Methadone: Methadone Facts

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

Does methadone deplete muscle?
Is it bad to take it if you work out? will it decrease muscle?

How long does methadone stay in your system?

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

Badddd cramps, would methadone help?!?
I have cramps that I cant get under control. NOTHING is helping and Ive been puking.. Im being offered a 10mg methadone, would it help meee? Ive taken it before and I was fine. But not in awhile. I dont want any sort of pill hangover tomorrow.. what should I do? ? Take halff? THis is so unbearable

What color is liquid methadone?


Cold turkey is not working for my GSC addiction. Will methadone help?
How about hydrocodone?

On methadone for pain and addiction for almost 1 year(the day after my back surgery)?
and i have not been feeling Well all weekend this am after i took my drink 115 ml I got sick. this has happened once before and I almost died that night from withdraw.I have called the clinic and they can not help me because they didn't see me get sick. Im handling pain right now with advil but i dint want to go through w d. I go tomorrow to pick up a new week of drinks and to do a pee test. Can I take something tonite narcotic and how do I avoid a " dirty" sample. This is not what I want to do but I dont want to suffer in any way.Is there by chance any other medication or product that will speed up the methadone in my body and maybe that is why i get withdraws quicker them I should be? I do take modafinil for tiredness and sleep shift disorder.

My body is addicted to methadone, can anyone help me with this?
The Methadone is given to me by pain management dr's, and I have since had my last visit because I tried smoking canibus as another form of pain relief and was dismissed as a result. Please no chastising, I know what I did wrong, my question is, I have 1 bottle left 120qty , I'm used to taking 10mg x4 a day, I went through detoxing a few years ago and it took 6 months to get out of my system or to feel normal again, but it almost killed me and was the worst hell anyone could imagine, I know now at 43, there's NO way I could make it out of detoxing solo and live through it, I just know I would not be able to do it, I would have to leave my work for months, does ANYONE know of a decent way to get this stuff out of my life, I'm having trouble seeing another PM dr because when the records are transferred, it clearly shows I breached the contract and they always turn me away? Please, if anyone knows of the best way to do this, I would virtually owe them my life.....anybody please?

What could happen if a person took methadone & methamphetamine together?
My friend has just been prescribed methadone a few days ago There's only one problem she does methamphetamine to. She don't know that i know though. The signs are just there. She cleans alot, she don't eat, she hides in the back room for like 10 mins & she expects me not to figure it out. Any ways ive been checking out the side effects of the drug methadone & see what you can & cant mix with it. I am in shock what you cant mix with it. Zanex, depression meds & somas & sleeping meds your not allowed to take with it.Lets say if she took her methadone in the morning & did her methamphetamine in the afternoon would that be ok?I am so scared shes going to die from these pills & I cant tell her nothing about the meth stuff cause she will just deny that's shes on the methamphetamine Im going to warn her about taking the zanex & somas with the methadone though Shes been hiding her meth addiction now for at least a year that's another reason of why i said she will just deny it I am so worried about her thats why im asking this question. I do not agree with what shes doingmk.

Is someone who's been to a methadone clinic precluded from being licensed as a RN?
I have a friend, Sue, who was trying to become a physician assistant, and was ready to enter a program this fall. Then, another PA told Sue that she might couldn't get a license b c she had been to a methadone clinic in the past. The state board of medicine WV said that it was possible that she could find herself unable to be licensed after graduation. So, she decided to apply to a nursing program, but has not been able to get the state nursing board to answer her question. Also, I don't know if it matters, but Sue does have a medical condition for which she was prescribed narcotic pain relievers. She sought the help of a methadone clinic after developing a dependence on the pain pills, and then entered a Suboxone program to get off the methadone. She's very distraught that she may have irrevocably ruined her life by trying to get help, and needs to know ASAP whether she can enter a nursing program or not.

I have been on 45mgs of methadone, trying to stay off of the 5-8 lorcets i was taking daily for the last 4-5?
years & now DUE to my engagement i have a sudden trip to mexico planned to meet my fiances family BUT my clinic is giving me a hard time about taking a 7day take out in fact they won't do it. They want me to post pone my trip, which sounds like the obvious answer ONLY it's not fair to put my life on HOLD and not only that... my fiances family DOES NOT know about my past drug problem MY family knows just bits and pieces BUT they have to Accept it i'm their blood. I try so hard to be a good moral girlfriend and have his family only think highly of me i carry myself in a positive manner and leave all my dirt between my fiance and I. i know people would say i shouldn't care about what others think, as long as i do good for myself BUT i look at it like we all have demons in our closet and that is why it's called 'our closet' b c its OURS for us to look into, deal with and keep to ourselves. Anyway, I'M BABBLING.. LOL.. so, my question is..... i will be in Mexico from thurs night until the following friday. i will have take out for thurs, friday, saturday & sunday BUT monday, tuesday, weds, thursday and friday i will be SOL sh t out of luck so i know this sounds baaaaad BUT the only thing i can think of to do w o the slightest desire it's killing my bf to realize also but is to stoop to taking LORCETS the green ones meaning idk the correct mgs but only 4 5 a day just to feel normal and function around and w the family i am going to take on as my own soon. I can't postpone b c w o thinking we promised to be there and to drive my in laws b c of their age and their bad vision at night.. i know, i know i feel like a failure and like my fiance will look at me different b c he may think i just 'want' that high again and that is NOT the case.... BABBLING AGAIN so, does anyone know after taking 50mgs a day for the last 7mths will i even feel the lorcets? will it take away all if any withdrawals? will i have to take more than i use to before? should i take 1 4 of a valium at night to sleep? HELP ME... BTW... when i get back from Mexico next friday i will go back to my methadone clinic and continue my daily dosing ... b c before this incident methadone has worked for me and has made my life easier and more satisfying... any and all comments advice personal experience stories are welcome...Thank you,SKT RGJactually, i have asked my methadone DR about taking the meds as a 7 day take out but since its a monitored drug they will NOT agree in such A short notice. it has nothing to do w getting a grip on my addiction i gained that the day i walked into the methadone clinic w o being forced... as i said b4 my drug addiction and my new in laws have nothing to do with each other i'm in a crappy situation and YES i do KNOw i have enough strength to take the lorcets for 3 4 days and come home and get off again... it sounds crazy but i just have to do it b c i am meeting my fiances family and it is very important to him... i am DRIVING not getting on a plane and for the woman that can relate to putting ur life on hold thank u for ur story,, ur husband must be a gr8 man and supporter to understand and deal w not having u for his trips away.. there are lots of people that dont understand. i think some people can handle withdrawals better than others and i am just 1 of the whiney 1's

Does methadone rot your teeth?


Is Methadone really SAFE for long term use?
Im going back on methadone for opiate addiction, on a relatively low dose of 40mg where i tend to stay for the maintenance period.What are the physical long term health risks of this medication? What can i do to help my body cope with this drug long term?Cheers. replies....People dont go to jail for methadone, you get dosed at a pharmacy.Methadone is an opiate...I think i made a mistake asking this question on yahoo, i know more than 14 year olds right.Anyone with some brains got input? thank you

Methadone & lorcets.... I have posted this question before and did not get an answer that was actua?
i have been on 45 50 mgs of methadone and i will NOT have access to it for abut 4 5days.. I will have access to Lorcets which i do NOT want to take but i have no choice b c i will be out of the country and meeting my fiances family for th1st time.. so my question is does anyone know how long i would i have to be off the methadone to be abe to actually feel and function on the LORCETS? is it even possible? will i have to take more than 3 4 a day to even feel anything? i know that people on my situation would have alot of good advice about all of this, especially about NOT going back to the LORCETS but have no choice,,, i can not postpone my trip bc we have a promised date and his family have ZERO clues about my past drug problem...SO, in advance thank u for your comments, oppionions, concern but right now i need some answers... anything will help actually...

Whats your opinion on Methadone?
I have to do a research paper on something that's somewhat controversial and I was thinking methadone..my cousin has a friend that recently passed away from overdosing on it and he was just 18...I hear a lot of women get so addicted to it that when they get pregnant they continue to take it even though it harms the baby...I guess the issue people have is it's giving up one addiction for another in some cases. What is your opinion on it? Do you think it should continue to be given out?