Methadone
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A friend of mine takes a very low dose of methadone & really wants to stop taking it for good. The side affects are getting to him. Is there anything he can do to help with the side effects? He has hot/cold flashes, can't sleep at night, and what feels like anxiety & restlessness. I appreciate the feedback.
My bf is addicted to methadone. He has the exact same thing as your friend has at night, that's normal to withdrawl from any kind of opiate. Suboxone works for getting off of pain pills it's a non narcotic and takes away those nasty withdrawal symptoms. But honestly, the only way to get away from methadone is rehab.
A report from the Institute for Safe Medication Practices lists several reasons for the serious and sometime fatal overdoses that have occurred ...
If someone has been taking methadone for nearly 4 years, and has been prescribed Subutex and they keep saying they are afraid to begin the Subutex for fear of acute withdrawals but they had their last dose of methadone 51 hours ago and are experiencing mild withdrawal symptoms, would it be okay to begin the Subutex? They keep referring to the half-life of methadone and have a fear of not waiting long enough..any help appreciated.
if they wait until they cant bare it anymore then they should be ok.. Most important is what their stable dose of methadone was before they stopped.. they should have been taking 30 mgs or less daily before they stopped, if so then they could take the subutex now... if not, then i would recommend they get some methadone, and get down to a stable dose of 30 mgs or less before stopping then wait 24-48 hours and switch to sub.. if they cant get methadone, then wait until you cant bare it anylonger and take the sub
it's been over 24hrs since I took a methadone and I have my other pain medicine. How long if I have to do I need to wait to take my other medication?
You should be fine now. The idea is to not overmedicate (you'll be able to tell when you start feeling "high") and to not let yourself come completely off of the medication. I would start taking the pain medication as the doctor instructed you. However this also depends on which pain medication you have, but assuming it's legal and your doctor knew you would be taking methadone, you should have no problems.
I took methadone recently and i need to know how long i have to wait before i can drink alcohol. Thank you
Methadone, unlike other narcotics, has a very long half life. This means that it takes your body a long time to clear from your system. It is never a good idea to drink copious amounts of alcohol. It is especially dangerous after taking narcotics. If you want to consume alcohol safely after taking methadone, you need to wait about three days.
I took a sip of methadone to stop my withdrawl symptoms, will that hinder my treatment?
im not sure how many days but to start suboxone you have to be in mild to moderate withdrawl.
otherwise youll get sick sick sick believe me ...violently ill isnt the word for it, its bad.
if your meth starts wearig off after say 6 hours and your eyes start watering and your nose starts running id wait about 3-5 hours after that just to be sure.
I went into the clinic in moderate withdrawls (cold sweats runny eyes, and nose mild stomach cramps and crazy anxiety) and had no problems and about 15 minutes after i took a suboxone i was feeling ok. they moved pretty quick at the clinic becasue you have to be sick.
good luck and i hope you like the suboxone better i think its easier no going everyday at the crack of dawn to get right.
take care if you have any other questions please feel free to contact me
Good Luck stay strong
xx
Sort of an explination
I haven't been an active user on a daily basis since 2008. I remember how horrible this addiction gets. The pawned family treasures, the loss of trust, loss of hope, the struggle to get well every day. So far my using hasn't put too much of a strain on my life. I'm not using to get well, its still getting high. Not to say I'm not sick in the morning, I am its just I always have dope on hand. Before I never had money, now I do. I've gone from using starting in 2003, to the Methadone clinic in 2006 where I still used up until 2008 when I was just wasting money using on top of the Methadone. From 2008 till 2010 I stayed the course on Methadone. I had relapse, but never got fully back on gear. In late 2010 I started Suboxone, which worked for a bit, but my tolerance went down. The whole time on Suboxone I thought about using again. It wasn't until a few weeks ago that I went to Madison and visited some friends, and I ended up buying a 20 bag of H. I had to wean myself off the Suboxone, because...
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New Haven Independent - May 16, 2011
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