Methadone and drinking

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Avatar n tn Dangerous or not I did drink a bit on and off methadone. While on methadone you shouldn't drink much. Few drinks didn't hurt me but I didn't go out and get out of hand. While going through withdraw it made my blood pressure so high that I had headakes and was very uncomfortable so I chose not to. Just be carefull. Don't get in a situation where your gonna party till you can't remember how much you drank.
Avatar m tn i know that sugar is a biggie i know I already said that but makes you thristy and you end up drinking soda bad for you at least what happen to me and boy did happen when quit drinking sugary drinks lost some
Avatar m tn hi, i've been on methadone for the last 3/4 years, i started on 60ml and continued on 60ml for a long time, a few months ago i started reducing the amount ( without telling my gp, i know i shouldn't done it ) 50ml in the first week, 40ml the next, until i was only taking 10ml a day, now finally i stop and started cold turkey, but i never in my wildest dreams thought it was gonna be so painful, its been 2 weeks today, and i still cant sleep, my legs hurt me so bad, my kidneys its the same
850208 tn?1324511136 About 3 weeks ago i decided that i had enough i was tired of using pills and alcohol and having to have it so i decided to use my lortabs to get off the methadone and alcohol went through 2 weeks of agonizeing pain hurting everywhere i think even my hair hurt .I have made it 3 weeks but now realize i have to go through this all over again with the lortabs .
472139 tn?1211332563 bubba, dope or opiates can cause anxiety and depresion in some cases. Methadone for sure. I had panic attacks on high dose methadone and was depressed because it's depressing. I can tell you for sure that higher dose methadone made me have terrible panic and nightmares.
Avatar n tn I am currently pregnant and on 120 mgs of methadone....I dont use any other drugs at all. My boyfriend wants me to have an abortion because he thinks the baby will be deformed or slow and have problems or that childrens aid will take the baby immediatly is he right? I really dont want to have an abortion but want to come off of methadone before I give birth. What do you recommend?
Avatar f tn s and take percs, is like an alcoholic that stops drinking scotch and starts drinking beer. Come clean with your doctor.He will help you.When you get that reoccurring injury, the doctor will give you something else that will work as well as the percs. Forget the methadone. It's not an option.
Avatar n tn been drinking and taking pain pills almost my whole life Started everyday atleast since i was 15 im now forty have hep c from being a needle junckie for most of those yrs No insurance and really need to stop my life style I just need help to get over the withdrawel atleast some I cant handle the shakes sweetin throwing up I want to stop but cant do it cold turkey Please give me some advise on what to do
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 m tn That is water under the bridge now and i really think going through this probably opened my eyes more than just detoxing from pills. Coming off methadone is a life changing experience, and I have to make it work for the better for me and my family.
Avatar f tn He needs to detox from alcohol and methadone safely and he needs to find an alternate to methadone. He is concerned about detoxing from both due to his heart. His cardiologist sold his practice and he can't see his new one until December. What are the risks and the best approach to detox from these substances?
Avatar f tn I work at a methadone clinic and can tell you from just what I see and hear the majority of the people on it do gain weight! What about going to an inpatient detox? Do you have insurance? Being inpatient could also help with the other issues and start to get you on the road to recovery!!! Please keep posting and let us know how you are doing!!
Avatar f tn I switched to 50mg of methadone and 40 mg of Norco for pain management. Well then I started researching methadone and realized it was not any better. So I did a taper down and then a 3 day rapid detox. I was still on the Norco 10mg 4 times a day but coming off the methadone was hell. I was in the clouds so to speak for well over 30days and could barely function. This has been a process for over 6 months btw.
5137013 tn?1364335185 The epsom salts, exercise, and drinking lots of fluids help a lot, but consider cutting back on the Tylenol. I hope you feel better soon. You're on your way.
Avatar f tn 2ndchanzPLZ: My story ... I'm 38 thru a nasty divorce started drinking HEAVILY for over a year vodka lots of it all day and night towards the end got a DUI / accident thank god no one was hurt .... That didn't scare me into stopping until the pain / vomiting etc did so I went to the ER and ended up being hospitalized 4 months lost my job , apt, etc but somehow lived was In a coma the first month pancreatitis, blood inf .
425312 tn?1279966179 If a patient is on the Methadone for medicinal reasons, it will be easier for the patient to recover from the withdrawal symptoms, but if the patient has a mental addiction, the patient will be faced with craving to withdraw and take the Methadone as an out. Fortunately, Methadone does not have the same level of euphoria as do other chemical compounds, but nonetheless, it is still significant enough in the patient’s mind that it may not matter the chemical side.
Avatar n tn The reason I have not drank, believe it or not is because I took methadone instead. Yes methadone kept me from drinking. I have never been a person to take pills and did not realize that methadone was such a serious drug. I thought that it was great, it kept me from drinking every single day. When I drank, I yelled at my wife and kids and made a a$$ of myself. But by taking this pill I could function normally, go to work and not have the cravings to have a drink.
417564 tn?1287982827 As most of you know, we have done well coming off methadone and we are very thankful for that....but ever since last Thursday when I got so sick...I cannot seem to get my stomach back in order. I am worried that if I continue like this, I will end up malnourished and very sick. What should I do? Yesterday I ate a piece of toast and a cracker...it seemed like a lot to me. Methadone is terrible on your gut, restoring proper gut function is proving difficult for me.
1985289 tn?1328579594 only support and encouragement. I myself am new and hv no experience with methadone, but I know Its bad stuff!! Congradulations on wanting to get Ur life back!! Like Brian said...its a hard road but it is doable and this forum will be Ur lifeline!!! YOU CAN DO THIS!! post often and let is know how u r. You hv the strength to do this and we will be here all the way!!!
7552000 tn?1391915342 We kind of have to work our way from the inside to out. Just make sure you are taking vit/min and drinking Lots of Fluids..I wish you peace and I sure pray you can get off of the Beast of Methadone. We sure will be here to hold your hand all the way through the Detox..BUT the work begins when we want to stay clean.
Avatar f tn Also, in that previous thread you said you were keeping your drinking to 2 drinks/day. And now you are saying your drinking is up, but you think you can handle it. It would be good to get into a recovery program now as you are tapering the methadone as it will help you with this addictive thinking ("I can handle it").
Avatar f tn Gnarly...got a question for you that may seem strange...but anyway....once the methadone came out of your system, did you actually have a BETTER range of motion? Crazy as it sounds, I'm finding myself doing things I sure couldn't do while on the methadone! Bending over before was like trying to bend a 2 x 4....arching my back was just a no-no...but in the last couple days I can do both those with no problem! And very little pain! I seriously think that stuff had me stiffened up...
Avatar n tn he can do this if it is what he wants to do . drinking alcohol while on methadone is not safe . good luck and please keep posting there are alot of knowlidgeable people on this form.
Avatar m tn I've heard of this. The only explanation I can think of is a person tends to start sweating when drinking to help purge the alchohol, and this will cause your body to go into a "purge cycle" that could cut into your dose time. Frankly, just about evrything you do cuts into a methadone dose. it's why the best thing you can do is minimize your input of any substances period, and try to stay on a regular sleep cycle.
Avatar m tn They did add oxycodone. But you use methadone to get off of other opiates, and if you want off of methadone you have to go veryyyyyyy slowwwwww. I was on 80 mg 25 yrs. ago and it took me 18 months after a first fast 20 mg. drop and then from 60 mg. It took me the 18 months at coming down 3mg. every 3 weeks. I ended up in the er yesterday, and they said it was from detoxing too fast. My blood is all messed up. I dont know what to do to help.
1017452 tn?1254904998 Like your husband i too was on the methadone here in Auckland. I am sad to hear your husband has been drinking lately. Unfortunately this is an all too common situation. Many methadone addicts who successfully taper will find themselves in trouble again with another substance within the first year if they do not seek some form of aftercare. Its still possible to suceed without an aftercare program but due to the fact that he is drinking, i think he is already struggling.
Avatar f tn I've been taking methadone pills 60 t0 70 mg daily for about 1 year along with drinking about a pint of gin daily. I am not under a doctor's care so all the pills I get is off the streets. Anyway, I am tired and I want to come off methadone, but I'm afraid of the w/d that everyone states is so damn hard. What is the best way to detox? Should I try suboxone? I don't think that I can do it cold turkey.