methadone for sleep

okay, so if I took methadone 48 hours ago...when would I be ok to take my .5 xanax again to hopefully get some sleep? I've read AWFUL things about taking those two meds. and I know the methadone stays in your body for way too long. I've just slept awful both nights since I took the AWFUL methadone in the first place. I'll never take that evil drug again~definitely learned my lesson the hard way! thanks for anyones info.

Hi kimmypach, how are you? Have you consulted your doctor for the review of Methadone? You need to discuss for getting a sleep test done and evaluation by a neurologist. As advised, try to do yoga and meditation regularly, which will help to reduce the stress. Do regular stretches, exercises and be physically active. Try few sessions of massage therapy. Keep updating on the progress and doctor evaluation. Take care.

Hi and welcom to the forum as for sleep on methadone it can take a wile it took me 90 days to get a restful sleep without waking yp at 3 in the morning just plug into aftercare it will help with the mental part of the withdrawal Keep posting for support you can do this and it is so so worth it.....................................Gnarly.................................................

I have been off Methadone Island for 31 days now and it was the only way I could sleep at one point...that and a hard dose of exercise in the evening to wear me out. Congratulations on 2 weeks, that is a major accomplishment.

I'm just starting the methadone circus. My regimen looks as if it is heading exactly where yours is. I'm 10 days in and some here have me wondering if getting off the air plane may not be the best move. I'll come back to that. In your case have you considered the calcium supplements that exist out there? Some very high quality calcium could help improve the situation and it's good for you (within the limits). Back to methadone. For me it comes down to one thing.

Thanks for your response! My husband is taking the Methadone as directed. He is also taking Xanax for sleep (which, in fact, does cause a drug interaction with Methadone). I've done searches for non-opiad pain meds and I haven't really come up with much. My husband will be seeing his pain specialist soon and ask him what other options he has. He has already begun to decrease his dose to 4 - 10mg pills per day. Have a great week!

HI Lynn your doing great especially considering your only 64 days clean it usually takes 90 toeven start to feel better so cudos to you hows the baby donig// ND BETWWWN THE BABY AND THE DETOX ARE YOUR GETTING ANY SLEEP SLEEP IS ONE OF THE HARDEST PARTS OF METHADONE WITHDRAWAL THAT AND THE ENERGY CRASH BUT YOU SEAM TO BE BEETING THE ODDS LET ME KNOW ON THE SLEEP THING AND ENERGY IM ALWAYS LOOKING FOR ANOTHER SUCSESS STORY AND DONT GET DISCOURAGED IF YOUR STILL HAVING SYMPTOMS METHADONE IS A MONST

I've been taking norcos for about a year anywhere from 6-20/day. I've tapered it down to 6-8/day and took my last norco at 10pm last night with 2 somas. I woke up at 6am (i usually wake up in early am from early withdrawals) and took two more soma and a tramadol. I decided today is going to be the day, I made it until 11. I took a bath and 5 mg of methadone. after 30 mins I felt ok! I made until 5ish and took another 5mg and tramadol. I now only have 3 1/2 10mgs.

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?

I was discharged from the hospital at the end of Feb. My Doctor put me on methadone for the pain. The perscription is for one month 8 pills a day. 4 (10 mg) tablets in the morning and 4 (10 mg) tablets in the evening. My concern is addiction. I currently have a vicodin addiction, but since I've been on methadone I don't crave the vicodin and I haven't went through any withdraw symptoms. Can someone give me some insight to what the probability is to me becoming addicted to methadone.?

I have been on Methadone for 3 years in June. I was at 210mg. I was using oxycontin for a little over a year. I like many others had asked the doctor at the clinic to start going lowering and start getting off, I would get a "Your not ready" , "its not the right time for you". I am so ready to get off, I thought methadone was an answer to my prayers but ended up being the worst thing ever.

But since we are on day6 we decided to stick it out for a better life and to feel normal again, i havent felt normal for 4 years. i cant wait till im clean and a good dad for my daughter. methadone is not worth it, Doctors make so much money on that **** and we are the ones who go through the pain, not the doctors. we are slaves to drugs made by governments/pharmacy companys. they are made to get us through pain. but in the end u have so much more pain than ever.

So one of my friends who has been battling addiction (started off on narcotics, escalated to heroin and crack) has been taking methadone for the past year. He has not gone to in patient rehab because he doesn't have the money, so he just goes to the project cure place and gets methadone. Well, he has decided he really wants to try and quit, but saying he is really, really dope sick right now. I think he said he was on 60 mg a day, and he is saying he wants to quit CT.

Im only taking like 25-30mg of Methadone a day for like 3-4 days!Im o n day 2 and feeling a lil crappy!By thurs or fri i will be going clod turkey,so now what your saying is im going to withdrawl from the Methadone also?????

For anyone who has ever taken Methadone for chronic pain management...When you first started taking Methadone, how long did it take for it to control your pain? How many days, weeks, etc.? My best friend was started on Methadone to manage completely debilitating chronic pain that is the result of multiple, major, back-to-back abdominal surgeries. Tonight marks the fourth full day of her being on Methadone, and she's really not feeling any better. How long can it take?

s scaring you just know it gets better im on day 34 and it only happens twice a week for 10 second at a time. I get 6 hours of sleep each night before my body wakes up wanting a fix. 6 hours is a blessing though!

In the lower mgs if methadone it is best to go slower about 2 or 3 mgs every week or 10 days because it takes about 3 days for the withdrawals to start. Methadone has a longer half life and it stays in your system longer. You should let your body adjust to the drop before you go down again. Look on the bottom right u of this page under the health pages. Look up the Thomas recipe and the amino acid protocol., they help with the w/d symptoms. There is also some great info about methadone detox.

I am on Methadone for chronic pain management. Did you try any other drugs first? it's a little strange if you did not try any other medications and they put on Methadone to begin with. Did you discuss that with the doctor? Methadone builds up in the system very quickly in some people. I just started taking it 2 weeks ago. I was very weak, very sleep. My blood pressure is normally low but it dropped to 115/50. The Methadone built up so quickly in my system.

Will this work, or will my body become dependant on the methadone after a low dose like that for a few days? And will I then go thru methadone withdrawals? Pain pill withdrawals all over, or what??? Please help!

I need to find some way to sleep at night I have been methadone free for 24 days today And the only thing that works is ambien . And the last thing I need is a sleeping pill addiction. Melatonin makes me twich uncontrolably And gives me severe anxiety as have all over the counter sleep aids. Benedryl was suggested as well and it is hit or miss with maybe 2 hours of sleep every other time. the ambien is a sure thing still only sleep for about 3 hours . And again I dont want another addiction.

from personal experience sleep was the last thing to return during methadone withdrawl. I got my first "natural" nights sleep during week 5. Things like exercising to help release the toxins, hot baths, and even (at least for me) soap under my sheets do help temporarily. But the only hope for me getting up to 7 hours of sleep in a night was that of ambien and/or valium. However due to risks of a new addiction, I only took them a number of 4-5 times TOTAL...

I'm 17 days off methadone and 4 days off loratabs and I still can't sleep..I'm getting like 4-5hrs a sleep a night..I have a 5yr old I have to take care n I need sleep.....help...... other than that feel great!!!!!

Such as gabapentin, clonidine, and trazadone for sleep. Is this a good idea? Would this help the process be more comfortable? Just trying to come up with my personal recovery plan for dealing with WD. Thanks!

m finally through the worst of it. It was hard to sleep for a long time, I would go days with 0 hours sleep, i deserved it for being a junkie in the 1st place. Before methadone i was using oxycontin dilaudid morphine and the generic brands of the same stuff. I would also shoot meth or coke if i couldnt find opiates. But to any 1 going through methadone withdraw here's the things that helped me.

Yep, and he makes it sound so easy, but he also mentioned he was only on (most recently for about 18 months). I have been religiously taking 60 mg of methadone a day for over 15 years, or since I was 24 years old. To answer you questions, I am 39 years old & not sickly, but definitely on the this thin side. I smoke too much & do not have the best diet. I am extremely hyper, have been ever since I stopped doing heroin 15 years ago.

Thanks for the encouragement , I do many of the things u talked about , I eat tons of bananas everyday , I workout and take whet protein ! I takes really hot baths and showers like 10 times a day, I will try epsone salts and melitonen ! This is my second time getting off methadone , last time I stayed clean for 7 years! Can't believe I let my self go through this terrible situation again!

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