Can I Use Methadone To Get Off Of Percocets?

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I take about 150mgs of percocet 30mgs a day and I want to know if I take methadone will it help with the withdrawal & shakes of the stopping the percocet dose every day?

I have used methadone to come off of percocets before, but it was at a way lower dose.. I know suboxone's what is recommended but from what I'm told at my dose methadone is stronger if I use it right.

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In my honest opinion I don't think that Methadone will be of the best help, seeing as there is a possibly unsafe interaction between Methadone and the Oxycodone found in Percocet.

The interaction between these two drugs states the following:

"Central nervous system- and/or respiratory-depressant effects may be additively or synergistically increased in patients taking multiple drugs that cause these effects, especially in elderly or debilitated patients."

"During concomitant use of these drugs, patients should be monitored for potentially excessive or prolonged CNS and respiratory depression. Ambulatory patients should be counseled to avoid hazardous activities requiring mental alertness and motor coordination until they know how these agents affect them, and to notify their physician if they experience excessive or prolonged CNS effects that interfere with their normal activities."

Based on this, you may want to consider Suboxone, or even look into possible natural alternative solutions. Taking the natural route usually results in less undesirable side effects, so it may be worth your time to contact a naturopath in your area.

I hope this helps!

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Well its been two days now that I haven't taken a percocet and switched to 30mg dose of methadone a day I feel my body acting weird but I'm deff getting by a lot better then going cold turkey like I did before .. I'm just wondering if I slowly come off of the two week methadone plan will I still withdrawal as bad

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Bill,I currently take Percocet 10/325 X6 per day AND Methadone 10mg X4 per day.I have tried every single pain med out there over the last 16 + years.I had botched surgery in 1995,couldn't walk and was planted in a wheelchair and a bed for 1.5 yrs then starting moving using fore arm crutches then a walker,then reg crutches then back to walker BUT today,I walk by myself altho somedays I do use my cane for balance. I use to take morphine 4X per day and used the Percocet 10/325 PRN but daily. I've been on,off and then back on again for the percocet,methadone and at 2 diff times morphine too. The worst,and I mean worse withdrawl that I've been thru has to be the methadone.This is used to help people get OFF of heroine and it is strong,ya it works for pain,but it is a PAIN in itself to get off of. I hope this all works out for you

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Bill,forgot to tell you,in my experience,Methadone really really really helps to get off of any narcotic that I was on. It should really help with the shakes and sweats. Those suboxtons,WOW,the things I've heard about those. People have told me how sick to their stomachs,nausea constant,vomtting & if by chance you happen to take a percocet,vicodin etc, by mistake or because your pain is not under control, you WILL feel very very sick. Subs are used to block narcotics (I'm not a dr.&I may not be using the best vocab,but I'm trying) so first you just pretty much wasted the narcotic you took because subs will block them from getting in and you get severe withdrawl symptoms for awhile,not days and days,but prob the rest of the day. Hope you are doing well

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If I take 9 percocets a day how much methadone should I be on? I don't want to hear anything about methadone being bad for you or suboxone being easier to get off. I'm already enrolled in the methadone program and I have decided that this will help me. But I want to know how much methadone I should be on if my body needs 9 percocets a day sometimes 11.

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@ christina ive just recently detoxed at mercy hospital 54th and cedar avenue philadelphia pa ....they gave me liquid methadone every 6 hours...i felt very little withdraw symptoms an they guarenteed i would be normal in 6 days...i am now 6 days clean and i signed myself out of detox 2 days ago...on my 4th day i declined the methadone because i felt better and normal....i was doing 4-6 perk 30s a day...i suggest medical help liquid methedone was great but you need medical help to monitor you

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I take around 120 op oxy cottons ( thats the crush proof). Well ive been taking methadone 10s for about 5 days now. Will that help me ?? Im trying to get off them competely. How sick will i still Be?? Any advice ?

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I have taken 30mg of methadone will it be a waste and will it b safe to take 60mg of oxycodone?

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I obviously have a very high tolorance

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The doctor will tell you what you can go up to. I wish I would have stayed at 50, but I went up to 90 mgs. I was taking about 140 mgs of oxycodone a day. I am at 29 mgs now and they are telling me now that im still gonna have to go through withdrawal. They lied to me to get mee on. They told me I could go down to 1 mg when I wheened off now they say 5 mgs. I wish I would have just susuffered my oxy withdrawal. A year and a half later at 240 dollars a month anf I still have to suffer. I kick myself in the but all the time. I beat oxy withdrawal before. It was 10 days of pure hell.

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I was on 40 mg of methadone for H addiction. I was on the methadone for only 1 1/2 months. I then had the clinic do a 21 day taper cause I couldn't afford it. I'm on day 5. I can't sleep worth s*** and I have restless leg syndrome. Those are the only symptoms. How long will this no sleeping go on for. I was not on that methadone very long.

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You can use methadone to taper off Percocet .oxy,s ext .... I was taking 10 tablets of80mg oxy,s for years .... Unroll I was always sick and needing more .... 800 mg a day was tottaly ridiculous. I went on methadone and have been on it for a few years .... I was taking about 160 mg a day of methadone when I started to feel ok .... They start you at a low dose so as not to risk overdosing you ... I I stayed at 160 for a while till I felt ok to taper off ... I've been tapering off at 5mg a week and stoping the taper when I needed a extra week to feel ok with it... I se em to noticet eth taper the more sometimes then others . I'm down to 30 mg now and still doing well . I hope the info helps... Good luck

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Does anyone know a doctor in the Lehigh valley in Pa that prescribes methadone I am on subutex and my Doctor threatened me because I was also taking benzos

Please help

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I had been taking 6-8 30 mg percs daily recreationally and decided I had to quit, and fast. You know, like ripping off a bandaid I assume, at least for me, it seems easier to get it over with fast.
I decided to taper off using methadone. I've tried the suboxone but I hated the feeling and I NEVER want to try cold turkey again. The first three days I took 30 mg of methadone, then three days of 20 mg. days 7-9 I did 15 mg then dropped to 10 mg. always in the morning and sometimes adding a few Tylenol for headaches. I felt a lot better when I drank lots of water and I could go about my daily chores. I am currently on my third day of taking nothing at all. I'm still waiting for some kind of real pain unlike the tiredness I have been feeling, but the longer times goes by, the more I realize this could be it. I just may have tamed the beast so to speak. I already feel so much clearer. Just want anyone who wonders to know that it IS possible to quit without going through withdrawal
This experience does not have to be kafkaesque.

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Just so you know it is NOT safe to take benzos with methadone either because both slow your heart rate and it could be fatal to you. but methadone will help you get off any drugs you might be on now including benzos ..

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I need someone to talk to to help me get off tabs. I take 6 10mg a day and I can't do this anymore. I can't afford to be sick and in my bed for 2 weeks. I was told I can take methadones and still be able to get out of my bed. Can someone tell me if this will work, if I'm still able to get up and how many I'm gonna need to be okay.

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I can't handle this anymore.. Need someone to talk too. I can't do this alone and I can't tell my family either!!

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I was put on methadone recently for pain. If I was using to get off oxys I would start off with a low dose if thats enough go from 10 to 15 till you get a daily dose that will work. Take 10mg up it 5mg untill it works for you. Be carefull the half life is about 230hrs thats ehat the doc says. Which is why you od you dont feel the dose from yesterday but its dtill being processed in your body. Methadone isnt like oxys ehere you double your no4mal dose to get a good buzz. Respect it and be vary carefull. I take oxys too and its a lot easier not taking the oxys if I just take the methsdone.

I was started out at 10mg a day and as I got usedvto the meds the dose was increased. In your case do the ssme thing but increase untill you grt to a point ehere you can function without getting high. If your buzzed your taking to much. This is a very addictive drug and you dont want to transfer your addiction to methadone it is a way worse to be addicted to than oxys or other short acting pain pills.

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you will not feel the 60 mg's of oxy if you took 30mg of methadone. either wait at least 24 hrs or just dont be high, its prob f***ing up your life anyways hence why your on the methadone, right?

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I was taking 30 vicodin a day. I go to a methadone clinic. I'm at 150mg per day and it helps great. it doesn't make me feel high. I don't nod. I'm just normal all day. it just depends in ur body. I would try 60 to 75 mg to last ya.

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I took my last 10 mg Percocet earlier today. My Dr. changed me over to methadone 10 mg. It has been 4 hours since I took the Percocet and I just now took a methadone. Is this ok?

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I'm on 80mgs of oxy, 1mg of klonopin and 20mg of methadone a day and have been for a few years. I only take the benzo if needed due to the fact I hate taking something I really don't need and don't want my body to be dependent on another drug. We are all slaves to The pharmaceutical companies. They're the reason why marijuana is illegal. You don't go through withdrawals when getting off marijuana like oxys. They make the pills like that so you keep taking them.

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Methadone saved my life. I had a bad opiate addiction and went on methadone for 7 yrs in which time i never touched another drug. Suboxone or subutex never helped my addiction. I started at 15mg and got up to 130 mg. I was ready to get off completely and tapered down to 5 MG verryyy slowly and then got off completely with no withdrawal except a little anxiety and insomia. Reading all the negative posts will litterally put you in withdrawal as it did me. Methadone is a miracle drug if you do it the right way.

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Hi steve. Could you give me specific info of your 6 day program using liquid methadone?
I have 10MG methadone and wanted to know how many mgs used each day and how often each day. So I can follow the same regimend since it works so well for you . I was on daily 60MG percocets For one year. either I'm going to try the methadone way or try suboxone for 3 to 4 days

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It will help but I would taper off the methadone slower and I'm speaking from experience. Good luck

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Try to go 2 days without taking any percs. On day 3 take a 8 milligram sub and you should feel fine for another 2-3 days. After That reduce it to 4 milligrams and you should be completely fine. You can also take an anti diarrhea pill to skip the "runs" phase all together. I detoxed 3 times and I was trying to avoid the suboxen because I thought that it would re-set my symptoms; thought I would start detoxing from the subs, but it doesn't. I was taking 90 milligrams a day and 4 days out of the week I was mixing it with xanax. Just tough it out for 2 days, take a sub and an anti-diarreah pill and you'll be fine.

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I have been taking Methadone for years. I am trying to taper off by myself. I'm down to 2.5mg in the pm only but I can't sleep anymore. I take Clonasepam, benadryl and a Percocet to get to sleep. I feel very sweaty and nervous before I go to bed. Anyone have any suggestions. I really don't like to take the Percocet at night. I feel as if I am trading one bad pain med for another.

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Hi new here this is my delema I have been st using 20 5/325 perc a day + my script otc is 4 x3mg hydromorphone + 8 mg diladed sometimes I go without and sub methadone when I gobble up my script early my starting this was pancreatitis 3 months in hospital what would you guys think I should do as my. I think I will be cut off soon as I had to provide a urin sample (d test). If I go to a methadone clinic how much should I ask that I be started out at??

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It will be worse but that however was my case honestly if u could do subs do them i was takin methadone and i had to get a trachostomy cause i went into respiratory failure and i was perfectly health i hope u choose what's best for u and good luck i hope my story helped

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i am taking just 10 mg methadone for one day to prevent wd from oxycodone until i get my prescription filled tomorrow. is that ok fot one day? i am over 60 yrs old

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