Liquid Methadone Color Discrepancy (Page 3)

My husband is taking liquid methadone has been for about four years and this morning he noticed his medicine was cloudy and then he took his other doses out and found several others of his doses were too. They were filled at the same time. Is this supposed to happen? And is it common? He said he hasn't bee feeling right for the last couple of days. I am worried, has anyone have this happen to thiers? And what could cause it?

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Tiona,
In NJ both tablets and liquid are dispensed at clinics and yes the bulk liquid is clear a red dye is added

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I have been taking liquid methadone at a clinic for about 3 years now. About a month ago they switched pharmacys and instead of the regular pink liquid I had been taking for years, it's now clear and makes me feel different and dosent hold me as long. The nurse said the pink was only flavor. And talking to others they feel the same. Is it in my head or is it affecting me different?

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Coda vs allied what color is liquid of both. Need to know

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my methadone has lost its color is this normal after sitting a few weeks

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So there is no such thing as purple colored? It smells grapey I am not an addict but my boyfriend is. He has been claiming to get liquid methadone for the past few weeks till he's done with jos aoda.

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Darcy,

I'd be very suspect bc in the states all liquid methadone/methadose has to have a color descriptor added for identification purposes.Im speaking of methadone prescribed for opiate addiction treatment purposes and dispensed by any licensed methadone clinics.perhaps it's a slightly diluted pink from the red dye preparation .

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I'm in the uk and collect my methadone twice per week. Im currently on 60mls daily. It's been green but my friend said hers was clear! Im unaware there was clear. Can anyone clarify if this is true please? Many thanks.

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I got a few bottles for a take home for a week and I noticed the bottles were not consistent in color, and when I got to the end of a bottle it seemed to be lighter in color like it was tampered with.. Who do they answer to and who does quality control? I live in Okatie, SC. Is anyone in my area?

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I am on methadone, mine is pink in color. I took to this site trying to find answers myself. Our clinic isn't ALWAYS on the up/up (being honest) & I'm feeling days my methadone holds me longer & shorter a lot more. Our clinic does add water, right in our faces & adds different amounts, our clinic does A LOT of things, maybe they shouldn't, such as with our swab analysis, ETC ETC ETC...Who do I report or complain to, bc I have some serious allegations towards my clinic but don't know where to turn for answers?

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I just started a clinic and it too is light green . I was on a pinkish colored one before at a diff clinic and that one tasted very strong and made my throat kinda numb? As this green one does not..taste a lil nasty but nothing compared to the pink. I hope this helps a little .

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I am currently living I'm canada and we have methadone pre mixed from a pharmaceutical company that's called Methadose. It comes in cherry which is dark red and sugar free which is clear... it contains 10mg methadone per 1 ml of liquid and comes in tamper free bottles with a pump and must be poured in front of patients at the pharmacy... I'm on 120mg daily but it comes in an easy to drink 12ml of liquid... so yes there is clear methadone... your methadone is mixed from a powder by a pharmacist and can be f****d with easily which is why canada switched to tamper proof containers with pumps with 10mg per 1ml concentration...

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Yes, I've had the green in Nj.... it was honestly the strongest methadone I've ever had, I thought they had given me too much. I've mostly seen red, but there is a place that has clear around me in PA as well. In Florida at a clinic I guest dosed in they had orange wafers... So there are all different kinds. Even the red methadone can differ if it is a different company who makes it... although it has the same ingredients as everyone says, you can still tell a difference between them, sometimes one being noticeably stronger. I had the same experience with pain meds, same prescription but different maker & had a totally different affect when I compared the different ones.

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Here in Minnesota the clinic I've been going to for last 13 years has a maximum of 13 take homes so I go every other week to dose and pick up. Methadone saved my life. I was out of control and for the past decade + I've been totally sober. As far as feeling different it can be from a long list of factors. Ex. When it's a hot day and I'm busy and over doing things myself then I'll feel like it doesn't last. Like I swear it out or processed it too quickly.
Also for the others who wondered it should say the strength on the bottle like my dose is 200 and it says 20ml on bottle, meaning 10mg/ml so if you're concerned it's not enough get yourself a medicine dropper and see if it's what it is supposed to be. I've also seen people think it wasn't enough and take a lot and OD so YES it's normal to be a very small amount of liquid.

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Clear methadone should NOT taste leik water. It will taste very bitter and nasty. Almost leik someone dissolved a pill in water, but it is clear. If it tasted leik straight water, that's because it WAS straight water.

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Ummmm your 90 percent wrong. Someones tampering with your stuff. Be careful hubby maybe poisoning you.

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JB is right, definitely not free. I pay 18$ per day in Minneapolis. Ive been self pay for the whole 13 years. I am supposed to be able to get some of it reimbursed from my medical insurance but they haven't ever paid me anything. I sure have tried and jumped through all the hoops they had me do. I've sat on hold for 6 hours before, all with no result. It's frustrating but I know I'd spend way more than 18$ a day if I was still using. To stop the rollercoaster life of ups and downs and uncertainty etc and to be able to just function like a normal adult is priceless to me.

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My clinic here in st.louis, MO that I go to ISN'T honest either. I have been sober almost 2yrs, NEVER a relapse, I don't even have the urge but they said I got a dirty WHICH ISN'T TRUE, IM FURIOUS BC THEY PLAY GAMES HERE AT THIS PARTICULAR CLINIC, NOT RIGHT!!! I'm NOT the only one who complains & it's NOT like I'm getting kicked out or suffering from any repercussions I'm complaining bc it's NOT right, I'm NOT gonna accept what's NOT mine, if I was still using I'd admit it, so what that's what addicts do"relapse" but I swear I didn't!!!! My friend goes here, he comes EVERYDAY, he can't even get 1 clean & 1 certain nurse gives him take homes on the side if he goes out of town & I've seen this personally, he goes to her house, etc etc etc, It's so much underhanded BS & it's NOT right ppl.... WHO CAN I TALK TO BC THE WHOLE STAFF PLAYS A PART, again NOTTTT RIGHT MAN!!!! The add so much water to our methadose, they won't tell us our dose amt., It's just VERY JANKY here, WESTEND CLINIC here in STL ISN'T RIGHT THE UNDERHANDED BS THEY DO TO EVERYBODY....WHO CAN I TALK TO FOR ANSWERS!!?? The ppl here are feeling their positions & it's SOOO WRONG ppl!!!!

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Wow Nicole! That sounds like some very unprofessional crap going on! And that crap is exactly what gives clinics a bad name. When I started out in Indiana I had to drive 1.5 hrs each way to get to the nearest clinic. Indiana is anti-methadone. They don't want to admit there is a problem, especially near Indiana University, therefore it's one of the worst! It's weird how they're getting away with it bc even my clinic which is on the up and up, is on probation from the state because all their paperwork wasn't in order. That sounds like some shady s*** going on- and maybe even at the upper level. I commend you for staying clean among all that. Most people would give up in that situation. The "if you say I'm dirty, I might as well be" mentality. I'd prob feel that way. So congrats on your 2 years! And hang in there...best of luck to you.

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They put dye in take home bottles so u can't administer it intravenously, but cloudiness/ice, never heard of that. Sometimes at my program it's stronger, sometimes weaker. You never know what your gonna get. I'm almost off but it's the worst going through withdrawals. So go and check with whoever prescribed it.

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Yes, clear methadone tastes like poison....not anything like water.

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