Doctors Willing To Prescribe Methadone For Pain Management In St Louis (Page 2)
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I have Chronic IBS and acute Chrons disease. I have been taking Vicodin to help control the bouts of diarrhea and severe abdominal pain. My concern is all that Tylenol that comes with Vicodin is damaging my liver, thus more problems. I have tried methadone and it works GREAT and 40mg lasts all day instead of a pill every 4 hrs. I need a doctor in or around the St. Louis area that can and will prescribe methadone for pain management. I have no insurance, preferably a doctor who will accept cash patients that is not to costly. Who and where are they in this area? Thank You Anyone

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I was released from prison on methadone but the prison let me go all weekend with no Rx to get through my weekend doses. Where do I stand with this? Can I sue for letting me go with out my methadone?

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I'm a T4 paraplegic and been paralyzed for the past 14 years. I've been on many pain medications since my injury. About 6 years ago I got on methadone and it was a life saver for me personally. My pain management doctor who was prescribing me methadone has just moved out of the state. I'm looking for a good pain management doctor in or around Saint Louis Mo who prescribes methadone.

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I digress.... Norco DOES HAVE APAP in it, I must have been confusing it with methadone! Sorry for any confusion!
JD

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I'm on methadone here in Phoenix,AZ.
My doc who was writing for the pills lost his license in 2010, and ever since then (because nobody ELSE will Rx it for me) I've had to go to a friggin methadone clinic like I'm a junkie! Anyways, the liquid is good enough (I also have chronic IBS among a list of other ills) for stomach cramps, and keeps the IBS in check, if u know what I mean. It is not as good as the pills but what can I say-although for some reason there is a large difference between generic M and name brand M. Taking the brand name one, which u will recognize by the fact that it is a white powder that they mix in water as opposed to the pink-red liquid that they dont mix, is more closer to the actual M tablets, strength-wise and lasting effects.
Also, if you are afraid of the tylenol like I was when I started out on the pain meds therapy, I used Norco for awhile as I believe theres no APAP in it, either. Anyhow, good luck friend, as we truly all do suffer together! I at least hope my sharimg helped u somewhat!! ;-D JD

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While it sounds bizarre, it is true, obviously! I wouldn't get so angry at the messenger, Sick In St. Louis. It's just a fact that methadone is something that is sold on the streets, and they have to do what they can to stop diversion of SCHED.II MEDS. One way of doing that is if a person has insurance, it is documented how many docs they have gone to and what they were Rx'ed. If a person pays cash, it's not being documented because these P.M. Docs have no way of knowing which patient went where. And, pharmacies do keep records and they would know if people are buying large quantities of these drugs. The almighty DEA keeps sharp tabs on what Rx's are filled. So, really I'm not sure why anyone would have a problem filling a script from any doc unless they are being flagged for it. That part I DON'T get.

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Verwon a dr put me a methadone for pain. You just seem to be telling all of us that no dr will help. WHY are you responding negatively when your NO HELP!

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Hi, Stacey! How are you?

There are actually a couple of problems that you're going to run into.

The first will be the fact that you're a cash patient. Many doctors will not prescribe controlled substances on a long-term basis for uninsured patients, because that makes it much easier for someone to game the system by doctor and pharmacy hopping…and if you do find a doctor to write for something, then your next difficulty will be finding a pharmacy to fill it.

The second issue is wanting Methadone, since it is a very dangerous and addictive medication, most doctors will not prescribe it for pain.

Learn more Methadone details here.

Do you have a doctor that you currently see regularly?

If so, they are most likely going to be your best bet for getting the help you need.

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