methadone maintenance therapy

Help with methadone maintenance I don't want to be tied up any more with my daily visits to my clinic. Just wanted to ask if anyone had any experience with switching methadone 95mg once daily, to fentanyl patch 100mcg Hour patch? or know the methadone mg fentanyl dose equivalents?

when someone is starting a methadone maintenance program, how long does it take or become stable? my boyfriend started about a month ago but has been changing mgs often. he says to stabilize himself.

5 mcg/kg PegIntron subcutaneously weekly. All subjects were on stable methadone maintenance therapy receiving ≥40 mg/day prior to initiating PegIntron. Mean methadone AUC was approximately 16% higher after 4 weeks of PegIntron treatment as compared to baseline. In 2 subjects, methadone AUC was approximately double after 4 weeks of PegIntron treatment as compared to baseline [see Drug Interactions (7.2)].

PLEASE HELP! Im 20yrs old,im on Methadone Therapy becasuse im was on heroin since my 14th.It's my 18th day on methadone,is it time to tapp down,since they told me i can go on to maintenance if im scared too much to go back to heroin (i used it at least 3 years IV).I am scared to go back.What shall i do?? And im depressed ,and Methadone is in same time(Should be antidepressor) but it isn't for me.What med could help me? Or what is with me?? Im depressed too much,not everyday but often.

In 15 study subjects, administration of methadone maintenance therapy (40 to 120 mg/day) in combination with telaprevir (750 mg every 8 hours for 7 days) decreased overall methadone plasma concentrations by approximately one-third compared to administration alone. For the pharmacologically active R(+) enantiomer of methadone, peak plasma concentration (Cmax) and systemic exposure (AUC) decreased by an average of 29%, while trough plasma concentration (Cmin) decreased by an average of 31%.

m on suboxone therapy also 4mg in the morn and 4mg at night. I also go to therapy and group meetings. My Dr does her own group meetings every thursday. We are required to be present at 2 meetings a month. The meetings last 2 hours ( I think she is trying to give us all diabetes though she has a buffet of sweets at every group lol). Not many sub Dr's hold group sessions. She is wonderful Dr.

I know exactly how he feels, it didn't matter how much I wanted to have desire and feelings, I simply couldn't. I was a zombie. As the years passed I disappeared. I'm sorry your going through this. The only solution for me was to stop taking methadone. I guess this really is up to your BF. Does he plan to stay on meth maintenance for a long time? What kind of recovery is he doing, other than taking methadone?

It may indeed be time to try opiate replacement/maintenance therapy for you. At least you wouldnt continue frying your liver up. the main difference btwn Sub and Methadone is the SUb seems to be the lesser of the two evils and is a little bit easier to come off of when its time. Methadone is apparently HORRIFIC to come off of and the WDS can last months from what Ive heard here.

He went on methadone maintenance in July and it has taken him to his worst depths. He is still shooting drugs, is addicted to XANAX and anxiety pills. He will take a whole bottle at a time and is also drinking regularly. He has been hospitalized twice in the last month, picked up by police multiple times and has been near death at times. He is completely out of his mind.

Please heavily research the Methadone/ Suboxone, before you enter a clinic. I made the mistake of tapering on Methadone and even though it was only a 21 day taper.. I notice the difference between that and quitting CT. I wish I would of CT instead. Its seems the Methadone hangs on longer and is harder to come off of. I wish you much luck and hope that you can get clean and find some sort of support.

There have been a lot of posts latetly from many users beginning methadone, suboxone or other Opiate replacement and maintenance treatments. I wanted to stress the importance of recovery care during this time to increase success, and to an extent make withdrawals easier! And why and how it works. The article hints to suboxone primarily, but upon reading you will find that this doesnt only occur in patients on replacement therapy.

Suboxone is buprenorphine with naloxone which basicly prevents people from shooting it up. The blocking part of sub is just that the buprenorphine has a stronger bind to the opiate receptors and blocks most doses of opiates. It is also only a partial agonist, compared to methadone, oxy's, hyrdro's, all being full agonist opiates. Both methadone and sub are used as replacement therapy tools in order to stay away from other opiates.

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!!!!

Methadone is what is called Opiate Maintenance Therapy or OMT and the patient needs to look at himself as an addict and work on him/herself from that presumption. Is he going to therapy, NA, anything? Does he even realize or admit that he is still addicted. All of this needs to be discussed. You must ask yourself if you are ready to commit yourself to an addict. Good luck.

I have read that opiate addiction can damage the brains ability to produce endorphins, and that opiate maintenance therapy can help replace the lost endorphins thus helping depression.suboxone is not doing this for me as I am still very depressed.My question is whether switching to methadone would perhaps help my drug cravings and depression better than suboxone?

Dear Dr. Goodman ... What is your opinion on maintenance after chemotherapy. I just completed my 6th treatment of gemzar/carbo for recurrence. Prior to my second treatment I had complete secondary cytoreductive surgery. My CA125 is now in the single digits. My CT scan will never be clear. It shows all kinds of problems due to the radical surgery. My doctor is using them to see if any change has occured. I do not want to go on Avistan. Does anything work?

I am a 37 year old female, with the exception of the 4 years spent at SCI Muncy due to my addiction, I have been on Methadone Maintenance since 1993. Are there any doctors who can prescribe my daily dose as opposed to me going to the clinic?

More than three quarters of this sample of patients in a MMT (Methadone Maintenance Therapy) program had low BMD. Treatable conditions associated with low BMD were commonplace. Efforts to increase awareness of low BMD in MMT patients should be considered so that effective treatment may be employed to lower future fracture risk." I would conclude that your BMD should be monitored. Methadone is not the only opiate that can contribute to bone loss.

Your doctor is right, your medical conditions do not warrant methadone maintenance as treatment. Arnold-Chiari malformation has lots of different symptom, but pain is not a main one. So we will leave it alone. Fibromyalgia has significant pain associated with it, however opiates are not a first line treatment for it, not should it be last.

Yes I would go with abstinence from alcohol and not worry too much about methadone maintenance, if it keeps you stable then it is doing more good than harm.The only thing about opiates is they could exclude you from drug trials.I know several people who have successfully treated while on prescription opiates.Just look after your overall health-diet, exercise and positive mental attitude.

So, I decided to try Methadone Maintenance Treatment. There is a clinic about 20 min. away from my home. I researched it and decided, even though I have heard a LOT of negative things about the Methadone, I have also heard a LOT of positive things about it as well. I went there. Talked to the Administrator, Nurses, a couple of the Counselors and a bunch of the patients before making the decision to sign up.

It is difficult detoxing off of methadone and the amino therapy protocol article in the health pages is truly a life saver when in comes to methadone detox and withdrawal. There are a few members that will be along shortly that are experts in methadone withdrawal....Gnarly is kind of the resident expert on methadone withdrawal....He taught me a lot when I went through my withdrawal.....I honestly tell trusted friends that I would not wish methadone withdrawal on my worst enemy......BUT....

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