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 |
| 3 | M | 3 years | 11/8/2006 | 3 | disc pain & stomach pain | aA month after taking it, I could no longer go in the sun, I break out in horrible hives when I shower. That only 6-8 benadryl will help. Any thing that opens my pores causes this and about a third of the time swells my throat shut. | In some way I'm fortunate because I never go through withdrawl without meds, just a lot of pain. But I don't know if it's my size,6 ft. but pain meds don't work as well on me as they do on others. I took 8 80mgs of oxycontin before this med. I also never experienced any kind of euphoria. And with everything I've been through it might have been nice just once, just kidding, I like being in control of my senses. If there is any one else who has my problem with meds, please contact me. now I take up to 16 10mg tabs a day. I still have pain and I miss the beach so much, as does my daughter and husband. | F | 41 | 3 years | 10/18/2006 | 3 | Pain medication addiction | Extreme weight gain, sweating, craving sweets, thirst. Extreme ignorance. | I've become a worthless slug since being on this drug. I don't take care of my kids (mother has to do it) won't get a job, lay around in bed 23 hours a day. Now I'm pregnant again. I already look like I'm 10 months gone and can't imagine what 9 mos. of pregnancy will look like on me. But, I ain't getting off of it. | F | 31 | 3 years | 6/9/2006 | 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 | 3 | laminectomy l4 l5 sciatica&DDD | itchy dizzy | I AM NOT ALONE this is not so much for rating the meds only 1 day on it (meth hcl) and I pray it works I have eaten every other up to the infamous OXY !!! "I AM IN LIFE TAKING PAIN" is the sign we should be wearing. DRs are scared to prescribe anything that will work Rx’s are playing guardian of the crypt and to you who strives to get high I feel for you but you are making it so f'n hard for us who are really in need of these wonder drugs do us a favor and keep it to the streets. I have felt like i was being punished for having an injury this is not how the medical field should be operated and last but not least the insurance company’s (the one that starts with a) how dare you tell me no because the cost is to high we may only make 10 billion this year. My heart goes out to each and every one of you who suffer from chronic pain. I am currently on methadone hcl 10mg hydrocodone 7.5/500mg for breakthrough lyrica for sciatica nerve block Finally a Dr. that is wil | M | 36 | 1 days | 3/17/2006 | 3 | chronic chest pain due to surgury | Though effective for my pain, it has cause a pandora's box of problems. I've been thin most of my life but am gaining weight even though I'm eating less. Though meticulous about my dental hygiene, I suddenly have a mouthfull of cavities! My libido is depressed. I sweat profusely. I have also begun to experience a weird swelling of my feet and ankles. It does appear that I have water weight gain around my waist too. Though I only took morphine and Oxycontin for a few weeks, they worked as well for pain and didn't give me as many side effects. If anyone has any tips please contact me at [email protected]. | M | 52 | 12 months | 6/3/2005 | 3 | chronic pain, painkiller addiction | weight gain (about 20 lbs), headaches, dizziness, constipation, nightmares, insomnia | This medication was prescribed to me because I have had chronic pain in my knees and back for about three years. I have been to about 15 specialists and physicians, I have had every test done that is currently avaialable, and I have tried every method under the sun to eleviate my pain without the use of narcotics, to no avail. I have tried physical therepy, accupuncture, and just about every homeopathic remedy I could find on the internet, as well as everything every doctor has ever asked of me. They can find no substantail physical causes of my pain, yet everyday my pain level is about a 7, with flare-ups three to four times a week (that last all day) of a level 9-10. I have lost my job, apartment, had my car repossessed, my friends stopped talking to me because they all thought I was just looking to get high. No one in my family believes me, which is the absolute worst. Everywhere I go, people think I am a drug addict, which I am now due to the length of time I have been on narcotics. I started on hydrocodone, then oxycodone, then Duragesic (all the way up to 150 micro per hour). I went of that cold turkey because I was tired of living in a drug-induced haze. I then started the cycle all over again, and now I take 10 mg 3 x day. I want to get off it now, I am starting to believe that the narcs are what is causing my pain to be so substantial. Long-time effects of narc use cause hyper-sensitivity to pain. Maybe whatever problem I had in the beggining is gone, and the reason I am still in so much pain is just because of the addiction to painkillers. Does anyone have any suggestion for getting completely off these meds? Please email me if you have any ideas | F | 27 | 6 months | 2/22/2005 | 3 | Back Pain/Withdrawal from Pain Meds | Weight gain of 25 lbs in 6 mos. EXTREMELY TIRED almost all the time. NO MOTIVATION. Lack of sex drive. It worked great the first 3-4 weeks, but after I got a job and had to dose at 6 AM it all went downhill. It doesn't last all day. | I entered a clinic because I could not find a doctor to help me with excruciating back pain. BIGGEST problem is I need to split dose (for pain and to avoid withdrawal in the PM) and the clinic won't let me. I am miserable. I could sleep 24 hours a day, but if I decrease my dose I have withdrawal and pain. I know if I could take 3X day it would work well for me, EXCEPT for weight gain! YMMV. | F | 31 | 18 months | 2/11/2005 | 3 | chronic pain & vicoden addiction | Constipation, weight gain, always tired,trouble sleeping, depression due to the weight gain, swelling in the hands & feet, & water weight gain as well. | I was taking vicoden for about 2 years for the pain. It got out of control sometime Im not sure when. But needless to say I needed help to get off of the vicoden so I seeked help from a Methadone clinic, it was the worst thing I could have done. At first it helped my pain, & the cravings for the vicoden were all gone. But I started swelling & I no longer wanted to take the Methadone due to the weight gain & water weight. I quickly found out that it wasnt any easier to get off of than the vicoden. I regret even starting the Methadone!! Im currently trying to get off of Methadone & its nothing easy. Ive tryed not going to get my medicine but boy did I pay for it. Its worse than having the flu. I m happy it has helped people, even saved lives, but do your research before you start it. I believe everyone is different it can help or it can make things worse. In my case Im not sure yet, but all I know is its very very hard to get off of . If anyone has any ideas how to help me with this process.Please please feel free to let me know what I can do to take away all these bad feelings or at least to alleviate some of the bad withdrawls. I want nothing more than to be free!! | F | 33 | 4 days | 9/13/2004 | 3 | chronic pain & vicoden addiction | Constipation, weight gain, always tired,trouble sleeping, depression due to the weight gain, swelling in the hands & feet, & water weight gain as well. | I was taking vicoden for about 2 years for the pain. It got out of control sometime Im not sure when. But needless to say I needed help to get off of the vicoden so I seeked help from a Methadone clinic, it was the worst thing I could have done. At first it helped my pain, & the cravings for the vicoden were all gone. But I started swelling & I no longer wanted to take the Methadone due to the weight gain & water weight. I quickly found out that it wasnt any easier to get off of than the vicoden. I regret even starting the Methadone!! Im currently trying to get off of Methadone & its nothing easy. Ive tryed not going to get my medicine but boy did I pay for it. Its worse than having the flu. I m happy it has helped people, even saved lives, but do your research before you start it. I believe everyone is different it can help or it can make things worse. In my case Im not sure yet, but all I know is its very very hard to get off of . If anyone has any ideas how to help me with this process.Please please feel free to let me know what I can do to take away all these bad feelings or at least to alleviate some of the bad withdrawls. I want nothing more than to be free!! | F | 33 | 4 months | 9/13/2004 | 3 | iatrogenic oxycodone addiction | Initially I had tremendous and immediate weight gain, sweat profusely, and lost of touch with reality due to false sense of well being. I became very addicted to methadone. As I tried to withdraw I found my perfect, never had a cavity, teeth have gone relatively bad. I have a mouth full of cavities now. Lots of bone related problems too. Methadone did something insidious to me! | I wish that I had just been titrated of of the drug that I was hooked on, oxycodone. I was desperately addicted to that drug when I found myself at a methadone clinic after some hospitilizations that were too brief to address my 5 year oxycodone addiction. At first I was so relieved not to have to worry about getting oxycodone from various doctors anymore. But, there were strong side effects from methadone right away: sweating profusely, huge weight gain (this has been hard as I have been considered pretty all of my life, it has been extremely humiliating), feeling doped up, constipation...all that. But, I had been so addicted to oxycodone and it was such a relief to be off of the doctor hustling and fear treadmill. So, I found myself allowing for all of the side effects for the, | F | 42 | 8 years | 6/30/2004 | 3 | nerve damage | extreamlly tired | F | 32 | | 4/23/2004 | 3 | To Get High | relaxing, a buffer to the outside world, long lasting. | Had a hell of a time getting off. Worse than oxycontin withdrawal. | M | 36 | 3 months | 4/1/2004 | 3 | Oxycontin abuse/addiction | Humm....Loss sex drive, muscle/joint pain, fatique, depression (due to feelings of LOSS OF CONTROL of my life)....Ever hear the term | Remember, this is MY opinion only. Not the same for everyone, I may be an exception to the rule. CAN'T WAIT TO GET OFF THIS STUFF!!! Good luck to everyone. | F | 36 | 9 months | 9/16/2003 | 3 | Severe pain from Lupus SLE | Constipation, Sleepiness, | First week I felt better than I had in years. 5mg twice a day. Then it seemed to stop working. Went to 5mg 3 times a day. Did not help at all so I am back down to 5mg twice a day and am using Dilaudid for breakthrough pain. All in all, I say methadone has not really helped, but I do realize I have been on very low doses. | F | 28 | 3 weeks | 8/3/2003 | 3 | FMS, Chronic Migraine | Nausea, constipation, weight gain, insomnia, vivid dreams | Seems to control pain somewhat - but I'm still working up to an effective dose. Nausea is bad if I don't eat before taking the meds in the morning. I'm currently taking two 10mg tablets twice a day (40mg). Helps with my joint and muscle pain but not with severe migraines. In fact, I can't take the methadone when I have a migraine as it makes me vomit. This is a problem as I can go periods of up to three days when I can't keep the pills down. This probably causes withdrawal symptoms but who can tell with a bad migraine? | M | 47 | 45 days | 4/16/2003 | 3 | Heroin Addiction | | 1/26/2003 | 3 | Heroin Addiction | What I would say is, don't take it unless it's really necessary. It has brought me alot of problems, physically but it did help me out of a horrible time, brought me back into reality quite a bit and I was able to get my life back in order, for the most part. The constipation is the absolute worst for me, there is a post on here stating that "get ready to give birth, so to speak" that is the complete truth!! I also lost alot of weight when I joined my clinic almost 35lbs and was only 110 when I went in, it was pretty scary. I have been there for a little over a year now and I just started gaining my weight back a month or two ago. Some people I talk to there have the opposite problem as I do, but either way you are pretty much going to severely gain or lose. I think if I had a choice I probably wouldn't do it again. | F | 28 | 9 years | 1/26/2003 | 3 | cancer | dry mouth, constipation,feeling of helplessness | F | 44 | 2 times | 6/15/2002 | 3 | NERVE DAMAGE | nausea , vomiting and anerxia ( extreme weight loss 15lb in 2 weeks ) dizziness couldnt stay a wake at all . | I would never take it again its not worth the side effects or the risk of lossing weight like 15 lb in 2 weeks . READ all the side effect before they tell you to take this medication | F | 30 | 4 weeks | 4/2/2001 |