Methadone: Methadone Symptoms & Side Effects

methadone - Important information about methadone symptoms and side effects.

Is it okay to take two methadone pills if I'm 15?
i have sleep issues. I either take 2 Oxycodone, or 1 methadone before I go to bed to make me tired enough to sleep my dad started giving me them about a year ago, and now if I don't take it, I stay up all night and go into withdraw.. About 4 hours ago I took a methadone pill, and I haven't even felt tired since then, so i just took another one. My dad told me never to take two or I may die. Will I be okay?I understand what my dad was doing is wrong, but, I'm not lying here, he got slightly brain damaged on a ski slope Which is why my parents are divorced and he still has to take a lot of meds. And to be honest, I've been suicidal for awhile, and like, it's not like I want to die, but I don't care if I do..

Anyone know any clinics in madison, wi i can get methadone or suboxone easily at a low cost?


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

How can I help myself get off injecting high doses of morphine,without using methadone,suboxone ect ? ?


I live in escondido ca near san diego does anyone know any doctors who will perscribe methadone for pain. ?
I have ms, multiple sclerosis and had a very bad car accident and still have residual pain from that too. Does anyone have real knowledge on this. Thank you in advance for all who have answered, I appreciate you taking the time.

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.

If i take a 10mg methadone pill will it show up in a saliva drug test?
im not prescribed methadone but take it occasionally for pain. the max taken is 10mg. I have a drug test in 48 hours and they test the saliva in your mouth. Will the pill show up on my employment screening test?

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

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.

I have been doing a methadone clinic for 3 days now, will using suboxone help as well?


How will i feel when i start getting farther down on my methadone detox?
i am sad to say i have been on it for 20 years..it saved my life.i never allowed myself to go higher then 80mgs.. there are people on 600mgs...i am scared to get off..i don't wanna go back to the life style i had before meth..i couldnt hold a job, was in and out of jail, tried treatment centers, Asked God for help, I tried being hyptozied, with no results.. nothing worked except methadone..ive been working at the same job for 12 years now, i have not been back to jail, I have a car, a home,found God again.. but i am not happy being on meth anymore..i have a love hate thing with it..i'm down to 59mgs...but am starting to get scared..lots of anxiety...are there any addicts out here, who choose to go on methadone and are now trying or have successfully detoxed from the program..would you share your story...

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

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

Does Methadone cause infertility in men?
My husband goes to one of those methadone clinics, and we are talking about trying to have a baby. He's 32, Im just wondering if Methadone has any affects of the ability to have children? Does it make it harder, or cause any problems in the sperm that may lead to birth defects at all?Thanks