- employment drug test 27th March 2006
... I was tested for employment while being on methadone (in a program at a clinic), and I was also taking ... copy of it). Then I had to sign a release at the methadone clinic that it was ok for them to disclose to this ... I didn't have any documentation with me about the methadone . Regular pharmacy scripts are easy enough to show ... them, but things like methadone and suboxone are handled differently, and not every...
- done 25th March 2006
... i got up to 120mg of methadone a day which i swore id never do again...this was back ... take some hydro or oxy or darvocett or morphine or methadone or subutex or suboxone or..........tried maintance...
- Feeling of "Nothingness"... 23rd March 2006
... addiction...last stab at detox i came off 120mg of methadone 5mg a week....and it took me a solid month to realize...
- Home Drug Tests 22nd March 2006
... the dr. office can they test for certain drugs.... methadone will show up only if you are lookin for it....on subetex ... will even show nicotine...the test they provide at a methadone clinic are like 27-28 drug kits also....there are ... of mind what drugs they have takin....if he is on methadone at a clinic they test usually every week....its 5...
... .treated me for chronic pain/substance abuse with methadone ...except he wrote me scripts for it weekly,id seehim...
- Did I find cocaine or crack viles? 22nd March 2006
... a back pain/disc problem in 2002 my doc put me on methadone and wrote me a script for it weekly...didnt have to...
... ..withdrawals dont last for years...my w/d's from methadone took me about 6 weeks,no sleep,diahrea...they start ... away slowly....it will be hard for him to stop the methadone ...make sure he weans properly,ect.....when that time ... open/honest if he wants to recover and understand methadone treatment for addiction is just a maintance program ... education in the drug use department..and i was on methadone twice in my life and regret all of it...guilt tore...
... ..i used all different kinds of goods while takin methadone ...it sometimes enhanced the methadone...i think i...
... since you have experience with methadone , I have a question. According to my son "he cannot ... on anything and doesn't enjoy drinking because the methadone is some sort of blocker"
I think.....he is doing...
- Heroin And Venlafaxine 22nd March 2006
... was 24....just snortin it and after a year went on methadone and had to kick that one too....got my act together...
- Withdrawl from 2.5mg Methadose?? 22nd March 2006
... to stop taking them soon. How bad is the low dosage methadone withdrawl? I've never experienced withdrawl before...
... I have heard Methadone is pretty tough to come off of one of the hardest...
... Please do not worry. I have been on and off methadone for 11 years as a matter of fact I just got back on ... ....I know we are all different. I also know that methadone is the only thing that keeps me clean,but i have to ... stay on a high dose(right now it is 115) Methadone has alot of good and bad points. The best one for...
... suffered really bad withdrawl and not so bad withdrawl methadone is the worst.The dose you are on you will have no...
... last week... he told me "He's NEVER seen a case of methadone addiction, no matter what the doseage (1mg to 100mg ... with NO PILLS and I feel just fine.
He also told me Methadone has a long "Half Life" and it takes 7-10 days to fully...
... feel fine you most likely are over the hump....i took methadone for a year in a clinic setting back in 1984 for substance ... goosebumps/leg kickin,ect...swore in 1984 never take methadone again...then in 2003 after abusin opiates again since...
- Please Help Husband is dependant/addicted? to Oxy 21st March 2006
... years now for a failed back surgery. He is also on Methadone , Seraquel, Clonazapan, Hydrocodone, and Nortripiline...
... years now for a failed back surgery. He is also on Methadone , Seraquel, Clonazapan, Hydrocodone, and Nortripiline ... right there. That's A LOT of medication and mixing methadone , Oxy, and hydro is the giant flashing red light to...
... is VERY addicted to primarily the Oxycontin and the Methadone . High doses of these drugs will make you lazy and...
... understand why his doctor is ordering hydrocodone with methadone .Once he's on a regular dose of methadone then any...
... Thanks...Jag
Oxycotin 80mg every 6 to 8 hours
Methadone 20mg 3 times a day
Serequel 300mg before bedtime...
- No drugs=No friends??? 20th March 2006
... feel,I just recently gave up heroin and got back on methadone and quit drinking a year ago. I have 1 good friend...
- Im new and need help/support 19th March 2006
... my pain and help me with my addiction. That med is methadone for me, but it is different for everyone. I am so...
- Vicodin Addicts In Need Of Help 19th March 2006
... isn't going to help much anyway.Has he ever been on methadone pills for pain.They are an exellent pain killer without...
- Gina- where are you??????????? 16th March 2006
... the only thing that I don't like about being on the methadone . It keeps me up at night. Otherwise it works great...
- Any other meds? 16th March 2006
... and I don't want to keep relapsing. I've considered methadone , but feared the inevitability of getting addicted...
... working at all anymore I think you should look into methadone . I understand your worries about that but the meth ... shot. Heroin is a scary, hard core drug and maybe the methadone will be a little stronger with fighting the cravings...
- Going to a maethadone clinic 15th March 2006
... I can't find any for a week or two.I feel like the methadone has just taken over the hydro addiction.I don't want ... anywhere near me.I'm really considering going to a methadone clinic for help.There's onein tallahasse about 1 1 ... also I've heard they will test you and if you have methadone in your system you can get in trouble.Just curious...
... I can't find any for a week or two.I feel like the methadone has just taken over the hydro addiction.I don't want ... anywhere near me.I'm really considering going to a methadone clinic for help.There's onein tallahasse about 1 1 ... also I've heard they will test you and if you have methadone in your system you can get in trouble.Just curious ...
Hi Marie,
In my not-at-all-a-doctor opinion, methadone is NOT the right course for you. Because of your sporatic ... use, daily methadone treatment would actually worsen your problem. Typically ... methadone is used as replacement therapy for a heavy drug user ... -- which, according to your post, you are not. Methadone is also one of the hardest drugs to quit due to it...
... definitely agree with Large taht you should NOT seek out a methadone clinic. Those clincs are for addicts that cannot ... already OVER the physical w/d etc... And as Large said, methadone is a DAILY med. You will be taking more in the long ... you were taking before. I very much doubt that a methadone clinic is even going to agree to treat you.
Large...
- Life after opiates: 8 months later 12th March 2006
... that's not in such good shape. I've read alot where methadone destroys teeth and I wonder if that's why I've started...
... be free of those pills.
Oh and Funny, the reason methadone messes with your teeth is two-fold; 1) because when...
- soboxone 11th March 2006
... I posted bfore on the thread hydro to methadone .About two weeks ago I saw a thread for withdrawls ... was taking 5 to 6 10mil a few times a week,then to methadone now up to 40 mil wafers.I was taking them up to 3...
... come from people who are on long acting opiates like methadone or oxy.
There is another site that is full of fact...
- Rapid Detox experience 10th March 2006
... would render me unconscious for 4 hours. People on Methadone or who have had any Methadone in their system had...
... with every fiber of my being that I was able to find Methadone , a humane, effective treatment for heroin addiction ... humanity.
Only time and proper medical treatment with Methadone has allowed me to regain all I had lost and then some...
- Need some advice!!! 10th March 2006
... strong and CLEAN! It's a maintenance program like Methadone but not as addictive and much simplier to deal with...
- hydro to methadone 9th March 2006
... i was on methadone /suboxone/subutex...they are all a means of kickin ... core..years usin...i suggest stayin way away from methadone .....i was on it in 1984 for heroin addiction and ... addiction...the w/d's are hardere and longer cause methadone is a long acting narcotic....has a three day half...
... I'm on Day 10 of going cold turkey off lortabs & methadone . I took the methadone too because I heard it helped ... you get off the pills. How many mgs of methadone did you take? Sometimes when I ran out of tabs,...
... this past year I'm now up to taking 40 mil wafer of methadone for the last 3 or 4 months.It's so hard feeling l...
... jumped off the cliff. I tapered down to 10-15 mgs of methadone & 4-5 lortabs 10's daily, the went for it. Have you...
- How Much Longer W/D Symptom Last? 9th March 2006
... use dopiates for many/many years...came off 120mg of methadone 5mg a week....it is goin to take you a solid month...
... is ready to collapse.
My son is on 130 mgs of methadone (2 1/2 yrs.) from oxycontin addiction. He's wanting...
... cant start bupenorphine until you are down to 30mg of methadone and then it takes three days of no opiates before ... here in fl can prescribe...its hard to get off the methadone ..its so long acting opiate...good thing bupenorphine...
... Hi- FUNNY! I have to tell you.. Methadone is the worst withdrawal.. it just seems to go on and ... motivation.. the provigil helped big time!
give you old Methadone Dr. a call.. he should have a problem giving it to...
- buprenorphine question pls hurry! 8th March 2006
... that what kind of Dr gave it to you. Have you tried Methadone or morphine what kind of pain do you have? that is...
- Help ME! 8th March 2006
... continue my own battle.
I'm currently on 70mg of methadone a day and I have a benzo habit too. I was addicted...
- Worried About Amount Of Oxys Daughter Taking 8th March 2006
... weeks later he called crying, "ready"! He chose the methadone route, but I must say his life dramaticly improved ... still but now asking me for help on getting off the methadone . There is hope, don't give up on her....
- w/d's...recovery process....opiates 6th March 2006
... tremendous success with tapering, rehab, subutex, suboxone, methadone , etc. I, personally always screwed up with these...
- Ugh, this is so hard (long and rambling) 6th March 2006
... used for many/many years.....i tried to quit with methadone ....i tried to quit with subutex/soboxone....i even...
... doesn't mean it won't work for others. Just because methadone didn't work for you doesn't mean it won't work for...
- anyone heard of sodium ascorbic acid bein used for w/d 5th March 2006
... about it,some claim it was buried to make way for the methadone program i dont know.thanks for replyin and let us...
- Not sure what to do 4th March 2006
... reply. Being a nurse, I know about suboxone and methadone . One of the problems with that is I live in a small...
... Could you Dr perhaps change you over to a low dose of Methadone ?...I know the sub, you have to get from a specialist...
- Day 3 Lort/Methadone withdraw need Support, "Please" 3rd March 2006
... I've been taking 10mg lortabs 4x daily & 10-15 mg methadone (lortabs some days and the meth when I couldn't get...
... funnymermaid- When was the last time you took any methadone ? Normally they hydro would be flushing from your ... system withing 3-4 days. But methadone has a much longer half life and you often will not ... last dose. How often were you actually taking the methadone ? Hopefully it wasn't that often and you will get...
... those the last 3 days before quitting. I didn't take methadone too often, only when I couldn't get lortarbs. Wed...
... Well it sounds like you didn't take too much methadone . Which is good. As I have heard that it's withdrawel...
... FunnyM, I just reread thread where Tina posted Methadone has quite a longer half life ....so, that could change ... were able to go to interview. I am not sure if the Methadone factor might extend your timeline longer than the ... will post her thoughts on this since she knows about Methadone . Sorry, I just don't know anything about Methadone...
... Well I am on 40mg of methadone a day and I have gone 3 days with NO physical withdrawel ... script refilled) They say the 4th or 5th day is when methadone w/d really kicks in. And it can last weeks full force ... worse in a couple days then we can blame it on the methadone maybe.... It's just so hard to say!!!
Tina:)...
- FEARS--Detox WDs??? 2nd March 2006
... questions:
1. Type of drug and highest dose level? ~ Methadone 10mgs some days, others days 10mg lortab 4-5 times...
... alcohol and drugs) and includes information describing Methadone and other bridge drug support tapers. You might want...
- Fentanyl Patch for Withdrawal? 2nd March 2006
... pleased you were with it. Another option for you is a methadone clinic. Lots of people take it for Narcotic abuse...
... out of those to, than what?.
another idea is the methadone clinic, to me that also might be an option for you...
... will post as soon as I have that.
There is a methadone clinic in Georgia, only 45 minutes from me (I'm in ... drive about half hour a day to my dealer anyway, so methadone would be "doable." I'm not so worried about "trading ... if I just cannot find a sub doctor I will call the methadone clinic, then.... I'm going to do SOMEthing, anyway...
... t get into a rehab, then please try to get into a methadone clinic asap or find a sub doctor. You've found a way...
... talking to you awhile back... I would second the methadone recommendation. Especially if you are actually using ... and after I told them they switched me to 40mg of methadone a day and it has been working GREAT for me. I'm almost...
... safer solutions like suboxin, detox, or rehab or even methadone , whatever you need. You are smart to want to give...
... usually am on the pain management board as I take methadone with hydrocodone for break thru because I dont have...
... going to try to find him right now.
I found two (2) methadone clinics near my home and I had resolved to go to one ... time it's me that wants it; god I'm so determined! Methadone or Suboxone, but I'm going to do this.
I'll try to ... if I can't find him I'll talk to the folks at the methadone clinics and see if they'll let me come around eight ... told me that she'd known many folks who tried the methadone thing and not a one of them succeeded. I asked her...
... you are on the right track. I would still go to teh methadone clinic and see what they have to say. Even if you ... both places as you can. The one thing I know about methadone is that it is known to be cheap. I am not sure on ... that than I would. But I know(since I'm on it) that methadone is extremely inexpensive. I pay less for my entire...
... guy, like most I buy from. So he's getting me 40mg Methadone pills - they're huge, scored for four 10mg pieces ... let them dissolve in water; it's exactly what the methadone clinic gives. And he gives them to me for $15. where ... CRUMB OF OXYCONTIN IN OVER 48 HOURS.
I've had 40mg methadone daily the past two days and I've already bought enough ... me, (a 12-hour shift tomorrow.... this'll put that methadone through the test!!!) I just - I mean, I'm still here...
... near you. I worry about the way you are getting your methadone . Don't get me wrong - I am really glad it is helping ... anyone else? I was just thinking that getting you Methadone from a dealer vs. getting treatment from a Methadone ... ourselves takes it's toll. I don't know much about Methadone but could it make you sick, cause health problems...
... I really feel that you need to start getting your methadone from the clinic and not from thsi guy anymore. I ... by THREE different doctors that the normal dose of methadone used for addiction maintenance is 80mg to 180mg a ... this to me... she said that when you first start methadone that it is so new to your system so your body really ... with my primary and he had NO idea how to prescribe methadone and so I felt like complete crap the whole time! ... working...and then you will either be buying extra methadone or you will get some oxy and then adding that ON TOP ... of the methadone that stays in your system for days and days. I'm ... keep it up staying off the oxy's! It DOES sound like methadone is working for you and that is AWESOME!!!
Tina...
... take an OXY since he does have them. I think that the methadone clinic is a much better choice for you and as Tina...
... real gem, alright!
Here's how he handled the methadone thing. First it was $4. for one of those 40mg wafers ... found it, thankfully, and now I can move on to the methadone clinic as planned. There is a guy at work who goes ... myself into another corner.... I'll be needing more methadone than this one wafer, then I'll be paying all my tips ... appointment for Thursday morning and I've already done methadone and know it will work, so I'm really looking forward ... to this big step.
I know that the methadone takes care of the physical symptoms, but I know I ... like he didn't know.) I've got a lot of faith in the methadone now, and I'll put my faith in the program, also.
...
... gem, alright!
Here's how he handled the methadone thing. First it was $4. for one of those 40mg wafers ... found it, thankfully, and now I can move on to the methadone clinic as planned. There is a guy at work who goes ... myself into another corner.... I'll be needing more methadone than this one wafer, then I'll be paying all my tips ... appointment for Thursday morning and I've already done methadone and know it will work, so I'm really looking forward ... to this big step.
I know that the methadone takes care of the physical symptoms, but I know I ... like he didn't know.) I've got a lot of faith in the methadone now, and I'll put my faith in the program, also.
...
... you were 5 days off the Oxys and headed toward the methadone clinic -- did that go okay? If you started the maintenance...
... and i could not afford it anymore so I went back on methadone I know there are alot of people who are against meth...
... clinic in Rossville (Georgia.) They gave me 30mg of methadone the first day and they increase the dosage by 5mg ... Sundays.) The downside to that is I'm still buying methadone - a 40mg "wafer" - from a dealer at the moment. I ...
There are some very neat folks there, at the methadone clinic, to talk to. I wouldn't have thought this ... sick to GET to work, everything.
I hope the methadone will get me off this terrible oxycontin for good. ... happen at this juncture is that I always need a little methadone , and that's a lot better than spending $100 a day ... enough." Thank God I didn't say as much before trying methadone .
The suboxone is a wonderful thing for those ... I need to know I'm not copping out by using the methadone . I can't see why folks would say people are, as I...
... again. But the cravings come and go. Do you crave on methadone ? Or does it just take care of the sick part?
Well...
... life for good. in a way I feel like your cheating the methadone clinic and not being honest with them and not being...
... and that's about it, for so long. I don't think the methadone give you energy; I've read a lot about it and nobody ... through days when all that sustained me was a 40mg methadone wafer. In my mind, I'm knowing they're going to get...
... will be successful this time. Some folks may think a methadone clinic isn't exactly where a successful person spends ... I wasn't willing to not be high most of the time. Methadone just doesn't get you high, that's the whole thing ... quicker than I can identify it. That could be the methadone , but it's nothing compared to oxy... for those of ... cigarette then light up, you know that little buzz? Well, methadone 's a lot less than that; not worth mentioning. Maybe...
... they underestimate my problem and not give me enough methadone . That wouldn't even make sense. Everyone starts...
... sounds like you got everything covered , I hope the methadone works for you and gets you off the oxy's.
It sounds...
... Hey Tonnie -
I'm on methadone for pain managment and my doctor starts everyone out ... need to go up some still. I talked to a doctor at a methadone clinic when I was looking into going on it for pain ... 40mg wafer. You don't want to be taking too much methadone . Believe me. In my PM group I go to once a month ... trouble with that because of the long half life of methadone . They were on 70 mg or so and would take an extra ... 10-20 a day and ended up having 150 mg or so of methadone in their system and got VERY sick! So be careful ... doing that so that you don't end up hurting yourself. Methadone is A LOT stronger than oxy.
But things sound...
... to 240mg habit...I best advice to you is go to the methadone clinic.. seriously.. YOu have to do something now ... going through. To hold you.. Well as of now Im in the methadone clinic.. I decided that was better then a life of ... amazeing to finally feel good about my actions.. at the methadone clinic the allso give you conslor wich is great ... for. If you want to no more about the details of the methadone clinic you can e-mail me personally or if you just...
... from 75 to 25 level patches for 15 days along with methadone to assist with the withdraw. Fentanyl is 80-100 times ... one patch at a time that wasn't prescribed or using methadone or other drugs not prescribed for use by the Doctor...
- Good Luck Gina!!! 1st March 2006
... doing with the pills? I just got my refill of my methadone and gave it back to my brother to hold. Too many...
- I need some advice 1st March 2006
... at one stage I told him that unless he got off the methadone as well as the herion I would leave him. He did this...
... right do you have in telling him he needs to stop methadone (a drug that helps him stay clean) or your gone.I...
... sides, Dave, but it could be that he is abusing the methadone as well. THe stuff comes "a dime a dozen" on the...
- how can i help my son 27th February 2006
... sought detox, counsiling, etc. He ended up going the " methadone route". Some people say that's the worst way. But ... more productive & stable son now. He wants "off" the methadone now and is seeking alternate ways of doing it. Now...
- :dizzy:drugs made me loopy 32 yrs 27th February 2006
... substances....i fought with a xanax problem getting of the methadone ...substituition doesnt work for getting sober either...
... i fought with a xanax problem getting of the methadone ...substituition doesnt work for getting sober either...
- Okay, here goes....gonna try this 27th February 2006
... the planet...been hooked to heroin....been hooked to methadone ....been hooked to hydrocodone.....oxy,coke,you name...
- Methadone or CT? 27th February 2006
... addiction is a @?/""*&^&% if you know what i mean.... methadone for two stints...one in 1984 and again from 2002 to ... or death...how hard core can you get?.......i did methadone ,personally my teeth are falling out......methadone...
... advice but I wanted to tell you about my exp with the methadone ..Like you I was terrified of w/d having been there ... to find a way to be sober whether it be thru ct or methadone .
Your friend-Pandora....
... and about three years ago my doc switched me over to Methadone . It's done wonders for dealing with my pain and I ... as eat them. There are some drawbacks to being on Methadone , like being sleepy if you don't do something stimulating...
... thru....and i was on 120 mg at my highest point of methadone and had to be forcefully tapered by my doc,5 mg's ... just doesnt matter...what ever route you take...c/t... methadone .....subutex....whatever......the darn w/d's are still...
... can only reply as an addicts mother and she tells me methadone is the worst to come off,give her heroin withdrawls...
... Trampy - Not everyone here is anit- methadone . There have been several posters on this board that ... have been helped immensly using methadone maintenance. You have to do what works for YOU. ... differs from person to person.
I am currently on methadone . I use it for pain management but it does also help ... to take more than prescribed.
If you feel that methadone maintenance is the way for you to go then you should ... feel that I am "clean". Even though I take 40mg of methadone a day. I take it for chronic pain and have been told ... though I watned to. That is when I switched to the methadone . To me, being clean is to not be ABUSING my pain...
... home or in a detox facility -- I am just not sure methadone is worth it. My cousin is on it and is very happy...
... feelin....and that was a 5mg weekly forced taper from methadone ...losing my teeth too...........i was at 120mg...i...
- I relapsed, on Opiates and Ambien-need advice- outpatient Suboxone Treatment 26th February 2006
... where are those twins and goddessgirl?! I am still on methadone , and I often think about when--or if--I go off of ... taken a pain pill, though, yet I know going off my methadone maintenance program is something I will have to face...
... counselor today, and I told him that if I didn't have the methadone to block the high, I fairly sure I would be back in ... small step at that. I have to be able to pay for the methadone program or I know in my heart of hearts what will...
... of freaks me. Right now I take 120 mgs. of liquid methadone and 15 - 30 mgs. of tranxene (a benzo I've been on ... I am for her having achieved that. I know with my methadone --just the same as it sounds like with the sub--slow...
... I'm at the point of not caring, and if I wasn't on methadone , I know I'd have relapsed by now. I know myself that ... if I take something. Thank goodness then for the methadone . Then I start to worry about how I'm going to continue ... paying for it without a job. At my methadone clinic if you can't pay, they "fee-tox" you and take ... dose of 120 mgs. a day combined with the long life methadone has, going off in 12 weeks would surely kill me. ...
... much lately, and going back in time to my life before methadone , and I know that this board has consistently been...
... and I don't have to make any decisions about the methadone that might not be in my best interest just yet either...
... glad you don't have the pressure of tapering off the methadone ONE MOMENT before you feel ready! I think you have...
... of time!
I met my new counselor yesterday at the methadone clinic (don't know what it is about this place, but ... process. I did that, too, when I very first started my methadone program. For the first couple of weeks, I was mixing ... you know what I mean? All people I know, all on methadone , not many surprises there. But yet I always felt...
... small post back, so my thoughts on work, meetings, methadone , kids, and everything else is on the page before this...
- help,sad mum needs information 24th February 2006
... 36hrs but main concern is she has been on 70ml of methadone for the last 18 months and never ever has she not...
- role call - calling all non pill-poppers 23rd February 2006
... thai stick,columbian gold,budweiser,ect,ect......... methadone twice for year/s...suboxone,subutex,buprenex.....you...
- In remission. Off Evil Oxy X3 days 19th February 2006
... PAIN LIKE I HAVE THEY MIGHT WANT TO SWITCH YOU TO METHADONE . ARE YOU WORKING WITH PAIN MANAGEMENT PERSON? GOOD...
- I just need some encouragement.... 16th February 2006
... I'm on my 5th day of recovery from mixing lortab & methadone . I actually smiled a "real smile" today and it brought...
- Severe Leg Cramps -need Help-norco 13th February 2006
... Last Night. I Do Not Know What Meth Is , Do You Mean Methadone ? Anyways, Thanks For Any Advise On The Leg Stuff....
- Percocet Concerta and xanax taper 11th February 2006
... day or so. I live in rural Arkansas and the closest methadone clinic is 2 1/2 hrs away. BUT - My pharmacist here...
- Hardest time since stopping vikes... 9th February 2006
... have been successfully treating my chronic pain with methadone which is good for my pain and does not make me desire ... now. I have been pretty lucky since starting the methadone that I haven't had a lot of stress etc...to deal with...
... sure that I didn't abuse it.... For me, that drug is methadone . It is amazing on my pain and does not give me that...
... to deal w/it today.
I have a friend who went on methadone for pain pill use, but she seemed so schitzy on it...
... Deb - I'm acutally on the methadone for my pain so I don't go to a methadone clinic. ... pain doctor. And I know that when they are using methadone to treat for addiction to other opiates it's at a ... And I know that more and more doc's are prescribin methadone for pain again and not just for addiction. My doc ... honesty. So in my mind, I am "clean". Yes, I am on methadone for pain, but only for pain. I'm not taking it to...
... remember going to a pain doc who wanted to put me on methadone or morphine. I was there to get a norco refill and...
- Need surgery Help!!! 9th February 2006
... through a couple because there is one out there for methadone patients and one for non-MMT patients.Also another...
- Need Help From Vet On Suboxone 7th February 2006
... fear and anticipation of them.
I've never taken Methadone ....so I can't compare it...but Sub does not act like...
- Help! Day 7 & 8 and a migraine hit! 6th February 2006
... SO...they switched my meds. I am now on 40mg of methadone a day. It works better for my pain than anything ... had ANY desire to take anything else. So for me, methadone has been a great solution to my two major problems ... solution that suits them the best. For me it was methadone . But the point is that if you are in legitimate pain...
... for you. For me, it was using a different pain med, methadone , that doesn't give me that "buzz" I got from the vike...
- Hey Everyone!!! Took It Down To 4 6th February 2006
... me feel better.I tell people that are just starting methadone to start exersicing right away so that they don't...
- Hey GINA---- 4th February 2006
... reasons then you are not abusing them. I am on 40 mg of methadone a day. I am not abusing my methadone like I used...
... chronic pain. But I don't abuse vicodin anymore (or the methadone ) so dont think that I have done anything amazing. ... vics' many times over the years. Until finding the methadone and finally having a drug that treats my pain and...
- 25yr old addicted to opiates 2nd February 2006
... of a dosage have you thought at all about trying a methadone clinic? I know that I've had a hard enough time getting ... of the people on this board have found success in methadone treatment programs. Is that something you've thought...
... other friends...and now this board. I'm not so sure a methadone clinic would be the right thing for my family, as...
... If you can't do a methadone treatment then I would definitely recommend tapering...
... using 3,000mg of morphine a day before I started on methadone .Your definately going to have to go on either buprenorphene ... or methadone if you want to get your life back in order.From my ... buprenorphene isn't strong enough for your addiction so methadone would better suit you.Look around the methadone clinics ... if you can find a pain doctor that will order you methadone that would be great.Once you stabilize on methadone...
... opiate receptors..Then I had a friend tell me about Methadone and OMG it has saved my life.At first I was like you...
... 2 years clean by the grace of god and the help of methadone !!!!...
... bathtub. I feel like my skin is crawling.
Nearest methadone clinic - 2 1/2 hrs away (i live in rural Arkansas...
... Where are you at in rural arkansas?I know arkansas is methadone clinic poor I think there is like 1 or 2 and they...
... Christy, My husband is currently in a methadone treatment program. Before he started it, he used a...
... supplies you recieved and I came across the one about Methadone . I just wanted to tell you that there are better ... used with and now most of them still use or go to the methadone clinic. I had been going to the methadone clinic ... only 15mg and have been cold turkey for 11 days now. Methadone withdrawl is not pleasent a couple of nights I wished...
- Nomoreocboy 2nd February 2006
... own at the same time, i tried everything from using methadone to rip off products that say they offer w/d relief...
- Life saving post... 1st February 2006
... us would never have been able to do that. I'm on methadone and even I can't say that if I had a bottle of norco...
- 36,000 pills 1st February 2006
... Dave - Do you know how damaging (if at all) methadone is to your liver etc...? I'm currently on 40mg a...
... It is well known and proven that methadone does not cause any damaged to the orgins in the body...
... was attributed to the narcotic use...hopefully the methadone is better for that as well....
- hydro freak 31st January 2006
... more and more all the time. They switched me to methadone about 2 months ago and it has worked SO much better...
... medical condition. SO that is when they recommended methadone for me.
I'm worried for you that knowing that...
- Lost resolution - sad times. 30th January 2006
... hands on some OCs and between OCs, Oxycodone and methadone , I've been on them pretty steady for 2 weeks yesterday...
- Methadone 4 lorcet addiction 30th January 2006
... a persons choice for recovery weither it be NA or methadone or rehab I just know that for some Me included MMT...
- vicopofren/hydrocodone 29th January 2006
... switch me off of the vicodin. They put me on 40mg of methadone a day. It helps my pain more than ANY other pain...
- Hi, I am new at this 27th January 2006
... rehabs and detox's have failed has your son tried methadone .I don't go around telling people they should go on ... methadone but your case sounds like a methadone patient.Most methadone clinics here in Canada won ... should be available in the near future,it is like methadone except you take it sublingualy and it's easier to...
- methadone addict 27th January 2006
... off CONGRATS on your success!!!!
I am currently on methadone for an addiction to hydrocodone,oxycontin and any ... get down my throat or up my nose.But I am getting my methadone through a clinic..One thing that people not totally ... familar with methadone dont realize and what you found out the hard way is ... come off of VERY slowly.That is why its best to use methadone under the care of a physican.You see methadone has ... pain meds it is just beginning to kick in with the methadone its barely starting good at that point.I have read ... your body time to adjust to a lower dose.Even most methadone clinics that offer a detox using it have their programs ... through trying to do a "do it yourself"detox with methadone .PLEASE leave it up to the professionals!!
Methadone...
... ouragement! I just want to make clear that I'm not downing methadone in the least! I know that it's helped so many people ... started opening up again I had gone 21 days without methadone . I can honestly say that if I'd have had the resources ... Anyway, just wanted to make clear that I'm all for methadone when used under a doctor's care, just like any other...
... m going through. I have been on very high doses of methadone for a few years and like GreenEyes was saying.... ... you. I'm not proud to say but I would take 100mgs of methadone in the morning and 100 more later alot of the time...
... habit to boot but I'm looking to start reducing the methadone in the near future and maybe using the benzo's to...
- Question about suboxone/drug testing 26th January 2006
... I know that even though methadone is considered a long acting opiate that they have...
... different tests to see if they are on suboxone or methadone , but he's hoping employment places just test for the...
- Reading 24th January 2006
... thru the years and still is. Now it is more that my methadone makes it really difficult for me to sleep at night...
- Help-day 2 sober after YEARS of 20+norcos a day 24th January 2006
... Any methadone clinics where you live?
What are your options if...
... addict. So I guess it's worth it. I don't want to go on methadone . I know a girl who does it and she is like a walking...
- Subutex to Suboxone HELP 23rd January 2006
... Like are you never getting off? Like people with methadone ?? I didn't think this subutex was a life long drug ... like methadone is for alot of people.
I am a little worried by...
- Going to Meth Clinic-advice-any? 20th January 2006
... with my life.I wake up take my hormone pill and my methadone dose and go about my bussiness for the day..I remember...
... on the right dose therefore the full affects of the methadone werent being utilized or 2.)he wasnt serious about...
... for me. Not one single staff member even mentioned Methadone Clinic to me. I never knew this could help me. I had...
... Good luck with the methadone clinic! I am so happy for you to have taken this...
- way too much, for too long 19th January 2006
... norco (10/325) a day. Since then, I've gone over to methadone (12 5 mg tabs/day) with little success. I find myself ... the prescribed 12/day on others. When I run out of methadone for the given 30 days I switch back to the norco ... before, until my doctor is ready to prescribe more methadone for the next month. Switching from one to the other...
... had me sign a contract before switching me to the methadone stating that I would not abuse it. I'm very ashamed...
... had me sign a contract before switching me to the methadone stating that I would not abuse it. I'm very ashamed ... had me sign a contract before switching me to the methadone stating that I would not abuse it
I totally understand...
... Your doctor prescribes you both medications??? The methadone AND the other pain killer? If so, why does he give ... you both? Is he prescribing the methadone as a pain killer or for addiction and at what dose ... couldn't because of my pain level. So I too am on methadone now, but for pain management. I take 40mg a day and...
... even called me at home on occasion. So if I'm out of methadone I just fedex a script of the norco. I gave them one ... order for the norco the first time I ran out of the methadone early. I really feel like the internet site is a ... around the 1st to get my next prescription for the methadone and I am planning on admitting all of this then. ...
... this in order to prescribe an appropriate amount of methadone per day. If they don't know about the other drugs ... have increased your tolerance) they will dose the methadone too low. I had that same problem at one time. But ... how many vic's I was taking they knew how to dose my methadone and now I am doign great. Pain AND addiction-wise...
... everything. Tell him that not only am I taking more methadone than I should, but on top of that I'm significanly ... norco on a daily basis to supplement the shortage of methadone when I run out. I'm taking 20-25 norco a day now ... say I've had to take a few pills extra a day of the methadone to control some really bad flares lately and thereby...
- Relapse, new job, need tapering advice 17th January 2006
... getting referred to pain managment and getting on the methadone ). My doctor didn't have any open appt's that day...
- Sal.......I'm here! 16th January 2006
... pain med out there, that pain doctor even put me on Methadone , for pain. It worked I have to admit, but it is not ... I do have a "stash" of my few month old bottle of methadone , and on a bad day I have been know to pop one, but...
- SUBUTEX: My wonder drug... 15th January 2006
... people medication such as buprenorphene (subutex) or methadone ......Dave...
- Questions for Bevann26 (anyone who is familiar w/meth) 14th January 2006
... Sally, and I have been there. I am currently taking methadone for pain as I just had a spinal fusion, and a lumbar ... people that are presently going through a clinic for methadone . You had questions? Can I try and help you not worry...
... Methadone CAN make people drowsy. It is different for everyone ... . But one of the side effects of methadone is drowsiness, AND also spontaneous dozing off. Personally ... , my appetite has died down while I've been on methadone and Im sure I have lost weight. But once again, I ... t personally heard of a 90 day weaning period with methadone . That isn't to say that it won't work etc... it's ... just that the people I've know that have used methadone clinics have not had a set cut off time they were...
... person on methodone? If he tries other drugs while on methadone what would be the signs (so I knew he didn't switch...
... Well, as far as staying drug free on methadone , there is no high with methadone, and if you take ... opiates with methadone you need alot more than without methadone. This comes ... do it for him.
As far as what drugs can he do on methadone , they say in clinics that I worked in the coke, and...
... it, he would be whole heartedly complying with his methadone recovery and would seperate himself from his "friends ... be sure and include that he totally comply with his Methadone program, counseling, as well as AA/NA Meetings and...
... to jump in and say that you CAN get "high" off of methadone . It is technically like any other opiate when it ... get a little buzzed off of it. I know that in most methadone clinics they are dosing at 80-120mg a day and they ... in one dose.
There are some addicts for whom methadone is actually their drug of choice. They go into a ... methadone clinic and actually PRETEND to have an addiction to ... oxycontin or something like that so they can get into the methadone program and get methadone to get high every day. ... was too expensive so they specifically went to the methadone clinic and pretended to be an addict that wanted to ... supposedly taking so that they get a higher dose of methadone . Those people ARE getting high off the methadone ... a dose, it's possible he is getting high from the methadone . Everyone has a different tolerance level. It's ... he was getting buzzed. But for the people at the methadone clinic to tell you that he could not possibly be or ... high from methadone is simply not true....
... them. I have known someone that just watned to get methadone , THAT was his drug of choice. He would take oxycontin ... here and there and didn't like it as much as methadone . So he went in and said he was addicted to oxycontin ... oxycontin. But He only did it when he could not get methadone . I guess I don't understand if the statement "everyone ... not think I was saying that there is a set dose of methadone for any one person. I commented on the addiction ... normally being around 80-120mg because I called the methadone clinic in my area and was told that by the doctor ... normally starts out around 30mg-40mg a day and that methadone for addiction managment is normally in a much higher ... doctor she told me that when she treats pain with methadone that her starting dose is always 30mg per day and ... If he seemed high, I would think it could have been methadone OR heroin he was on. Personally I've never taken ... personal experience. As for throwing up his dose of methadone then taking another.... he should NOT do that and ... in his system. As for sleeping.... PERSONALLY, my methadone actually keeps me awake rather then making me tired ... Its actually a problem for me since I was put on methadone . I can't sleep.
Hope any of this was helpful...
... on methadose, and my best friend went through the methadone clinic, and thankfully he wasn't "really out there...
... only had to take 40mg a day. A lot of the people on methadone maintenance are taking like 100-400mg of oxy a day ... to take a lot of vicodin before they put me on the methadone and I can't even imagine taking THAT much oxy a day ... withdrawing from a huge amoutn like that. But thst is why methadone clinics really are a good thing for people who can ... opiates then you have to worry about weaning off the methadone which, from what I hear, is one of the hardest drugs ... in your system so darn long.
Do you take the methadone for pain? What is you pain condition? Mine is for ... told my doc's about my problem they switched me to methadone and for my pain it has been a miracle. I have an...
... liked taking them. SO.... she decided to put me on methadone and also referred me to a pain managment doc to handle ... the methadone scripts and to help me in other ways. Our goal is ... methadone for the next 6 years and then I will be old enough ... go off completely.
But as for now... I'm on the methadone . And I agree... I consider myself "clean" as well ... and sober.
Are you trying to wean off of the methadone ? Has your pain gotten better and that is why you...
... Some days are worse than others. I am taking 40mg of methadone a day now and it working great. For both the pain ... when I was on the vic's. I think it is because the methadone actually works for my pain AND it doesn't give me ...
Neverenough - Im not 100% sure but I think the methadone clinic will make you have to be in actual w/d from ... before they will start you on a daily dose of the methadone . That is what I have heard from otehrs in the past ... it get too bad for you before they start you on the methadone !
Tina...
- relapsing and depressed 14th January 2006
... because I have a chronic pain condition. I am on methadone now for my pain managment. I used to be on vicodin ... getting the buzz, I got no pain relief either. I am on methadone now for my pain. I had to come clean with my doc ... condition being what it is. But they switched me to methadone which has helped. I only need to take 40mg and have...
- Oxycontin and methadone withdrawl..question plz help!! 14th January 2006
... Methadone for a week is not going to do you a lot of good. ... oxy's and not risk adding another drug to the mix. Methadone would be work if you couldn't GET anymore oxy's.. ... help you long-term you could get hooked up with a methadone clinic. When they say that methadone helps you get ... oxy's etc... they mean in long term use, like at a methadone clinic. It is usefull for people that have trouble ... STAYING off the opiates... because using methadone on a daily basis can hold off the cravings for other ... just a weeks time. Most people are patients in the methadone clinic for a long period of time before they are ever...
... I have never used methadone before, but I have known others who have. Some have ... turned to other drugs.
I don't know that a week of methadone would be enough, I think you should take it 1 day...
- Heroin Addiciton in Iran - A Solution 12th January 2006
... recently read a story about a needle exchange and methadone program that is being used to fight Iran's serious...
- messed up - in serious need of support 12th January 2006
... going to fail them probably. I don't have access to methadone or suboxone, what else can I do to make myself feel...
... going to fail them probably. I don't have access to methadone or suboxone, what else can I do to make myself feel...
- Please help need ideas of what to do after withdrawal... 11th January 2006
... wasn't BANNED!)lol I am a recovering Heroin, OXY, Methadone and currently treating my pain with Suboxone addict ... someone would say "try oxy.. but wean down" WEAN! Try Methadone it will help you stay clean (no withdrawl like a methadone...
- To parents from former addict 10th January 2006
... you! my son was an opiates user of 5 yrs, now on methadone clinic since july. i did believe him, feel sorry...
