Methadone overdose amount

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Avatar f tn ve taken 60 mg before except I did not take the methadone at the same time.But, only 60 mg did the trick, with methadone in my system, but not taken at the same time. How close am I to overdosing? What IS the deadly combo? I just know this: 70 mg of methadone is great for my feet. But my shoulder? Doesn't touch that pain. It's acute. Now what?
Avatar f tn I'm sorry, I really don't have a clue........... I would recommend that you google the combination or go on some drug sites to see what the interactions may be. Also you said you take xanax "as needed" I am assuming that is from your doc, you absolutely need to be honest with your physician of what you are taking so they know of any potential toxic drug overlap.
Avatar f tn Methadone and methadose are the same medication. Methadose (40 mg and above) comes in wafers/tablets that can be broken in halves or quarters to reach the required dosage and can be dissolved in water before taking if needed. Methadone tablets/liquid are taken whole.
434196 tn?1206385870 It stopped working and the amount of other pain meds I need to take is crazy. I can take my 160 mg of methadone plus 120mg of morphine and get no extra pain relief, Its crazy, stay off the Methadone, its really bad and stops working long term. Good pain docs know they have to change the meds after 6 months. But its a hard work and they (the docs) dont like the extra work. Just like they dont like calling you on the phone, Im ready to go to mexico and pay a doctor there to take care of me!
5204799 tn?1365456784 what is considered to be a dangerous amount of hydro to take? i currently am struggling with 12ish a day of norco 10/325. but i have taken as many as 21 in day. is there a danger of dying from that amount? or do some folks take way more than that and still be fine? i really have not considered that i might be taking enough to hurt myself in an overdose situation. if this is a stupid question i apologize, im just trying to be smart and more careful.
Avatar n tn Hi! & Welcome, As everyone else has asked - How's she doing? There's an anti-dote to opiate overdose, including Methadone called Naltrexone. I hope they're keeping her in the hospital because Methadone overdose is tricky because of it's long half-life. They can bring you back in the ER - you walk out and you can go under again. So, if they have the tox. #'s - that's good - they can gauge where's she's at.
Avatar n tn For this reason people who overdose on methadone often actually do so as much as a day or two after they took it." ------------------ i'm sorry you lost your brother -- the disease of addiction takes far too many. sadly, most of the deaths could be avoided if we addicts had the capacity to realize just how much trouble we were in and how badly we needed help. for most of us, by the time we think our feet MIGHT be getting wet, we're already in over out heads.
Avatar n tn i couldnt exactly tell if it was methadone youare on for pain or other painkillers, but assuming its methadone you are on for pain its definitely going to be hard to get off of, it is a very effective pain killer and long alsting, and prduces less of a rush or euphoria than heroin and toehr strong opiates, but it is very addicting and can be lethal.- i am on it for a bad addiction to heroin and oxycontin(snorted) and its a great treatment option for me, but its def. addicting too.
1304379 tn?1376567437 HI I was on methadone for 6 1/2yr if someone was to offer it to me today I would run the other way it took me 8 1/2 mo to taper off going in and out of withdrawals then it was around 90 days to get over the post withdrawals methadone is an evil drug go with sub if you dont have the disapline give it to someone you trust to give it to you your recovery time will be 1/3 of methadone you know you also have to go to the clinic everyday they will start you at about 35 or 40mg and see if that holds yo
Avatar m tn If you are still worried, I would look up the half life of 30 mg of methadone. To my knowledge Methadone is stronger longer acting than Oxycodone. Since you were not on it long that is the way I would decide.
Avatar n tn I think they still qual to give it. I would have wanted a doctors order but with overdose you only have a small window to save pt.. That is probally what they were thinking he was ODing on Methadone..
1185437 tn?1264302349 The (dextro)propoxephene component of your pills structurally is a relative of the synthetic narcotic, methadone. It can be prescribed in two forms -- propoxyphene hydrochloride and propoxyphene napsylate -- for relief of mild to moderate pain. Given propoxyphene's similarities to methadone, it's not surprising that the drug is as addictive as it is.
501205 tn?1227345442 Has anyone ever been through an accidental overdose on pain pills who is willing to discuss it. I am just hoping to know what the symptoms are.
Avatar n tn t have to do anything before my surgery. I am on 60 mgs of methadone daily. I also took narcotics as well as my methadone after surgery. The only difference is I don't have sleep apenia so id ask dr if its ok to take pain meds having that but if your on methadone than it should be ok.
440194 tn?1204708357 Be careful mixing Methadone with narcotics many people overdose or go into Respiratory failure and quit breathing most of the time in their sleep. In the office I work in where Methadone is given and one thing we worry about is when people mix with Xanax. Across the state where I live so many over doses it is a very sad state of affairs.
Avatar n tn Is it safe to take a low-dosage (5mg) Methadone BID for chronic back pain along with Vyvanse 30 mg daily for ADD?
603838 tn?1238534975 Hi all. One of my best friends has been taking heavy painkillers to manage pain due to disk surgery and partial replacement. They have been switching between things as heavy as morphine and methadone. They found her thanksgiving day not breathing with foam coming out of her mouth and nose. She was in respiratory arrest and flown to a better hospital in the neighboring state.
Avatar m tn ve been having muscular pain in the shoulder area around the teres major/minor or infraspinitus it feels like somebody is twisting the muscle sending pain shooting down my arm, my doctor has prescribed first co codamol 30-500s then gave me gabapentin then changed the co-codamol to dihydrocodine, the problem i have is that the amount i was prescribed to take is not working , I have increased the dosage of gabapentin (as suggested by doctor) to 900mg and the dihydrocodine (not by doctors advice) t
Avatar m tn In an opiate tolerant person such as myself using doses of said drugs orally, what are the chances of accidental overdose? I have read that it is difficult for an opiate tolerant person to have a dangerous overdose unless they take extremely high doses.
Avatar n tn will definitely inquire as to the reason your using methadone and benzodiazepines as the people before said,people can overdose and die of respiratory failure as the two act in a sinergistic manner. Be careful!!!
Avatar f tn If the patient ever passes out and can not be awakened, it might be a methadone overdose and patient needs the antidote. (I always wished I had a life alert alarm that would alert me if someone stopped breathing so I could quickly react and save them.) There are new ways of treating certain types of chronic pain, especially if patient has physically recovered but still feels pain. See book chapter 1 of Norman Doidge, M.D.