Can I Use Methadone To Get Off Of Percocets? (Page 2) (Top voted first)

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

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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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