methadone maintenance treatment

I have searched for the excellent articles that was written by a physician on the positives of methadone treatment for Chronic Pain (CP) sufferers. I cannot find it.This physician felt that methadone was the best opiate for chronic pain with the least side effects. I will keep looking but it has not come up on my goggle search. I assume because I can't remember the name of the physician. It should be in MH archives as there was a discussion on this articles some time ago.

Help with methadone maintenance I don't want to be tied up any more with my daily visits to my clinic. Just wanted to ask if anyone had any experience with switching methadone 95mg once daily, to fentanyl patch 100mcg Hour patch? or know the methadone mg fentanyl dose equivalents?

Does not fit criteria for addiction, methadone maintenance is a thoroughly researched and effective medical treatment Life-style Heroin addiction is about acquired infection and death Methadone maintenance treatment is about good health and life.

He went on methadone maintenance in July and it has taken him to his worst depths. He is still shooting drugs, is addicted to XANAX and anxiety pills. He will take a whole bottle at a time and is also drinking regularly. He has been hospitalized twice in the last month, picked up by police multiple times and has been near death at times. He is completely out of his mind.

I am a 37 year old female, with the exception of the 4 years spent at SCI Muncy due to my addiction, I have been on Methadone Maintenance since 1993. Are there any doctors who can prescribe my daily dose as opposed to me going to the clinic?

when someone is starting a methadone maintenance program, how long does it take or become stable? my boyfriend started about a month ago but has been changing mgs often. he says to stabilize himself.

I understand the fear of getting caught in the methadone trap. My philosophy regarding methadone maintenance is more pragmatic than most and recognises the fact that many people, tired of active addiction but not prepared to commit to complete abstinence, require a 3rd option to fill the void until an informed and rational choice can be made. I see you have come to a similar conclusion but i fear the way it is being implemented is flawed.

All pregnant opiate-addicted women are advised to take methadone as a part of a medically supervised methadone maintenance treatment program. Methadone is currently the only medication approved for the addiction treatment of pregnant women who are addicted to heroin or other opiates. The fetus feels withdrawal symptoms during pregnancy.

5 mcg/kg PegIntron subcutaneously weekly. All subjects were on stable methadone maintenance therapy receiving ≥40 mg/day prior to initiating PegIntron. Mean methadone AUC was approximately 16% higher after 4 weeks of PegIntron treatment as compared to baseline. In 2 subjects, methadone AUC was approximately double after 4 weeks of PegIntron treatment as compared to baseline [see Drug Interactions (7.2)].

If on methadone maintenance @ 120mg/day, what can I use for severely arthritic knees for Pain?

I have done both the Methadone and Suboxone routines long term (7 years methadone, 2 years Suboxone) for maintenance treatment, but not for pain. I can only give you my experiences for both personally. Methadone- While it can be great for pain, You will indeed build a tolerance to it like any other opiate. I was induced at the standard 30mgs and by the time I was at my peak I was at 700mgs daily. And this was for maintenance, not pain control.

I just started the triple treatment yesterday. I have been on methadone maintenance for 15 months and from what I've been reading the Incivek somehow uses your methadone faster and you will need a dosage change. Has anyone had this same issue. My gastro said not to worry about this issue too much. Just told me to keep track of symptoms but the side effect symptoms are the same as opiate withdrawal symptoms. How do I know what is is a side effect of?

Instead of jail she went into treatment. She still is on a very high dose of methadone, the last time I asked she was at 60mg. There are so many more issues with her treatment I have questions about. How long is methadone maintenance? It appears to me she has replaced her old habit with a legal habit.. I really worry about her.

Your doctor is right, your medical conditions do not warrant methadone maintenance as treatment. Arnold-Chiari malformation has lots of different symptom, but pain is not a main one. So we will leave it alone. Fibromyalgia has significant pain associated with it, however opiates are not a first line treatment for it, not should it be last.

I am in Treatment ((meaning))) Methadone I have been in Treatment for over 20 something years I only been clean on Methadone with out the use of Herion orCocaine its been 18 years The only job I had was elling my body now today I am A Community Advocate/OutReach Worker /HIV/AIDS Peer Educatoras well as well as A Awareness Woman For Street Harmony ran by my GodChild & Husband where we work with Youth from 8 years old to 30 years old and belive me if I would have not been in Treatment I no I

So, I decided to try Methadone Maintenance Treatment. There is a clinic about 20 min. away from my home. I researched it and decided, even though I have heard a LOT of negative things about the Methadone, I have also heard a LOT of positive things about it as well. I went there. Talked to the Administrator, Nurses, a couple of the Counselors and a bunch of the patients before making the decision to sign up.

How would I taper off these prescribed pain pills that I have been taking for 2 years? I live in Idaho, where there are no Methedone Maintenance programs permitted by law. I desperately need a step-by-step detailed system in order to safely WD w/o any WD symptoms. I began the Heroin/Methedone Maintenance Detoxification Program in Santa Ana, CA.

Hello, I am looking for someone who is or has been in a methadone maintenance program while pregnant. I've clean and sober for awhile now but I'm still on methadone and now that I'm pregnant I can't get off of it. Just looking for some positive or useful knowledge. Thanks!

ve went thru them more than a couple times if you know what i mean, My problem is the cravings, I never seem to last more than 2-3 month before I relapse, I need the Methadone or the Subutex as a maintenance program, not as a detox program know what i mean? Now, in regards to moving back to the states, well that's one of the question, I've been moving around my entire life, I already settled down here and i'm not moving bac k.

i am on methadone maintenance for opiate addiction, if methadone is also an opiate blocker what prescription meds will give me relief from my pain? i mean, do i take higher doses of opiate to get relief from my pain or is there a certain pain med i need to take while on methadone to get relief from my pain? please HELP!!!!

Im in treatment right now for my Hep C. Im on Peginterfon alfa 2a, Copegus Ribavirin 1000mg, and Victrelis Boceprevir 600mg. I also was put on Polamidon, which is a type of methadone. My question is, I didnt make it today to get my methadone dose and am not feeling good, is it alright to take 2 watson 853 vicodins today till i get my new dose tomarrow?? Would deeply apreciate an answer.

My maintenance clinic knows also, ofcourse~!. I fear taking the lortabs while im on methadone, not the addiction factor because the methadone will block the euphoric effects, but still allow the analgesia that will be much more than just tylenol or ibuprofen alone.will, the 2 together make me really tired orgroggy,I didnt ask the doctor, I still have a guilty conceince from the abuse of pills. Can any of you guys tell me, if you think its gonna work out fine. or any cautions.

Yeah for some people long term sub treatment or methadone maintenance is a much better option than going back to their intial drugs, which are usually herion or oxycontin. Suboxone isnt a miracle drug that frees people from opiate addiction, but if the person is truely ready and determined stay clean it can be a useful tool. Im sorry to hear about your brother, hopefully in the future he will be able to get clean. Best wishes to you and your family, talk with ya later.

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