oxycontin 5th April 2006
... that because you want to no were I am now? Im on a methadone program... the last place in the world I Thought I ... me trying to do it.. I wish you the best, I suggest methadone to people as a last resort (which douesent sound like...
... What do you people think of methadone ? Honestly I never thought I would end up there, In ... create. I havent heard any of you people talk bout methadone as an option.. I never uest to, but I support it now...
- Son going into inpatient rehab Monday 31st March 2006
... can expect from rehab.
Since they know he is on methadone , is it a detox program first?
What do they do...
... help a person detox. I'm wondering since he's on methadone , if they need him to be down in his dose so he can ... thing they do at my clinic as a way to get off the methadone ...you taper very slowly down to 30 mgs or less, and...
... is a big deal...they have to wait a couple days for methadone to leave system...its a long acting opiate and stay ... not as hard to wean(they say) off of suboxone than methadone ....he will go into w/d's getting off that drug also ... lot quicker time...suboxone/subutex...same thing as methadone in regaurds to the fact that it is just a maintance ... avoid them...just make them easier.....i had tried the methadone to subutex plan also...can be still a long road to...
- Heaven and Hell 30th March 2006
... back to square one all over againe. I'm currently on methadone ... I wouldent reccomend this for everyone, I reccomend ... methadone If you truly cant qwite on your own. A life of illegal...
- You give me hope! 30th March 2006
... thing....hardcore xanax withdrawal makes heroin or methadone withdrawal seem like a nice walk through the park...
- To tell or not to tell an addict adult child that I used in the past 29th March 2006
... clinic setting back in 84 before they let you start the methadone they want to be sure opiates were in my system... ... would become involved...we were not allowed take home methadone except if we had clean urine for x-amount of time...
... are also,he may have become knowledgable that the methadone is not easy to w/d from...alot of folks find it hardertto ... ..it must be a controlled detox slowly off of the methadone ......you never stated how many mg's he was on either...
... wanted to pop in and share my experience with the methadone clinic I go to. I'm 48 and have been a pain pill ... s group on other days, and they're just starting a methadone anonymous group one day a week as well. By going ... this board--it certainly was a lifesaver for me. Methadone maintenance therapy has been the only transition that ... different now but the time away from drugs that the methadone gives you has to be used to gain coping skills and...
- When will I feel better? 29th March 2006
... started using Heroin, but saw my doctor and started a Methadone maintainance script a year ago.
I was on 150 mls ... ago, when I reached 30mls.
I had my last 30mls of Methadone eight days ago and went onto Subutex.
I started on ... help, although if like me you have been on Heroin and Methadone you're not strangers and know exactly what I'm feeling...
... Hi Lady, I dont have any Advice to offer regarding methadone and sub as I have never taken either one but I wanted...
... i too did the methadone ..bupenorphine thing for a long period of time...higthest ... i got on methadone was 120mg....5mg weekly detox,cjumped tp bupe....both...
... said its easier and quicker to jump from 30mls of Methadone to Subutex and then reduce on those.
Its supposed ... adjust to the different medication.
If I had stayed on Methadone I was looking at least another six months to reduce...
- Addicts wife...can you relate? 28th March 2006
... recovering addict from hydrocodone. He has been in a methadone treatment for several months now. I can say that he...
... in july 05 with treatment by suboxone (similar to methadone but easier to get off of). During the time he used...
