Methadone vs lortab

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Avatar f tn I only have 6 10mg methadone tablets left. Can I succeed using lortab to combat methadone withdrawal and quit m completely? LORTAB is easy for me to quit. Has been for years.
Avatar n tn is it harder to withdrawal from methadone vs. withdrawaling from lortabs? i was taking 10-15 lt's a day. i am not taking anymore at all. today is the first day i havent taken any. but i will be taking 30mg methadone for only a week, then i am going cold turkey. will it be easier withdrawaling from the week of methadone than it would be to just quit now and withdrawal from the lortabs?
Avatar n tn At one point when I was having severe neck pain, my doctor also put me on lortab and a small dose of methadone. Please be careful, as both drugs are very addictive and methadone is very hard to withdrawal from.
Avatar n tn I agree that methadone is very difficult to get off. I hear it is way worse than Lortab w/d.....I tapered off Lortab 10 and am doing great. Is that an option for you? It minimizes the w/d and makes it a lot easier in my opinion. Think hard before going the meth route and read up on it. Best of luck You can pm me if you like since I have the same DOC as you......
Avatar f tn If I may ask, are you abusing it to get high, or do you have genuine pain? I agree that a regular doctor isn't going to just prescribe methadone, even if its to get you off of the lortab. Have you talked with the doctor who has been giving you the Lortab? Another thing you may have to do is check into a rehab clinic to detox. Most hospitals have units for this. I wish you good luck in your journey to get clean.
221387 tn?1210933058 Methadone stays in your system much longer then other opiates, this is why its so hard to detox from, I dont know how many mgs you were taking? But I can say that as a former methadone addict that after 4 days, you should be ok? Any longer then that & you could find yourself in a worse situation then what you started out in. I recomend that you stay away from methadone, this drug is brutal to your body & mind!
Avatar f tn I'm 5 weeks and need to know what I can take for pain. Lortab methadone what?
Avatar m tn My maintenance clinic knows also, ofcourse~!. I fear taking the lortabs while im on methadone, not the addiction factor because the methadone will block the euphoric effects, but still allow the analgesia that will be much more than just tylenol or ibuprofen alone.will, the 2 together make me really tired orgroggy,I didnt ask the doctor, I still have a guilty conceince from the abuse of pills. Can any of you guys tell me, if you think its gonna work out fine. or any cautions.
Avatar f tn the last three weeks i started buying methadone to try to help me come off of the lortab then when i stopped taking the methadone i went through a bad withdraw so i took 10-12 lortabs the first day 12-14 the second i thought i was going to die. I told my self that if i live through the night im stopping all the pain pills. that was 5 days ago today is the first day i can move. HOW LONG IS THE WITHDRAWS FROM METHADONE AND LORTAB GOING TO LAST.
Avatar m tn As I am almost 9 days clean on my first detox & WD, I can't answer your question other than to tell you that if you were finished detoxing from the methadone then the percs shouldn't be 1/4 as bad. Just my experience with norco/percs,roxycodone, vs. hearing other peoples stories about methadone DT & WD.
Avatar n tn The only thing that she warned me about was that she wanted me to take the methadone AND the Vicodin together for a few days because since the methadone has such a long half life, it takes about 3 days for it to build up in your system and start working. She didn't want me to start taking the methadone after the Vicodin ran out because I would essentially have had no coverage for a day or two until the methadone kicked in.
Avatar f tn Hi nubbin1954, First, I want to welcome you to the PM (Pain Management) Forum and let you know that we are glad you found this Forum. We are all CP (Chronic Pain) Patients that help each other with our own expertise and experiences that we have developed through our own CP Issues. I'm sorry that you are experiencing all of these withdrawal symptoms from the Methadone!! I don't know if I'm reading this correctly but have you been on the Methadone for all 15 of those years?
Avatar m tn Whereas a Lortab or Vicodin would wear off for me in 2 hours, Methadone can last 3-4 x longer. PLEASE be aware of several things with Methadone - if you are unable to find a pain management doctor to prescribe you sufficient medication and you decide to go to a methadone clinic, you MUST tell them you are an addict, and not coming for pain management. If you even mention that you're using the clinic for pain, they will send you away.
Avatar f tn Hi everyone, im new here. I've been on one heck of a journey w drugs! I've always done something. In high school I smoked a lot of pot and drank, after my 1st son was born I started taking lortab, percocet, oxycontin at that point I just took whatever I had at night, one day I thought I would quit but w/d so bad I would've done anything to make it stop, my dealer was like try this crack, it will make you feel better! Man was I dumb...
Avatar n tn Hi, just wanted to tell u my story about methadone. A few years ago I was taking lortab everyday I got tired of the withdrawals if I didn't have the lortab, so I started taking methadone. Well about 2 months into that I found out I was pregnant so I started taking the methadone only when it got so bad that I couldn't stand it. I didn't tell my Dr. only me and my husband knew.
Avatar f tn Methadone is a very strong opiate and you will have to come off that eventually too and the wd's are brutal. Are you doing anything about aftercare?
Avatar f tn Hola mi nombre es Alejandra y dure 5anos tomando vicodin y lortab cuando quise dejarlas no pude me agarro mucha ansiedad y escalofríos dolores en el stomago entonces buscamos ayuda en una clinica de methadone y es lo que consumo x casi 3 anos ya pero quiero dejarla pero me da mucho miedo sentir todos los si tomas que senti cuando quise dejar las painkillers la consejera que tengo en la clinica donde tomo la methadone me dice que puede que no sea tan dificil para mi ya que ea muy poca la cantidad
Avatar n tn Wondering if I am going to WD from the lortab or the methadone or at all? I think I had withdrawals all last week since I went from 40mg a day of lotab to 2mg of methadone in 3 days. I know methadone half life way longer but from some research I did you needed to build up a tolerance for the max half life. Ex: a person that eats 100mg a day would have the full 72 hour half life while someone that ate a total of 5mg in 3 days may only have 24 hour half life.
Avatar f tn First, is your son taking the lortab as prescribed and ONLY as prescribed? If so, that's not addiction. It's physical dependence which is a normal result of opiate therapy. If he is misusing it by taking more than prescribed, running out early, supplementing with street drugs or taking them with alcohol to get a better buzz then he has a problem. True addiction is more of a mental problem even though there are physical aspects to it as well.
Avatar n tn Im wondering how to get back in control of my life, I too like many of the women in here have total legitimate reasons for taking the pills..LORTAB 10, 3 car accidents, 1 which was a head on collision really messed me up and I have deginerated disks and a insane amout of pain in my shoulder. I cant seem to keep the pills under control and I want out, I get sick if I dont take them and I know a huge amount of the problem is mental addiction..relearning how to live without them.
Avatar n tn The dentist should be aware of the methadone, and the methadone clinic should be aware of the lortab. That way all is cool with everyone!!! AND you get good advice on what to do! : ))) Sorry about your mouth!
135222 tn?1210432488 I started on Lortab for 2 years before graduating to methadone. And yes, you can easily get hooked on methadone in just a few weeks. Why are you taking methadone?
Avatar f tn About a month and a half ago my IC pain became so severe that I had to be hospitalized. I was prescribed Lortab 5 for pain and told to take one or two every four to six hours (as needed for pain). When I followed up with the doctor later she instructed me to try not to take more than one every six hours. I usually have to end up taking two at 5 am., two at 1 pm., and then again around 7pm. So obviously I am over the reccomended limit on some days.
Avatar f tn I started taken sub as a treatment to help from w/d from Lortab. I had an addiction for the last 3 years. I am seeing a dr who was on a list from my insurance company. I started about 1 week ago. The dr. is a moron. He saw me the 1st time and gave me the wrong prescription. I tried reaching him after hours and he dn even have a service. I saw him on Tuesday and he was going to write script for next 3 months. I am having serious concerns if this was the right move.
Avatar n tn My dentist prescribed Lortab for me after a small dental surgery. I've taken stronger pain killers before and have not really enjoyed the affects, but I really like Lortab. It doesn't upset my stomach and I feel very good on it. I only take it at night before bed because it helps me go to sleep. I've had insomnia for years and this is the first thing I've ever found that helps. I go to sleep with no problem, and wake up early the next day feeling fine.
1298677 tn?1308444251 I'm a recovering heroin addict & I've been taking methadone for the last 8 years. I've been taking 90mgs for the past 5 of those years. I'm at the point where I want to get off completely, so I've been tapering off for the past full year, and was down to 42mgs & felt uncomfortable everyday, the only thing that helped is my prescription for klonapin. I was tapering at 1mg a week but having a problem paying $45 week.