Methadone: Methadone Facts

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

Is methadone good for getting off pain pills?
I've been going to a methdaone clinic for a week & was wondering if that's the best thing to do. I've done reading online but it has major mixed reviews. I've been addicted hard for 3 yrs & truly want to get off of them. I'm asking for serious answers & recomendations. Thank you very much

Coming off methadone...?
i been taking methadone for 18 month and was on 15ml at first. i cut it down by 1 ml every month or so ,sometimes i stayed on a bit for longer. im down to 4ml and i wondered if i stopped now would i be ok . i need someone who has been through this to let me know . thanks

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

Is my boyfriend addicted to methadone? ?
My boyfriend has been taking predcribe methadone for 2 yrs now. He keeps raising an lowering his dose. He is at a 40 dose right now. He complains when he doesnt get to dose. I think he should b finished by now, but he says it takes a while. Can someone tell me wat they think.

Is there an easy way to come off methadone?
I have been on methadone for over three years now. When I started taking it no one really explained to me that it would be hard to come off of. I started to detox three milegrams a week. I went from 100 to 40 and then stopped coming down because I was starting to crave drugs again. I haven't went down anymore in over two months now. I want to start again but I've been told that it's going to make me really sick for a long time no matter how slow I go. I really want off this stuff. It cost me $435 a month. Plus I'm tired of needing a chemical just to feel like a normal human being. I can't always come up with the money to dose and on the days I miss I feel pretty crappy. Is there anything out there that can help with the physical withdraws? I don't want to be on methadone for the rest of my life and I know I can't just stop taking it. I don't want to be sick.

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

Anyone know any clinics in madison, wi i can get methadone or suboxone easily at a low cost?


I live in escondido ca near san diego does anyone know any doctors who will perscribe methadone for pain. ?
I have ms, multiple sclerosis and had a very bad car accident and still have residual pain from that too. Does anyone have real knowledge on this. Thank you in advance for all who have answered, I appreciate you taking the time.

Should I stop my methadone treatment, your advice would be greatly appreciated?
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 because1. 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.5. I had an EKG done and my QT levels are off....but my methadone doctor said he sent the results to a cardiologist and he said the heart waves on the paper looked fine...He called my primary and said it was alright...but it still makes me a little worried.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.Wow, thank you J Miller for your answer, you know alot about this subject..as should I. I have been reading up on it...but some of the sites I have been to are vague and say stuff that isn't necessarily true. That's why I wanted other opinions and facts from people who know what they are talking about. Thank you for replying to my question. I really don't feel ready to get off....but my friend has been pressuring me....just cuz he thinks it 's a bad thing to be on it for a long time....but then what does he know...I will let him know what I found out about it. I really am doing better now then I was not on the treatment. Thank you for your input. Hope you have a great day night.

Is it okay to take two methadone pills if I'm 15?
i have sleep issues. I either take 2 Oxycodone, or 1 methadone before I go to bed to make me tired enough to sleep my dad started giving me them about a year ago, and now if I don't take it, I stay up all night and go into withdraw.. About 4 hours ago I took a methadone pill, and I haven't even felt tired since then, so i just took another one. My dad told me never to take two or I may die. Will I be okay?I understand what my dad was doing is wrong, but, I'm not lying here, he got slightly brain damaged on a ski slope Which is why my parents are divorced and he still has to take a lot of meds. And to be honest, I've been suicidal for awhile, and like, it's not like I want to die, but I don't care if I do..

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

Methadone high will a person get high from methadone pill?


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


Help with fathers Methadone Withdrawl...?
My father in law has had a UTI, and has been on methadone for years for his pain. The doctors are slowly reducing his Methadone. He has gone from 50, to 30mg daily this week. He is staying at our house so we can monitor him. When he went to the doctors on Monday his B P was 140 90. Now his blood pressure is 140 100 and 130 99 the last 2 times we checked. He is flushed and getting cold sweats. He is in his 50's. He has been drinking lots of water to help flush out his infection. What can we do to help this process and make him feel better? Thanks