Methadone vs norco

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Avatar m tn I have neuropothy which is under control with minimal amounts of Norco and methadone ( not a user just no insurance and its cheap). I am having kidney stones and the doctor put me on Percocet and told me to stop the Norco..Is Percocet stronger than Norco? The stones are killing me.
Avatar n tn I have been On norco for almost 2.
Avatar m tn 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.
Avatar f tn Hello jeremy. I'm not familiar at all with methadone but i've read a lot of comments on this site and they all say methadone is much, much harder to come off of than norco. I'm curious why your stopping one & starting another?
Avatar m tn I don't think 7 days is short. Do you mean without Methadone or Norco? Or just the Methadone and then 4 days off the Norco? It makes some sense to me. Methadone has a long half life as you know. But, it's not longer than 7 days right? Did you find something that says different? I'm sure you're nervous based on what you've read. Info from the internet is not science or always sound medical advice. Do your reading.
Avatar f tn Ok everyone i have never used this website before but have been looking through it so i though I would post a question and hopefully get some feed back......I have been taking norco off and one for about 2 years but everyday for about 8 months!
Avatar n tn I have been taking Norco and Metheadone for about 5 years now for cronic pain. I graduated to about 25 10mg norco + 40 mg methadone daily. I ran out yesterday. No more for 2 weeks.I feel like ****. How bad is it going to get? It is real bad right now. How can your own body place such an attack on itself. I cant think, function, stop shitting, sneezing, cramping No sleep. this *****. How bad will it get before getting better.?
1690388 tn?1305898762 Hello good folks,I'm tapering down from a very high dose of pain meds for the last 12 yrs i've been going to the same p.clinic. ...From 70 mg methadone to where I'm at today. 20mg 0pana ,15mg msir's ..now due to my stupidity my meds are gone early. My p.dr will not refill until my next appointment..I would love nothing more than to get off of this .However I'm scared to death! I went to a five day detox on my own about a month ago and ended up in er over night w/chest pain.
Avatar f tn I am stopping methadone but i also have a rx at the pharmacy for norco....should i fill it or let it be? I have horrible pms and will need something for it when it hits! Is ambien alright to take to sleep also?
939983 tn?1262528060 I take Methadone and Norco for chronic pain. I have gone through withdrawl for both and getting off of the Methadone is way harder than getting off of Norco. The Meth makes me drowsy also and I've been taking it this time for about 8 months. I hope things level out for you. Talk to your doctor about cutting back on the dose or taking something in addition to help you stay awake. Just don't cut the Meth pills in half or anything like that - could be dangerous. Good luck.
Avatar m tn You mention the withdrawal from methadone coming back whenever you stop the norco. If you've been off the methadone since Sept 15, the methadone withdrawal would have been over by now. Some symptoms such as insomnia and depression may linger, but these are psychological and can continue for months. What you are experiencing is withdrawal from the norco, and if you stopped cold turkey, the acute withdrawal would only last 3-5 days.
Avatar f tn SO (even though I had thought about it time and time again) I decided to get OFF the Methadone for now and then off the Norco...but Dr. later told me get off Norco FIRST cuz Methadone will keep me from going through those withdrawals... I dropped my norco cold turkey a day ago but ended up taking a third of one to help me sleep tonight as I've gone through no sleep for days... Wow.. so now i gotta start going to the county drug/alcohol program..
Avatar n tn s from norco at bay and then be at day 4 and clean from norco but not yet dependent on the methadone. I took 2.5 mgs of methadone 18-19 hours ago and that was my last dose. I had topped off at 20 mgs. the first day and took it down from there. So far so good! I feel okay, unless the methadone is still working and the w/d's haven't kicked in yet, but the first 2 days I could feel when it was wearing off and still on Sunday morning (day 3) I felt w/d's in the a.m.
Avatar f tn t think methadone is appropriate in this situation. A six month dependence on norco can be managed nicely with a taper.
939983 tn?1262528060 The methadone will not only curb your withdrawals from the norco, it will work wonders on your pain as well. I was taking 300+mg of oxycodone a day for the management of the chronic pain associated with adhesive arachnoiditis.
Avatar n tn You do however, have way too much methadone to detox off of hydrocodone. Norco is very week and has a MUCH shorter half life than methadone. I ended up going to drug rehab and my last dose of methadone was 270mg. I first started using 5mg's to get off of norco and never stopped because it was cheap, available, and didn't have the same drug like side effects of hydro. Norco withdrawl lasts for 3-5 days with 5 days of getting back to normal.
Avatar f tn He prescribed me Methadone 5mg... for some reason I do not feel the same on Methadone 5mg as Norco. I am not sure if I feel any difference in my pain... it went down to 6-ish. I wonder if the dose was too low for someone who is as opiate tolerant as I am? He also says I can take Norco for breakthrough pain. I was asking for Fentanyl patches, but he said Methadone works better for nerve pains, which is associated with fibromygalia. Any inputs? How does this medication affect you guys?
Avatar f tn Had 2 major spin surgerys in the last 7 mons. I started methadone 2 weeks ago today to come off the norco. Just starting to taper.
Avatar f tn Does Norco cross the blood brain barrier?
Avatar n tn you will just start the whole thing of using up again you can soften the blow but there is no getting around withdrawals the methadone will hold you over for a day or so but then the norco withdrawal will be on you I wish I had better news but there is no get out of jail free card .....look up the thomas recipe it to the lower right on this screen ....
1445110 tn?1388209711 I started with pain management due to chronic back pain from laminectiomy with fusion and rods. I also suffer with hip pain and leg pain. My doctor started me on Methadone and Norco prn for breakthrough pain. I tried the Methadone and it made me feel terrible. I am only taking the Norco and I am worried that when I go back and they urine test me and I dont have the methadone that he will dismiss me. What should I do?
Avatar f tn I have been on NSAIDs of all types well as increasing dosages of M.D. prescribed opiates starting with Vicodin and ending with methadone for the last 4 years. It does not help as much as I would like, it is very painful to walk and difficult to sleep because of pain. However I need to drive because I live in a remote area and care for my 90 y/o father who has mild dementia and is entirely dependant on me. Finding caregivers to help is an ongoing problem.
4597556 tn?1383305043 4s , i was thinking when im completely off if im sick can i take the codine for wd when im completely off the methadone right now it wont work with the done but i wont risk takeing it with the meth, it should be safe after im off the meth? i know it a opiate not a strong one like what i was on norco, but i took both at the same time when i was useing. i figure people take opiates to get off meth.
Avatar f tn t even be able to write the norco sometimes later this year due to the rescheduling of the norco from class 3 to class 2. If it's not one thing it's another!
Avatar f tn The anxiety isn't completely gone and I had some crazy attack just about an hour ago. The methadone taper is going to take too long. The saboxone taper is 6 weeks. The dr. doesn't allow any longer nor do they like methadone. I'm almost positive that these are good people who want to see me off of the methadone asap. It's 6 weeks of Saboxone or another 3 or 4 months tapering the methadone which sounds like agonizing hell even jumping at 1 mg.
563594 tn?1309583132 I only took the methadone on friday. You and a couple others (I think?) told me not to take it and I did anyway. IDIOT!! lol, I learned my lesson however and won't be taking anymore methadone. I've done well as far as my original norco problem, took 3 yesterday because of the MASSIVE migraine (from the methadone?). and so far today only 1 1/2 and I fell ok. I hate not sleeping at night and I'd really like to take my xanax!