Methadone: Methadone Facts

Question: What medications are not compatible with methadone?

(Posted by: SANDY on 2010-09-02 14:59:48)

Have taken for 10+ years and just heard ultram can cause seizures when taken with methadone.I take methadone for pain as it's half life is 24- 36 hours. instead of increasing the methadone, I try to take otc meds to help with pain.

Posted by: Shayla on 2010-09-02, 15:03:32

Pain killers or sSuboxone. And Zanex could make you go in to respatory failure.

Posted by: Vamsi on 2010-09-02, 15:10:19

Methadone is contraindicated with Cisapride, Dronedarone, all MAOI's, Phenothiazines, Pimozide, Toremifene, and Ziprasidone. There's a pretty huge list of drugs that should be avoided (or have alternatives considered), but those are the worst (mainly because of potential cardiac effects).

Posted by: hipstertravels2 on 2010-09-04, 15:13:00

Yup tramadol is dangerous.