Methadone Drug Info And Reviews
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Can anyone tell me about Methadone please?

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If you have severe chronic debilitating pain it is great. If you ever want to have emotions, enjoy hobbies, have ANY libido, or generally like to live happily, then for God's sake DO NOT start Methadone. It will suck the life, and love from you in short order. If you do start it, have a plan with your Dr. And be careful. I have been on it for over 20 years, (disabled veteran), and I lost my interest in everything, my 16 year marriage, gone. Social activities, gone. Relationships, gone. Alone, since 2012, 61 years old. No way I will be able to get off Methadone now. Only recommend for Fentanyl, or other highly addictive street narcotics for short term withdrawal. Please use any other medications for pain.

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My journey on methadone:

I deal with stomach pains in the morning, whether I eat before or after I take my dose, or not at all. I understand I wasn't too happy before all my drug issues but I feel like the drug adds an extra amount of depression to the mix with sudden feelings of sadness. Sometimes I can see it and work through it, but other times it can really affect my day to day activities. I lost a lot of my sexual appetite in my relationship that pretty much summed up the ending of it. It was for the best.

I lost a lot of weight until I started using cannabis to help me build my appetite up which I hope comes back once I fully taper off. I am currently at 26mg and have been tapering down for about a year now from 45 mg. Does anyone have any helpful tips when I start getting closer to being off and what I'll have to expect once I get off and dealing with the minimal pain (I hope) since I still have responsibilities.

I feel close to the end of this treatment and I can see how it's helpful if you have a mentality of getting off of methadone as soon as you feel ready, and it's easy to end up on a high dose.

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How about if I'm only taking 1 10mg pill form a day? When I eventually get off, will the withdrawal be much worse than oxycodone?

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Need a Dr who takes medicaid/medicaid in Kissimmee, Florida. Help!?

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I'm currently feeling minor with Drawls from a week off methadone. I was on 100 my then 89 when I felt like I was bound to the clinic.. I didn't mean to just stop cold turkey.. I feel like I'm lost. Not hungry. I'm also drinking liqour like water.. not a good idea. It is what I do. I was using heroin. Went to prison and got over it.. idk how I got back on the road.. but I'm working out and sweating more and more than usual. I recommend you to be strong. I can't wait for my son to be living with me again.

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Re: connie (# 7) Expand Referenced Message

I think you are right about that. See a pain specialist. Someone that is certified with extra education in this area is important versus an anesthesiologist. You need someone with experience that has come across people in your same situation. As a nurse in an intensive care unit, methadone in my mind is primarily for pain. It's highly effective compared to other preparations. Yes, one needs a structured management and withdrawal through a pain clinic that can separate the spectrum of addiction needs and a person with pain needs. The way methadone is prescribed is different. It's true that if you are taking your medication for pain only and not escalating it for a high, (methadone loses it's high rather quickly and that's why it's good for other opiate withdrawal), it's long lasting and craving is diminished for other narcotic preparations. In my experience methadone is one of the last, if not the last synthetic narcotics prescribed when all others before have been tried and failed for pain.So its' important to not muddy the waters and know when taken as directed there is little risk for OD, Tolerance, Addiction. The brain uses it for pain when prescribed correctly and not for play and it knows the difference.

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What can I say methadone had me in prison. Methadone told me when to be a mom, a wife, a daughter and friends. I would count everything. Two to three days without it and I would go insane....I've taken it since 2002 / 200mg for pain. I used to call it the miracle drug. I just didn't think I would get addicted ....because they prescribed it to me cuz I was taking about 20/25 vicodin a day. I had two kids while I was pregnant and they where on methadone but even that didn't stop me. Well its 2016, I got tired of pharmacies, my Dr never being there and all the game that goes with chasing ur drug of choice. ...I locked myself in the room 26 days ago. I went thru hell and I still am. For the past week I have bad bad headaches non stop ....I feel alone, miserable, sensitive and I've educated myself on what methadone really does for a person... I am so depressed, sad, lonely. I cry everyday but I NEVER EVER WANT TO SEE A PILL, ANY KIND EVER AGAIN. Cold Turkey is a b**** to come off for methadone. I'd rather do it in jail. But I realized so much in these days. I had a blind fold on while taking methadone. That drug and with the rest is a devil. My ball in chain, my monkey. My hands wont stop shaking. I also stopped smoking cigg and everything bad but these headaches feel like they're going to burst. I am so happy to read some of these posts cuz it gives me hope. It will be a long recovery. I just want to be myself again before that awful drug cane into my life. It should be off the market. Sorry this is so long, I just wanted to let it out.

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We do need to organize & lobby for our rights as free adult Americans living pain & reading one after another free American being yanked off Methadone which gave them back their lives. The absurdity that we cannot continue to use a drug which has helped many of us for years, & safely. 10 yrs for me, then yanked off for political reasons. How about the government concentrate on illegal drugs coming across everyday & let adult Americans decide if they want to use a legal & great drug for long term pain. They say it can kill people, well so can any other drug someone abuses. So they keep us "safe", yet many people would prefer to die living a productive life than live with no life! We all need to unite and write our representatives and find a way to tell them we are people in pain, not drug abusers.

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I know that this is an old post, YEARS OLD. But, it says METHADONE is not addictive in one post on this thread. LOL!! IT'S EXTREMELY ADDICTIVE AND YES, IS USED FOR OPIOID ADDICTION AND MAINTENANCE DOSES WILL NOT GET YOU HIGH OR EUPHORIC IF TAKING THE SAME PRESCRIBED DOSE EVERYDAY, as earlier posted. I have been on MMT for 12 yrs due to chronic heroin addiction I just couldn't kick. I have gone through horrible withdrawals that last for days and days and weeks and then I just go back to the clinic. It's too difficult and torturous to be off of for me. The WD'S last months. I gave in after a few weeks of not feeling any better and I have to accept I probably have to be on methadone maintenance therapy for the rest of my life. In conclusion, my main point is that methadone is addictive, as it was earlier stated by someone else that it wasn't and just used so you don't have cravings or opiate withdrawal from your DOC. the latter part is true, being non addictive is unbelievably incorrect and I had to chime in on this old AF post. Gracious and feeling hopeful.

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I agree! The DEA is drivijg doctors out of business if they dare to try to help their pts who are in pain. It is messed up! I agree that we shouldnt B punished becuz a few people abuse pain meds! N some kind of organization does seem to be needed where we can unite N fight the DEA!

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STAY AWAY FROM METHADONE. if your gonna take it use it for detoxing over no more than six weeks. if you get trapped on this stuff it could be decades of your life in misery. cant go anywhere ,cant do much on a dose of 80 to 100 mls daily. coming off this stuff after long term exposure is practically impossible. all rehabs fail at 84% or higher , trying to deal with this. long term use= long term reduction. otherwise a horrific psychosis hits which can be permanent depending on your age. FORGET METHADONE.

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Lanie.
My question is ive been on done for 20 + yrs.what would you recommend will help after ive gotten so use to methadone and i cant afford a clinic I get it fir chronic pain what could measure up to done to make me not crave and feel ok

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You should know what you're talking about before you give out info..

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Absolutely. I have severe chronic pain and addiction issues. It was a nightmare until I finally started methadone. I have been clean off all other drugs ever since. (2009).

It is longer lasting than 99% of Opiate like drugs. You don't wake up having to take something right that minute. I stopped obsessing about pain and the drugs that go along with it. I only have to go in 2x per month. People who have to go daily are not clean and cannot be trusted to have take-homes. You have to earn them. You cannot take other drugs in the program, but like everyone else, if you have a tooth pulled or surgery you can take pain med's like anyone else would, as it will still work, it just wont make you feel high. I am able to care for my three children, and enjoy doing so. You can recover psychologically when taking Methadone, unlike many other narcotics. You are not high. You have to deal with life like anyone else does.

Look, it isn't for everyone. Some folks say suboxone works for them. Others just have to go cold turkey. I am grateful that methadone is an excellent painkiller and that it works for me. Having my parents and other family say "they got their son back" is good enough for me.

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Shelley says?First of all it never ever used to treat crack addiction,it is a synthetic opiate used to "treat" other opiate addictions,which means it is very addictive.It is more addictive than than the substances that people are trying to get off of!

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This statement is totally false! Methadone is extremely addictive read the post from people who have been in a methadone treatment long term for a valid answer.

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Hey Kat.....are you taking anything to help you wean off of Methadone? If not, I don't know how you are dealing with the withdrawals.....i've been on a way lower dose and I feel the withdrawals when I forget to take it on time much less trying to get off....let me know how you are doing it. Good luck and I hope you succeed.

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I have been on it for 2 years and now trying to get off of it. It really does help with pain and like everything else your body becomes amuned. I just came off of 150mgs. And stopped Tuesday this week and this is the hardest day so far for me. My back pain is back and now I am back in bed in extreme pain.I just desperately don't want to be on anything

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are u asking if methadone cause bone marrow

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What were you on before Methadone for pain? How much does he have you taking?

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