Methadone overdose death
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My wife as administered a 1.0 ml dose of methadone at 7:45 am. At 10:42 am, she was administered morphine and robinul x 1 stat. She instantly died. Did the combination, that close together have any possibility of causing her death?
methadone does narcan reduce time of serious withdrawal by making the front end worse........
My family received a final decision on my sisters overdose. Her cause of death was suicide. Why would the corner rule that as she was found hovering over the tolilet trying to trow up all her Roxie's. She was on an all night drinking binge and mixing xanaxes oxies and who knows what else. It's another reminder of addictions ending. This news makes me feel overwhelming sad. Sometimes I feel so lonely now. It's a raw emotion.
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?
What did your doctor advise you to do with the sub?
I take 95mg of methadone a day. I take 8 mg klonipins a day. I also take 1mg xanax as needed. Am I in any danger?
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.
For this reason people who overdose on methadone often actually do so as much as a day or two after they took it."
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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.
I cannot say, not having been involved in the care of your daughter when she died if it was the methadone or heart failure that caused it. Methadone can cause respiratory depression but also can prolong the qt interval which can cause sudden cardiac death. I can't tell these two apart without reviewing the medical record.
Dangerous or fatal rise in body temperature, Seizures, Heart attack, Brain hemorrhage, Kidney failure, Stroke, Repeated convulsions, Tremors, Delirium and finally, Death/
if you suspect an overdose seek immediate medical attention
The report highlights the rising death rate associated with the use of opioid painkillers such as methadone, morphine, OxyContin, Dilaudid, and Vicodin.
Between 1999 and 2006, according to the report:
Deaths from the use of opioid pain relievers more than tripled in the U.S., from 4,000 in 1999 to 13,800 in 2006.
40% of all poisoning deaths in 2006 in the U.S. involved opioid painkillers.
The number of poisoning deaths involving methadone increased from 790 to 5,420 during this period.
Thought I had herniated disk again. Finally found hydromyelia in middle of back. Only think that helps is ibprofin and ice and my methadone. They have checked me for MS and ALS. I just had another MRI with contrast. Could this be from my lumbar surgery? I have DDD which I know common with back issues. I also know that my breathing issues are Probaby from smoking. At what point do they take this more seriously.
**DISCLAIMER** A literature search by me failed to find any documentation of methadone withdrawal death risk and the original statement relied on anecdotal evidence. Death by overdose of methadone is far more common and the statement regardin death by methadone withdrawal should be considered with caution** The debate of whether the state should be prescribing something like this should be saved for a later date.
s, bought some methadone, and was hospitalized from an overdose that nearly killed him. If it seems crazy to take suboxone to detox from methadone, and then to OD on methadone to get over the suboxone withdrawal, that's because it is crazy, but it is a very possible scenario. He didn't intend to OD, but after 11 months he had no sense of his tolerance and took too much.
Can someone give me either the symptoms or the timeline for an Ibuprofen overdose? And what's going to happen if I don't get treatment? I've taken approx. 40 200mg ibuprofen tablets, 32 hours ago.
t seem to fine anywhere how long after a lethal amount or a small overdose (such as 1 accidental extra dose) on top of toxicity symptoms would start to show or when death would take place. So my question is when would symptoms begin to show and when would death occur. I don't need exact times but if toxicity showed hours after an over dose and death came days after it would give me a timeline which is all I'm looking for. Thank you.
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..
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