Ok to mix methadone with hydrocodone?

[L's R Misery]

guys i have found someone who agrees to give me some methadone to help me out with my detox from hydrocodone is it ok to mix these 2 ? i took 2 hydrocodone at 1 pm today i should be taking the methadone around 9 pm which is 8 hours later will this be ok or deadly?! someone plz let me know i hope this methadone helps me get off hydrocodone cuz i'm miserable :(  

thanks guys, brandon

[needshelp979]

I have been addicted to hydrocodone for 5 years..I have been without for a day and feel worse than my worst hangover or stomach virus...I am trying to wean myself off but it is hard when you are used to that buzz...saying hydroccodone "isnt all that strong" is an understatement..have you been addicted to them and tried to just STOP?! no sleep, vomiting, diahreah and body feels like you have been run over by a truck!!!

[peacefrogs]

yes it safe to mix both been on them 4 6 yrs now. the only thing you cant mix with methadone is suboxzone it sends you in2 instant withdrawls.

[AnnMarie1972]

What about oxycodone?  I have a broken leg the Dr gave me Oxy but I don’t think he knew I was on methadone and I’m scared to mix the two

[dennyb66]

Dude I have been on opiates for a couple of years now. 2 Back surgeries and a few steroid injections later I am still taking 5/325 percocets. Tailored to my liking. If it was up to the doc I would still be on 30mg of roxies. I have had him taper me down 5mgs at a time. At this point I can take em or leave em. This would be your best bet.

[thedanimal]

You can take the two at the same time, but it can be dangerous if done incorrectly.  Methadone does not become a blocker until you take about 40mg or more per day.  You will feel the hydrocodone but perhaps not as much.  If the two are combined they should be taken in smaller doeses than if taken seperately because overdose can happen if your body has not biult up tolerance.  Methadone has been the best drug since two open back surgeries for pain relief.  I was taking about 30 norco per day about 6 months ago and came really close to death as a result.  I am now only on 30 mg of methedone per day and i have no highs or lows.  I never feel a buzz, but the pain relief is better than when i took all those norco (abusing).  The kicker is that my father is tightly administering the methedone. It is near impossible to abuse it.  For most people without someone to monitor the meds it would be a very bad way to come off of opiates because of all the reasons mentioned above, but if you have a wife, parent, or freind who loves you and wants you to get better that is willing to dispurse your meds methedone is great!  When it comes time for me to go off entirely my Dr. is going to have me decrease just 1/2 mg per two weeks until i am totally off.  He says this way i will not even feel the withdrawl effects.  If i start feeling them he said we can even go slower. BUt again it only works if you have a partner to keep you from destroying youself by taking more than your supposed to.  Good luck to all who read this.  
-Dan

[tigerspirit]

That is the worst advice I have ever heard recovery!! Methadone is used to treat opiate addictions, all opiate addictions not just heroin. And for him to quit cold turkey is stupid and dangerous! The withdrawl symptoms would be very painful. He should wean off of it taking a little at a time. Try suboxen it is safer than methadone. And as long as you have given the vocodin enough time to get out of your system you should be fine taking the methadone.

[meg321]

NO, don't do that, i took methadone to get off oxy and now i have to get off methadone and its killing me...or feels like it.   When I took it i was not aware of how bad it was, i was in a bad place and just didnt care,

meg