METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE Reviews (METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.8 (261 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR METHADONE HYDRO | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Diabetic Neurorapty | Not sure, very tired, no energy,constipated, the medicine took care of the pain in my legs which was aweful. Also take Bencar and Coreg for High blood pressure, Mobic for Arthritis | M | 70 | 2 days | 12/15/2009 | 5 | failed lower back surgery. | Long story short,Lifting injury. Paramedic 25 yrs. five back surgeries, L5-S1. After surgery developed a CHF leak which required 4 more operations to stop. Also left me with an arachnoid membrane problem. This left me with Severe pain in the lumbar back and the right leg, from the hip to the knee. | After trying all the other meds, I was put on Methadone 10.mg twice a day. This med works well but after 4 yrs I have the severe pain in my right leg again, I wake up unable to get out of bed without the help of my wife. | M | 63 | 4 days | 2/3/2009 | 3 | pain management | constipation is my main problem. Best laxative for me is propylene glycol. it's sold over the counter by a brand name or you can get a script from a doctor for a larger and cheaper supply | don't use it! stay with other opiates if at all possible. | M | 62 | 40 years 45mg. 1X day | 10/15/2010 | 2 | F | 61 | 8 years | 12/30/2009 | 5 | pain | constipation | M | 60 | 12 months | 11/4/2001 | 4 | neuropathic pain - 10 year duration | Still trying to find the right dose. Was started pretty high, couldn't tolerate it. I then found that I had good pain control on only 30 mg divided into 2 doses. Very suprising, but less worked better for pain and I feel more like a human being. | I am pretty clear headed and less tired since drastically reducing the dose. My biggest problem right now is still tiredness, but also stomach aches and diarrhea. I hope this goes away or I may not be able to stay on it. | F | 60 | 1 months | 2/11/2006 | 5 | opiate and xanax addiction | some constipation and some upper gastro intestinal issues from craving sweets and thats it. | I was up to 400 mg of oxycodone and 4 or 5 xanax bars per day. I was able to stop using the oxy's right away and the xanax the 3rd day. For me the key is the feeling of wellness and energy that i get from the methadone. I know that i can make it thru the day. I have been a drug abuser for over 30 yrs and have tried every treatment program there is. Methadone is by far the best one for me. I am so glad that i found the clinic that i go to. I need the professional and structured and caring assistance they give. | M | 59 | 90 days 45 MG 1X day | 10/8/2010 | 5 | Chronic Pain | The only side effect I experience from time to time is constipation. But with a gentle laxative and stool softener, that problem disappeared. | I have been suffering with chronic pain due to osteonecrosis for many years. I doubt if there is an analgesic, narcotic or otherwise, that my doctors did not try on me. Some of them helped a bit, others did nothing, and yet others made me sick to my stomach. Finally, about 4 years ago I joined the pain clinic at one of the major hospitals in my city at the suggestion of my family doctor. They enrolled me in their methadone pain management program, and it has opened a whole new world for me. Yes, there is still pain, but it is not of the nature where it interferes in my life anywhere near as much as it had in the past. I am no longer chasing the pain needing to take medication every 3-4 hours. The methadone keeps me at a constant level of pain relief 24 hours a day. I take 110 mg 3 times a day. I am never high or sleepy unlike some of the other medicines I have taken in the past. | M | 59 | 4 years | 6/14/2007 | 5 | pain/opiate dependency | I had loose bowel movements all my life. methadone stopped this immediately. night sweating at first during constant increasing which has stopped. Lower back pain (sciatica) and kidney pain has stopped. I do not experience fatigue as I work which is a big plus. My concentration increased,basically, everything in my life has changed for the better except for sex which is almost non-existing. | I`ve been on and off opiates all my life, including long battles with heroin. I`ve overdosed on opiates three times (hopitalized) The last time my heart stopped and I was "paddled" back to life. I no longer experience any depression or any anxieties or other emotional disorders as I have had before taking methadone. At this time in my life I feel without methadone, I would not be alive. All the opiates, self medicating, along with chronic pain mostly all the time, leave methadone as a life saver and God send for me. I`d be in severe misery without it and probably will be on methadone for the rest of my life. | M | 58 | 3 years | 12/14/2007 | 5 | Chonic pain-fractured lumbar disc | The worse side effect was weight loss which was very frightning, I lost 30lbs in about 45days, extremely tired all the time, nauseated and no appetite what so ever. | The main thing is that the methadone took away all my pain to the point that I did extremely well in physical therapy then when the dose was lowered i was sore all over as if I had over did it. I was taking 10mg bid, now I'm on 5mg bid. | F | 57 | 2 months | 3/29/2004 | 5 | neuropathy pain | constipation, dreaming while awake when eyes shut, dreaming asleep(strong enough to wake me up, other nights - very good sleep, because of prior prostate problem (enlarged & was already a difficulty urinating, the bladder muscles got streached out and stopped working - needed catheter 2x/day for 2 wks. | aside from the above problems that will resolve themselves - this is the least amount of pain I have felt in 4 years. The quality of my life increased. My drug cost went from $120/mo to $20/mo. I am on medicare/disabled and don't have any prescription coverage. | M | 57 | 17 days | 7/11/2003 | 4 | BACK PAIN/NECK PAIN | WAS ON MORPHINE FOR 3 YEARS AND WAS NOT GETTING THE FULL RELIEF AFTER 2 YEARS KEPT INCREASING THE DOSAGE BUT STILL NO RELIEF NOW ON METHADONE AND BECUASE IT TENDS TO STAY IN YOUR SYSTEM LONGER AND YOU ARE NOT OUT OF RELIEF BY THE TIME YOUR NEXT DOSE IS DUE IT SEEMS TO WORK BETTER... BE SURE TO EAT WITH IT ORT DRINK MILK AND PLEASE KNOW YOU DO NOT GET HIGH FROM THESE DRUGS WHEN YOU ARE SEEKING PAIN RELIEF... | M | 57 | 6 days | 5/21/2002 | 4 | Severe leg pain following surgery. | Lack of motivation, sweating, constipation, fatigue | F | 57 | 3 years 30mg/day | 6/30/2013 | 5 | herion addit | No side effects for me, it helped me be straight and hold down a very good job and marry a great man. | I have been on methdone for 34 years, and every time I try to get off the program I go into deep depression and panic attacks. Plus the cost of $350.00 a month. But it does work, but because of the years I have been on it, I have a chemical imbalance and my have to stay on for life. Anybody else have this problem? | F | 56 | 34 years | 4/11/2003 | 5 | 14 years it beats going dr. shoppin | None if I take the same dose everyday it's saved my life and kept me out of prison 15 years now you have to respect it and it works | I don't take anything but methadone and I have a pain free life thank you God | F | 56 | 1 days | 12/16/2014 | 3 | Post-surgical pain/attacks | Insomnia, itching (not entirely sure regarding this as the only source of itching since I have diabetes and in the winter I get very dry skin due to a very dry heating system) | I will soon be getting checked out by my gastroenterologist and if nothing significant is seen by visual imaging studies or by physical examination, I would like to wean off of this and possibly the 50mcg/3 days fentanyl patches I am also prescribed. Although this is likely wishful thinking as I still get pain and attacks that alternate with brief periods of remission so to speak. I would also need something to keep on hand for the more severe break through pain and attacks I still get. | F | 56 | 6 years 20mg/8 hrs | 1/26/2015 | 3 | joint laxity;OA severe | no side effects | Had to keep increase dose to cover pain. Started Kadian--It's covering far more pain per equigesic dose. | F | 56 | 6 years | 4/25/2006 | 5 | Broken disk in lower back | When I take the Methadone I feel drowsy for about an hour that’s all. Very mild. There is no euphoria from this drug. Your pain just melts away. | My pain was so severe that if not controlled I don’t believe that I would have lived very long. This is the very best pain medication I have ever taken. My mind is clear and I am active again. Methadone gave me my life back. I don’t feel drugged I just feel better. Before I took this medication I could not work or play I just lay around sick from pain. This medication is underused and could save many lives. | M | 55 | 4 weeks | 6/11/2005 | 5 | Severe abdominal pain (neuropathic) | During the first 3 weeks I was extremely tired, very nauseous, confused and frustrated. Now in my 4th week, still experiencing being tired at times. | I went from Oxycontin 20MG to 30MG to 40MG to 60MG daily, then to Duragesic 50MCG/72 hours, then to Duragesic 50MCG/48hrs and then back to Oxycontin 40MG daily, plus using Tylox 5/500MG for breakthrough pain PRN since I started on these narcotics in August, 2002. My pain wasn't contained and daily living was very hard, no actually it was pure hell. My pain was mostly at 8 to 10 often with flair-ups that were impossible to live with. I was blowing through higher and higher amounts of narcotics all without pain relief. My doctor then prescribed Methadone 10MG every 8 hours. The first 3 weeks were tough with side effects but now (4th week) I am experiencing some pain relief and enjoying a better quality of life. The big difference I notice using Methadone is pain is contained at a more even level. While on Oxycontin and Duragesic my pain would fluctuate from high-medium to high. Methadone keeps it at a steady medium with fewer flair-ups although I am still dealing with being tired at times. Methadone has certainly been a life saver for me as my doctors tell me I must learn to live with this pain as surgery isn't an option for me nor are there any other forms of medical relief for my situation. I would strongly urge anyone living with chronic pain to consider using Methadone. For me, it is superior to Oxycontin and Duragesic. | M | 55 | 25 days | 9/18/2004 | 5 | bechets disease | Well I believe the combination of all my meds inc steroids gave me a gambling addiction | F | 55 | 8 years 180 | 2/27/2014 |