methadone

[cjs813]

ive been taking pain pills for several years. Begining when i broke my neck, which i still suffer from cronic pain from my head, neck, straight down thru my back.Doctors wouldnt give me anything for the pain so after being turned away several times i took matters into my own hands and got pills any way i could. ( friends, etc.) started with percocet,vicodan, then with morphine and oxycontin. More pills, more money, less availability. I was always at others mercy. Well then i found methadone and it worked very well but i dont have a doctor that will give it to me, so when i run out you know what happens next!!!!!!!  I cant live like this any more....!!!!  i have a proffesional job a family, a 2 1/2 yr old daughter. I just want to be normal, pain free, and handle things the right way..  I ve read about this suboxum, do you think this is a good option for me and what should my approach be??? Please, i think i really need help. I cant live with the pain and withdrawls...   all opinions are appreciated..

[JustAnotherAddict]

For myself the only acceptable solution is to go cold turkey.  I would rather take 20 Advil a day than more opiates of any kind.  12 hrs into detox.  I wish us both Godspeed.

[jifmoc]

Hi, just wanted to let you know that this thread is 11 years old.

[cjs813]

i take 40mg a day usually, as long as i can get it. i dont get it from a DR. some im at someone elses mercy...im so pissed right now because this individual gets more that enough, and i pay for the script,,,,,,then its a matter of him showing up with my share?????!!!!!!  im just sick of pain/ the rest that goes with it!!!!!   what do u think, im open 2 all suggestions??

[nogie1717]

I feel for your pain.  I, too, was a Methadone addict.  The withdrawals are hell, to say the least.  I went to an inpatient rehab facility to quit.  I was sober for 3 months and relapsed.  Today I am on Suboxone and my life is much better.  In my opinion, you should find a Sub doctor and try that route.  I will probably be on Sub for a long time due to chronic pain such as yours, but I found that addiction is much worse than pain.

I have insurance that covers my prescription, $25 a month.  Otherwise, they run around $7 a pill.  I took my first suboxone after 3 days of no Methadone.  You have to be down to 30mgs before you are supposed to detox off of the methadone.  

How much do you take per day?

[Rozzelle]

You can go to the SAMHSA government site to locate a Dr. who will prescribe Suboxone or clinic that will prescribe Methadone.  What about making an appointment with a pain management specialist ? Perhaps they might help. Look in your local yellow pages to find a PM  specialist.

    

[Savas]

All the drugs you're naming are opiate based, including suboxone. If you get addicted to Suboxone it's easier  to get off of then methadone (the hardest). It is, however, expensive, while methadone is cheap. I would pick suboxone over methadone.

Do you have insurance? In any case you'd need to be off of methadone for 3-5 days before you could start on suboxone. You have to have ALL opiates out of your system when you start suboxone.

The problem with any pain med is they stop working for pain after a while. Then you're just addicted and in pain. There's no real long term pain management opiate.

[sharin]

That just isn’t true. U need to quit repeating that. I have sever neuropathy. Very very painful. I tried every alternative treatment I could think of and that people suggested. I tried some wacky stuff lol.
Anyway after 3 yrs of suffering I finally went for pain treatment.
Pain medicine  gave me back my life. I life I hadn’t lived for 3 years. I had to quit working. Hiking biking jogging.   Even painting.
After I got on pain medication I was able to do all of that again. Just in moderation.  No more 12 mile hikesfor me. But I walk miles everyday now. Rain or shine. I’ve turned my painting and pottery into a pretty good business. Opened up a ceramic studio too.    
There is a difference between not getting a buzz and getting pain relief. I’ve been taking Pain medication for over 10 yrs. I was out in a fairly high dose over time.   But one day I decided to reduce and really see just where the pain level was at. I did it slowly over time.  Instead of a whole tablet I’d reduce them down by 1:4, then a half. Slow Enough to not be uncomfortable.  Tho I was able to reduce the dosage, the pain is still there.  The pain medicine I take STILL TREATS THE PAIN.   I don’t owe it to anyone to suffer. Or have others feel bad for me because I’m in pain 24/7.  I wore multiple socks and even long Johns all year round. I even put bubble wrap in my shoes lol. The theory being the Bubbles would hold heat so my feet didn’t feel like ice cubes. I can’t tell u how painful that is. It would never leave before I took pain medication   What ur saying may be true for u. But I doubt it. I think u may be repeating something u heard a doctor say.   Don’t dont know everything.  In fact, they don’t even know, what they don’t know.  They r parrots. Just because u read it or heard it, doesn’t mean it’s  true.
I would most Likely take my life if this pain were not treated.  That’s where I was at, when I finally got on pain medication.   I am grateful every single minute of every single day.

[kiwi66]

I have the same problem as you.I am always at someone elses mercy and I am let down a lot.I am addicted to methadone and want to know if there is a way out.I am so tired of searching,spending lots of money etc.I wonder if I can get help without my workplace finding out?Not to mention my adult children.They would be so disappointed in me.