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I am just curious about what a methadone overdose does to your body in the long term?
What I mean is that my brother in law took WAY too much methadone and had no pulse and was not breathing and he is now in ICU and I was curious about what shape he is going to be in now

An "overdose" is usually used to denote DEATH by overdose...never heard of it in any other context...but if you mean what happens if you take too much (of anything, not just methadone) but don't actually die...organ damage throughout the body, i would presume...especially the liver and kidneys whose job it is to filter it out of your body.

2007-02-22 11:39:28 by HoLLie

When a person overdoses on methadone, they will have shallow, labored breathing, disorientation, mental confusion and gastrointestinal problems ...

i lived through a methadone overdose, and ive been expriencing pains in my abdominal area, and server head aches. its been a year now since the overdose and i was in a coma for 2 days. i had never recieved medication for the after overdose. i was wonder if i could die now because of it. like never wake up tomorow or have a seizure or something. any thoughts?

This sounds pretty serious mate, I suggest you haul your butt over to your doctor and tell them all the symptoms you're having.
It's kinda funny though how a painkiller when used improperly will actually induce pain.
Ya know, almost any painkiller, even the shyte OTC ones like Ibuprofen, if you overdose on them they can cause internal bleeding. I heard about one girl who died, she had taken too much aspirin over a number of years and during her autopsy they found massive internal bleeding from perforated ulcers from her esophagus to the ascending colon. Not good.

I'd really go get check out if I were you, my friend.

2008-11-03 03:59:04 by Lauren B

My son overdosed on methadone. He was taking high doses and is now in a coma in the hospital. He did not get it legal from a clinic.
Thank you for your answer. He also had a massive heart attack and an infection in his lungs. The doctors say to watch and wait and take it day to day. It is in God's hands. I lit a candle from the link you sent. That is the why I think it is the best answer.

only your doctor and god knows the answer to this question. Being in a coma is not a good sign. It is possible that he will come out of the coma. But there's bound to be a significant change in him as a person, because of the coma.

I know that this is terrible for you. I wish I could give you positive answers, but you need to go over this with your medical doctor. Basically it's a wait and see scenario.

I've enclosed a link where you can light a candle and say a prayer. I think you will find this comforting.

My thoughts are with you,
Billie77

2007-05-02 21:48:25 by Bunny

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As in what are side affects to overdosing? After you overdose, what can happen to you?

methadone is a long acting narcotic. Like all powerful narcotics it can stop breathing. They buried a 16 year old girl who overdosed on narcotics in a small town not far from where I live just a couple of weeks ago. You don't see it coming, its just lights out and her friends did not know what to do.

CPR until you can get the antidote, naloxone. Naloxone does not last in the body as long a methadone so a second or third dose might be needed until it clears the body.

She died from smoking a Fentanyl patch.

2010-01-25 08:57:13 by Girlllllll

My babies father was found, in the bathroom, stiff, with black vomit on his lips and hair, and the impression of a toilet seat on his chest. Also his pants were down. He was hospitalized over night on Thurs. because he stopped breathing from methadone, released and found dead 4 days later.

Another death to the disease of Addiction. My sincere condolences.
The question I would be asking is how did he get enough Methadone to overdose. Methadone is only available through medical clinics and the patient has to take the dose supervised by a nurse or pharmacist.
My son was down to 8mg and because it was such an unusually low dose he was given 80mg in error. He was very sick but luckily survived. Needless to say the pharmacy did not admit liability

2006-09-05 21:23:34 by Shelly