Methadone vs hydrocodone
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I had been on Hydrocodone for about 4 years and my new Dr felt Methadone would help. Day one they gave me 30mg. I could not function and I was very sick, vomiting, etc. I told them that was too high that I wanted no more than 10-15 mg per day. I was a little shocked at their encouraging people to take high doses and increase 5 mg per day. My blood pressure has dropped and I'm not going back and my Question is this. Am I addicted to Methadone at 10-15 mg per day for 7 days?
so wouldnt it be better to take the hydrocodone for ab 2 weeks low doses so he can go through the hydrocodone withdrawal and not the methadone? what if he takes a 5mg hydrocodone would that start the withdrawal process over?
I am right now off methadone and hydrocodone as I have taken both off and on the past 8 years... I tapered from 15mg of methadone quickly to 5mg then 2 days later stopped taking any methadone and have not taken hydrocodone for month...methadone for 6 days... And I'm having mood swings and stress off and on serious bipolar feelings. Plan is no more period but my wife keeps telling me to go back to clinic....
I started taking hydrocodone, percocet, etc. Basically whatever I could get my hands on. Well that went on until September 2011 started taking methadone. 40mg and day from September 2011 - June 2012. I came clean to my grandmother & stayed with her for about 3 weeks. She helped me so much. Slipped a few times and found myself on the hydrocodone again :(
I'm so tired of this!!!! I love my daughter more than anything in this world & I want us to have a good life.
I have started taking Methadone on occasion. This morning I took a 10mg Methadone and this evening I took 3 10mg Hydrocodones. I am experiencing a ton of breathing problems now. Does anybody know if this is a bad mix. I was taking 10-15 10mg vicodin a day. I know it has to be tearing up my liver. Does anyone else have a problem like this?
Ok...I recently got off methadone after a 21 day detox from a 120 mg a day hydrocodone addiction.. coming off the methadone was awful!! Way worse than coming off the pilz cold turkey. I made it exactly 14 off methadone from the completion of the 21 day detox. I had restless leg , nausea, loose stools, I couldn't sleep for anything.. it got to the point where I couldn't take it. So two night ago I took 20 mg of hydrocodone and havnt had a withdrawl symptom since..
How long b4 I start seein sum weight gain??I am on day 6 of no hydrocodone.......symptons arent that bad...feeling lonely,cant sleep really, body temp going crazy...
My doctors has prescribed a tapering method that includes 10 mg methadone and a 25mg version of the hydrocodone. He feels I should have it licked in 6 weeks. Given the length of time in which I have been on this medication, do you think I have a realistic chance to be successful? Is Buprenex is better option? Would some type of patch help?
Anyway what I am wondering is, why use Methadone to get off of Hydrocodone? Its seems like overkill in a sense, as it is stronger than the hydro in the first place (right)? Plus you have to taper off anyway so it seems like your just in the same boat. I asked him why I don't just stay on the Hydro's and taper down, this seems to make the most sense. But I guess the Methadone is safer than the Hydro?
I was on hydrocodone for several years, 4 or 5 years. I used 10mg hydrocodone pills 4 to 6 times per day. There were a few weekends I even took 8! But for the previous months I was trying to taper and could get down to 3 in a day, but then back to 4 per day. Consistently took 4 per day for a few weeks but just could not quit. No way! Well then my doctor actually asked me if I'd like to try a low dose of methadone...Well at the moment I am very glad i did!
You have two different animals in your post. Hydrocodone and methadone arent even close to the same. Its mostly the long half life of methadone that makes it attractive for maintenance. A single dose is good for over 24 hours. And a person can be quite functional on methadone. If vic's lasted longer it might have been the case with those also - but its not. A person being maintained on methadone once daily would need 4-6 doses of hydrocodone to remain on something resembling an even keel.
Can I take hydrocodone for pain while withdrawing from methadone? I am starting suboxone after 72 hrs.
I am not going to say that methadone is the best pain medication but some do get relief from it and do great on it. I would definitely talk to the doctor and let him know it is making you really drowsy even at the lower dose. the methadone does me the same way. I can not take it.
As far as the bleeding that is NOT normal and you need to see you OBGYN right away!
You may have an ectopic pregnancy and that is very dangerous.
Please see you doctor soon as you can.
Wow Birdie! It's amazing you worked thru your methadone withdrawal!! I'm 25 days off methadone and still don't have the energy to even clean my house the way I like it to be done! Amazing job!!! You go girl!!
My wife had hip surgery and became addicted to hydrocodone. She went to a doctor to help her quit. He gave her methadone. He gave her 70 5mg pills, which she took in about 2 weeks, or 5 per day. when she ran out, she began withdrawel far worse than from than from the hydrocodone. Can she really becme physically addicted this fast? If so, how long will wd's last after taking it for such a short period?
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