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I have been on methadone since 1999, I have tried suboxone twice also and it left me feeling just blank! 2 yrs ago I found a dr/nurse prac office that gives me just 40 mg a day(for pain), but its not enough to hold me and I end up buying swapping trading for more but its still cheaper than the 100$ a week clinic not to mention gas!! I live in north mississippi and w/the economy crashing and being unemployed for a while. I am almost iut and need to find a place that offers cheap or free methadone maintenance . I am willing to go to wherever it is cause I know what awaits me if I get off of it so please help if u know anywhere that has such a place , I am so sick of having this run my life. Thanks and have a blessed day ## Yes there are free methadone clinics.There is one in Mckinney tx.,...

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In St Petersburg, Fla need an oral surgeon for someone who has Hurricane Irma issues, is turning life around and is on methadone. Must have wisdom tooth pulled immediately. No insurance, but I am offering to assist. Side of patients face is now swollen and feel this is a serious life threatening condition. Please help with possibilities. Not sure where to turn. ## Call the county health dept and ask for a free or pay on a sliding scale dental clinic. Google it yourself. Call social services. If the methadone is the issue, meaning no dentist will give anesthesia or pain pills after, ask the people at the methadone clinic where to go/what to do. If you cannot get to a dentist in a timely fashion, in NJ our hospitals do "charity care" based on your income. It pays for hospital serv...

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hI hOPEFULLY SOMEONE WILL ANSWER PROMPLY AS MY APPT IS TOMARROW. AFTER 3 YRS ON SUB IVE HAD ENOUGH AND AM GOING ONTO METHODONE. I KNOW HOW IT GOES FROM AN OPIATE TO SUB BUT HOW DOES IT WORK GOING FROM SUB ONTO METHODONE ## I know its been a while, and Im sorry you had no help here by the looks of things, but I was wondering.....How did you end up doing it and did it help? Thanks ## Yes, I am also hoping you got the answers you needed from your doctor, or clinic. Unfortunately, I don't have any information on switching from Suboxone to Methadone, or what the proper procedure is. Most of the questions we receive are in regards to switching from other drugs to Suboxone, since it allows you to become completely drug free, where Methadone usually doesn't. If you did get the informati...

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Please help. We have two methadone maintenance clinics in the whole state with an astounding amount of opioid addiction and overdoses. There is one in Fairbanks and Anchorage, both with a year or more waiting list. The mat-Su valley just received one "Palmer and Wasilla". The Kenai Soldotna area needs one desperately. We have a population of around 25,000 people and a huge illicit drug and opioid epidemic. Who do you have to contact to get one opened in our area? My sister is in Washington state and methadone maintenance has made her a different person. She has a career, a family & has been out of the jail system for ten years because of mmt. Thank you.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has come out with new Guidelines for State Medicaid Programs regarding Methadone for Chronic pain. Best Practices for Addressing Prescription Opioid Overdoses, Misuse and Addiction-Feb 2, 2016: medicaid.gov/federal-policy-guidance/downloads/CIB-02-02-16.pdf ## Will new guidelines for opiates at cvs effect fiorinal prescriptions

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Ok I've been on Methadone since 2005 & I've never had blood pressure problems until now ... I was just curious if anyone else has experienced higher than normal BP since these new ASC 116 hit the market ... & im not saying the pills caused it I'm just trying to eliminate any possibilities & pin point what is causing my new blood pressure problems ... ## That is very odd, Methadone itself usually causes low blood pressure, not high. What have your numbers been at? The FDA classifies Methadone as an opiate, so it has the potential to be habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth and constipation. Are you on any other medications? Has anything in your lifestyle changed recently? How old are you? ## Thnx for replying .....

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I need a new pain Dr in Hampton Roads, Virginia. I was on 12th of Methadone a day and oxy for breakthrough pain. I am a 58 year old male with debilitating back pain& have broken every bone in my upper body. Due to a motorcycle accident. My current PCWORLD is giving me 60 MG Methadone & 4G oxy a day it is simply not enough for my pain level.

If i take two norcos 5/325 with my 60 mg dose of methadone, will i feel it? ## Nope probably not. I never do "feel it" but if you are looking for pain control it still works better than tylenol/Advil with the methadone. Any narcotics are hard to "feel" while on Methadone. ## Wont feel it at all, its like taking your pills and throwing right out your window...dont waste your time... ## Laurie, I am a clinical pain management pharmacist. Are you taking methadone for chronic pain or addiction? If for addiction, you should not be taking any other opioids with your methadone. If for pain, the answer is yes. Methadone does not block the pain relieving effects of other opioids. Dependeding on your degree of tolerance to opioids, you may get sufficient pain relieving effect. I d...

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My urine was sent to the Lab for Methadone that was not supposed to be in my system which I took over 14 days ago. The Lab did a "Drug Screen Presump" which I would love to know what that is as well as underneath it says "Methadone". I have to pay 22.94 for the Presumpt and another 28.00 for the Methadone. Does anyone know what this is or how this works? ## Hello. The test was probably correct. I have seen patients test pos for methadone even past 14 days. ## Hi! Thank you. Yes, I know it is correct and I admitted to it as they just recently took me off of it and put me on Fentanyl. But, this is the kicker! I also had taken Oxymorphone and had taken it like #4 days before my UA. Nothing was said about that and wondering if it is because they just tested for the Methadone...

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My wife has been on Methadone for 5 yrs for pain. We live in south Louisiana but her pain management doctor is in south arkansas where we used to live. Up until today Walgreens has been filling her script. Today they told us they will no longer fill out of state scripts. We have not changed her pain management doctor simply because all of the doctors we have gone to see here have told her they would take her off the methadone and start back with something like Hydrocodone and work back up to the methadone if needed. We spent 3 yrs doing that before she was put on methadone. 3 yrs of pain. I refuse to make her do that again. I will drive her to Arkansas every time she needs to see the doctor and get a script filled if needed. But if at all possible we would like to find a way to not have...

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I have severe case of Fibromyalgia with many flare ups where the pain becomes s bad I end up in the ER on dilaudid via IV. I became pregnant 6yrs ago and had been taking percocet for 2 years and was when I became pregnant so my OB/GYN advised on start on the methadone maintenance program. By the end of my term the clinic had me up to 175mg's. Recently I detoxed down 2 mg’s a week and now I am at 46mg's. It hurts something terrible. My PCP said after i’m thru detoxing that he will put me on a Vicodin patch s not to have to take pills again. My issue is as I go down even lower (I am holding at 46mg’s right now) I know my pain is going to be 100 times worse! My body cannot handle it and also I have a 6yr old daughter to take care of. I thought about a detox hospit...

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Okay, so I've gone through a lot on this site and nothing is really helping me with my question. I started taking methadone almost two years ago. I got up to 70mgs and stabilized for awhile then my counselor and I decided with all the positive changes I've made that tapering down would be a good option for me. I have been tapering very slow since last May "2016". By January I got to 30mgs of methadone and once I got to 26mgs I asked to be taken back up to 30mgs. I stayed on 30mgs for another month and then realized I was moving to Florida very soon. Problem is I have the state insurance and Florida programs will not accept the insurance I currently have. So, my methadone dr put me on a rapid detox which was 2mg a day. My last does was 16mgs on Saturday April 8, 2017. I w...

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I am a methadone patient and want to travel to New York . Am I able to bring it in the country ? ## Hello, Shivvybiv! How are you? As long as you have a valid prescription from your doctor and keep it in the original labeled container that you receive from your doctor, or pharmacy, the U.S. allows you to bring in up to a 3 month supply. Learn more Methadone details here. But it is a controlled substance here, so as I said, you do have to have the proper documentation from your doctor, if there are any doubts, customs will seize it. Is there anything else I can help with? ## I answered this already but left out helpful info. You forgot to mention they won't let known drug addicts into tge US so you can't say it's MMT. Day chronic pain. Also definitely a letter but leave anyth...

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Looking for a doctor who will prescribe methadone in the Charlotte, nc area. I have real pain due to a car accident back in 2000 when I broke my pelvis. I moved from Jersey to Nc and got the pain meds off of someone else and when I became pregnant I was told to go to a methadone clinic. I had no idea what I was doing or that I could easily have gone to pain management. I'm willing to drive almost anywhere within reason for a doctor who can give me methadone. I've tried subutex and suboxone but neither work. Please help ## Unfortunately, if you have gone to a Methadone clinic in the past, then that is in your medical records and a regular doctor will not be able to prescribe it for you. Whether you need it for pain or not, your prior addiction treatment is what will restrict them...

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I'm taking methadone for pain but my doctor is hard to get to for me anymore . and my dose is too low for the clinic. Does anyone have a doctors name that I could go to around cherry hill NJ? ## Due to the regulations that were put in place last year, you'll need to see a pain management specialist if you require such a medication on a long-term ongoing basis. Is there a chance that your current doctor may refer you to someone closer? That would most likely be the easiest way of getting the help you need. This is a narcotic analgesic, so it has the potential to be habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth and constipation. Can anyone recommend a good doctor in that area? ## I need a doc for methadone I have lupus I'm in long i...

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What is a good methadone starting dose? ## I been on methadone for 5 years now and thinking I might need to increase my mgs... I'm currently at 80mg and get a 6-pack take-home each week. I'm starting to have hot & cold sweat's lately but I'm not in any other discomfort yet. Is there a time limit when you may have to decide if you are getting immune to the dosage and need an increase? Thanks for your feedback, it helps a lot of people.

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Why is metabolic methadone showing up in drug screen and I don't take ## Can you privide any other details? Do you mean you don't take it on a regular basis? Do you take any other drugs? What kind of test is it? Strip test, 10 panel, etc....It's better to provide more information. ## I'm going through the same situation & cannot find much help on the matter?? I get a urine test monthly from my Specialist doctor & this month the test showed positive for Methadone! I have never even taken Methadone in my entire life! This is really scaring me to think that something I've not put in my system is showing up & my doctor is questioning me as well. The only thing I've found online is that some people are saying that the OTC allergy medicine, Benadryl can cau...

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I got a letter from my pain management doctor yesterday saying he was dropping me as a patient because I had NO metabolites in my system for for it on urine screenings going all the way back to November. I know this cannot possibly be right. I can get away with taking 60 mg daily, but not less than that. Is there anything that would cause a person not to have it show up at all? ## Another thing, somewhere around there, I switched from taking the drug test via urine to taking it via mouth swabs that soak up the saliva and turn blue when it has enough. The office staff claimed they only had the swabs for "2-3 months", but I'm tested every month and I know I've used the swab at LEAST 5 times. I also heard someone who had the same thing happen to them was taking cranberry ex...

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I am using orally 10 to 20 mgs. daily of your methadone pills. I have allergic problems with talc. Do your methadone pills contain any talc? If so, do you offer your pills without talc? I have been prescribed methadone for pain management for 7 years. I use methadone for breakthrough pain that is not controlled by the morphine/clonidine mixture in my Medatronics intrathecal pump. Our local pharmacist has filled my prescriptions over the years usually with your 10 mg. larger modified rectangular pills. I say larger because on two occasions he filled my prescription with slightly smaller round pills (one time) and much smaller round pills (the other time). I have symptoms (Possibly due to talc in the pills?) of skin rash that does not go away even after dermatologist's prescriptions. ...

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Been on 20 mg of methadone for six years. How long will it take to get out of my system? Thanks in advance. ## This is only intended to be an estimate, but most medications are usually out of your system within about 5 days after your last dose. And usually for drugs like this, the safest way to stop taking them is to taper off them under a doctor's supervision, if possible. So if you end up tapering, (which may be appropriate based on your description), then it will probably take a while longer before you can have your 'last dose' of methadone. Cold-turkeying just doesn't sound feasible after six years on any medication. Eating plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, staying hydrated throughout the day, and getting plenty of rest each night, will significantly aid your b...

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