Methadone for back pain

Common Questions and Answers about Methadone for back pain

methadose

Avatar f tn I was previously on a variety of pain medications, oxicodone ms cotin I was then told from clinic I would have to go to a pain center and they would not be able to help me I then found out how addicted I was I went searching for a pain center to no avail and ended up finding a dr that would give methadone and the stuff they give to herion addics I could not believe I was now considered a addict I ended up seeing this dr and he gave me the methadone for pain 60mls a day I was doing fine at first
Avatar f tn For anyone who has ever taken Methadone for chronic pain management...When you first started taking Methadone, how long did it take for it to control your pain? How many days, weeks, etc.? My best friend was started on Methadone to manage completely debilitating chronic pain that is the result of multiple, major, back-to-back abdominal surgeries. Tonight marks the fourth full day of her being on Methadone, and she's really not feeling any better. How long can it take?
Avatar f tn I have been on this dose for 5 years and have been able to gain my life back. The trick to using Methadone for pain is to keep the dose low and not go up. Methadone is a long acting pain reliever and works very well if you do not over use it. In the beginning it may take a week or so to get the drug into your system and working properly.
631581 tn?1224844661 Not for addicts but for those who have USED or are USING methadone for chronic pain. I would really love to talk with more people who are in the same shoes I am in. But then I've had chronic pain since I was 17. I'm 34 now and it seems like it just might be my life. Without methadone I was taking 4 Advil every 8 hours and I've ruined my stomach. So there's another trade off. The fact is there doesn't seem to be an answer.
Avatar f tn TN is not a methadone friendly state. My pain management specialist had me on methadone for 12 years after trying other optoids with no success. I regained about 70% of my ability to function and good pain relief. I was able to go back to work after a year in bed. With the controversery over the increase of methadone related deaths my doctor decided to wean me off methadone and put me on pain patches, then morphine, then oxy everything.
Avatar m tn There are three opiod receptors in your brain, MU, Delta, and MDNA (or something like that) Morphine online binds the the MU opiod receptor, and methadone binds to all three opiod receptor, and methadone also has an extremely long half life, and methadone is safe to use for LONG term chronic pain use! Unless the majority of other opiods. I have also tried suboxone, and it barely had any effect on my pain relief. I hope that I could be somewhat of help. I wish you nothing but the best!
Avatar n tn hi, my husband is on 60mg of methadone (pill form) a day for chronic back pain. He's been on this regimen for 4 years now. If he runs out of his pills before he gets the new script how long will the last dose of methadone stay in his system and how quickly will the "dt's" start? I am asking because the doc had to resched his appt and he might run short and want to be prepared.
2183581 tn?1369937547 But I have been in chronic pain for the past few years. And have been struggling for the past year with no insurance. Fighting with doctors dealing with stolen meds, bad massage therapist, bad acupuncture, and trying to deal with my life. Okay another the catch up my post for my question is related to this. I finally broke down and paid cash to see a pain management doctor in desperation hoping that he could help me get off the couch.
939983 tn?1262528060 5 mg of hydrocodone is equivalent to about 15 mg of methadone. But this is for single dose not for long term pain management treatment. Most physicians beleive in the good practice to start low, go slow. Remember that methadone builds up in your system. It is stored in your body tissues. So it may take days before the full effectiveness of methadone is realized. Methadone levels in the blood will continue to increase for five days from the initial dose.
Avatar f tn Is it a good idea to replace high doses of oxycontin, that you have tolerated for years, no highs, pain relief, but still quite a bit of pain, for methadone, forever? My dack surgeon says the switch will kill me and would have to be done in the hospital over a long period, and even then, he refuses to even entertain the idea, and he has been my back dr. for15 yrs. (I had 2 back surgeries in 1995 abd 1996 and no relief after last surgery, except I could walk again.
Avatar f tn Well I went to the emergency room again today the pain was so unbearable... my infection is still not gone infact its worse and not helping that a side effect is painful abdominal n back cramps plus added to that I have an inner n middle ear infection...was given vics snd I have taken them the pain was unbearable. .I was 9 days today off methadone and feel like I've been forced back to square one..
Avatar f tn I don't know what to take for my back pain because I'm on a really high dose of methadone.
Avatar f tn Anyway, one of my pain doctors recommended I go on Methadone for pain management. When I did the research I discovered Methadone is used for addiction recovery. Well I did not abuse my pain meds. I took them exactly the way they were prescribed. I decided that course of treatment wasn't for me. About six months later I became pregnant which was shocking. I was on Fentanyl (2 patches 150 total) and Actiq lollipops 4x p/day for break thru pain. I had no life.
Avatar f tn Took 20mg every 3rd day, then to every other day for 6 months,now I take it for this all over body pain but I think the methadone is causing the pain. So im 6 days no methadone and tramidol helping a little but I dont want to.creat a new issue. Im becoming addicted to not being addicted. Lol pain is getting intense, is it the methadone? How long is this.pain gonna last? Anyone...... Ill take a best guess .
Avatar f tn I am stopping methadone but i also have a rx at the pharmacy for norco....should i fill it or let it be? I have horrible pms and will need something for it when it hits! Is ambien alright to take to sleep also?
1264367 tn?1408104163 I can only eat a small bowl of oatmeal before I take my methadone and then another small one for lunch. I also have a hernia in my stomach which causes me to have tons more acid then normal. Every three months I get very painful and violent episodes of vomiting sulfur and last week for the first time ever it was also bright yellow bile. My stomach is in extreme pain when I'm about to start getting sick. I'm just so sick and tired.
Avatar f tn I was originally put on it for pain management but after a falling out with the dr wound up at a methadone clinic...I went from a moderate dose all the way up to 150ml as I built up a tolerance to the drug ..at first it managed my pain but then it quit working and left me with a huge addiction to feed ...I finely said enough is enough and decided to get off...when I went to the clinic they said they would do a medicaly supervises withdrawal it would be 2 ml every 2 weeks...
Avatar f tn Hi, I just joined. I have been on methadone HCL and morphine IR for several years, (chronic pain from bike accident/fractured neck, several surgeries, etc) ut originally was put on oxycontin and soma! I quit soma after 2 yrs cold turkey and then the oxy too with the help of great doctor and methadone. I have tapered methadone down from 14 tabs day (10 mg) to 5/day and the morphine from 6/day (15mg) to 3/day (recently went 2.
Avatar f tn ive been in a pain managment for over 8 yrs, ive been on methadone 25 mgs a day...i took a urine test and it came back negative?? ive never NOT taken this med as the pain and wd are inhuman...but she wouldnt give me a refill, and i cant get into a new pm for about a week and a half. Im on day 4 of not sleeping, not eating, dry heaves, shakes, diahrea, resltless legs etc, i cannot believe they are allowed to do this, if i were diabetic, would they take my meds?
Avatar m tn methadone is gd for pain but it doesnt last 24 hrs like they say,if it lasted longer and we didnt get a tolerance it would b gr8 but i didnt like it much.i was on methadone yrs ago and i hav hep c no hep c symptoms then i got on the methadone and i got all these symptoms which i thought was hep c but it wasnt. on tx now but just to let u no how i felt on methadone was really tired most of the time, sweaty, chills,moody, very achey etc especially after u get tolerance to it.
Avatar f tn Yes Suzi, I had lots of back pain. All sorts of strange joint conditions. For one week I could not straighten my left leg. Hang in there it should pass.
18362772 tn?1464294570 ve re-read your posts more than once and assume what you wanted us to know is, that for YOU, methadone works well for your pain and the benzos are not a problem for you either. It is a well documented medical fact that mixing methadone with benzos is a dangerous cocktail. If you should ever choose to get off the addictive meds, this community is a great place to get tips for withdrawal issues and support thereafter.
Avatar m tn I think the big down side to your taking methadone for pain is that you may not have the quality of life, or be able to really enjoy or remember your last years. I'm afraid from what i've just been reading (and lost the link unfortunately) is that your time will go by in a blurr. stating that for those reasons suboxone might be a better choice for anyone wanting more clarity. But i guess the VA won't pay for suboxone either.
Avatar n tn Many anesthesiologists and doctors/surgeons are unfamiliar with the proper equalanegesic dosage of morphine for patients on methadone maintenance, or using methadone for pain. As a result, they make the mistake of giving you too little morphine when they are using that in place of or in addition to your methadone dose for pain. Sometimes they even think that the methadone you normally take will help address your post-surgical pain. This is in fact NOT the case at all.
Avatar f tn if you have chronic pain , you would be better off with another type of pain killer, or look for a non addictive alternative, at least the WD''s from vikes or perks are only 5-8 days, methadone can be up to 6 weeks...i have heard of some pretty bad cases. and there are some people here who have or are tapering successfully, maybe they will chime in for you...good luck!!