I Have Been Taking 30mg Of Methadone For 6 Weeks And Changed Script Now Take Percocet How Long Will It Me To Stop Having Withdrawls (Page 3)

I have been taking 30mg a day of methadone for 6 weeks and wanted to switch to percocet and changed script now take 45mg of percocet a day. How long will it take for me to stop having withdrawls symptoms from methadone? I am feeling sick even while I am taking the percocet. Is it possible to still go through methadone withdrawls even while you are taking the percocet?

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Re: jack the ripper (# 5)

72 hours for pain tabs, 30 days for cannabis. You will be fine!!!!

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Re: jj (# 11)

There is a product called Clenz Blendz or Puri-blend tea, they sell it in GNC but it's not on the shelf, you have to ask for it. You drink it 3hrs before the test, it detoxes your body so you test clear. I've used it 5 times and every time I've tested clear. This might be something you could try.

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Re: jj (# 11)

Very strange, but it just goes to show how different each of us is put together both physiologically and psychologically. I took high doses (can't remember the dosage but it was the maximum) for a few months and felt just a slight bit of discomfort after sudden w/d (went to work, carried on as usual etc) but experienced nothing at all like what you went through. If I were trained formally in medicine or pharmacology I could give you accurate advice but all my "college knowledge" was in a totally different area (and era). I have read and digested the standard pharmaccy academic texts Gilman and Goodman's "The Pharmcological Basis for Therapeutics," Remington's well-known tome, The Merck Index, etc, including over 50 (yes, fifty) years of my own "independent study" complete with personal notes, illustrations, charts, logs, photos, and horticultural texts.

That being said, I would either talk to a bona fide addiction expert, search through online peer-reviewed journal, such as PUBmed but, unless I misunderstood that you have no health care provider available (hard to believe in this day and age) and you are considering doing something rash that could hurt you, good old Valium has saved my ass more than once. Remember, it is safe (UNLESS MIXED WITH ALCOHOL or serious opioids) in a pinch. It won't make the heavens part and you won't be serenaded by cherubic beings, but it will take the edge off which can buy you some time to exhaust other tried and true remedies (rehab, addiction doctor) etc. BTY: I heard the FDA/DEA is re-reviewing pregabalin because of mounting complaints like yours. Best of luck.

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Re: Barry (# 10)

Right. I took it for 5 years but only like 10 to 20 mgs. per day. I have a relative that takes like 300 mgs. per day PLUS about 800 mgs. of morphine. He say's that the methadone is the only thing that helps his pain, I have to laugh because that stuff never touched my pain. It does nothing for pain!! Doctors had been prescribing it for pain for the past 15 years or so but I don't they are anymore. I think my relative actually means is that it's the only thing that'll get him high. He's been on narcotics for 30 + years, so...I had withdraws from my light dose for about a month. The worst was the hot flashes and not being able to sleep, but I was on a light dose compared to most. In my opinion it should only be used to help people get off narcotics and only in light doses because anything more it just creates a high.

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It loves 4 days to have the methadone out of your system enough for another opioid to work. This also depends how your metabolism is as well if that was a high dose for your body. Otherwise methadone withdrawl is usually about 10 days if not taking any opiods

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Ok I’m not sure if this says it’s from 2011 but if it is it should not be on here because it says it was updated a month ago? Anyways if you are on Methadone then it’s because you have been addicted to street drugs of some kind. No doctor will put you on methadone here unless you have a history of drug usage. And what stupid doctors would take you from methadone to Percocet?? That must be what you want to do? Well they will not do it! You need to smarten up, I’m sure you're not that stupid to know that Percocet is a strong opioid and that methadone is to get you off stuff like Percocet. You need to grow up and stop wanting drugs for recreational use!!

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Re: Kady (# 2)

Anything that works is addictive, that I know of...

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Re: Kady (# 1)

I would contact your dr. I don’t know why you where take the medicine methadone But your Dr. knows he would know best . I know methadone can be givin for pain so so... I would not want to talk Suboxon that is used for people who are an addict too many types of drugs as is Methadone. But like I said methadone can also be used for pain so that may be why they put you on Percocet so consult your doctor he will know best

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I switched from methadone to fentanyl patch and Percocet with the help of my pain Mgmt dr. I had no problems and I had been on maintenance for 6 years. The only thing I can think is that methadone is long acting and Percocet isn’t. Maybe the long acting fentanyl patch would be better as it keeps a steady level in your system, like methadone. Good Luck

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That makes no sense, I agree with p450.

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Re: Jewels (# 20)

I agree with you so much on methadone being a miracle drug. I have severe chronic pain that being on 3000mg of OxyContin would not touch a day to living a sort of tolerable day with 175mgs of methadone a day. But from experience methadone is the hardest drug besides Straight Herion to come off of bc you will hurt for 3-5 months after you come off methadone. Doctors tell you that methadone doesn’t get into your bones and joints but I don’t believe them bc that’s the first thing that hurts when you come off it. I was told by my heart doctor that I’ll never be able to come off methadone bc been on it for 31 years and everyone that's tried has had a heart attack. I think if I was the guy on Percocet I would go back to methadone instead of taking all those pills a day and still have withdrawals. But that’s my opinion.

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