Methadone for opiate withdrawal
Common Questions and Answers about Methadone for opiate withdrawal
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Methadone is considered the gold standard of care for opiate abusing pregnant women and it is FDA approved for the treatment of this population
Methadone during Pregnancy © Michael Sharman
Why take methadone (or Suboxone) during a pregnancy? - As a mom to be, you want to do what’s best for your baby, and getting on something like methadone, which causes a withdrawal syndrome in newborns, may not feel like the right thing to do.
m very aware that methadone is addictive and way worse withdrawal wise. Obviously with the amount/rate I'm going I only have enough for 3 days max.
Am I getting myself in worse hole? I've been taking detox tea, drinking tons of water and stocked on multi vits, potassium (for RLS), zinc, B complex, L-tyrosine and omega-3s as well as eating regular.
Any advise on making it through this successfully would be appreciated.
A doctor must hold special licensing to prescribe methadone for opiate addiction, and have the appropriate opiate-substitution training to do so. Therefore, you may not always get the current or correct advice from a general physician or OB-GYN. Your methadone clinic can't steer you to an OB-GYN with the correct addiction training.
I have taken methadone before and it is very long acting, so the withdrawal is quite a bit longer than a regular opiate. I detoxed from Suboxone in 2009. It is similar to Methadone in that it too is very long acting. I tapered down to 1-2mg, which was not enough and finally ended up doing a detox with medical help. It took a good two weeks to completely detox and another month to really start feeling human again. I am not trying to scare you.
Had a back injury in may, was taking percocets like candy, detoxed off those , was having a painfull day when I was offered methadone. 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.
Methadone withdrawal for me lasted 4 weeks before it BEGAN to subside. Oxygen withdrawal lasted 6 days before it began to subside. Methadone was hell on earth for me. Good luck with whatever you decide.
My brother has been going to methadone clinic for a year - he takes a 70mg dose- Over the holidays he started using xanex as well. Our family has confronted him about this and he says he wants to get off the methadone. He thinks if he goes through rapid detox to get off the methadone and then goes to a counseler - all will be well. Any thoughts or suggestions?
hi. were you originally on methadone and trying to use subs for withdrawal?
one should not be taken when you are on the other. can you give us some more information? are you trying to do this on your own without a doctor?
I stopped taking vicodin and had some methadone to help with withdrawal. I've taken methadone for about a week now and have just a couple left. I've taken 1.5 for a day or 2 and then 1.25 for 3 days. I have 1.25 left.
My question is, will I have withdrawals from the vicodin even though it's been over a week since i've been off them or did the methadone just mask that withdrawal? Also, will I now have withdrawals from the methadone?
Before that, I was in a Methadone program for 4 years, at a dose of 130 mgs per day. I started the Suboxone in February. In June, I tested positive for Methadone. The doctor sent out the urine to be retested at a lab, and it was still positive. He dismissed this, and did not kick me out of the program. Now, in November, I tested positive again. I have not had any Methadone since February. I have read that Methadone stays in your liver and fat cells.
Hi. I'm wondering if it is safe for me to take Gabapentin for withdrawal symptoms from methadone? I read somewhere that the gaba is sometimes prescribed for that. I have never taken it before in my life and got a hold of a few 300mg capsules the other day. I have been into opiates off and on for about 8 years, getting pretty bad into them this past year. I think it is alot mental with me though. I started off on Perc 5's and 10's, graduating to oxy 30's about a year ago.
fentanyl for the intensity, and methadone for the chronicity; as eagle states, the withdrawal from methadone goes on for months in almost everyone. You can reduce the withdrawal by reducing the speed of the taper.
In my opinion, though, your problems will only be starting once you finish the taper and withdrawal. EVERY opiate addict wants desperately to stop!
I would be reluctant to go off any opiate while on interferon therapy; the risk of depression from the interferon is quite high, and the opiate withdrawal could precipitate a very serious depression that requires stopping treatment for the hep C.
There are a number of reasons people have trouble stopping Suboxone; the biggest reason is because it is hard to stop ANY opiate, including Suboxone.
I received a lot of questions regarding seizures during opiate withdrawal, I also endured a lot of criticism about it being true so i figured id post my experience in detail. I figured some might be curious or doubtful and might find insight in my experiences.
Withdrawal Related Seizures. My Experience: First i wanted to point out a few little things. Most seizures related to opiate withdrawal have other factors in play like other drugs/alcohol or illness/disease.
It will be a fight, so dont take it for granted, but you must do it for yourself. The Methadone is just a synthetic opiate that will only prolong your battle and will be even harder to conquer in the end. I hope this helps you make a good decision. I came off of 600-700 mgs a day. Best of luck in your decision. This is just my humble opinion.
May God bless you and keep you in your future struggle with this issue.
My brother is on the liver transplant list and has been taking methadone for his pain. He was told that in order to receive a donor liver he would have to be totally clean. He was given sobaxin today at his doctors office and went into withdraws immediately. They called an ambulance and he is in the hospital barely clinging to life tonight.
you are trading one opiate for another. the methadone pills are so addicting, like any opiate, but 100 times harder to w/d off of, as confused said. Compare one week of w/d symptoms from vicodin to 4 weeks and then the endless days of no sleep, restless legs, depression, the list goes on and on. PLEASE, get off of the methadone pills.
If you stop taking one opiate and take another, you have not withdrawled off of that pill.
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