methadone for vicodin withdrawal?

[DJ]

What would be the procedure to withdraw from vicodin using methdone?  Would'nt a person get addicted to the methadone instead?  Thanks

[IBKleen]

Money, this post is from 1999. These members are no longer active. Go to the top of this page and hit the post a question button. Follow the instructions. We can help and support you.

[Money1987]

You have the post I've been reading for!! So if you take meth for up to a week in a small dose,it can help get away from Percs,Oxy, Ect.? Do you feel like **** after that week? Mabe some right? I'm an idiot...I started back up after like 5 yrs clean.

[weaver71]

My immediate answer would be yes. I am a methadone addict, and would never take it for any reason. I might use something else, but methadone is so long acting and so tempting. I would be very careful. You remember coming off methadone I'm sure. It depends on how much H you where using, but I would rather CT heroin than detox of methadone again. If you start your own thread with Post a Question, at the top of the forum, you will get more response. Good luck.

[peekachoo]

What if u you've been addicted to meet in the post like at a clinic for 5 years. And a year later use out for 3 days to get past heron withdrawal. Do I have an increased chance of becoming addicted again?

[peekachoo]

What if u you've been addicted to meet in the post like at a clinic for 5 years. And a year later use out for 3 days to get past heron withdrawal. Do I have an increased chance of becoming addicted again?

[ceasercappa]

lala i wana hear from u, what ended up happeniing did you get of the vicoden? or did u get right back on them? how was the withdrawl? get back at me.

[gnarly_1]

HI you posted on a really old post its best to start at the top of this page in the green box marked ask a question you'll get more responses...to answer your question no dont take vicaden for methadone withdrawals it will only make it last longer and + you have the risk of getting hooked on the vic's methadone withdrawal last a wile it took a solid 7 days for most of the physical stuff to subside with some symptoms lingering into 2 weeks then you have to deal with the energy crash that can take a wile to go away...try not to get discouraged early on its going to take a wile to feel better ...you will notice improvements at 30 then 60 and by 90days you start to come around its a grind but it is so so worth it in the end....check into the amino acid protacall on the lower right of the screen they have helped out many it gives your brain what it needs to heal...keep reading the post for tips and tricks to make this a little ezer for you
good luck and God bless  .......Gnarly  

[glenbo522]

If I take vicodin will it help with methadone withdrawls

[johnsonlock]

I know exactly how you feel... I too have been on therm for a few years (and my mom, and brother.) They take a lot more then me. I was taking about 6 Vicodin ES (1/2 at a time) with a soma every 2 hrs or so... and no one knew except my mom and brother... not even my husband! I've been on them since before we were together! I am 24 hrs free of these damn pills now... going through the withdrawl I deserve. I am taking generic Tylenol every 6 hrs since I still have to go to work. Hopefully I can hang in there, this is how I did it before and was off them for about 6 moths. I don't recommend getting hooked on Methadone. I've heard a lot of bad things about it and learned through others that it's not a good choice!

[KarinaTim]

I wouldnt suggest that to anyone...coming off of vicodins would be way easier to come off then methadone. Methadone is very strong, even 10 mg. And it would b very easy to justify to use methadone because ur doctor suggested it. I went to a few doctors and then some dont even know what they are talking about. Get more opinions from doctors. Methadone is a great medication just not for you. good luck

[merrymaria]

hi   this is a very old post...could you start a new post question...do you know how?   i don t know much about methadone but i quit the opiates without any other drug.  it s hard but can be done.  good luck to you...hang in there...maria

[mr.lucky66]

Taking small doses of methadone may be a good idea short term for hydro WD.I don't like methadone for hydro replacement or maintenece unless the person has been doing it for years and can't stop any other way. MMT is "harm reduction" and that's not a bad thing but just what methadone maintenece is.

[lala715]

Hello, I have been addicted to vicodin for almost 3 years now, no one knows and id like to keep it that way, I quit yesterday and had the worst time sleeping last night, my body was restless and i felt like every sec i had to keep moving my legs and my back.   I HATE THIS. i just want it to be over with. but...im getting what i deserve. I started bc me and my boyfriend was having a lot of problems and my family and job....and vicodin was the easy release not to care. but i wish i would have never started, its ruined my life pretty much, and it will if i continue to stay on it. I have been reading about methadone for a detox treatment. I am taking A LOT  of vicodin a day so hopefully this methadone will help. I plan to take one 10mg methadone a day, then stop after 3 days and see where that leaves me. I would have to say night time is the worst for WDs, I yawn constantly, and my body just feels horrible. I'm glad I am not alone though, but I am very scared. i hope the methadone works!

[brando18]

i completely disagree about the methadone being worse than being addicted to hdros and illict opiate uses!! yes your right everybody is different and methadone is just as hard if not harder to get off by yourself. i just  got down to 2mgs a day of methadone starting from 90 mgs 8 months ago. if u got o a clinic with counslers and docs and nurses it makes it easier to manage because ur not tapering yoursel ( which we all know is impossible to do b yourself being a addict, all the excuses in the world keep u from tapering correctly, i know , i tried) but the clinics are very successful if do as directed. if ur not serious bout quiting then it wont work. but i was serious and went to the clinic everyday to get my dose and talk to my counsler around 5am so i could still hold down my job and it didnt interfere. and they taper you slow enough to where u dont feel it and if do they slow down on the tapering process. and the counsling helps ALOT, make sure u find a clinic that has that dont go to one that just doses u cuz then u are just trading one addiction for another.

[IBKleen]

You need to start your own post. this one is old. Go to the top of this page and hit "post a question". You will get responses.

[Dones]

Hi I am 32 and and just started off the dones!!! I was on upto 50MG per day! I was Vicodin and doctor switched me to methadone to help manage my pain.Obviously this has not worked. Doctor has put me back on vicodin. What is weird though is that I am going through methadone withdrawls while taking the vicodin. I am still in pain and going through methadone withdrawls. My head feels like it is going to pop. My head feels like a have been laying upside down on a bed with my head hanging over the side. Can anyone sympathize. How long will the withdrawls last? Someone please answer. Doctor told me yesterday that I should be fine within 1 to 2 weeks. I really don't know what to expect!

[wait2long]

yes i have heard of it...i actually take suboxone, what can i TRY to answer for you?

[mark66666]

has anyone every heard of Subtex

[IBKleen]

Hello and Welcome!

You need to post your own question. This is an old thread and will be overlooked. Come back to the addiction forum and post a new question, stating what you did here. PPl can help you with ways to get off the vicodin.

Hope to see you post again.

[M.C]

Is rehab a place where you go and live there for weeks at a time? I really want to kick the habit but Im not in a financial position where I can miss work for that amount of time. Is rehab a place where you can go daily and then leave to do your daily life things. Thats the onlything that Im worried about. Im in no position to be out of work for a 2-4 week period of time.

[M.C]

To get off of vicodin do you have to go to a rehab place and stay there or do you go there daily? I really want to get off vicodin but cant take 2-4 weeks off of work. I know it would be worth it. But is there help where you just go daily and you can still go to work? I know I need to get off of it, But how can I pay my bills without working? Is the rehab a place where you go and stay for 2-4 weeks straight? Or is it a place where you go daily and you can still do your everyday things. Theres no way that I can miss 2-4 weeks of work. Im not familiar with rehab.

[rotts]

i have been taking 10-12 750 vikes aday for about 4 months ! I know the supply will run out here soon, i am unfamiliar with any of the w/d effects, i think i get a bad headache when i go too long w/o any !!! if anyone reading this knows what the side effects are...PLEASE let me know !! also where do i turn when i am having those w/d's ?? the family dr ? not sure i want them to know. i am afraid they will flag my pharmacy...help please...i am 29 yrs...thanx  ~ruca~

[wait2long]

i can give you an unbiased opinion... methadone helped me immensely...it gave me enough time to get my head straight enough to get my job back, get my bills caught up, take care of alot of things i had been ignoring,it helped me get back into my life, it helped me with my percocet withdrawals.....BUT it is extremely addictive and extremely hard to get off from it and lasts an extremely long time also delayed withdrawals,    if used the right way at a low dose for a short amount of time it can be used for withdrawals, but i would not recommend going on it any longer than 3-5 days and stick to no more than 10 mgs daily or it can give you a worse problem than you started with...i am talking from experience, i have used it both ways...the shorter the better, the lower the better...i hope this helped some...and i dont think any doctors ever post here that i know of.....

[ilovefrogs]

are there any md's that comment here that are experts in this line of discussion? anyone unbiased? I have a question and do not want to hear from the methadone haters or methadone pushers.