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Can I Use Methadone To Get Off Of Percocets? (Page 2)
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bill Says:
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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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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michael s. Says:
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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Curious 1235 Says:
I obviously have a very high tolorance
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Curious 1235 Says:
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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Kasey Says:
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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steve Says:
@ 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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christina Says:
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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SSL Says:
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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SSL Says:
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 Says:
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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David Says:
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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