Methadone And Morphine Together (Page 8) (Top voted first)

MY HUSBAND HAS BLADDER CANCER AND WAS PRESCRIBED 20 MG OF METHADONE EVERY MORNING. HE WAS ALSO GIVEN MORPHIN SULFATE 60 MGS TWICE A DAY. HOW SHOULD THESE MEDICINES BE TAKEN?

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Re: yellowtail (# 4)

Methadone is nowhere near as strong as morphine as I used to take morphine and now I have been clean for 4 years but still trying to get off methadone. It's the most evil drug of them all. I've been on methadone for 17 years and even when you're off it takes 29 days to get out of your body.

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Re: licensetospill (# 5)

The OP is not taking it recreationally! Herein lies the problem of why those of us who are in severe pain, and need our pain meds, cannot get them now because the insurance cos. are using the "opioid crisis" as an excuse to save money. The OP is taking the meds for CANCER, not to feel high and therefore, it is NOT a waste. Thanks to comments like yours and people like that, it is very difficult, if not impossible to get insurance to cover our meds. THANKS!

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Re: John (# 1)

Wrong... methadone doesn't block morphine...that's subutex or naltrexone..the body when ingesting methadone converts it to diamorphine... Basically, that's what he's been prescribed...I do think it's a bit weird tho, when methadone is usually a replacement for opiate addiction... But then again methadone tablets called physeptone are the same drug but not prescribed for opiate addiction, are for pain... If anything he should have been prescribed that. Either way they all work the same. But it will be easier to stop when it comes to it...a small amount of 2 drugs is easier to come off than a big dose of one... Hope this helps.

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Re: Bobutz (# 144)

If not longer, then you won't be the same person you were before you got on methadone.

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Adubb (# 22) what language r u speaking because u make no sense

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Re: cynthia (# 8)

What do you mean by "feel it?" If you've been prescribed morphine with methadone then that is for pain. Your concern is better spent at understanding the equivelncy of morphine per mg is to methadone is per mg in the abilities of both to prevent pain. If you want to know how much to take to feel it, then you are using for reacreation and not how it is prescribed.

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Methadone prevents other pain medications from working properly. That doctor is crazy.

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Re: martin (# 10)

You need to get off the fentanyl! ASAP. Even under a drs care!

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Re: Greg (# 3)

I've been familiar with methadone for about 15 years now. Yes, I was an addict, but I can tell you from experience that methadone is 100 times more potent than most other medications in the same group. Methadone is one of the most potent, so whether the dose is high or not, other substances might feel weak or nearly ineffective in comparison. They are doing their job, but methadone is simply stronger, hence you might not feel their effects. Methadone doesn't block anything. Trust me, I've experimented with it. Don't always believe what doctors say because in the United States, opioids are classed as Schedule II drugs, but here in Norway, and in the rest of the EU, they're rated schedule one because of their high addictive potential. There's an impression among some doctors who seem more interested in making money. Fortunately for me, I don't pay anything for my medications which are at the moment methadone, Lyrica, and Stesolid (Norwegian Diazepam). I've been on these medicines for 15 years and have started to notice their side effects more prominently after 10 years. Methadone will adversely impact your lifespan; it can cut around ten years from your life because it harms you from the inside. I wish I could get off methadone, but it's incredibly painful to do so, and it doesn't help that these medications are provided for free. I've seen how methadone withdrawal can lead to severe health issues, such as causing people's hearts to stop due to their long-term dependency on it. Basically, methadone might help you cope, but it slowly causes harm. Synthetic opioids are the most harmful in this regard. Dolcontin, for example, is a long-acting opioid (12 hour release) and shouldn't be confused with Oxycontin as it almost has the same dramatic effect like H, due to the rapid turbo effect on pain - I know this from personal experience.

In contrast, long-lasting morphine seems safer and is sourced from natural substances, not synthetic. Always ask your doctor for advice on these drugs. They can seriously mess up your psychological health, alter your brain structure, and you typically need more and more. It is concerning that methadone is still prescribed to cancer patients because it hastens their decline. In Norway, we are required to have heart health check-ups every three months due to potential damage from methadone. In my view, methadone should never have been used. However, don't just take my word for it. Check with people from Norway, Denmark, and Sweden. We've even started using Sevredol (24-hour morphine drug) in Norway, but it might be a half-synthetic opioid; I'm not entirely sure. I strongly advise you to avoid methadone because it harms anyone who takes it. Especially cancer patients, it's similar to Fentanyl, just slightly less potent. Do your research and I assure you that you'll find exactly what I've been talking about here. Perhaps check out sites from England and surrounding countries. It's disheartening to see how America treats its own people. Having to pay for essential medications is unfathomable for me. After all, these are drugs that you need to survive and if you can't afford them, what then? It's a multi-million dollar industry. Why can't America offer free healthcare to everyone? Sure, some services should be paid for, but not when it comes to life-saving medications, especially if you're on a program that provides them for free. I've written quite a bit here, but I hope it helps you in some way. Perhaps you're already aware, but it's important to consider the pros and cons before taking any medication.

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Re: yellowtail (# 4)

Exactly my point as well. It's just that methadone is 100 times stronger, so how are you going to feel something that isn't even half as strong as methadone? Logic! I am from Norway, so I apologize for any spelling mistakes. "Jeg prater norsk" or "jeg snakker norsk" is more correct to say in Norwegian. However, we have a lot of Americans here who speak English. Doctors, and the whole American pharmaceutical industry, or 'Big Pharma,' are just after money. They may sometimes manipulate doctors without them even knowing it. But that's really what it comes down to at the end of the day, and everything in between. Good, glad you get it!

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Re: licensetospill (# 5)

You just have to take it before you take your methadone, and it will strengthen the methadone, similar to the way 200mg of Morphine or Dolcontin work. However, this has been my experience. It's important to remember that people are different, and what works for one person may not work for another. Analysing patients can be time-consuming and challenging due to the diversity in people. Sometimes, doctors may get fed up and start prescribing medications without thorough diagnosis. If they can clearly see you are dealing with addiction, they might just refuse treatment due to limited time. The prevalence of drugs on the streets can be largely attributed to doctors and big pharmaceutical companies. It's the government's fault that things are the way they are!

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WAS HOSOICE INVOLVED?

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I was reading into methadone and morphine mixed. This was a fatal mistake my little brother made in 2008. Nearly five years later, I am still so hurt and I strive to find the answers. I've heard of several other deaths with these two drugs; it sucks.

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There are two uses for this med, one is to get off of opiates, etc. two is for pain maintenance in small doses and just temporary. I couldn't stand depending on oxys cuz I had bad back pain and wanted that relief. Taking the dones with oxys made me take them the right way. I would take maybe 10 or 20 mgs of dones and oxys but got my life back and I get blood work every 6 months and very healthy, even cholesterol is 125

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I'm on methadone for cronic pain and it deffo not a picnic in the park god ddam kidneys hey.

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Not only is taking methadone and Xanax together stupid it's highly DANGEROUS. If you're getting the methadone from the methadone clinics, they take random urine and if u come back positive for a benzo they will kick you off the clinic. I was on methadone for almost two years. My last day on methadone was Aug 4, and it was THE best decision I ever made. The highest I was on was 80mgs I slowly dropped to 47 and stayed there for about a year. When I detoxed I went down 5mg every 3 days until I got to 7mg and just stopped. The worst of the withdrawal symptoms were not being able to sleep. That lasted for about 2 weeks, and then 2 weeks after stopping is when I felt the worst, I was sick for a week but now I'm fine. I also get oxys for severe rheumatoid arthritis and as an addict it's easy to take more than directed looking for that "high" you have to train yourself to know that just because you don't feel high doesn't mean it's NOT working once you get that down, you're good. I don't know where you're from, but in CT the methadone clinics are nothing but a hostage situation. A word of advice, if you need to go on methadone, research it cuz they don't give you any long term options. Unless you want to be on it forever I would advise you to go to a detox and they usually detox you off whatever opiate ur on with methadone for 5 days THAT'S ALL YOU NEED. If I can be of any other help just ask.

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I'd be very careful mixing methadone and morphine. I took methadone, but it stopped working. My doc told me he could switch me to morphine ER. He then proceeded to tell me not to EVER take the 2 together. Something about your heart rate can slow way down. And I was even taking a low dose, 30mgs twice a day. Also has something to do with methadone remaining in your system for so long? I'm not sure what to believe, but I'll wait to take the morphine.....just in case! Best Wishes to all dealing with chronic pain.

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Totally right methadone is an evil drug. I'm from England and except for private doctors, who are almost legal drug dealers for the rich, no doctors here would prescribe such dangerous cocktails of drugs.

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#Debra.... the main reason that your doctor gave your husband the low dose of methadone is so that the morphine would work just the same. The only difference is that if he wasn't taking methadone the morphine might make him a little woozy like other opiates. So now he is able to take the morphine twice a day and be able to have a clear head and not feel so out of it. I'm a pharmacist for 20-plus years and I'm also a stage 4 cancer patient. So don't listen to those people that say that methadone blocks the pain effects of other opiates like morphine or oxycodone or fentanyl opiates like that. In fact a lot of people take methadone because they are addicted to the needle. So they use methadone as an alternative so they don't get Hepatitis C unless they haven't already and in which it's too late. But regardless I was taking about 20 milligrams of methadone and about 3 or 4 opiate pain medications at the same time to help my pain. The only thing that methadone did for me was help take the opiate pain medication and the side effects which is the out of it feeling and just help my cancer pain. Most of these people that try to offer advice have no clue what they're talking about I went to school for many years for this and was also a patient. So I have a lot of knowledge in the field. I'm not just an addict, ECT. I take my medications as prescribed and always have. I wouldn't have been a pharmacist for 20 years if I had a serious problem with drugs. {edited for privacy}. ANYONE THAT CAN USE SOME BENZO ADVICE I WILL DEFINITELY HELP YOU AS I HAVE MANY RESOURCES!

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I took 80 milgrams of liquid Methadone at 8:00 a.m.. Its now 11:00 p.m. I just shot 80cc's of tar, I skin pop bcuz have no veins. Long story long........ I felt it full force!! It seems like the M-done enhanced the H or vice-versa. Anyway just wanted share my experience since there's a lot of b.s. or 2nd news.

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