Methadone Clinic/doctor In Upper Michigan (Top voted first)

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I need to find a doctor in or around Upper Michigan who will prescribe methadone. I am a morphine addict, but have been clean for 2 & 1/2 yearsusing Suboxone. The problem is the suboxone is not working like it use to. I also have chronic pain in my lower back and the suboxone does not help. I think methadone would be a better treatment for me...!!!??

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I see Dr. BEAULIEU at Gibson family Health in Newberry. I also have chronic pain & he prescribes me methadone. Hope this helps

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I live in Laurel md, and have the same problem,I have been on the internet, calling hospitals,its as though a dr to precribe methadone for chronic pain does not happen,if you do happen to get some info on this please try to pass it on. thanks

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You'll find that methadone also is not a very good long-term pain reliever. Where I live the MDs have to prescribe morphine atop the methadone for those on maintenance if they have chronic pain. Your solution would seem to be a quick, short-acting pain killer (like 15-30 mg oxycodone) for the breakthrough pain. Why do you say you are addicted to morphine? Also- people are now allowed on methadone clinics for chronic pain. If you use no non-prescription drugs you will have mostly takeout doses very quickly.
Finally, I took part in a study where, when I had cancer pain, I was given pot to smoke (not the stupid pills) atop morphine it worked MUCH better, entirely removing the pain.

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this answer is for the person looking for methadone clinic in upper michigan as far as i know there is no methadone maintanance clinic in upper peninsula the closest clinic is in greenbay wisconsin there is also one in appleton wisconsin and i beleive possibbly stephens point not sure though greenbay and appleton are for sure i go to appleton wisconsin it a private corporation largest in the united states appleton wisconsins clinic is called valley health services the phone is 920-733-4443 they are a member of the CRC heatlth group web site go too crchealth.com there are very few pain clinics in the u.p. trust me i know i was born and raised in iron mountain michiganthe only way to get methadone for chronic pain is to either get a really good family doctor and sign a narcotic contract if they will do it usually not or go to a pain clinic and they usually make you sign a pain contract too doctors have too have a special license to provide medicine for addiction and usually there will only be allowed 3 licenses to be obtained in a 50-100 mile raidius i know stupid but its the law the federal government and the state methadone authority are very strict the clinic in appleton will start a client at 20-30 milligrams of liquid methadone it used to be u could get your dose raised 5-10 mg every 3 days until you reach 100 mg then you have to do a peak and trough blood test to go above 100 mg but the methadone authority has recently changed all the rules the phase systems are different now too you used to phase in 3 months if your ua (piss-test) were clean now it is all more strict any way just a bit of heads up what you are up against getting methadone for pain or addiction is no easy task it takes alot of time effort and above all PATIENTS ALOT OF PATIENTS!!!!!!! habg in there i suffered for 20 years with addiction then i got hurt broke my back so much pain i did not want to live and no doctor would help me for 4 yrs i suffered herendously i lost everything my wife my kids my health my ability to support my self the pain was so bad i could not walk i would crawl from bed to the bathroom and back i went through steriod shot after shot after shot epiderals faucette injections all the while no pain medication my eyes would water all day long i could not eat most days allways nausated from the pain i am telling you all this so you will know there is light at the end of the tunnel i hope this information helps any and all addicts and cronic pain suffers

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in same boat need help. have you found anybody in U.P. / Northern MI I have transportation just need nearest doc. or clinic for methadone.

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As far as withdraws go....methadone is another word for "SUPER DOPE" for two reasons.

1): In fact the withdraws are harsher than H to treat!
2): "SUPER DOPE" is exactly what they'll take you for if, you sign up to one of their ripoff clinics.

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Thanks Sherry. I am going to the U.P. a lot this smmer and I am freaking out. I am in a Methadone clinic in Denver and there is NOWHERE to go in the U.P... Please help. {edited for privacy}

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There's a new clinic in gaylord north michigan.look it up online.

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Sherry, does your doctor give you a prescription for methadone pills?

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I suggest goin to a methodone clinic. They say they dnt give the methodone for chronic pain but I go to a clinic an have been for 3 months now. I just goldd them I was a opiate addict. It works wonders for chronic pain. I need my mcl fixed in my left knee I use to get up an not be able to walk. I have not had that much pain sense I started the clinic.

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