Using Fentanyl To Get Off Methadone (Page 3)

I have been on Methadone for about 5 years. I had an addiction to oxycontin and the went on methadone to quit. My highest dose was 120mg and I have managed to wean myself down to 17mg. The problem is I am having a really hard time getting off of it. Doing some reading I have learned that methadone is one of the worst for trying to quit.

I have a perscription for 12mcg/h fentanyl for back pain which I havent been using but was thinking about quiting the methadone and using the patch instead so when I eventually drop it the withdraws won't be as bad.

Has anyone tried this?
is 12mcg enough?
Any other thoughts or advice?

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Just so you know, when switching from metadone to morphine with out reduction for cross tolerance its between 1:4 and 1:20 methadone:morphine

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This is years ago but im going to say this. Im on 70 mg of methadone for 10 years im 31 so since i was 21. My doctor finally realized this isnt working im not getting off its too hard plus everyone in vancouver bc is oding everywhere. Ive od'd 10 times since fents been out. Im using 100 micrograms for 5 days while completely stopped methadone. I was sick at 50 micros had to go up to 100 micros. Then im going in on the 5th day to detox and starting suboxone taper. When i get out im going to get the chip implanted or the shot of nalexone or something that makes it impossible to use for 3 month's at a time. Love you all. Good luck to the ones that live this hell everyday. God bless you all.

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Mike, I've been taking Methadone for 2 yrs. (mid-2015 to now...may 2017) at 10-40mg's daily. Taken for chronic, debilitating back/disc pain prescribed by Dr., it has helped tremendously. I began with Oxycodone 5, then 10, then 20mgs, 4 x's daily. When I complained that the Oxycodone's weren't as effective anymore, the Dr then put me on Methadone, 10mg at 3x's daily. I took myself off of the Oxycodone halfway through my 1st yr of the Methadone. I just felt that both drugs were too much, even tho' together I felt no pain with my back. (Disintegrating L-6, 5& 4 discs & spinal stenosis) the exchange went well and I felt no withdrawal from the Oxycodone.

Now I've been on methadone and it does nothing for the pain. Nothing. In the meantime my right hip with sciatica ( caused by a life-threatening car accident in 1975) has decided to turn into another nightmare of pain. Methadone wouldn't touch it. So... I wanted OFF of it, right? Because of the newly tightened-up laws here in West Virgina (where I live but was not born here in this backwards state......a little harsh criticism there)..... it is next to impossible to get prescribed ANY pain killers, be they opiates or narcotics or of any pain-reducing qualities. The Doctors are frightened by the new laws. (WV has the highest rates of OxyContin O.D,'s as well as illicit drug O.D.'s. It's a poor state, & there's a tendency to 'escape' reality, especially down in the lower counties (Hatfield-McCoy territory). -a bit of history there- I live in Jefferson County, the richest (and closest to Wash DC) county in WV. Not meaning to sound snobbish, even this area has a great drug problem either those same drugs.

Anyway, going off my tangent now, my Dr - a pain management clinic Dr (quack) decided on using Fentanyl, to see if it can relieve both back pain & hip pain. Tho' I've only been on the F. (25mcg) for 3 days, and off the Methadone for the same 3 days, the back pain is addressed but nothing is touching the hip pain still - or yet. I don't readily notice any bad withdrawal from the M., and I've been terrified of the M. withdrawal, I still nonetheless feel horrible. Not quite 'withdrawal horrible', but I can't keep my eyes open, cant think clearly, am an emotional wreck, and just can't think straight. It's scaring me to death. I try to ignore the negative, but the positive just won't stick. Is this normal? Am I going to feel this way for a long period of time? I am completely alone in this struggle and would really appreciate any advice, any co-understanding, and/or any communication on this subject. Please?

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I'm going through that at this minute. I'm anxious to hear of any of your replies. Thanks for lletting me 'step' in

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Fentynal is worse to come off of than oxy. Watch urself

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