Methadone withdrawal symptoms drugs

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Avatar m tn HI in most states you do need a special license to write methadone but a lot of doctors just dont mess with it because it is so contravsal it will be ez to get off the fentnal and most doctors will then move you to hydro from ther making the withdrawal ezer ........methadone is the hardest of the narcotics to come off off due to the long withdrawal period what your doctor is doing will help eaz the pain keep posting for support and let us know how this turns out for you good luck and God bless..
Avatar f tn they need to be informed about your Methadone usage at birth as the baby may be in withdrawal so they need to be able to handle that. And they need to know about your crack use. We cannot tell you if the baby will be okay..we have no way of knowing. You should be tested. Best of luck. I pray it all works out for you and your unborn child.
877402 tn?1241569071 It activates the same opioid receptors as narcotics, effectively eliminating withdrawal symptoms. Providing the correct dose of methadone prevents opioid withdrawal symptoms and eases drug craving but it does not provide the euphoria. The dose can be slowly tapered off, freeing the person from physical dependence without withdrawal symptoms. Methadone is the most effective known treatment for narcotic addiction.
Avatar n tn Do not take methadone that has a very long half life and really has the longest withdrawal symptoms out of anything. Next to herion that is. Subs also have a 72 hour half life so also very long withs.
Avatar f tn More than 15 years ago, my doctor put me on hydrocodone (40 mgs a day) , and then methadone (20 mgs a day) to treat chronic pain. After tapering, I have been clean of these two drugs for 8 weekds. However, my WD symptoms are still going strong: diarrhea, restlessness, BAD leg cramps, lack of sleep... Is it normal for methadone withdrawal to last 8 weeks? I am starting to think I can't do this!
Avatar f tn I have been taking hydrocodones for about 2 years taking at least 100mg a day. I haven't had a hydro in 5 days but I did take two methadones a guy gave me on day one and day two to ease withdrawal symptoms. I haven't had anthing during days 3, 4 and 5. These withdrawal symptoms are bad so my question is how much longer will these bad withdrawal symptoms be around? Did I mess up the process by taking those methadones? Just want my life back without these pills!
877402 tn?1241569071 It activates the same opioid receptors as narcotics, effectively eliminating withdrawal symptoms. Providing the correct dose of methadone prevents opioid withdrawal symptoms and eases drug craving but it does not provide the euphoria. The dose can be slowly tapered off, freeing the person from physical dependence without withdrawal symptoms. Methadone is the most effective known treatment for narcotic addiction.
1170294 tn?1263316807 I do not reccomend an attempt to detox from both drugs concurrently; not only is it dangerous but ridiculously exerting. With methadone, it may feel as you are physically dying but you will not. However, Xanax is a benzodiazipine, and regarding the alprazolam (Xanax), death can occur. Both of these drugs will be a challenge to detox from. The methadone withdrawals are intense and long lasting.
Avatar m tn I just started the triple treatment yesterday. I have been on methadone maintenance for 15 months and from what I've been reading the Incivek somehow uses your methadone faster and you will need a dosage change. Has anyone had this same issue. My gastro said not to worry about this issue too much. Just told me to keep track of symptoms but the side effect symptoms are the same as opiate withdrawal symptoms. How do I know what is is a side effect of?
877402 tn?1241569071 It activates the same opioid receptors as narcotics, effectively eliminating withdrawal symptoms. Providing the correct dose of methadone prevents opioid withdrawal symptoms and eases drug craving but it does not provide the euphoria. The dose can be slowly tapered off, freeing the person from physical dependence without withdrawal symptoms. Methadone is the most effective known treatment for narcotic addiction.
Avatar f tn In the past, mothers on methadone have attempted to reduce their methadone dosage over the course of a pregnancy to spare the unborn child methadone withdrawal symptoms after birth.
Avatar m tn When you say Meth I'm a$$uming your talking about methadone mot methamphetamine? Right? Anyways, if this is correct it seems like your daughter did it backwards as the methadone seems to be the standard protocol from expecting mothers detoxing from opiates. She should have stayed on the methadone and let the Percocet go. Whatever she does should be done under the care and advisement of her OB but here is some helpful info below that you can present at a dr visit.
Avatar n tn I think the typical withdrawal is 4-5 days of the intense phsyical symptoms. I do not know about methadone. Try wrapping your legs in ace bandage for the rls. It helped me.
Avatar f tn Bentyl and clonidine is a mix of safe medications to help ease opiate withdrawal symptoms. I have been on methadone for 8.5 years and today is my 12th day without it and my family doctor prescribed me those to meds to ease my withdrawal symptoms. Still have symptoms but they are a lot more manageable with those meds. They are 100% safe.
Avatar m tn HI all this is going to do is postpone your withdrawal by about a week the methadone if taken like your doctor says will hold off the withdrawals temporaly you should skip the methadone and just push thew the oxy withdrawal and get it over with you will be ahead by a weeks time methadone was not designed to work like this it is designed to be a program to get you off heroin or other street drugs and to be used over time to give you time to straiten out your life wile putting your addiction on h
Avatar m tn i've always had the understanding that the drug with a long half life is harder to withdrawal from than drugs that don't have that long half life.methadone has a long half life,i believe thats why it takes so much longer than hydros to withdrawal from.valium has a longer half life than xanax,but some people on the forum say xanax is harder to withdrawal from.
Avatar f tn Methadone is very hard withdrawal! Took me 5 months to fully feel normal. I am also now on Suboxone. It makes me feel normal. Anyone going through methadone withdrawal, I feel for you. It's a long process that is horrible. It does get better. Hang in there.
Avatar f tn Hello my sister has been on Percocet and lortabs and weed for about 3 years now and she wants to quit but she is scared of the withdrawal symptoms how long will she go thru withdrawal symptoms how can I help her with the withdrawal symptoms what will the symptoms feel like is they're any thing that I can do to help her and make her feel better I just want to help her anyway that I can somebody please help me to help her.
Avatar n tn I think the ultram was probably the worst of the drugs u have taken. I just have to ask what u used the methadone to withdraw from in the 1st place??
620048 tn?1358018235 I know next to nothing about addiction medicine except that when we rotated through the nursery we dreaded the baby born addicted to methadone the most. They had withdrawal symptoms for weeks and months. For the infants (and I have read for the people addicted themselves) withdrawal is far harder from methadone than for heroin or other opiates. I don't know if this helps. As for it being worse in MS, I don't know.
Avatar f tn The heroin abuser’s nervous system becomes accustomed to accommodating chronic exposure to the drug, which is an opioid. Therefore, during heroin detoxification excruciating withdrawal symptoms are ubiquitous. Withdrawal symptoms begin within 12 hours of not using and peak after two to four days. The symptoms include: nausea, anxiety, diarrhea, abdominal pain, insomnia, chills, sweating, sniffing, sneezing, weakness and irritability. So I would say that yes, throwing up is normal.
Avatar n tn t even have wished that pain on Osama Bin Laden. With-in 24 hours my son was born 5 weeks premature and suffered bad withdrawal symptoms that I believe he wouldn't have had had it not been for the nubain/methadone incident. I've watched several babies get born on methadone and have minimal or no withdrawals given that they are on breast milk. My son was miserable with them and stayed in the nicu for over a week.