Methadone: Methadone Symptoms & Side Effects

methadone - Important information about methadone symptoms and side effects.

How long should I wait after my last dose of methadone to start suboxone?
I have went down from 85mg of methadone to 17mg of methadone at a rate of 4mg per day. It has been 24 hours since my last dose of 17mg and Im already feeling the w d setting in. I know they say to wait 3 days once you are down to 30mg of methadone but if I have tapered down to 17mg would I still have to wait a full 3 days? Please only answer if you have experience with suboxone. Because I have experienced precipitated W D in th past and never want to feel that again. Thank You.

Am I going to withdrawal from methadone if i have only taken it for 7 days?
I have been using heroin off and on for 2 years but recently i have been using regularly for about the last 4 months. I tried to quit cold turkey from heroin a couple weeks ago but with my mind state at that time i could not get through it. 7 days ago I started a 21 day methadone treatment but the more i have researched I have found that methadone is almost as bad. I do not want to be on anything or just substitute heroin for methadone. I told the doctor that i wanted to stop and to detox me off. I started at 60 mg and every 2 days went down 5 mg. So today I was supposed to be taking 45 mg of methadone. After talking with the doctor I decided to rapidly detox by taking 20 mg today instead of 45mg and i am taking 10 mg tomorrow then i will be off. My question is am I going to have as bad of withdrawals as heroin or will i even withdraw at all because It has been 7 days so the heroin is out of my system and I have only taken 7 days of methadone so I don't think I can become dependent that fast on methadone. If someone could answer my question that would be great and if I am in for a horrible withdrawal like from heroin does anyone have any tips?I am sorry if you got the wrong impression from what I said. I know methadone helps a lot of people to stay clean and to be able to go to work and live without using or hurting. In that scence i have nothing against methadone. As far as what I am trying to accomplish is to not be on any substance what so ever. Methadone though may help a lot of people is not good for your health and there are many restrictions that go along with it. Also the longer one is on methadone the more dependant one gets and will be harder to get off in the long run. I have been told by all the people in the clinic as well as the doctor that no matter what i am going to withdrawal either at the end or if i stop now. I would rather get it over with now before my semester of school starts and get on with my life.

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

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

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

40mg of methadone earlier today...too much?
Hi, earlier today I took 40mg of methadone. I snorted 20mg, and consumed the other 20 mg immediately afterward, so those didn't kick in until 2 hours later. That was all at 2pm today, and it is now 12 30. The thing is, I'm kinda freaked out now. My breathing is a little bit more shallow than what I'm used to when I take opiates opoids. But I still feel clear headed, and I can walk and talk normally. My pulse is still normal. But I still nod off when I'm just laying down. I've taken 20mg a day for the past two days. I normally do about 50mg of oxycodone a week. I weigh 150lbs, I'm 5'7, and 20 years old. Do you think this was too much? Am I gonna be ok?I know I will be fine If I stay up, but I'm really tired and want to go to bed, but I'm kinda scared to go to sleep.I also smoked a joint around 7 30pm.Sorry, I meant I usually take 50mg of oxycodone in a month, usually all in one day.

I want off methadone.i've been on 3 years?
right not i'm on 45 mg a day.6 months ago i was on 90mg as i was for the 2.5 years before i am done with it and i want to get off.how long is it going to take?how hard is it going to be?i need a plan.if you've done it before let me know.i'm serious im getting off this shit and nothing is going to stand in my way im totally clean but i'm not if i do this everyday i need to travel and i need to not spend this 90 a week.also it sucks getting up at 7 when i work at 3pm

YOUR PATIENT IS prescribed 3mg IM methadone. THe only available dosage strength is 4 mg/cc.How much(mL) will?
will you give your patient?

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How do I get a liquid methadone high to go away? ?
my friend drank a cap full and a half of a cap yesterday around 4pm an shes still high and throwing up

I am about to quit methadone cold turkey due to personal reasons. I am looking for some insight?
as to what to expect with withdrawl symptoms and some helpful encouragement.

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I need help with Methadone detox?
What are some ways to help detox off methadone easier and with less pain and being sick

I need a QUICK answer. Does Marijuana help Methadone withdrawal symptoms?
My sister is addicted to meth, but goes to the clinic. She missed it today and yesterday and wants me to give her money for meth and she said she's going to rehab soon. I haven't answered her back, but I refuse to give her any money for more meth. I'd give her weed though if that could help her. She said she is throwing up and that she feels really bad. I don't mess with any other drugs so I'm not sure if a gram of weed could help her until she gets to the clinic tomorrow morning.Nothing wrong with weed. There is a lot wrong with methadone. So if trading meth for weed helps her then that would be the best option. I'm not getting into the right and wrong of marijuana, but it's better than meth any day.And she wants $60 and there's no way I would give her that much. I refuse to give her any money to buy meth.