Methadone: Methadone Facts

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

Need to find a Dr. in ft.wayne indiana who prescribes methadone!!! ?
I am was going to a doctor who had me on methadone for pain management and today he closed his office with no notification So I need help finding a new doctor who'll prescribe me methadone Plz help

How do i get methadone pills?
if i wanna get methadone pills, what should i say to my doc to convince him to give them to me

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

What do I do to get perscribed methadone without going on methadone maintence?
I used to be in a program when I had to go everyday at certain times to battle an addiction to pain killers. It helped me so much but I don't have the flexibility to do that with the job I have. I broke my hand and was given perks for pain and it put me right back off track. I don't want to do this anymore.Please give me some good answers. Thanks

Is it hard to get methadone pescribed?
or do I just tell the I have a problem and thats that. Im busy and dont have time for things

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

Drug testing for methadone for customer service/ receptionist?
What kind of drug test does Exact Staff use?Hi I am applying for a position threw Exact Staff A staffing agency which then puts you threw to a position suited for you . The position is for either a receptionist or customer service representative via telephone and face to face. There is no outside responsibilities, no driving, no licenses needed. I wanted to know what the general drug test was for this type of position or Exact Staff in specific if anyone knows. What I mean is, I know it is a urine sample but is it a 5 or 10 panel screen. Any info is important. Thank you I have a prescription for methadone. Which would come up on a 10 panel screen. But just because I have a prescription I am not in clear because 1 of 2 things will happen 1 I inform them of my prescription and am denied due to current medication illicit or not , or 2 I will take the test and show a dirty screen, although technically a false positive because of my prescription. Do they care I am prescribed? No because it probably looks bad either way especially because the testing is done at their facility cant really fight over it , My only 2 options are 1 Take the screen & cross my fingers it is a 5 panel and I pass...or 2 Get fake urine. But I worry 2 will cause more problems, ugh And no I do not have time to stop the methadone prior to testing, also disturbance of prescribed meds is very unhealthy. " Moses" Anyone who calls anyone a " chicken head" on a site of help, community, and questions is the " chicken head" themselves. I have a prescription. Can you not read?? Go home. Oh wait, you probably are..and haven't left in a long time. This is pretty clear considering you are an online bully. So sad.

What is methadone and it's effects?
They just put my mom on methadone along with her lortabs and I'm just wandering if this is something that's gonna make her seem like she's taking a lot of her medicine or wht.. They said they put her on it to make her pain meds last her longer, Any info you have on this would help...

Anyone have experiences with 5mg 3x a day methadone?
I just started it yesterday,btw i'm not using it for drug withdrawals i'm using it for pain relief i got it from my pain management doctor yesterday,please help i need people telling about there experiences because i've taken 2 so far and so far it don't seem to be working i don't know if it needs to mount up in your system or what to work better so please helpThanks Ok,so should i ask for them to up my dosage? I'm only 17 and go to a children's pain clinic so would they up it? Cause i need some pain relief desperatly

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

Should I stop my methadone treatment?
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 because 1. 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. 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.

Feeling sick off methadone?
I am only about 85 pounds and I took half a cap full of liquid methadone. I experiment with drugs all the time but im, feeling EXTREMELY sick. I keep throwing up, and i'm dizzy. I know this was a stupid thing to do. I am now done with drugs permanently. What are some things I can take, do, or eat to feel any better? Please help

Help with detoxing from Methadone?
I am in a methadone program due to long term pain from cancer now " cured" in which I was taking high doses of narcotic pain killers. I have no problems with any of that. It was what was needed. Now, I am on methadone as it is a very effective painkiller which I still need but my goal is to have my doctor ween me off over the course of a year I didn't " get here" overnight...I" m not gonna get clean overnight. There is no shame, at all, in taking prescribed medication for a very serious illness but I want to get off the painkillers as much as possible . It's unreasonble to think that this is going to go fast. Also, again, no shame...one wouldn't tell a diabetic that they need to not be dependent upon insulin, right? Pain slows healing, increases stress, which can also as we all know kill you. I am on 30 mgs. day of Methadone I have already decreased, over the course of 3 months, from 35mgs my max dosage . What would be a good, slow & steady rate, to drop? I am giving myself six months, if possible. Thanks

The Transition to Suboxone from Methadone?
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

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