What Is Methadone Used For

Side affects of methadone my patient took some wondering what to look for ## Hello, Rita! How are you? The FDA classifies Methadone as an opiate, so it has the potential to be habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth and constipation. Overdose symptoms may include trouble breathing, extreme dizziness and drowsiness, and lowered heart rate. Is there anything else I can help with?

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IT MAKES ME FEEL SICK NOT ANYTHING LIKE MALLINCKRODT METHADONE. ## Hello, Danette! How are you? There can be variations in the amount of the active ingredient when going from one generic to another, as permitted under the Hatch-Waxman Act of 1984, so this one may have just enough of a fluctuation to cause more side effects. 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, drowsiness, dry mouth and constipation. Have you informed your doctor? They may know of some way to alleviate the nausea. ## It is not the same. It makes you feel like your wd'ing in half the time of its alternative. We've been in treatment for years and there is an uproar over this "new" bulls*** Roxane. ...

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Hi I have tried dopamine drugs, Pramipexole & so on. now Gabapentin & my symptoms are coming back in addition to side effects of this drug. Some people find Methadone a good alternative to relieve RLS for many years but I am hestant to start on it.mI just dont know what drug to move onto next as life is in the doldrums for me right now. Can someone offer any suggestions please? My Iron, magnesium are good, i know all my triggers, my lifestyle is managed for RLS and I have rsearched this disease for many years but still no miracle medication has arrived.

I cannot find the question I submitted ## Did you include an email address, when you submitted it? If so, then you'll receive a notice, via email, that will include a link to the post, whenever someone replies. Do you remember what the question was about? I may have seen it, or I may be able to locate it for you by searching if you can provide more information.

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I had neck surgery in 2000 and was on pain pills and pain shots for 3 yrs then I lost my health ins so I went to methadone clinic and was on that for almost 5 yrs 100 mg a day then I got on off sept 2014 then by oct 2014 I was on 180 norco 10 cause I had to have neck surgery again so jan 2015 I had surgery now nothing is working for my pain well the norco 10 are butrans patch dont. what should I do get back on methadone thought a dr cause the clinic dont take ins are get on suboxne? I am in Huntsville Alabama and need a dr that give me one of these Please if some one out there can help me Please do Thank you and Have a Blessed Day ## If any one knows a Doctor in Alabama I'm in Huntsville but willing to drive. I need a doctor that will give me Methadone are suboxone I need the one th...

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Drug Index

Methadone, sold under the brand names Dolophine and Methadose among others, is a synthetic opioid agonist used for chronic pain and also for opioid dependence.[5] It is used to treat chronic pain, and it is also used to treat addiction to heroin or other opioids. [8][9] Prescribed for daily use, the medicine relieves cravings and removes withdrawal symptoms.[10] Detoxification using methadone can be accomplished in less than a m...

Some doctors have prescribed methadone to my aunt as part of her pain management for cancer treatment. Is this a common practice for tjis drug? ## what amount of methadone helps with severe cronic back pain? ## Yes, this medicine is good to take away pain when a person is hurting from having cancer. My boyfriend is on Methodone 10mg and while it's very strong to where he talks to people who are not there it does take his pain away and he sleeps alot of hours. He also suffers from Hep C so combined with the cancer and the hep c he gets relief so yes, it's good to take when someone is suffering so much which he is. He tried Loratab but it has something in it that isn't good for his liver so yes let her take it because there is no reason for someone to suffer so bad when methad...

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I want to know why they take you blood work when you getting back on the clinic I moved away trandford out to another clince so I'm back at my old clince but it been so long why do they test your blood I know I have he c and told them that I found out from the clince before neither the blood work but the Docture nwantntonralk to me about my blood work I'm worried why and don't know why they take your blood they give a urin you when first get on then you have to do blood work does everyone does but why does it need to be done I forgot the reason why please help ## Generally, the same reason that any other doctor would do blood work, on top of checking the levels of controlled substances in your body, they also check the functions of your vital organs by looking at various enz...

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I have this medicated cream and can't. Remember what I got it for. It's in a tube marked 45g ## Clotrimazole and Betamethasone is most commonly used to treat inflammatory skin fungal infections, such a ringworm, jock itch and athlete's foot. Learn more Clotrimazole details here. Learn more Betamethasone details here. Are there any other questions or comments? ## I have the Clotrimazole and Betamethasone cream and my doctor told me to use it outside the vagina and on my Labia.It has worked twice before to get rid of the rash but now its not working.What could be the issue? I have also used the cream and Candistat-200 tablets at the same time...the itching has reduced but not gone completely.why?

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I was going to the methadone clinic and 50 milligrams of methadone when I can't go anymore so what would be equivalent to 50 milligrams of methadonemy doctor prescribe me opana 20 milligram I was wondering which one is stronger ## @Nicole, RE: "what is stronger than methadone", According to an equianalagesic report by The Medical University of South Carolina (linked below), Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) would be the next step up from Methadone; and after Hydromorphone comes Fentanyl, which is ranked as number 1 on their potency chart. And please do feel free to correct me if you understand this type of chart differently. When I refer to ranking, I'm going by the order in which each drug is listed here: mcintranet.musc.edu/agingq3/calculationswesbite/convchart.pdf RE: "wha...

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oval shaped pill ## Sorry, you have not provided enough information. This drug is available in both name brand and generic versions. There are many generic manufacturers and each one of them will make a pill that looks different. There are no rules saying that pills with the same ingredient have to look the same! The size, color, shape and imprint will all vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. The only relevant regulations from the FDA state that they must have unique imprints for identification purposes, but these will even differ by manufacturer and strength of the med. In order to identify your pill for you and tell you what it is, you need to provide the complete imprint from the pill, all letters, numbers and/or symbols that may be on it, as well as the color and shape. Then I ca...

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it is round and white with the words mylan and125 written on it ## Is it possibly Mylan 152? If so then this tablet contains the active ingredient Clonidine, though I am not sure of the exact dosage, it is used to treat high blood pressure. Common side effects may include; nausea, drowsiness, headache and dizziness. Read more: Could this be your tablet? ## It is used for high blood pressure, but also helps in witthdrawals of opiates...i dont recommend taking more then 2 at a time cause it is for high blood pressure so if ur takingv it for withdrawals for opiates u most likey have a low blood pressure which most opiate addicts tend to have, take too many and u could lower it to the point of death, it doesnt help like methadone but it could take the edge of depending how big your habit is...

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About 3 years I was working on a telephone tower and I fell 15 feet to the ground. I severely hurt my legs. My dr. prescribed me percocets for a few months, but then stopped me on them because he felt I should be better and doesn't believe in long term pain management. Well I continually bring to his attention the severe pain i have from my prior injury and he tells me that there is nothing he can do about it. I have been referred to another dr. by some friends, whom I go see in a few days. I really would like his help with pain management. I have heard that his pain management choice is methadone, which I have tried before and it really helped but, I would like to know if anyone has any suggestions as to what I can say to be sure that he will take my pain seriously and start me on ...

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Bipolar needs dr who can prescribe methadone in alb. NM ## What is the Methadone needed for? If it's for pain, then any doctor can prescribe, though consideration would have to be given to any other medications the person is on. Learn more Methadone details here. However, if it's for addiction treatment, then that can only be done in a clinical setting by those who are specially trained to do so.

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i'm looking 4 a dr who can & will prescribe methadone i've been on 9yrs for chronic pain but cannot find new dr. is buying on the internet from out of country all i can do? i live in greenwood in ## Hello, Julie! How are you? There are 2 reasons you may be having a problem finding a new doctor. The first is if you're calling new doctors and asking them if they'll prescribe it, they will view that as drug seeking behavior and, in most cases, they won't even let you get in the door. And the next also has to do with asking them about, if they possibly think it's for addiction treatment, they have to say no, since private doctors aren't allowed to prescribe it for that. In other worse, regardless of which one is applicable, you need to just set up an appointm...

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I am trying to help my father find a doctor in northern Kentucky, zip code 41016. He has been on methadone for twelve years for drug addiction. He is now trying to get off of the methadone because he can no longer afford the clinic he was going to. He is trying to find a doctor to help him get off methadone. Please, any help in any direction would be greatly appreciated. ## Hello, Lindsay! How are you? I'm sorry, but if he's been taking it for addiction treatment, or maintenance, then a clinic is his only option. Private doctors are not allowed to prescribe it for that, even if he's just wanting to taper off. I'm sorry, I wish I had better news for you, but I don't. This is a narcotic analgesic, so it has the potential to be habit forming and may cause side effects, ...

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I am on 58 mg of Methadone and I have been on it for a year. It does not help with pain for me, and I did this on my own to see if it would help me. I was taking 4 mg of Hydromorphone for pain before. Now I want off the Methadone but my doctor is telling me I have to go to a non opioid pain clinic for pain. What is that??? I need opioids to help with pain. What do I do?? ## Steve, Sorry to hear about the difficulties your experiencing. It's tragic when doctors prescribe potent pharmaceutical's such as hydromorphone and methadone then cut you loose. It sounds as if He wants you to see what's known as an interventional pain clinic where they utilize treatments to relief the pain rather then traditional opioids and opiates.Sadly it appears he no longer in comfortable prescribin...

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I was in a auto 04/2010. My back is broke in several places and my L shoulder. My family an I were told I need a 24 hr operation on my back and a 12 hr operation to replace my shoulder. We were told I would not.survive either and need to be on comfort care with pain meds the rest of my life. I moved to cottage gove,mn 07/2014 and have been treated like I"m a street drug addict. This is a sin how people like me in the USA are treated. I was a Hospice RN for many years before the car accident. I am becoming suicidal from the pain. I have severe nerve pain in my back, but and legs to my feet. Methadone 30 mg 3 tomes a day is the only med that helps and oxycodone 2-3 tabs every 6 hrs for acute an break through pain as needed. I am 60yrs old. I should not have to suffer like this for the...

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I am a chronic pain management patient with ( I have been told by my doctors) no chance of ever being off pain meds. I have a serious disease I can barely pronounce. At any rate, my opioids are so difficult to managethat it is driving me crazy. Every 800 or 888 number I can find is just a 12 step person who tells me that it is a terrible choice. In other words, I can find NO number of a reasonable, educated person who can tell me if this is a good choice for me... HELP!!! ## Hello, Frank! How are you? I'm sorry that you're in so much pain. Methadone is notorious for being highly addictive, which is why most places will tell you to stay away from it. However, for some people in severe pain, it can be a god send, especially when you've run out of other options. The FDA lists i...

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Doctor is cutting me off of methadone 10mg, 50mg/day due to regulations... what a surprise! I'm in the state of Kentucky (40977). I am an hour from Lexington and an hour from Knoxville, TN. I get two weeks worth and then I'm on my own, said they'd refer me and send records to whoever, recommended Tennova. I have private insurance and this was a result of a wreck 11 years ago, he's had me on it ever since for pain.