Methadone Doctors In Mississippi

I NEED TO KNOW WHERE IN MISSISSIPPI THERE IS A DOCTOR WHO PRESCRIBES METHADONE?

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hey i am in the same boat as you man....i am thinking about just driving to the clinic in memphis, even tho it is 80 miles away one way, but its better than going through this withdrawl.

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@pj and jj,

In regards to finding a local pain doctor, I have listed below a couple websites specific to locating pain management doctors in a given area. All you have to do is input your city or zip code for narrowed results:
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You can give this other page a try too if you come up with different results for some reason or another:
wellness.com/find/pain%20management%20specialist

Many of the results you find (in one or both of the links above) also list a phone number for that specific doctor; I'd consider calling up a number of them to see if they are accepting new patients; some aren't, but most usually are.

Unfortunately, no one can know ahead of time what a doctor is or is not willing to prescribe, as that is based on the doctor's discretion. Some advice I can give you is to not specifically ask for any 'specific medication' when you see a new doctor. Make sure to transfer or take a copy of all your medical records with you. Then, the best approach is to discuss up front and honestly what has and hasn't worked for you in the past. Most doctors will take it under consideration if they know it's worked for you without causing any problems or severe side effects.

I hope this information helps!

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There is a methadone clinic in Jackson, MS. Near UMC hospital. I've been going there for 4+ years. Alternative for Life. Our highest phase allows you 2 weeks take home doses. Memphis phases go as high as a month.

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For anyone looking for a physician who prescribes methadone so your health insurance will cover the cost, altapointe.org in alabama (mobile) will bill your insurance. I've been paying GCTC 91 dollars a week for 2 years and just found out I could have saved $7,000 had I called around. I'm about to transfer to altapointe (I'm phase 4 at GCTC), and I'll post my results soon.

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i need to find a doctor who will priscribe methadone in hattiesburg mississippi or somewhere in mississippi ive been going to GCTC its two hrs one way every day i am on 40mg and im lowering my dose every week but i cant make the drive anymore i would be very thankful for any help

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Dr. Patel
Coldwater MS
662-622-7011
this doctor prescribes methadone he writes them to me for a month at a time.
there the 10 mg but he will start u out with 120

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Hi...I know you posted this question awhile back but I thought I'd still reply. Only clinics and pain clinics will Rx methadone, and it's now rare that a pain clinic will. Would u happen to be close to Tupelo? There's a reason I ask bc *IF* you are possibly willing to go to a clinic, & u can swing the drive for awhile (it will get less over time & eventually be twice per month) there is one in Hamilton, AL, which is about 50mins from there. Otherwise I wish I could give more help. I can give you more first-hand info about that clinic if you need it. (Marion County Treatment Ctr) Good luck!

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Not true. I had a primary softer for 8 years that prescribed me methadone and lortabs

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Is this dr Patel still prescribing methadone . I just moved to ms 3mths ago. My primary Dr prescribed it to me for 8years for chronic pain. I left all my records back home. 12 hours away. I resorted to going to a clinic while here cus its so hard to find a dr that will prescribe them and takes forever to get in, but id prefer a Dr, did these clinics are crazy and I've been on them for pain. Are his visits really expensive and is there a chance he would prescribe them, if anything something for my pain that last more than 3-4 hrs for pain if I explain my circumstance and condition. I have djdd disorder, neck pain, severe migrains , carpertunall , curved tail bone, severe pain in my lower back and pains and numbness that go down my hips and legs. something wrong with l4ans l5 I believe Dr told me. lumbar something . don't no exactly what he called that . in have like cold spots lately, where my lower back, hands legs and a few times my face would go cold and numb and feels like stinging , pins and needles in back and legs. also t of numbness lately. sorry for long story but I have children and want to go back to school, but need something for my pain and methadone has always worked well for me. Any help is appreciated. thank you

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I should've stated that no it's not impossible that someone could find a doctor outside of a pain clinic that will prescribe methadone for pain, it's just not likely. I'm in the medical field and today it's *almost* impossible to find a physician that will Rx methadone for pn to one of his pts. Lortab/hydrocodone...that's a different story. Doctors do still commonly Rx that, however they have really cracked down on that also, as they've cracked down on pain killers as a whole. There's a huge difference in what was Rx'd 12-15 yrs ago and how doctors felt about opiates in general as compared to how it is now.
My best to you all-

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Does Dr patel still prescribe methadone and how much w is his visits? Is it hard to get in with him? I've been on them for 8+ years. My primary Dr prescribed them. 7-8 a day. I have djdd,migraine, carpatunnel, fever tail bone back ,hip, neck,and leg pain. moved to Marion in nov and pain seems to be worsening . is there a possibility he'd help. I horror my med records at home ,but if he'd do xrays and MRI it would confirm what in saying. I also have lumbar of my L4 and L5. I think I got the name right. thank you.

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If you can get to one of the BHG clinics in Memphis, they are very easy to get in to. I showed up on a Friday at 5 A.M. and was dosed and out of there by 9:30 A.M. They only see two new patients per day, so either make an appointment or get there at 4:10 and wait to get a number from the security gaurd.

You will need a legal ID(state issued) and a social security card or a print out showing you applied for a social security card, $158.00 and be honest on how much you use. The amount you use determines how much of a dose you will end up getting. You will only start at about 25mg for the first day.

The clinic I did in Florida made me wait 3 days before I could start dosing. This place is great and very friendly staff. I think they have 5 or 6 clinics around but you can start at one close to you and they will send you to the place that the doctor is at on your first day. He moves around to each clinic throughout the week but tou'll only have to go to the other clinic the first day.

Good luck!

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Can someone tell me where dr lapel is located for methadone

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Dr. Pravin P. Patel (not Lapel...I think you may have meant Patel)

423 Central Ave, Coldwater, MS
(662) 622 7011

Good luck...hope it helps!

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Thanks..is there a dr n jackson or hattiesburg

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Hi my name is juwelz. I'm moving to Jackson Mississippi. I am currently a patient at a methadone clinic and when I move I would like to find a doctor that I could see privately to continue my sobriety. Please get in touch. {edited for privacy}

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I need methdone dr. In near biloxi.ms

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He is not writing anymore are taking pain patients

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Who i need a Dr for degenerate disk disease and spinal stenosis and I can't find any one willing to do the medication just injections and they suck

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Thanks. The VA used to give it to me and stopped. Suboxone doesn't work for me and I just moved from Senatobia to batesville. I'll give it a try although I'll be paying cash for the visit.

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Re: Steve (# 34)

Can you help me with this doctor

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Re: Brett (# 35)

hey man, i feel ya, i just got off methadone after 13 years in preparation for the inevitable, being retired medical after working in over 100 hospitals nationwide, my experience is broad and i have made a point of keeping up with the 'legal' p.o.v., and quite frankly many of my doc associates are on board with the same view of the mississippi state board, one said, "the state board views people with chronic pain and depression 'as people with character flaws', and it shows all the way down, so finding a real doc is tough, having been treated in california, colorado and florida, i assumed wrong by moving home, and then i got lucky, he has maintained me for 7 yrs until the board 'voted' to take methadone off the state drug formulary making it illegal to prescribe, yet a jr college 'councilor' across the state line can give over 300 mg/day, go figger, HOWEVER...like the attempt the board made a few years ago to unilaterally shut down all state pain clinics, this has met with resistance, no doubt one of the board member's mother is taking methadone, you think i'm kiddin, anyway, as it stands at the end of january, 2018, it looks like i'll be able to resume my med within 30 days, as far as getting a doc to prescribe it in mississippi without a significant history of doctor prescribed use, forget it, and that's Any doc, no way, all they're allowed to prescribe cannot be more than 50 morphine milli-equivalents, a scale can be found online, an example would be =6 percocet, that's the max allowed but no one will get it, 3 a day tops and only for a while, new patients get a one week prescription, my doc has a few old timers like me but 90 percent of his patients are suboxone, sad really, he has an NP that treats guys like me, he's in Biloxi, his name is Dr. Joe Jackson, good luck to ya!

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Re: Steve (# 34)

Steve my name is Brett. I have been on methadone for 16 yrs, because of 2 unsuccessful neck surgeries. My Dr retired in January and left me without a Dr. Workers comp sent me to this Dr that has cut me from 210 mg to 70 mg and wants me off it so he can put a pain pump in. Do you think these Drs in Tupelo can help me. I have an appointment with another Dr on the 29th of this month to see if he’ll help me. I know you didn’t want to put the Dr name on here, but if you would be kind enough to help me it would be greatly appreciated. {edited for privacy}. Thank you.

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In Tupelo there is a group of IMS Drs. @ NMMC that prescribes me 150 mgs of methadone & 32 mgs of hydromorphone a day! Hope this helps and good luck because being a severe pain is the worst thing in the world! Sorry but I don't think I should call the doctor by name.

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Where is a regular dr that prescribe methadone and a break thru pain medicine somewhere around mccomb mississippi

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Where can I find a doctor in the Flowood Mississippi area that will prescribe methadone?

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Is there any Drs in south Mississippi or near Jackson ms or New Orleans, Covington, Slidell area that will prescribe methadone for pain. I've been on it for 16 yrs and Dr. Is retiring. Can get a referral but don't know where to look for a doctor?

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There are Methadone Clinics in Alabama.......google it............

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I needed a script so bad I used to drive two hours to Jackson n 2 hours back every day to Hamilton Alabama. My mom talked me into leaving it alone. I was just exhausted all of the time. Little did I know I would be here. I just need to know how to approach them with this, but I almost died coming off 120 liquid to nothing. That put the fear of God in me to try living w/o it but I need my own med for pain.

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Your comments are ridiculous...Methadone is one of the best pain medications on earth..I know because I take 130 mgs for the last 13 years & it saved my marriage & my life...Obviously you know nothing about it...Very very few doctors,just with one visit, are gonna write you a script for methadone....Go to a clinic in Memphis (BHG) or in another state if need be....Theres one in Jackson,Ms...thats it....The State of Mississippi needs to get off their asses & join the rest of the "world" & recognize the fact that methadone is a "good" thing...Lawmakers are so damn naive with their "bible-belt" attitude..............Get with it Mississippi...

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