How Long Does Methadone Stay In Your System? (Page 2) (Top voted first)

Is Methadone completely out of your system in 72 hours, or does it take longer? Since Methadone seems to last longer that 4 - 6 hours, I was just wondering?

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I'm sorry but I totally disagree with u. I'm on the program at 105mg. Was at 145mg. I don't nod off. I've lost 70 pounds, graduated school, get up and live my life far more than I did without it. I used to binge drink, now I'm sober. I eat healthier. 0 carbs. Only thing I can say is that it's given me a sweet tooth, and to go number 2 is a pain in the bum literally. Really constipated.

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I would say yes it will,if they test for it.Some employers don't guess some feel if its there it would be because of possible rehab.program.also the more items tested for the more $$$ they pay.So its maybe a chance it won't be looked at.Good luck

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All that's terriffic but it doesn't answer my questions: How long to clear the drug from my system for a drug test and how long before I'm done with the detox. Thanks!

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Yes, it will not show up in a urine screen. Make sure you drink a lot of liquids, especially cranberry juice. Your body will metabolize it in 2 to 3 days in small dosages. Good luck!

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Steven, if you take last one today, you should be clear in 3 to 4 weeks. Every person is different and so is the test performed. My Dr office takes.urine and sends off to a lab who measures the amounts. And I can honestly say that after I took my last 1 mg it still showed up 2 weeks later. As for the detox if you can try and follow what my Dr advised. When I took my last one it took two weeks till it hit me the hardest. Insomnia was so bad and the leg cramps. My Dr helped me through that which took about another 3 to 4 weeks. After that you will still feel like no energy so make sure you take all the vitamins required and it would be a good idea to see a medical Dr and have your blood checked for B-12 levels and Vitamin D. You will feel better every day just take care of yourself and eat right. Take precautions against colds and flue"s cause for me my immune system was low and I got a really bad cold. During the insomnia not to mention a pulled muscle in my back from tossing and turning so much. I'm also just now getting over another bad cold which turned into bronchitis. Wasn't sick one time while on methadone. Strange. Get help from a Dr or you will go badly k to the methadone or something else cause this stuff is bad.

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I find it reeaally hard to believe that a one time dose of 5mg showed up in a urine screen 5 days later. There's a lot left out here.. like, how did you just happen to have access to it? I was on methadone therapy for opiate addiction at 190mgs/day. I had a urine screen that was 'sent to a lab' for a job interview. I did expect this test so I flushed my sistem and took electrolytes, vitamins and creatine in preparation. Passed with flying colors. I just don't understand, if you had't been taking them more often, or at a higher dose, how it could have shown up in a screen nearly a week later. Smells fishy..

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You don't start to feel like crap from withdrawals until days 4-6. Don't be mislead thinking you are fine because you still feel good on days 1-3. I found this out the hard way..

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I agree. I was on it for 10 years at 150 milligrams of methadone. Went cold turkey. f***ed. Wasn't right. Stayed clean 3 years. My child was killed. Starting taking opiates again. Bam, I'm back at the methadone clinic. I'm miserable and want off. It makes me worthless. Please listen to us stay a f***en way!

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I've taken 20mgs of methadone and passed a urine screen @ my pain dr. in lets say 3 1/2 days they send them off to the gas chamber for testing,take in hand if your taking say every 12 hours you've only cleared 4 mgs out of ten so your back to 16mgs if you take another 10mgs,( only applies if your a healthy individule)chronic use of methadone will build up in fat tissue extending elimination time.

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I agree with this so f***ing much! I also got addicted to methadrone, it took me ages to kick it...worst of all its so easy to get that the temptation was always there taking me even longer! Its a morish drug that has a horrible cum down, leaves you skint, and you find your self around friends who are also addicted to it using u for ure money to pay for there habbit! This does happen and believe me its the WORST drug in the world! DO NOT TOUCH THIS DRUG!

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It all depends how much..and how long u have taken the dose..methadone has a crazy half-life..the equations simple.in 24hrs.cut whatever mlgs in half..n..every 24hrs.do the same..until u have no left from your math..but remember.methadone is the strongest man made drug out there..n use caution .even after..u think its outta you ..get a methadone test kit..there 20$..and its worth it..my advice..

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I'm sorry to say but 58 replies down the question and there is still no answer to the original question, all these ppl keep on hijacking the thread and asking their own question or will play big brother and tell u to not do drugs, JUST GIVE ME A STRAIGHT F***EN ANSWER

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The worst of the withdrawal was over by day 14. I was literally hours from checking into a hospital.....I'm glad I stayed strong. The less disabling symptoms continued well into August my last dose was 6/29). Although I'm in alot of pain and less physically functioning my mind isn't in a fog. My family has been thrilled to have me back. I will never again go on methadone. Good luck to everyone!!!!!

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I agree. I went to a methadone treatment program for 16 months. I tapered down to 10 mg from 95 mg b4 going cold turkey. It was the worst kind of withdraw and pain / sick I've ever had. I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy.

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After a back surgery that rehab properly, I have been under the care of several pain management specialists. I say several because We have moved 3 times for business. The doctors put me on 100 mg Methadone and 120 weeks of Morphine. I had been on this for 10 years. I got a new pain management specialist at a very reputable Spine Institute. He said when he read my record he was appalled at the number of inappropriate procedures that did not have positive results and the dangerous drugs I was on. I told him this caused me to quit my $500k a year job I loved and go on disability. The drugs give you a false sense of normalnes, dulls your senses and has other negative effects to your body that you don't realize until you are totally clean. I went to a local rehab to detox and the first thing they did against my advise (based on my research) was to force a strip of Subaxon under my tounge. Within minutes they had put me in percipatated withdrawl. The absolute worst experience of my life. About 30 minutes later a Doctor came by and yelled at the nurses station "What the h-ll did you give this new patient" He then yelled never give Suboxon immediately to a Methadone patient, who ordered this. Then I went into convulsions, the chair I was in broke into pieces and all I remember is them giving me and injecting me with all kind of drugs. I passed out and awoke 5 hours later. They put me back on Morphine and the place was awful! I was surrounded with Street Addicts and people with mental problems. When my son found out he had me air lifted to NOVUS Medical Detox in Florida. I can't speak more highly of the place and compassion of the staff. I was there 11days. Two nights before I left I went back in withdrawl again. They treat with a combination of Naturals and drugs. They put me back on Buprenophine and made sure I was comfortable. When I left they gave me a prescription for the Buprenophine and taper schudule. After home for several days the withdrawl symptoms reoccurred and after 2 days I say my primary doctor and she immediately had me admitted to the hospital for monitoring. I just got home and still am not totally detoxed from the Methadone. They said I'm near the end of the detox. But I will experience PAWS (post acute withdrawl syndrome) for up to 3 months and gave me info on how to deal with it. My total out of pocket expense because of my terrible United Healthcare Insurance, so for is over $15,000, which will have to come out of my retirement funds, which is so wrong! My advise is 1) Never take Methadone. 2) Make sure you have a good insurance plan 3) Research your rehab center closely. There are a lot of bad ones. 4) If you are on Methadone get off of it unless to stay on it and shorten your life!

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i was just wondering why i didnt experience any physical withdrawals coming off of 130mg methadone daily for 4years? All I had was terrible mentally withdrawals that last for 6months!!! I thought people was controlling me and reading my mind,and right to this day i still experience that but nothing like i did coming off 130mg methadone cold turkey back in "2009" while i was in jail! but i did experience where like my joints or bones felt like they wanted to stretch and couldnt.I am currently back on methadone.I was on 210mg and now on 165mg. i been on it for 3yrs and everyday i wish to try getting in with the suboxone program,i have tenncare but the problem is i have take care of my grandmother! i took her out of the nursing home for a reason and that was my love for her! and be dam if i put her through that hell again!!! i'd rather suffer than someone who has lived a positively life! but anyways I was just wondering why i didnt experience any physical withdrawals like everybody else does when coming off methadone cold turkey? I even had slept for 2 1/2 weeks strait in jail! nothing couldnt wake me up!!! so has anyone heard/know why?

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I fully agree I went to jail an they put me on methadone from sub so I have a huge habit now an I no I'll never b able to kick it I wood never advise anyone to take it

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I had to withdraw off of 8mg of suboxone in jail made bail after three weeks was still in bed another four weeks before I had to go get prescribed 4mg of xanax a day to function and that's not even holding down a job if I didn't wake up to those bars and hit the gym at 5 am eight weeks later I would still b in that bed plain in simple its all bulls*** don't start in the first place or prepare yourself for hell there is no miracle drug that does not have vicious devilish consequences simply there is no easier way out it depends on each individual person amen

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I cannot relate to any of u. I have been on methadone for several months to get off hydros.. n was at only 30mg liquid n tapered down to 15mg n then I quite and this is my 5th day off of it. And it sucks I still feel lik crap I am considered a single mom of a very active 5 yr old. And it sucks because I cannot do anything at all I feel like crap all the time.. im constantly cold no matter if im inside or outside and its like 90° outside I have dont hardly eat n my head hurts all the time... I dont have a doctor to be able to get mediciane to help me... the only simi good thing about it is that I got my sex drive back. I was hoping to feel a little better by now since I wasnt on a high dose n it wasnt for very long so I honestly dont know what to do

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NOBODY IS NOT GOING TO FAIL A DRUG TEST FOR TAKING 1/2 10mg or 1000mg OF METHADONE FOR IT BEING IN YOUR BONES! LoL ... ALTHOUGH IT IS POSSIBLE FOR SOMEONE TO FAIL DRUG TEST 5 DAYS LATER AFTER TAKING 5mg OF METHADONE! FIRST OF ALL METHADONE IS METABOLIC (meaning that methadone is based on your metabolism) SECOND OF ALL EVERYBODY'S METABOLISMS DIFFERENT(FOR EXAMPLE:My friend and I took 10mg of methadone a piece,we both had a drug test 5 days later,my friend passed her drug test but i failed mine because I have a slower acting metabolism) I would also like to add the people that are worried if they had/going to passed their drug test given from there jobs after taking methadone, more than likely you will pass! 1) 10 panel drug test is waaay more expensive than the 5 and 7 panel drug test! 2) methadone is not an opiate and does not show up as an opiate!3) methadone is in its own category,meaning that when methadone is on a drug test,its going to say methadone on the drug panel on a 10 panel drug test,and jobs that does do random drug test, are 5 panel which test for:

COCAINE,THC,OPIATES,AMPHETAMINES, METHAMPHETAMINES... and its a fact that methadone does not get in your bones nor does it routin your teeth! The methadone can make you crave sweets,and that is one of the most bothersome side affect! Especially when eating tons of sweets during the night ,then going back to bed,not thinking about the consequences are going to be, with poor hygiene by not brushing after eating tons of sweets! and OMG! the pain from broken teeth! not tooth,not just a tooth,nut teeth!!! Well I Hope Someone Finds This Info Helpful!!! BEST WISHES TO EVERYONE!!!!!

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