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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR METHADONE HYDRO | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | chronic back pain | i was shaky at first until i got use to them i was told to take 4 x a day and had to call doctor and tell him he cut me back which helped. | AFTER I GOT USE TO THEM I DID GO BACK UP TO 4. I GET ROOT NERVE INJECTIONS AND THIS MEDICATION 10MG. DOES IT HELP YES AND NO THE PAIN IS HANDLED VERY WELL BUT A SMALL AMOUNT OF PAIN IS STILL THERE. I HAVE A BUNCH OF CARING DOCTORS WHO MONITOR ME WELL. | F | 50 | 2 months | 2/11/2007 | 4 | 80 mg daily | I would advise not to start of Methadone unless you are prepared to stay with it as a maintanace therapy. I was told that this particulare narcotic can stay in your bones,this is why the long withdrawl. I started out as an opiate abuser after getting several teeth extracted at the age of 17 and the dentist asked me how i react to pain. I told him to please give me the strongest medicine I could have for this oral surgury . There were several rotten teeth and it took quite a much longer time according to my dentist. H then prescribed 30 tablets of 4mg dialadid which I had no clue what they were. After taking 2 to start and then another half for the unberable pain I had in my mouth these certainly took away the pain but I did not necessarily have any type of euphoric feeling. hat was the last I used until 3 weeks later when I had a small headache and took 2 of the dilaudid and that was all it took I basically knew then thatI wanted this type of feelings. After doctor shopping in Connect | If going into a federal mandated clinic try to stay at the minimal amount of methadone I am sure most heard this as I had but my stubborn sttreak would not allow me to so it took much longer to get that "devi;" drug out of my system I am sure many will disagree with me but I proabably will be on pharmacuitical narcotics the rest of my life Started at 17 and now at 51 lol Let;s just say I could have probaly done quite a bit better with my life and I saw so many aquantinces and a few close freinds die well before their time Peace | 51 | 18 days | 1/12/2007 | 4 | 80 mg daily | I would advise not to start of Methadone unless you are prepared to stay with it as a maintanace therapy. I was told that this particulare narcotic can stay in your bones,this is why the long withdrawl. I started out as an opiate abuser after getting several teeth extracted at the age of 17 and the dentist asked me how i react to pain. I told him to please give me the strongest medicine I could have for this oral surgury . There were several rotten teeth and it took quite a much longer time according to my dentist. H then prescribed 30 tablets of 4mg dialadid which I had no clue what they were. After taking 2 to start and then another half for the unberable pain I had in my mouth these certainly took away the pain but I did not necessarily have any type of euphoric feeling. hat was the last I used until 3 weeks later when I had a small headache and took 2 of the dilaudid and that was all it took I basically knew then thatI wanted this type of feelings. After doctor shopping in Connect | If going into a federal mandated clinic try to stay at the minimal amount of methadone I am sure most heard this as I had but my stubborn sttreak would not allow me to so it took much longer to get that "devi;" drug out of my system I am sure many will disagree with me but I proabably will be on pharmacuitical narcotics the rest of my life Started at 17 and now at 51 lol Let;s just say I could have probaly done quite a bit better with my life and I saw so many aquantinces and a few close freinds die well before their time Peace | 51 | 18 days | 1/12/2007 | 4 | 80 mg daily | I would advise not to start of Methadone unless you are prepared to stay with it as a maintanace therapy. I was told that this particulare narcotic can stay in your bones,this is why the long withdrawl. I started out as an opiate abuser after getting several teeth extracted at the age of 17 and the dentist asked me how i react to pain. I told him to please give me the strongest medicine I could have for this oral surgury . There were several rotten teeth and it took quite a much longer time according to my dentist. H then prescribed 30 tablets of 4mg dialadid which I had no clue what they were. After taking 2 to start and then another half for the unberable pain I had in my mouth these certainly took away the pain but I did not necessarily have any type of euphoric feeling. hat was the last I used until 3 weeks later when I had a small headache and took 2 of the dilaudid and that was all it took I basically knew then thatI wanted this type of feelings. After doctor shopping in Connect | If going into a federal mandated clinic try to stay at the minimal amount of methadone I am sure most heard this as I had but my stubborn sttreak would not allow me to so it took much longer to get that "devi;" drug out of my system I am sure many will disagree with me but I proabably will be on pharmacuitical narcotics the rest of my life Started at 17 and now at 51 lol Let;s just say I could have probaly done quite a bit better with my life and I saw so many aquantinces and a few close freinds die well before their time Peace | 51 | 18 days | 1/12/2007 | 4 | degenerative back disease | sleepiness, after a few days of taking it. | I used to take topamax few years ago for migraines. Not been on it since starting methadone. considering taking topamax again. Has anyone ever taken the two of these combined. if anyone has please email me and let me know you side effects and if you recommend. Thanks | F | 26 | 3 weeks | 11/29/2006 | 4 | Chronic Pain/Oppiate Addiction | excessive sweating,involuntary twitching,constipation,loss of desire to eat anything except sweets,first 10 mos or so-weight LOSS,later on-weight GAIN,isolating,hyperactivity tapering off later to lethargy,wacky sleeping habits,other narcotic pain relievers no longer effective,libido seriously lacking | Friend reccomended when I complained that I thought I was far to addicted to my current pain meds (hydrocodone). Had tried oxycontin, oxycodone, duragesic, morphine, but doctor decided that I didn't need to be on that strong a medicationso went to hydrocodone. After several complaints from me about it not working well and the horrible naseau from hydro, he prescribed methadone. I was amazed that I had no craving for hydrocodone, and when I tried to take it, it no longer worked anyway.At first, I was elated. No pain, no more hydrocodone habit. But after several months, all I want to eat ar things like chocolate, ice cream, cookies,cakes, etc. and sit at home. I have no interest in going out with friends, working, or cleaning my house! I still think it was a fair trade, hydrocodone was destroying my life. My quality of life may not be fantastic, but at least I feel like my life is a little in control now. | F | 28 | 2 years | 11/18/2006 | 4 | opiate addiction | weight GAIN(went from 100lbs to 140lbs in 7months) i should weigh 115 (only 5'2"), sweating (hotflashes), drowsy, no sex drive, tooth decay? (i got my first cavity on methadone) The side effects are worth it, id rather be chubby then shooting heroin. plus the doctors and old patients say once u get off your metaboliziam goes back and you gain or loose that weight. | Unless you are a chronic drug user and other treatments havent worked i suggest trying other methods. this is just my opinions. Ive tried bupernorphine, suboxan, detox none of it worked or if they did it never lasted. ive been clean since august 2005 thanks to methadone changing my lifestyle, keeping busy and staying away from former drug buddies. i just really hate the weight loss bcause i never had to worry about it and my appetite hasnt changed. i heard your metaboliziam slows down. its a long process. the clinic i go to in pittsburg, PA you usually go to for at least 2 yrs. if you drop 1 or 2 mg a week you should be ok as far as any discomfort. im on 78 but ive just started dropping from 80 one week at a time and i havent noticed any difference in how i feel. One thing i hate is that ppl judge and say your not really clean if your on methadone and that bothers me because i dont get high off methadone i look at it as a crutch to slowly detox. if you have anything you would like to t | F | 21 | 14 months | 10/23/2006 | 4 | opiate addiction | Gained a lot of weight mainly because of bad eating habits and laziness. Most disturbing is severe decrease in sex drive. | It has helped me TREMENDOUSLY in regards to opiate abuse. But it ruined my sex drive and my teeth - after 6yrs needed full dentures.Been on it for 12 yrs and still going... | M | 39 | 12 years | 8/15/2006 | 4 | chronic pancreatitis/endometriosis | weight gain, sleep pattern messed up, craving sweets and no apetite for real food, nightmares, swelling, no desire to go anywhere, moody and depressed | Despite all of the negative side effects that I have mentioned they out weigh the nagging persistant pain associated with chronic pancreatitis. I went through frequent hsopitalizations which I was given 75-100 mg.of demerol every three hours, which kept me really out of it.I had a seizure from the demerol so they decided to give me methadone when I had surgery and I'm happy to say that even though it was a risky and long recovering procedure, I endured no pain while on it.When I was sent home and ran out of the methadone they felt methadone was too strong to be at home on so they put me on norco (10/325) which I was addicted to within a couple of months due to over medicating myself because the huge hit of pain I felt when meds wore off and was then put back on methadone after experiencing wihdrawls symptoms that literally had me banging my head against the wall.Once back on methadone, I again went through all the side effects mentioned over to the side but most of all, I was pain free | F | 29 | 3 months | 7/12/2006 | 4 | Chronic Pancreatitis | Facial flushing, dry mouth, slowed bowel motility, weight gain | For the last 10 years, Methadone has worked really well for my pain, despite a few unpleasant side effects, which have largely diminished or become manageable over time. Initially, sweating was a big problem, but now it's more flushing. Reglan, Zelnorm and mineral oil have helped the motility problem (but not eliminated it since I have gastroparesis). In my experience, the bigger problem comes when it's necessary (due to tolerance) to switch to other narcotic pain meds--then the withdrawal can be quite difficult, although Catapres or Neurontin can help reduce the discomfort. That's where I am now--after 10 years, I've maxed out on Methadone (taking 50mg 3xday +60mg at bedtime), so my doctor has me on Fentanyl 100mg. which isn't cutting it at all. Unfortunately, my Rx plan has dispensing limits on Fentanyl, so we had to try a lower than desirable dose, now he'd like to had MS Contin, so I'll have to see if the combination works. Several years ago, I went off Methadone again in ord | F | 43 | 10.5 years | 7/5/2006 | 4 | addicted to heroin | drowsiness, nausea, lost 20 lbs., eventually all side effects went away. | I was on methadone much longer than I needed to be because I was so afraid of detoxing. Alot ogf the other patients put alot of fear in me because of their weakness. Detoxing is uncomfortable but manageable if you come off slow, no more than 2.5 milligrams a week. Then I slowed it down even more towards the last 10 milligrams. My detox made me feel sick for a few weeks but it was like having the flu. If you are happy staying on methadone then I would definitely continue, but if you are ready to detox but afraid of withdrawals, I would say do it anyway. I have been off for 3 years and would've come off sooner had I not listened to other patients telling me their horror stories on line waiting to be dosed. I guess everyone is different though!!Methadone did help me get clean though. | F | 26 | 4 days | 4/24/2006 | 4 | addicted to heroin | drowsiness, nausea, lost 20 lbs., eventually all side effects went away. | I was on methadone much longer than I needed to be because I was so afraid of detoxing. Alot ogf the other patients put alot of fear in me because of their weakness. Detoxing is uncomfortable but manageable if you come off slow, no more than 2.5 milligrams a week. Then I slowed it down even more towards the last 10 milligrams. My detox made me feel sick for a few weeks but it was like having the flu. If you are happy staying on methadone then I would definitely continue, but if you are ready to detox but afraid of withdrawals, I would say do it anyway. I have been off for 3 years and would've come off sooner had I not listened to other patients telling me their horror stories on line waiting to be dosed. I guess everyone is different though!!Methadone did help me get clean though. | F | 26 | 4 days | 4/24/2006 | 4 | addicted to heroin | drowsiness, nausea, lost 20 lbs., eventually all side effects went away. | I was on methadone much longer than I needed to be because I was so afraid of detoxing. Alot ogf the other patients put alot of fear in me because of their weakness. Detoxing is uncomfortable but manageable if you come off slow, no more than 2.5 milligrams a week. Then I slowed it down even more towards the last 10 milligrams. My detox made me feel sick for a few weeks but it was like having the flu. If you are happy staying on methadone then I would definitely continue, but if you are ready to detox but afraid of withdrawals, I would say do it anyway. I have been off for 3 years and would've come off sooner had I not listened to other patients telling me their horror stories on line waiting to be dosed. I guess everyone is different though!!Methadone did help me get clean though. | F | 26 | 4 days | 4/24/2006 | 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 | 4 | Ankylosing Sponylitis | Bouts of sweating, occasional insomnia (usually with dosage increase), minor constipation. | I alternate between this medication and fentanyl patches every few years as my tolerance for one does not seem to translate to the other. So when I have to take my methadone with a fork my pain management doc switches me to patches and when I get to 150 micrograms of the fentanyl I switch back to the methadone. Takes about 2.5 years to reach that point for each med and I have been in this cycle for about 8 years now. Hopefully someone will come up with a fix for my autoimmune disease and then I can get the central canal stenosis in my neck fixed without the fear of it growing back worse (which happens everytime I get a bone spur in my spine ground down). The methadone doesn't work quite as well as the fentanyl but it does the job well enough for me to get around. Note: I'm currently on the fentanyl patches so the time at the right is for the last time I took the methadone. | M | 38 | 2.5 years | 1/10/2006 | 4 | Heroin addiction | sweating, constipation, chronic fatigue, sugar cravings, tinnitus, weight loss. | I was getting 50mg daily and the worst thing I had was the sweating. Waking up 2-3 times most nights soaking wet and being at work sometimes just out of noware I would be drenched. This lasted for aroung 18 months. I was 87Kg even on heroin then on methadone after 2 months I was 75Kg and I was eating plenty, people were shocked to see me. Constipation was bad with 2-3 very painful bowel movements per week. It made me very stable in the way that I could study all week, workout at the gym and work all weekend but would need 12-13 hours sleep per night and if I didnt have it felt physically quite sick and headaches. I reduced my dose 2-3mg per week and felt fine and was very commited to quitting the then got down to about 5mg and it just hit me like a sledgehammer. I went from being very happy and positive to being diagnosed with major depression and panic attacks within two weeks :( I sad round almost catatonic for five months (totally clean)felling like I still had most of the withdrawl symptoms, tried about 5 antidepressants which did NOTHING and then the doctor reluctantly put me back on 10mg methadone and within 2 days I was 100 percent better :) After a few more years on it I did a rapid detox off 50mg and was 100% after a few weeks, just suffered fatigue and some muscle cramps but was very tollerable. So looking back on it all methadone supported very me well(despite these complaints) through 10 years, BUT I don't uderestimate it's power. ps still clean!!! 8) | M | 32 | 10 years | 5/7/2005 | 4 | Herion addiction | Just as addictive as Herion but not half as destructive. Can become drowsy and if not taken for a day or two the withdrawals are agony. | A much better alternative to Herion. Stoped me doing things i would never dream of doing to feed a Herion habit. | M | 26 | 6 months | 1/18/2005 | 4 | horrible headaches from inoperable | constipation | F | 42 | 2 years | 1/17/2005 | 4 | spinal cord injury/removal of L-5 | Sleepiness, sweating are the two biggest side effects. Being extremely honest, sweating after the back surgery from pain was there already. Loss of appetite made me eat better when I did eat. Sleepiness can be solved with dosage times | I have been on everything. I have read all of the reponses of this page and see that addiction problems seem to be the ones that don't like this drug. But for severe pain and what the options are: Hard to get opiates, expense,etc. this drug has solved most of my problems. Is it perfect? NO, nothing is. I do agree that the most bothersome thing is that a high functioning person is slowed down on methadone. It seems to take longer to get tasks done. OH WELL!!!What all you people seem to say is that you too have been on everything and for the most part, for pain, this seems to work. If you look for one drug to relieve all your symptoms, there are none. I take Paxil with methadone and I am going to look into the intereactions with antidepressants. If you are looking for that oxycontin high, you won't get it from methadone. I don't know whether I would say it gave me my life back but, I do know that in the USA, DR's have lost alot of freedom in prescribing. PERIOD. It is hard, with severe cronic pain to make any plans of any kind. What I have found with methadone is THAT I CAN MAKE PLANS AND KEEP THEM. I AM OUT MORE. YES, I SWEAT BUT SO WHAT. If you were overweight before you got into your condition now, then I would say there are other problems that enter into your life and how you look at relief of pain. | F | 50 | 2 years | 6/12/2004 | 4 | Chronic back , neck and leg pain | dizzy | I atke a compund medicine conssiting of Methadone, hydrcodone and baclofen. It has been working very well. I was on Oxy contin 40mg X a day, then Duragesic 75ucg.. I am so glad to be off of Oxy C and the patch. | F | 34 | 22 days | 3/25/2004 |