Methadone For Pain Management

I am taking 60mg of methadone a day for pain management, given to me by a rheumatologist in Pa. We are moving to NJ. Will it be hard to find a doctor in NJ that will prescribe it for me there? I have been on it for about 6 years. I also take Percocet 10/325 for breakthrough pain. ## I am not sure how hard or easy it will be to find someone, some doctors are more understanding and liberal than others. The best advice I can give you is to make sure you take a complete copy of your medical records from your current doctor with you. By doing this you make sure they get the full records of all current tests and prescribing information and you also ensure that they get all of the information and nothing is lost or left out during a records transfer. Learn more Methadone details here. Learn mo...

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I live in Northern VA & was recently (& unfairly) discharged from my Dr. of over 4 yrs. I am nearly out of meds & NEED to find a new Dr. asap! I take methadone (& occasionally either opana 20er or oxycodone 10 mg for breakthrough pain only & rarely) If there's anyone who can help me find a new Dr. (NOT associated with the Alt-Med group!!!) I would be beyond grateful! PLEASE HELP! I've called at least 45 doctors & keep coming up empty: either they don't prescribe Methadone or they won't accept out-of-pocket pay! Grrrrr! I have 2 young children & CANNOT afford to go thru withdrawal!!! Thanks to anyone who responds helpfully... ## You might be better off going into a methadone clinic until you can find a doctor who will prescribe for you but if y...

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Dear RxChat Community, I just have one specific question, so this will be short. Why are Pain Management physicians so quick to prescribe Methadone, over any other narcotic, if they already know beforehand just how incredibly hard it will be to get off it--if ever? Do they have a hidden agenda? I will greatly appreciate any and all responses! Thank you all so much!! ## I believe the government is a bit more lenient on methadone docs, because it is not a drug of abuse. Just a guess, but where I live, pharmacies can be worse than docs. ## Hello Glenn, my experience as a lay person for 27+ years in pain management around people who have taken methadone causes them to not be able to feel the effects of other opiates and abuse other opiates. To me this would be the main reason doctors would ...

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pain management that presribes methadone in michigan Detroit. area ## Hi kamarx, I was able to locate a few doctors in the Detroit, MI area that are known for prescribing Methadone, Suboxone, and other related treatment options. For your convenience, their contact details are listed below: Renato Roxas, Jr. 50 East Canfield Detroit, MI 48201 (313)993-7489 Catherine Bernice Frank, M.D. Henry Ford Health System One Ford Place 1F Detroit, MI 48202 (313)874-6677 Sudhir V. Lingnurkar, M.D. 3011 West Gerand Boulevard Suite 1710 Detroit, MI 48202 (313)872-6336 Serge E. Jean-Louis, 300 West McNichols Detroit, MI 48203 (313)867-8015 If none of these doctors work out, please post back, as there are plenty more out there to choose from that I can provide details on. I hope this info helps! ## hi.....

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Looking for a dr. In Los Angeles that will perscribe methadone. I moved here a year and a half ago from salt lake city. I've suffered a sever head injury and had to have brain surgery. As a result I have cronic headaches. I also have 4 collapsed disks in my back from riding motorcross for years. I became addicted to pain pills and ended up going to a opiate treatment center is SLC ut and they put me on methadone to manage my pain and get me off pain pills. I was on 300 mg a day at one point. I moved to Los Angeles a year and a half ago but I couldn't find a doctor at that time so ended up going to a methadone clinic where I have been getting my weekly doses at ever sInce. I have managed to taper down to 130 mg and ultimately want to get off methadone completly. I need to be unde...

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I need a dr in the Philadelphia area who will prescribe Methadone for chronic pain. ## Hello, There are actually quite a few doctors in the Philly area that are said to prescribe methadone. Just to name a few of them: Donald John Kushon, M.D. Hahnemann Hospital 17306 Ncb, Ms 403 Philadelphia, PA 19102 (215)762-1866 Frank Alfred Kunkel, M.D. Two Penn Center Suite 200 Philadelphia, PA 19102 (724)591-5236 Ben Peter Jagiello, M.D. Two Penn Center Suite 200 Philadelphia, PA 19102 (724)591-5236 Carla Rodgers, M.D. Two Penn Center Suite 200 Philadelphia, PA 19102 (724)591-5236 Patrice Taylor Ward, D.O. Two Penn Center Suite 200 Philadelphia, PA 19102 (724)591-5236 I hope this info helps! There are plenty more doctors to choose from, so if for some reason these don't work out, please post b...

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I am 43 and had a laminectomy 6 years ago. After surgery i was referred to pain management and prescribed 50mg of methadone a day / 30 mg roxicodone every 8 hrs. / and 2 mg of xanax every 12 hrs. These combinations were just written to be therapeutic and brought my pain down to a level of 4 out of 10. However this was very expensive and not being able to work I could not afford to go every month. I now have medicare and disability so I need to find a local Dr. who will accept medicare & is taking new patients. My last MRI was 4 years ago. I need to get in to a local Dr. For REFERAL of new MRI, AND TREATMENT OF PAIN MANAGEMENT. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME PLEASE? IN PAIN EVERY DAY AND TIRED OF IT CONSUMING MY EVERY DAY AND THOUGHT. I STAY MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY EXHAUSTED. I NEED SOME RELIEF...

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I'm in need of s pain management doctor to prescribe methadone because I have used the methadone and it works great for my pain. Could anyone please help with advice on a doctors? ## Hello, Travis! How are you? I'm sorry, but there is no listing of doctors according to what they will or will not prescribe that I can refer to for you. Do you currently have a PCP that you see regularly? If so, they should be able to refer you to someone. This is a narcotic analgesic, so it has the potential to be habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth and constipation. Does anyone know of a good doctor in that area? ## Yes , New York pain management in west babylon , babylon and Bayshore . They prescribed it to me for approx 8 years then had to s...

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I have been on methadone for pain since 2003, moving from md to knoxville and need a doctor ## Hi, Kristi! How are you? The best thing to do, once you're in your new location, would be to find yourself a general practitioner and then have them refer you to a pain management specialist. Under the new regulations, a GP won't be able to prescribe such a medication for long-term pain management. They are restricted in what they can prescribe, why they can prescribe it and for how long they can prescribe it. Learn more Methadone details here. Can anyone recommend a good doctor in the area?

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I need to find a doctor willing to prescribe Methadone. I was in a car accident in 2009. Ihave been through the ringer with different doctor's & many different meds but Methadone seemed to work the best. I have been with my present Doctor for 2 1/2 years!! and on oxy 40s and Norco 10-325 for the amount of years, they no longer have the long time affect to get me through my day.. I have 2 young children including a 9 month old. I need HELP!! my doctor says he is worried in prescribing me a Methadone because of the "addicting" purpose..but sorry doc. what do you think the oxys or even the Norco do? I've come to the conclusion that he is just wanting to rake in the money from my insurance with the 2 meds he is already prescribing me vs. the 1 med that will help me!!! so...

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I've been on methadone for almost 13 yrs due to a car accident when I was a teenager that left me disabled and with chronic pain. My current Dr. Received a letter from the Medical Board ( which he let me see) explaining that in order to keep prescribing methadone that he will need to get a license that will allow him too continue to perscribe this. My dr said it's became a huge hassle and that because of other patients "dr shopping" he just can't do it anymore. I've been with him for over 6 yrs! He was nice enough to give me a supply to last me a few months to give me time to find a Dr that will help me. My dr now said if by chance I'm still haveing trouble at the end of three months, he will keep helping me but he's not sure for how much longer. I'm ...

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I went to suboxone and i am still in pain. after doc switched me to methadone and back again to suboxone because i couldnt do the methadone she told me this was it. gave me script to begin that day. had last methadone that morning. by the time i picked up mychildren i was going thru horrific withdrawal induced by the subs. and great pain. bi called them for help and an answer to why i was going thru it. they thought i wanted more suboxone! then they said they didnt know why and that i would have to go thru it. by the weekend i was in such desperation i put on a fentanyl patch. took it off 12 hopurs later. i was so deperate. now ive been dropped. this is following me. i am in so much pain. no one will take me for pain management. even with sub i cant function. found out in suboxone info ...

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I have been prescribed dilaudid 8mg 4xs daily for 2 years by a respected, long time in the community pain management dr. He tried me on Fentanyl in Feb but it made me sick and changed the dilaudid to 6 daily until I find new PM Dr in my new area. I moved from Destin, FL to Jacksonville, Fl. 3 weeks ago. My Destin PM Dr was giving me the 6 daily ONLY until new Dr finds extended release rx to suit my needs and use the dilaudid for breakthrough. He didn't want to start me on a new rx and then I move in case of reactions. So. Being he gave me 120 every 20 days instead of every 30 days so not to raise a red flag here in FL, no new PM Dr will see me before 28 days is up, leaving me in withdrawals and the original horrible pain for not only those 8 days in between but an additional week be...

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I have Chronic IBS and acute Chrons disease. I have been taking Vicodin to help control the bouts of diarrhea and severe abdominal pain. My concern is all that Tylenol that comes with Vicodin is damaging my liver, thus more problems. I have tried methadone and it works GREAT and 40mg lasts all day instead of a pill every 4 hrs. I need a doctor in or around the St. Louis area that can and will prescribe methadone for pain management. I have no insurance, preferably a doctor who will accept cash patients that is not to costly. Who and where are they in this area? Thank You Anyone ## Hi, Stacey! How are you? There are actually a couple of problems that you're going to run into. The first will be the fact that you're a cash patient. Many doctors will not prescribe controlled substan...

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Good morning, I'm new to this chat, I'm located in Suffolk Long Island and ISO of a pain management MD here.. I suffer from RSD and desperate to get off opiates. I've tried on my own and could not endure the pains of withdraws. I have insurance but the waiting lists for the two "county-clinics" are 6 MONTHS. I am at my wits end. Please if you can help I WOULD BE ETERNALLY grateful. TIA

How well does methadone work for chronic pain management? I went from 10 mg oxycodone then dropped down to 7.5 mg hydrocodone and my pain is totally out of control. I have no relief. I am out of options except methadone or Suboxone. Please help. ## I was taking 10 mg oxycodone 4 times a day. I was forced to go to PM for my pain and got prescribed 7.5 hydrocodone 3 times a day, had to agree to mbnb injections if I wanted my meds. All I need is my pain controlled to get some quality of life back so I'm thinking maybe I should try methadone if it would help me. I need an honest answer. ## I had back surgery (Removal of discs with fusions L4 thru S1), caught MRSA and had another 3 surgeries after that to clean my back out of infection, he nicked my spinal cord and I leaked out fluid, an...

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need to find doc who can prescribe methadone for chronic pain. Primary care put me on methadone and oxy for breakthrough pain. now cannot prescribe any more. I don't care about the oxy but need to either continue methadone or get off of it---which obviously would need scritp for as well... to wean off safely -have insurance--am 62 and don't have any other doc for the last 13 years. am not addict but am physically dependent due to long term condition. largo Clearwater florida I need help fast. thank you for reading-any help will be appreciated... ## Due to the new regulations, if you require such a medication for long-term, ongoing management of chronic pain, you'll need to see a pain management specialist. Are you still under the care of your PCP currently? If so, getting th...

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I live in Memphis Tn.I have been going to the methadone clinic for 13 years.I have R A and I can't afford the methadone clinic anymore.I need to find A Dr That will prescribe my methadone. I need help ASAP ## Hello, Lee! How are you? I'm sorry, but a clinic is your only option. It is illegal for a private practice doctor to prescribe it for addition treatment or maintenance, under current U.S. law, that can only be done by those specially trained in its use for such in a clinical setting. Even those that resorted to a clinic for pain, end up having to remain there, because once that is in your medial records, you have no other option. The FDA classifies this medication as an opiate, so it has the potential to be habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness...

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I have been on methadone for about 6 years and had to start going to a maintenance clinic a few yrs ago after my pain dr lost his license here in Phoenix, Arizona. I tried going to another pain clinic after mine closed but they wanted me off the methadone and forced me to taper off of it in one week and demanded I took gabapentin which DOES NOT work and they didn't care. Anyways, I went to mmt clinic and have been there since but there are so many things wrong with it, I'd end up writing a book. Does anyone know of a pain Mgmt doc who writes methadone scripts in Metro Phoenix area? ## Unfortunately, since you've been going to the clinic, it isn't likely that you'll find a doctor that will take you on. For addiction/maintenance, the current laws will only allow it to ...

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Moved to western North Dakota from East Coast. Have been prescribed methadone for 15+ years to treat legitimate pain. Have taken same dose for last 8 years; (100mg/day). If anyone lives in this area if the country and might have a name for me, it would certainly help as I search for a physician. I have my records for every year of pain treatment, including tri annual drug panels (always + for proper med/dose), all Rx records with same pharmacy, and haven't ever needed script filled early, I take meds exactly as prescribed, and just want to create a positive relationship with a new physician who can see that I am a trustworthy patient and just want treatment for my pain. Does anyone have a good and intelligent M.D., who knows all the benefits of methadone for long term pain managemen...