Methadone overdose effects

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Avatar n tn they had to give him 3 shots of morphine at the hospital to get him calmed down he was in so much pain....is there any long term side effects that might come up because of this....if there is a site to go to please send me the site....one other question...could this have killed or hurt him seriously.....
Avatar f tn This particular drug is very stimulating for most people, which can potentially partially counter-act the narcotic effects of the methadone. Safety is a very complex issue; it doesn't just involve normal contraindications, it also involves how any medication affects a particular person as we respond differently to them. I'm assuming some professional has decided your Dad is depressed. Is he? Is he possibly over-medicated on the Methadone, which would cause depression?
603838 tn?1238534975 Hi all. One of my best friends has been taking heavy painkillers to manage pain due to disk surgery and partial replacement. They have been switching between things as heavy as morphine and methadone. They found her thanksgiving day not breathing with foam coming out of her mouth and nose. She was in respiratory arrest and flown to a better hospital in the neighboring state.
Avatar f tn ve taken 60 mg before except I did not take the methadone at the same time.But, only 60 mg did the trick, with methadone in my system, but not taken at the same time. How close am I to overdosing? What IS the deadly combo? I just know this: 70 mg of methadone is great for my feet. But my shoulder? Doesn't touch that pain. It's acute. Now what?
Avatar f tn I take 95mg of methadone a day. I take 8 mg klonipins a day. I also take 1mg xanax as needed. Am I in any danger?
434196 tn?1206385870 I have a friend who is prescribed methadone and 5mg oxycodone. And I always thought methadone was a opioid blocker. So wouldn't that bock the oxycodone??
Avatar n tn Hi! & Welcome, As everyone else has asked - How's she doing? There's an anti-dote to opiate overdose, including Methadone called Naltrexone. I hope they're keeping her in the hospital because Methadone overdose is tricky because of it's long half-life. They can bring you back in the ER - you walk out and you can go under again. So, if they have the tox. #'s - that's good - they can gauge where's she's at.
Avatar n tn For this reason people who overdose on methadone often actually do so as much as a day or two after they took it." ------------------ i'm sorry you lost your brother -- the disease of addiction takes far too many. sadly, most of the deaths could be avoided if we addicts had the capacity to realize just how much trouble we were in and how badly we needed help. for most of us, by the time we think our feet MIGHT be getting wet, we're already in over out heads.
Avatar f tn Infrequent side effects include urticaria, hypersensitivity reaction, shock, and pulmonary edema. Overdose can include slow, shallow breathing, respiratory depression, clammy skin, convulsions, extreme somnolence, apnea, circulatory collapse, cardiac arrest, coma, and possible death.
1304379 tn?1376567437 HI I was on methadone for 6 1/2yr if someone was to offer it to me today I would run the other way it took me 8 1/2 mo to taper off going in and out of withdrawals then it was around 90 days to get over the post withdrawals methadone is an evil drug go with sub if you dont have the disapline give it to someone you trust to give it to you your recovery time will be 1/3 of methadone you know you also have to go to the clinic everyday they will start you at about 35 or 40mg and see if that holds yo
Avatar n tn I just realized that I have been taking three 300mg tablets of WellbutrinXL and I haven't felt any of its effects. No jitteriness, and more importantly, no seizures. What does this say about how good WellbutrinXL is for me? I felt the same way taking 900 mg as I did taking 450 mg. I did call my doctor who told me to take 150 mg today and resume the 450mg (my regular dose) tomorrow. Any thoughts? Thank you.
662972 tn?1270166301 what are long term effects of methadone good/bad i am only 28 and been on it for 8 mos all info is welcomed thanks
Avatar m tn If you are still worried, I would look up the half life of 30 mg of methadone. To my knowledge Methadone is stronger longer acting than Oxycodone. Since you were not on it long that is the way I would decide.
Avatar f tn Methadone and methadose are the same medication. Methadose (40 mg and above) comes in wafers/tablets that can be broken in halves or quarters to reach the required dosage and can be dissolved in water before taking if needed. Methadone tablets/liquid are taken whole.
Avatar n tn s experience, these are both serious dangers in methadone recovery, and should be kept in mind. In the overdose, loss of consciousness happens VERY quickly, and can result in death from respiration failure in only a few minutes.
Avatar n tn Masochism If you do not want to suffer from any of the above side effects do not start methadone treatment. Those are just a few of the symptoms you will experience. I could be more comprehensive but if you have questions I will be glad to answer. My suggestion is that if you suffer from both Add/narcolepsy and chronic pain go with an oc meds or try a Thebiane based opiod/opiate that is drugs like oxycontin, hydrocodone or Bupenorphine.
Avatar f tn You can overdose on all drugs, so that is kind of a mute point. Any thing that you can get high from will eventually be abused by some people. Some idiots will use Spray Pam to get high with, while I use it for its intended purpose. The point being, that when Suboxone is used properly for its intended purpose, it is a better alternative to methadone.
Avatar n tn t have to do anything before my surgery. I am on 60 mgs of methadone daily. I also took narcotics as well as my methadone after surgery. The only difference is I don't have sleep apenia so id ask dr if its ok to take pain meds having that but if your on methadone than it should be ok.
Avatar n tn The only difference is that methadone is a full agonist and your dose can go up higher and higher. After about 50 mgs of methadone it blocks, like suboxone, the effects of other opaites so it defers abuse of other opiates.
1087566 tn?1282448730 Hi, I was wondering how the methadone has worked for you. I have just moved from oxycontin to methadone. So far it seems to work better for me, I haven't had much pain, it's been less than 1 week.
Avatar f tn I have been 210 days clean from oxy and heroin after a 10 year long addiction everyday needing it for ten years, and im onlt 24. I joined a clinic that is giving me counseling and group therepy and i take methadone. it is a controlled, something i cant o'd on because you get one dose a day, then go back every day.
Avatar f tn x3 that is symptoms of deadly overdose
Avatar n tn I cannot find the exact information but from what I remember seeing in the dosing information on suboxone - they do not exactly know the effects to the fetus and therefore it is not suggested to be taken during pregnancy. I believe subutex is suggested instead of suboxone. Best bet is to talk to your doctor. Really it's is imperative your obgyn knows what's going on.