methadone vs oxycontin

Yes although dosage and frequency of usage does matter. In my experience morphine, high dosage oxycontin and methadone are the most effective (and the most addicting) pain killers.

Have you discussed with your doctor the risk of combining xanax and methadone? I was on a different benzo when on methadone but I also smoked at the time so I think that had something to do with the issues I had.

I am not allowed to say that I take methadone for pain relief. I can only say that pain relief is a side effect of methadone. Well this is fine and dandy until I started to travel for work. Clinic rules are strict and impossible to follow. Today I have had 3 doctors offer to take over my care, but none of them are legally allowed to prescribe me methadone.

I just recently found out that my husband has been taking 3-4 oxy 80's a day and now he is trying to quit himself. I have begged him to go to the doctor or treatment center to get help and he keeps telling me that he has to do this on his own. He's taking methadone to try to come down.

I’ve been prescribed 10mg methadone x2 daily and 2weeks ago my dr changed it to 10mg OxyContin x2 daily. I now have double vision and am listless and cold. I have several methadone left from my old prescription. Would I be able to change and take the methadone instead of the OxyContin until I can talk to my dr on Monday. I was told the change was due to something from my blood work showing up wrong?

THanks I took my first dose and already feel like u said sleepy, but still in pain. My Dr. suggested this cuz he didn't want to increase a breakthrough med of 5mg oxycodone but was more than willing to give me high dose oxycontin with more oxycodone, but I can't afford the oxycontin cuz it's like $800 and I have no insurance.

took 25mg methadone,still withdrawling,took 80mg,oxycontin,will i feel my dose?

Here is an addtional link that has some more recent information regarding the discontinuation of generic Oxycontin ER until at the earliest 2013: http://pain.emedtv.com/oxycontin/generic-oxycontin.html I have posted relevant information from the above website below: Generic for OxyContin: An Overview OxyContin® (oxycodone ER) is a prescription pain medication.

I was taking oxycontin 40 mg pills 6 a day for two years I went to an inpatient detox they did an 8 day taper using methadone today is 36 days since last oxycontin and 29 days since last methadone I felt ok while taking methadone 2 days after taper starting feeling withdrawls still feel very anxious and am freezing cold and can not sleep but am slowly getting better I was reading posts from people saying 4 days 5 days for oxy withdrawls I was just wondering if it is normal to feel wd's after

I mean, I know Oxycontin is slow release, but percocet is Oxycodone and how is that different from the Oxycontin? I thought they were the same only, one was slow release and one was not, but there must be another difference... Right?

My insurance stopped paying for brand oxycontin so I was switched to Methadone for pain management. My mood definitely changed on those. It was awful. So I went back to the oxycontin and pay out of pocket. We all react differently so you very well could be reacting to the oxycontin. However taking a medication and having to take more than what is prescribed is not good for you long term. You need a proper pain medication so you don't need to take more medication than you need.

t stay on oxys as my tolerance just keeps going up but like I said, the methadone idea scares me. Is there anyone here on methadone for pain management that can help me?

i had to come off years ago from 72 mg a day on extended release ( taken off market forget name ) plus 4 80 mg oxycontin. i stopped the dilaudid with no problem and then weaned down on oxycontin which was tough. im on higher dose now and in conversion it says i need like 40 80 mg oxycontin to substitute?? i tried oral dilaudid but it gets me to nauseas. im worried if i use oxycontin ill end up on both. also is mscontin better to sub. for withdrawl than oxycontin.

Are their benefits to taking methadone to oxycontin? Espeically when you are takin oxycondone for break through pain.

After reading all comments, I am very scared to begin trying to withdraw from my pain medication, I am a 40yo mother of 2 teenage children. I am on 80mg oxycontin/20mg methadone/25mg amatryptiline and Oxynorm 10mg as required. I suffered a severe car crash in January 07 leaving me hospitalised for >4 months. I am now trying to reduce my pain medication not thru choice but through govt regulations that say after 12 months I should no longer be on these medications.

ve seen of fentanyl detox and my own year long, slow methadone recovery, I think fentanyl and methadone are only different in dosage. The full synthetic nature and side effects of both methadone and fentanyl make them very close tie for the worst detox ever. As I vomit and shat myself in my yard from methadone detox, I remember wishing I was a heroin or any other kind of addict. Anyway, mute point, but wanted to share. How much and how long methadone use have you got under your belt bullseye?

She doesnt abuse her methadone at all, she has no desire, but I have seen her take excessive amounts of oxycontin in the past. Thanks!

you will probably have withdrawal symptoms from the methadone, which you would also have from the oxycontin. unfortunately ALL strong opiates are now being demonised for various reasons and it isn't helpful to think of methadone in political terms. I think seeing as you are seeing a pain doc tomorrow it would be best to be honest with him and follow his advice without any false negatives being applied to any particular drugs.

i am on methadone maintenance for opiate addiction, if methadone is also an opiate blocker what prescription meds will give me relief from my pain? i mean, do i take higher doses of opiate to get relief from my pain or is there a certain pain med i need to take while on methadone to get relief from my pain? please HELP!!!!

I was I'n pain management forum / discussion. "Methadone instead of Oxycontin".. I posted a comment and saw the confirmation, however the comment did not appear.. The comments ask for me to enter text In a "To" box o put "Methadone instead of Oxycontin" the to" box.. Any ideas ? I really prefer not to have that floating out on ether....

I need to know what a safe time would be between Oxycontin 10mg 4 times a day and Methadone 10 mg three times a day? My doctor wants me off the Oxycontin but I was afraid to change without a waiting period but I don't want to wait so long I can't walk. I have Osteoarthritis,Fibromyalgia as well as Osteoporosis to deal with. You posted the above in the Substance Abuse Forum before you posted over here. If you are not honest with us we can't help you!

Some drugs are metabolized very efficiently by our liver, like oxycontin(4 hours). Others such as methadone are much harder for your body to metabolize so you get half-lives in the 12-24 hour range, which is great for stabilized blood-methadone-content but you also run the risk of overdosing much easier even by doing drugs the day after you've done methadone.

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