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 |
| 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 | 3 | 90 mg daily | I started being a drug addict at 16 but had to wait until I was 18 to get on the methadone clinicNeither parents would sign. The drug it self will keep you from doing illigal things if you are not a born theif which I was notI started detoxing off methadone and it took about 14 months but it was still very hard even on 5 mg. It helps to have a good counselar and I was young enough and strong enough to get over it ,but i have seen several men in thei nearly -middle50;s trying to get off They looked at me as a son basically and were very kind to me. As a young boy they would let everyone in the neighbord hood know I was not to be fucked with or harrased and never thinking it would hold it did. Unfortuantly one died and me and the other hung out for another 3-4 yrs I finaly did take his advise and got off the methadone but it was tough but he told me that as of right at that minute he said I probably felt like using again (heroin) but promised him I would not Of course how man junkies d | I know many it helped when they had good paying jobs but overall it is like a prison, it you want to go away with your lady and or kids you have to get a positive run out and then you can take your take homes. If you can deal with a bunch of crap year after year and do not want to take the terrible withdrawls it's all on you bud | M | 54 | 18 months | 1/12/2007 | 5 | oxycontin withdrawls,severe back pa | Increased confusion,pain reacurring unless i took more and more. Severe constipation,extreme weight loss,over 117 pounds. | AMAZING! I only take 5mg twice a day. Was taking 80-120mgs of oxycontin daily,vicoden (as many as I could get), and any other opiate available. Now that I am taking methadone, I have my life back, I dont wake up sick in the am, don't have to take a pill and wait for it to kick in so i can get up. My dr started me on 20mgs for 5 days then 15 for 5 days,then 12.5 and so on until i was taking 2.5 1/2 tablet a day. But the pain was so bad he put me back on 10 mgs a day, thats where i was most comfortable and mangaged the pain pretty good. Just only one problem, can't sleep. Insomnia. But i'd rather go thru that. When i was on oxycontin i wouldn't be able to take care of my kids, would miss school functions,late for work alll the time. Stayed in bed for weeks cause my script would run out to soon, because had to take much more. But now i take the methadone like prescribed and IT WORKS!!!!! I now have a normal life again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | F | 36 | 7 weeks | 12/17/2006 | 2 | Heroin | The kick from methadone is 10 times worse I was on regular maintance and it was horrible I almost would rather be strung | F | 21 | 1 years | 12/12/2006 | 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 | 3 | M | 3 years | 11/8/2006 | 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 | 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 | 5 | Heroin addiction | No side effects if on a regular dose. Taking a higher dose than usual then I feel the typical side effects: constipation, sweating,euphoric (who said this is a side effect!)and selfish attitude. Loss of the euphoriant and analgesic effect as tolerance sets in, however its a matter of managing properly the intake according to your biorythm. | I have found the right medicament that finally stabilizes my endorphine system, allowing me to live "normally". Although I never lost my job during my heroin times, I was really gambling with my life and if I had continued that path I am sure that I would be left with nothing by now! The country in which I live is quite progressist and has a great deal of know-how in addiction treatments. My physician (30 years in the field) seems to believe that I was born with and imbalanced endorphin system, so I will need to take methadone or similar for life. I am quite courious about the buprenorphine, i like the idea of an agonist and antagonist working toghether, but I am afraid of switching out from something that works. Anybody willing to share experience and/or chat, please write me (preferably female, I would feel more at my ease). Mike | M | 35 | 2 years | 9/17/2006 | 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 | 1 | Addiction | Made me a super super fat boy, really ugly! sweating ALL THE TIME!! so sicking.. | Dont take this horrible horrible medicine, unless of course , you dont mind, 1. becoming very overweight and ugly 2. causeing an opiate tolerance that CANNOT be matched by any other drug therafter taking methadone.. Trust me I've tryed.. been off it for 2 years, lost the 50 pounds. now im attrative again.. but not healthy. my body is severely damaged from drug use :( | M | 23 | 1 years | 8/13/2006 | 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 | 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 | 5 | Heroin Addict With Pain Management | Hypogonadism (Low Testosterone), fatigue, drugged-feeling (non-euphoric), (high-dose)itching, rapid speech, low motivation, need for dose-increases too often, Weight gain, loss of libido | Methadone saved my life when I was using Heroin. I have been clean from the habit for almost three years now. Seven months ago, was started on Methadone after a two-week stay in the hospital with Morphine Infusions of 12mg every hour plus 4 mg IV Dilaudid every 2-4 hours for brekthrough pain OR Fentanyl Citrate 25-50mcg every hour (depending on doctor that day), while maintained on Hydrocodone 20mg every 4 hours and (Non-Narcotic) Toradol 10mg IV every 6-8 hours...I informed them that if I were relaeased/discharged with the medication they were going to give me (Norco 10/325 1-2 tablets every 6-8 hours) that I would literally be crawling/paying someone/flat out finding a way to obtain Heroin. I know myself, I know how much pain I was in, and I know I had once again had that "taste". I was released to pain management, where I opted for Methadone, was quickly titrated upward to 150mg day (50mg x 3). Over the next 4 months, dosed myself downward to 120mg (30mg x 4 daily) where I | M | 26 | 6 years | 5/27/2006 | 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 | 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 |