methadone and bones

Hey everyone, today is the 7th day off methadone for me, and I have like THE WORSE aches ....like in my bones, it's not like the rls. It just totally feels like it's my bones in my lower back, hip bones and really deep in my knees. It hurt sooooo BAD last night I was crying! Have any of you had this? The rls has calmed down now...it's just the horrible aches that feel so deep in my bones.

Does Methadone get into your bones and stay in your system for the rest of your life??? I just heard this from someone but i have never heard that before? Hope someone knows the answer because it kinda freaked me out!!!

Worked fine for almost 7 years. Have a plan to taper off Methadone. Slow and steady. Meet with your doctor ahead of time to get the meds figured out before you can't think. The withdrawals are worse than almost 400mg oxy/day, Suboxine coming off 24mg/day, H/brown/heroin, BY FAR!! Almost 6 weeks before I could WALK to the kitchen... Suboxine took 3 months to be good. This M can take 6 months.. Gets in your BONES!!!!

It seems to help but i fear i will only have to withdrawl from that and i have only heard of suboxone was offered that too at my intake for methadone. I just fear the withdrawls i can not function at all and i have a wife and 2 kids to support can not afford to lose my job over this. Is there a miracle cure for this sickness. If i was rich or become rich in my lifetime i would support the study of withdrawls and a better medicine to help us.

Methadone produces no serious side effects, although some patients experience minor symptoms such as constipation, water retention, drowsiness, skin rash, excessive sweating, and changes in libido. Once methadone dosage is adjusted and stabilized or tolerance increases, these symptoms usually subside. From what I was able to read, there are no real side effects of Methadone that would cause the issues you are experiencing. Hope this helps.

I drink strawberry milk occasionally before my dose and It does not effect my dose. My friend drinks half gallon before and after his dose and he says it positively effects his dose ..

I spent many years on and off methadone and can tell you better start getting off. It much harder after a couple or so years go by, believe me.

Thank God im sleeping well even with the pain as long as my nerves are ok thanks to the methadone and all of this may very well be steming from the methadone and im going to post this on a methadone forum as well, but I was wondering if anyone else has experienced the same kind of bone grindin feelings, swelling, and pain without being diagnosed with Athiritis or any other bone and joint issues.

Hello everyone, I’ve been on Methadone for about 4 years I take 40mg a day and sometimes 60 or 70 but I have had so many adverse reactions and it really isn’t helping with my pain. I have had problems with getting erect, sweating, hot and cold flashes, forgetfulness,being ill as hell, and now I’m starting to not care about anything!! What should I do?

ive had multiple friends get arrested- put in jail while on 100+ mg of methadone. And from what I hear its the longest/roughest withdrawal you can go through. if your on it... id recommend going straight down to 5mg then jump. Suboxone has a special place in my heart where my hatred lies. If I could go back before I decided suboxone would be a good idea, I would kick myself and my doctor in the teeth. Im currently 2 weeks without suboxone after 3 years of it.

if u r staying at 2-3 mg of sub for that amount of time and even skipping days..i would guess/and only guess/it is still the methadone..it is a bear...try and take the least sub u can to stay comfoy to avoid addiction to it...i think u r safe right now as far as su goes..but if u go one time 36 hours and feel ok...jump off...i would not do the sub any longer than a mont///5 weeks tops with methadone..u should be prous as u r controlling ur sub dose very well..

So some of you may know I am trying to get off the methadone. Not have alot of luck.LOL.. Can not handle the pain in my legs and knees. Not RLS... Pain in the bones.. Afer reading many post. Yesterday I contacted a rehap place. take to a guy who had a 25 year herion addiction. He like alot of us is not a fan of methadone..He thinks I just made my problem worse by taking it. I was told that if I get the suboxone. I can do this pretty pain free. As long as I do not stay on it very long.

I have gastroparesis, and GERD, and am on methadone maintenance. I noticed I started having problems as soon as I started the Methadone Clinic, 3 yrs ago. I recently had an endoscopy and waiting on the biopsy results. I'm so sick of not being able to eat anything. I'm living off of oatmeal and can't over eat. But it's not over eating because I've been starving. I can only eat a small bowl of oatmeal before I take my methadone and then another small one for lunch.

The difference is detoxing is very quick and tapering is a more slow and comfortable way of getting off Methadone! Before u decide to start u need to make sure u r mentally and physically ready! Don't let anyone tell u how fast to go down. U also have alot going on that i have never dealt with and let me say, i am so sorry u r going thru all of this! I am going to do some checkin and get back to u. I promise.

Methadone is pure hell to quit - and I have quit a lot of things. Most clinics will only let you drop 5mg per month or so - and when you get down toward 10-15 you drop about a mg a week....it is a long process. And even after the dose gets to 1mg there will be a problem to just quit it. A possible venue would be to make a plan to use sub for a couple weeks and ditch the methadone entirely. There just isnt an answer for long term and chronic pain. I have looked for everything.

time enough for it to seap into your fatty tissues and bones.......your dose was low and I dont know your age those 3 things all play a important roll in recovery....just know it can be done I was on a high dose for 7yrs and recovered what symptoms are you having now????

Also, about your other question, I think it's because methadone has such a long half-life and it's the only drug that stays in your fat cells, muscle tissue, things like that. Most drugs are processed through the liver and then taken out of the body the natural way. Any addictive medication is going to stick around somewhere but for some reason methadone binds to anything and builds up and builds up. That's the best way I could interpret what my psychiatrist told me.

ve been on MMT since May 2013 and when used correctly along with other therapies and tools, Methadone is a life saving medication and treatment program. I take 200mgs of red liquid Methadone that tastes like ***, everyday. I am also a certified Methadone advocate, it's my goal to educate others about the benefits of MMT and to end the stigma and false information about Methadone.

My mom has been taking methadone for colitis for 23 years .Maine has a new legislative law to taper methadone users ... Moms been taking 320 10mg pills a month ..went from 120mg a day yo 90 mg a day and now 40mg a day and then wants to cut her off completely after this month .. She's not a h user she has a chronic disease/illness ... Its not right to make her go through this crap again and guinea pig her again like that did for 20 yrs straight ....

Methadone is a BEAR to get off of as it seeps into the bones and tissues. 10 mg of methadone is approximately equivalent to 30-35 mg of hydrocodone. So one dose of methadone at 10 mg would be like taking ALL 3 of your hydro 10's at once....with the benefit of the long half life (how long it stays in your system). We have a Pain Management Forum, too, if you are interested in that. Let us know how we can help, ok?

I agree being upfront and honest is the best plan. Hope you are doing well and check back in here.

s going on and that you want off, and what can they do to help you. I am on day 11 of no methadone, and I am doing it at home with medical and mental health support. A blood pressure med has helped me a lot with anxiety/aggitation. I also am taking ibuprofen every 4 hours for aches. Mainly I am still having periods where I feel cold to the core of my bones, but am sweating and having goose bumps all at once. I work part time, but have been off for a week and a half.

But either way you look at it there are horror stories of Oxycontin and Methadone. I would look at it as whatever is helping you get through the pain, take it and see if it helps. If your Doctor thinks it may help, I would listen to them. Also they look into your allergies to see what and what not to prescribe you, so you shouldn't be allergic to that particular medication. There are other methods of dealing with pain as well. Just talk to your Doctor. Best of luck, hope you feel better.

Google COWS chart, that will explain how to induce subs. Amount of time doesn't work, use the COWS.

I was previously on a variety of pain medications, oxicodone ms cotin I was then told from clinic I would have to go to a pain center and they would not be able to help me I then found out how addicted I was I went searching for a pain center to no avail and ended up finding a dr that would give methadone and the stuff they give to herion addics I could not believe I was now considered a addict I ended up seeing this dr and he gave me the methadone for pain 60mls a day I was doing fine at first

Hi well I kicked methadone and also had a ruff recovery methadone gets in your bones and slowly weeps out for me I remember telling my substane abuse conslor at 60 days out I should be over this by now but it is a slow process it was around 90 days till I got my energy back please keep posting for support ,,,,,,,,,,Gnarly............................

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