Methadone And Traveling To Mexico (Page 2)

I am going to visit a friend in mexico for 23 days. And I take methadone, liquid form... not sure if there is other forms, so that's why i mentioned it's liquid form i take, mixed with orange juice. My doctor has okay me a months supply before i leave, but how do i pack it safetly in my luggage, so it doesn't explode leak, or anything else horrible. Cause god knows i can't go without it, i hear i would become sick as a dog. and i don't want that. i want my trip to be pleasant and relaxing, not dealthy sick. So.. my doctor said he will also write a letter for me for customs in case they go through my luggage and find it... but any advice from anyone... please anyone... i am leaving on mar 5, 2011 and i need answers quickly... packing help, how to pack, what the doctor letter should say and not say... stuff like that... anything that can help... thanks... please do reply. thank god for this site, or else I wouldn't know where to go. cheers, nadia.

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I'm going to mexico for a family holiday and I really don't want to declare methadone at customs as half my family doesn't know about my prescription. In the UK I am prescribed by a cpn drug worker and they ONLY prescribe liquid as I have asked for the tablet form several times going on holiday in the eu and was told we aren't allowed to prescribe the tablet form nowadays! So I don't know what to do put it in my suitcase with a letter from my worker on my whereabouts? It looks like this is my only option. I'm on 50mls a day but hope to be about half that come the summertime when I'm due to go for 14 days 700mls at 50mls a day or 350mls if I manage to reduce by half my present amount. I have checked all over the net for a definitive answer (with no joy?).

There is a possibility of getting in touch with the Mexican embassy concerning my problems but I'm scared to do this inc ase they Flag up my passport if the answer isn't good. I'm soo stressed with the whole episode but I can't cancel going as how could I explain to the children and some adults in my family that don't know about my medicine? If I was not signed up to my drug service I'm sure my doctor would prescribe physeptone tablets but my drug service just say they can't do it! I think this is total crap as I'm only trying to live life normally and have always worked throughout my problems. Why should I be punished by perhaps not being able to go on a family holiday that I go on each year just because it's outside the EU. All I can do is hope for a turnaround on the pill form methadone but I can't see it happening just for me??...

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Hey! Just browsing here, as I am ready to travel on a cruise. I have been on a 60mg dose of Merhadone for 8 years now. No side effects, no teeth problems, no health issues. I have never needed to increase my dose, just sometimes when I have PMS I feel like I might be irritable because of withdrawal, but it goes away in a few days! I think people say it's a nightmare getting off the methadone, but I think if you lower it super slowly, you should be ok. I'm thinking about lowering my dose, but with menopause fast approaching, I'm not sure it's a good idea! I'd like to just take it for the rest of my life, I just hate paying for it. At the clinic, I pay 95$ a week. Pisses me off because it's probably 10$ worth of medicine, if that.

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nadia
old comment
but absolutly true , reminds me of me
changed my life too

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Stressed out, an option would be to get a dehydrater, dry out the Methadone until you have the concentrated amount. I have thought about doing this for travel. Where I dose, they add water to pills and put them in a bottle, but it should work with any kind of liquid medicine. I would do a test with one or two bottles to see what the amount would be when concentrated, and if you have to put it all together in one bottle after dehydrating, you would have to have your amounts just right! Penny you could be my twin! I actually wondered if I posted that and forgot!! Just getting ready to go thru Menopause and boy does PMS feel like withdrawal!!! Same dose, same amt of years, and I'm self pay too. Wish I could find an understanding doctor for a script, all the money I could save!!

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Thanks for your positivity. For those of you with an opiate addiction, METHADONE does work, if you want to escape the "dark world." There is no shame to be on it, we are addicts and trying our best to become a part of society, and the best person we possibly can!!! Nadia, you are a positive influence. We wish you nothing but, positivity, health, & peace!!!! CHEERS!!!!

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I'm traveling to both Greece and Egypt myself soon, but I've read methadone is illegal even with a script, was this the case when you went? I'm thinking of packing mine in my luggage and hoping for the best but I don't want to end up in a prison in Athens or Cairo for obvious reasons

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You are still good. It is 3oz per bottle. So as long as your bottles are divided into daily doses you are find. 3oz of methadone would be thousands of milligrams.so you can relax you will be fine. People travel with methadone all the time

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That's not always the case, it's 1mg to 1ml in uk unless your in a big city and the chemist has to store loads so 100mg is 100ml

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Hi there. I was wondering how your trip turned out? I'm on methadone and hoping to take a trip to Mexico but am very worried about bringing the 770 mls that I would need for 7 days. Any advice would be appreciated

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Re: chris (# 20)

hey guys im freaking out a little bit.. Im going to mexico in a couple of weeks and am taking liquid methadone.. has anyone successfully brought liquid methadone over the border? im staying for one week, and my doctor is giving me a doctors note..Ive never done this before so I just would like confirmation that it is possible. any advice on getting my letter translated?.. and should i put it in my carry on or in my luggage? theyre in sealed bottle so they wont leak I just dont want to get in any trouble.. any advice is greatly appreciated!

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Re: Tammie (# 3)

Yup, my clinic is giving me 8 individual bottles of 100mg per bottle. With of course a letter from the Medical Doctor. Went to Bahamas and another trip to Punta Cana, DR and no problems. Hope it helps.

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I have been on my methadone treatment since June 2018. My boyfriend and I are going to Mexico December 5-13 and my counselor told me that I am only eligible for 1 travel dose. I am freaking out, looking to see if I can find a clinic in Mexico, but none of what I am finding is promising. Any suggestions? HELP!!

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Re: Scared2vacation (# 32)

You can probably just buy it there. In TJ there are pharmacies everywhere that sell whatever meds are needed.

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Re: Anon (# 33)

Hmm... Now I hear that isn't true either. I know you can buy antibiotics and stuff, but not methadone or narcotics.

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Hello everyone. I'm 45 years old and have been taking methadone (the cherry stuff). I am wondering if anyone may have info or even personal experience with traveling to Mexico and taking methadone? Are you able to to take a two week trip? Will the doctors prescribe that much? What if something goes wrong? I need a plan B. So many worries about methadone and traveling. Any input will help. Thank you kindly.

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