Methadone vs dilaudid
Common Questions and Answers about Methadone vs dilaudid
methadose
hydromorphone, however (dilaudid) is fairly short-acting and i would not consider it a substitute for methadone, which has a significantly longer half-life...you may want to consider switching to something like MS Contin or OxyContin (two long acting meds) and continue with your roxicodone for breakthrough...but again, all of these are risky if you combine them with a muscle relaxer/anti-anxiety like Xanax....only you and your doctor can determine if you can safely combine them.
u r citing several different narcotics to stop a narcotic u r already on..some even stronger than the one u r on..dilaudid is not absorbed well orally...perhaos stop the IM injections and taper down fron the dilaudid slowly...morphine is another drug that is not absorbed well orally...dilaudid and morphine r usually an IV drug abusers choice vs a pill popper's choice..heroin is the street form of heroin...not a very sought after drug for oral use and neither is dilaudid...
As I am almost 9 days clean on my first detox & WD, I can't answer your question other than to tell you that if you were finished detoxing from the methadone then the percs shouldn't be 1/4 as bad. Just my experience with norco/percs,roxycodone, vs. hearing other peoples stories about methadone DT & WD.
methadone had longer, milder withdrawal, and dilaudid has shorter, more intense withdrawal. But the total pain is the same.
A second thing, though, that pushes me to see you not having only 'physical dependence'... those people do not have near the trouble tapering the drug as do addicts. I have seen people merely physically dependent many times back when I was a pain clinic doctor; the people got sick and got angry, but they didn't have trouble stopping.
5gram aday herion habit and a 80 to 120mg a day dilaudid habit. and methadone is by far the hardest thing i have ever atempted to quit. now to the point, iwas hoping someone could give me a rough idea or timeline as to when ican exspect to start feeling better. i know thats a very openended question but this draging on much longer then exspected.
My doctor decided to switch me from 2 10/325 norco 6x per day to one 8mg dilaudid 4 times per day. I am not sure how much stronger the dilaudid is from the dose or norco I was taking, and I do not understand those narcotic equivalancy calculators. Can someone with experience please help me understand how much stronger this medication is? The only other medication I take is xanax .5 twice daily.
So, I'm here again and can't believe how stupid I've been. I traveled this road for almost 10 years, got clean for 7 years and relapsed for the past 3 months. Except now I have a 4 yr old daughter. Hate myself sumthin bad right now.
Needed to tell someone. I want to WD but I'm afraid I'm not going to be able to work. I'm never going on methadone again that stuff is just as bad. Please tell me it won't be as bad this time.
was taking up to 10 - 10mg (a day) of anything and everything I could get my hands on, i.e., vicodins, oxycotin, methadone, dilaudid, percs, etc. This habit was formed over the period of a year. The W/D's were horrendous, as many of you know. I couldn't function AT ALL for at least two weeks, even by a month out it was still pretty bad.
Anyhow, within the last 6 months I relapsed and began taking oxy's and vicodin again.
5gram aday herion habit and a 80 to 120mg a day dilaudid habit. and methadone is by far the hardest thing i have ever atempted to quit. now to the point, iwas hoping someone could give me a rough idea or timeline as to when ican exspect to start feeling better. i know thats a very openended question but this draging on much longer then exspected.
But if taken too soon after using a full opiate agonist (heroin, fentanyl, methadone, Dilaudid, Norcos, Vicoden, Oxy, etc.,) Subutex itself CAN cause precipitated withdrawal because it will act as an antagonist. I can tell you this from my own experience, I have suffered through PWs and it was kind of like, instantly going from feeling normal to instantly feeling like Day #2 of full blown heroin withdrawals in 5 minutes and nothing but shooting an ass load of Dilaudid would help it.
dilaudid is an extremey powerful drug-8x more potent than morphine and 3 to 4x more than heroin-Im 22 and have been on and off oxy, methadone, dilaudid, morphine, fentanyl, etc. and just about every other drug known since i was 17.....None of which were for pain.....STAY FAR, FAR AWAY if you can....made a mistke of doing dilaudid iv for the first pain killer i did and that was 05".....still fighting the battle.....it led to the worst drug addiction over the past four to five years....
I've been on opiates since 07..mostly methadone..I went CT off it at 20mgs was very bad time.ok I was on 30 mgs of these perx 5 yrs now..my highest dose 40mgs..ok I tapered to 12mgs..ive been tapering 2.5 mgs every 7 days..I was thinking if I got to 5 mgs do it 14 days. Then drop off..i,m confused in what to do..
m understanding right ur trying to taper down off methadone but ur getting so sick so ur using dilaudid in between ( then u started skipping methadone doses ) right? Mayb the taper is too fast? That could b y u are getting so sick? Tht is just my opinion I was never one methadone I'm on suboxone but my understanding is you should do a very very long slow taper on both meds. If I'm wrong I'm sorry I'm sure more ppl will b along to add to the great advise above.
You physician is kind to provide you with medication but unfortunately lortabs and percocets cannot compare to the strength of dilaudid. Dilaudid is one of the Big Dogs. Long acting morphine or regular release morphine is stronger than what you are taking now and quite a bit less expensive than dilaudid. You may want to look into the actually cost. Fentanyl is very expensive so it probably would not be an option.
Have you looked into state insurance?
Recommended
