Methadone: Methadone Facts

methadone - Important information about methadone, its uses and its dangers. The drug methadone is used extensively in addiction treatment.

Anyone know how to increase your sex drive while on methadone?
My boyfriend is 22 and he is a recovering herion addict and now is taking methadone. Ever since he started it he has no sex drive, like he wants to have sex but really can't. Please help us.

I have been doing a methadone clinic for 3 days now, will using suboxone help as well?

	Methadone helps block the euphoric effects of drugs like heroin and morphine.

Will i get sickk off methadone?
I just took 2 500mg vicoden last night and I have methadone that I just bought. I was wondering if I will feel the high of methadone and will I still get sick? This will be my second time using and the first time was like 3 months ago . PLEASE NO DON'T DO DRUGS OR DRUGS ARE ADDICTIVE OR GO SMOKE WEED COMMENTS JUST PLX HELP ME ANSWER MY QUESTION And is there a chance I will still get high and not sick since it will be like 24 hrs after my last vicoden use? Plz Help Thanks

How do I help my husband whos coming off methadone with the withdraws? ?
Ello. I was wondering what I could do to help my husband whos quitting methadone. What happen was back in August our son was born two months early. Due to the high stress that came with that he relaps and started to do heorin again. Around Christmas he came and told every body that he had messed up and needed help. His family member helped him by taking him to a clinic where they offered methadone. Hes been there for maybe a month now. This morning something had happen and the lady refused to give him his daily dose. So he left and decieded to just go cold turkey. Now Ive never done drugs or known anybody who has. I just know that coming off this is very long and painful. So my question is what should I expect in the next while and what can I do to help and be supportive? And is there any home remedies or something I can get at store to at least try to help with the withdraws pain.Any advice would be so helpful. Many thanks in advance

Does Marijuana help withdrawal from methadone?
My sister is addicted to meth, but goes to the clinic. She missed it today and yesterday and wants me to give her money for meth and she said she's going to rehab soon. I haven't answered her back, but I refuse to give her any money for more meth. I'd give her weed though if that could help her. She said she is throwing up and that she feels really bad. I don't mess with any other drugs so I'm not sure if a gram of weed could help her until she gets to the clinic tomorrow morning.

Anyone have experiences with 5mg 3x a day methadone?
I just started it yesterday,btw i'm not using it for drug withdrawals i'm using it for pain relief i got it from my pain management doctor yesterday,please help i need people telling about there experiences because i've taken 2 so far and so far it don't seem to be working i don't know if it needs to mount up in your system or what to work better so please helpThanks Ok,so should i ask for them to up my dosage? I'm only 17 and go to a children's pain clinic so would they up it? Cause i need some pain relief desperatly

Should I stop my methadone treatment?
Here is the thing, I am an ex drug addict, I was a pretty bad user, started pills when I was 18 from a chronic pain condition called endometrosis but I have been sober or clean from heroin and pills for 2 years about....I got on methadone treatment about 2 years ago. I am living with my friend who is into natural medicine and is against methadone. I know that methadone causes some stuff like i heard it depletes the calcium in the bones over time, and it's REALLY hard to get off..I know I tried before. But I don't want to be on it for the rest of my life. I am 27 and I'm on 105mg a day. My roommate says I should get off because 1. it prevents me from going living anywhere that doesn't have a methadone clinic nearby.2. I have to go almost everyday to the clinic.. I'm on phase 2 which means I can have 3 take outs a week, and I will be getting my phase 3 soon. 3. He's worried about the calcium thing.4. Also he thinks I will die from a liver thing or slow breathing in my sleep. Those are the main things he is worried about,but the things is..I have been on it for about 2 years and I have not had a dirty UA since getting on the methadone. It's has been helping me..Also it really is hard to get off. I have heard of this treatment called. Ibogain? It supposedly helps people get off opiates, and it addresses the withdrawal that would come with stopping it. I know I don't want to be on it forever but....it's helping me right now....what do you think? Thank you.

Methadone high will a person get high from methadone pill?


Switching to suboxone from methadone how rough is it?
Just looking for a little quick advice about my switch from Methadone to Suboxone from anyone that has been through the same thing or any experience with it. Have been on methadone for the past year at 30mg then weened down to 5mg and took my last dose last monday. The earliest I could get in to see the suboxone doctor was wednesday, tomorrow. So i had to wait about 8 days. I have been using opanas this week to get by and i got a suboxone saturday to use. I know I have to be in withdrawals at my appointment but i got an Opana 40 this morning and just finished it off. My appt is at 1 45 so that gives me about 18 hours do you think I will be alright and they will go me my Suboxone? Also I have only used Suboxone a handful of times so not too familiar with it's effects over long time usage? I know it helps with the cravings but do you also have the buzz from other pain killers so you have no desire to use whatsoever? I'm 21 year old male and was using oxys for about 2 years anywhere from 80 a couple hundred miligrams a day. Then i got introduced to opanas about a year ago and was doing 1 2 opana 40mg pills a day so on average 60 80mg. This is the same time i started on methadone also so i was doing methadone and opana daily. Switching from using oxys to methadone and opana together has really up my tolerance which im sure is obvious. Just any insightful info about the transition from methadone to suboxone and what to expect would be much appreciated? also what dose do you think i'll be started on? FYI im currently prescribed 40mg of adderall instant release a day for a little more background info.Keep your judgmental comments and any jack advice to yourself about how i'm a junkie or ruining my life with opiates please. Heard it all before. Thanks in advance for all your help

Will methadone boost the efects of heroin?
i just want to know if im already on H, if i do methadone will it boost it

How do i get methadone pills?
if i wanna get methadone pills, what should i say to my doc to convince him to give them to me

YOUR PATIENT IS prescribed 3mg IM methadone. THe only available dosage strength is 4 mg/cc.How much(mL) will?
will you give your patient?

I want off methadone.i've been on 3 years?
right not i'm on 45 mg a day.6 months ago i was on 90mg as i was for the 2.5 years before i am done with it and i want to get off.how long is it going to take?how hard is it going to be?i need a plan.if you've done it before let me know.i'm serious im getting off this shit and nothing is going to stand in my way im totally clean but i'm not if i do this everyday i need to travel and i need to not spend this 90 a week.also it sucks getting up at 7 when i work at 3pm

Help with detoxing from Methadone?
I am in a methadone program due to long term pain from cancer now " cured" in which I was taking high doses of narcotic pain killers. I have no problems with any of that. It was what was needed. Now, I am on methadone as it is a very effective painkiller which I still need but my goal is to have my doctor ween me off over the course of a year I didn't " get here" overnight...I" m not gonna get clean overnight. There is no shame, at all, in taking prescribed medication for a very serious illness but I want to get off the painkillers as much as possible . It's unreasonble to think that this is going to go fast. Also, again, no shame...one wouldn't tell a diabetic that they need to not be dependent upon insulin, right? Pain slows healing, increases stress, which can also as we all know kill you. I am on 30 mgs. day of Methadone I have already decreased, over the course of 3 months, from 35mgs my max dosage . What would be a good, slow & steady rate, to drop? I am giving myself six months, if possible. Thanks