Methadone and anesthesia

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Avatar f tn Hi poppylopim having a Hip-resurfacing operation on june 4th,the anestheist was told by me,that i am on Methadone @70mgs Liquid a day.I was told that many methadone patients under-goe different medical precedures requiring General anesthetic.Poppylop just tell the drs.the truth and you will be treated with medical-care and respect.
Avatar n tn I have a few articles about pregnancy on methadone and on Subutex at my blog, Suboxone Talk Zone-- just go there and search for the posts about pregnancy and you should find them. I agree with the prior comment-- we don't know of serious problems from opiates in neonates. The worst part will likely be the judgmental attitudes you will be given by the hospital staff. As for the withdrawal, there are a couple things to remember.
Avatar m tn I am now worried to death about this mixed with the anesthesia and the post op pain killers because I know that methadone has a very long half life. Do you guys think I will be ok?
1021643 tn?1265573848 I will trawel from Norway to Belgrade for detox from methadone. I was at 150 mg, I am now at 100 mg and will try to stay at 70 mg methadone and little diazepam before detox 5 of january. Has anyone been in Belgrade in the Dr. Vorobiev and tried this detox method, either in Belgrade or US or any place with the same detox? Does anyone have experiences to share?
Avatar m tn EJ, you need to sit and have a talk with the anesthesia person who is going to work with you while the surgery is being done. Only someone with experience in this issue will be able to adequately answer your questions.
Avatar f tn ), but there is ONE issue that I am seriously struggling with. I am on methadone (prescribed to me, NOT recreational), and I really wanted an outside opinion of whether there would be any major side effects/complications because of this. I'm just wondering if there's any data/evidence suggesting that methadone can cause complications with this type of surgery..to the extent that the surgery can't/shouldn't be done. I am on 40mgs a day, and it is the ONLY medication that I take.
1283654 tn?1271540134 Hello, I am from Norway and want to try to stop with methadone and benzodiazepines. I asked people from this forum, and also some from Norway which try this in England or Spain. All people have told me they were angry after the detox, and waste of money. I talk with 2-3 people who have tried Accelerated detox (Sent by HealthySquid) The website is: http://www.thecolemaninstitute.com/ I maybe want to try this myself. I use 150 mg methadone each day, and I want to stop.
1264367 tn?1408104163 I have gastroparesis, and GERD, and am on methadone maintenance. I noticed I started having problems as soon as I started the Methadone Clinic, 3 yrs ago. I recently had an endoscopy and waiting on the biopsy results. I'm so sick of not being able to eat anything. I'm living off of oatmeal and can't over eat. But it's not over eating because I've been starving. I can only eat a small bowl of oatmeal before I take my methadone and then another small one for lunch.
Avatar n tn I understand there is a huge stereotype against Methadone and if you have nothing nice to say then please do not say it all, thank you in advance. If you have any information, I would greatly appreciate it!
Avatar n tn So I have surgery in 7 hours and took 3 hits of meth like 2 hours ago. Is this gonna affect me waking up after surgery tomorrow.
Avatar f tn The drugs used in general anesthesia act as hypnotics, painkillers, and muscle relaxants. They also block a person's memory of the surgery Conscious sedation, which induces an altered state of consciousness that minimizes pain and discomfort through the use of pain relievers and sedatives, allows the patient to speak and respond to verbal cues throughout the procedure, although he or she may not remember any of what occurs.
796579 tn?1266432024 The Doctors put him on a schedule taking Methadone. He was given .3mg 3x a day for one day, .3mg 2x a day, and so on. As hard as this was for me he turned out fine. I was so worried he was going to die. He's doing well now. By the way, you CAN breastfeed. I wasn't aware of that but the lactation specialist told me it was fine. They judge it by a level system, level 1- level 6. You can breastfeed if it's anything from a level 1- level 3. Subutex is a level 2.
Avatar f tn I have had three procedures, two where I got sedation and one where I got general anesthesia. Waking up from sedation the first time I felt tired and groggy but no nausea. The second time I got sedation I got a different type and I woke up groggy and hallucinating. I was nauseous, however part of the procedure was waking up with a tube down my throat into my small intestines to make some measurements so I don't know whether I would have been nauseous without the tube.
Avatar m tn If you are an elderly person, you have a rare chance of winding up with long-term cognitive deficits from anesthesia and/or the procedure itself, according to medical literature. The physician who did the procedure and gave you the anesthetics is the person you must visit to determine if your age figured into your current symptoms.
Avatar f tn Has anyone out there ever had to receive more then general and/or local anesthesia? I read that sometimes, so the patient does not cough or move during surgery, there will be a tube put down their thoat to be put on a breathing machine. This scares me - if anyone has had this done or know why its necessary or the pros & cons, please reply.
Avatar m tn However I did find some helpful comments on anesthesia and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and chronic fatigue/immune deficiency syndrome (CFIDS) -- both of which are mysterious catch-all terms for conditions that look a LOT like Lyme ... and may be Lyme, just viewed by docs who don't yet 'believe' in Lyme.
Avatar f tn s severely depleted condition, especially since my son had the same organic acids test 8 months before ever being exposed to anesthesia, and the indicators for oxidative stress and glutathione levels were in the normal range then. Again, he already had a severe condition, (endocrine problems and hormone depletion) so I don't know if he would have developed his severe orthostatic intolerance or breathing difficulty if he had been perfectly healthy going under anesthesia.
Avatar m tn Are there specific dangers I should be aware of (e.g., (1) if they use barbiturates as anesthesia, and I am already taking them, could that put me into a coma (from barbiturate poisoning, etc), or (2) if bringing me off of the anesthesia they somehow remove the benzo/bartiturate levels in my body and I seizure/coma from coming off too fast?). Thank you.
877402 tn?1241569071 Fortunately, medications and counseling can improve the chances of success. New treatments like Suboxone, and traditional therapies like methadone and 12-step programs, are helping thousands of people stay on the road to recovery. Physical Dependence and Detox Narcotic addiction leads to real changes in the nerves of the brain. Prescription drug addiction hijacks the circuits that deal with mood and "reward" -- feeling good for helpful behaviors and bad for harmful ones.
877402 tn?1241569071 Fortunately, medications and counseling can improve the chances of success. New treatments like Suboxone, and traditional therapies like methadone and 12-step programs, are helping thousands of people stay on the road to recovery. Physical Dependence and Detox Narcotic addiction leads to real changes in the nerves of the brain. Prescription drug addiction hijacks the circuits that deal with mood and "reward" -- feeling good for helpful behaviors and bad for harmful ones.
Avatar f tn My friend was scheduled for hernia surgery today, but it was canceled because he used methamphetamine two days ago. What are the risks of interaction between methamphetamine and anesthesia and how long should he abstain before it's safe to have surgery?
684676 tn?1503186663 oxy hydro, habit daily and heroin sometimes or methadone not to be sick and went cold turkey and it was rough, and quite frankly do not want to go thru that hell again especially with my medical problem.So was wondering what ppl's thoughts were here about if I would actually feel w/d from the short procedure under hospital setting, I really don't trust doctors as most have never experienced w/d and sometimes mean well but don't really know , just what they read and study.