mixing klonopin and methadone

[jmbcda]

I'm wondering what the effects would be (if harmful) if one is taking Methadone and Klonopin at the same time?  Please answer soon.  Thank you for  your time.

[Ga Guy]

I have no idea. Did your doc prescribe them both? He wouldn't have if he though there was any danger. If he didn't, I'd either ask him, or a pharmacist.

[No name22]

My friend has been on clonipins for 10 yrs and was going to a methadone clinic about 3 yrs ago and both we're legal and her Dr. knew so I'm not 100% sure if it's ok, but I do know she was taking both by presciption...You could also try contacting a pharmacy and they may know or call poison control and ask them they may only tell you if you've already taken it.

[tiffanylove90]

methadone and clonazepam (Moderate Drug-Drug)

MONITOR: Central nervous system- and/or respiratory-depressant effects may be additively or synergistically increased in patients taking multiple drugs that cause these effects, especially in elderly or debilitated patients.

MANAGEMENT: During concomitant use of these drugs, patients should be monitored for potentially excessive or prolonged CNS and respiratory depression. Ambulatory patients should be counseled to avoid hazardous activities requiring complete mental alertness and motor coordination until they know how these agents affect them, and to notify their physician if they experience excessive or prolonged CNS effects that interfere with their normal activities.

[spenis]

mixing methadone with klonopin is very dangerous, It makes the effects of the opiate in methadone much much stronger and causes enhaced CNS depression and can cause respiratory arrest causing death.

[duffel]

Source?  Are you suggesting there is a high?  Or is it simply possible that the CNS effects of methadone and klonopin are additive?

[wait2long]

there IS a high involved with mixing the 2...it is also very dangerous...i just lost a friend to this, he died in his sleep because he stopped breathing...extremely dangerous mix...and they are both very addictive also...

[loriegurl]

dont ever do this....some may get away with it a few times...but not a good idea. we have had FOUR deaths in my town in the last 3 weeks. ALL died using methadone and some type of xanax or klonipin  combination. the last death was a 22 yr old boy, we buried him 2 days ago. he took 4 dones and one klonipin. he was a kind, handsome young man with a loving family and a beautiful girlfriend. she took the same cuncoction that he took, but she woke up and he did not.

[skyscreamer]

I have been taking 40 mg. of methadone for about 3 years now and the Dr. gave me klonipin 2 mgs. a day and I have been on that for about 6 months. I have always heard this was a dangerous mix do you think I am in danger since I have been mixing them for 6 months. I want off methadone. I was given it for chronic pain and from what I have learned about this drug it is from the Devil himself.

[loriegurl]

I dont know....all i know is that i have been to 3 funerals. Does the dr know about the methadone use? Trust the dr, i guess.....I just know that it scares me to death and I will NEVER encourage anyone to mix the 2. You be very careful. I was told by someone that every time you mix the 2, you are playing russian roulette. again...I am not a dr, so I guess u should listen to him/her. they know more than me,lol.
the 2nd funeral i went to was a friend that was 44 yrs old and mixed the 2 everyday for years and then he didnt wake up one morning about 2 weeks ago....BE CAREFUL!!!!

[zero2101]

I have been taking done for about a month, and I also get 1 mg klonopins, and usually take 1..11/2 a night to sleep better. I have yet to mix the 2. The methodone is taken in the morning, around 8am, with no more throughout the day..then i plan on taking 1mg of klonopin around 10-10:30pm...Do you forsee any harm in that?

[feohmoon]

Methadone and klonipin can be very dangerous together....very.  Dr.'s are not properly educated on methadone.  
I hope you will begin tapering off the methadone soon because that is the most misrepresented drug in the world.
Post a new question and start your own thread, you might get more response that way.
My fiance and I are day #7 off methadone and so thankful.  We are finally experiencing emotions we had forgot.

[TaiAction]

I HAVE BEEN ON 130MGS OF METHDONDE LIQUID AND DISKETS FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. I ALSO TAKE 2MG XANAX AND 3MG KOLONPINS. IM AN EX FLATLINE ADDICT, WHICH MEANS I LOVE TO GET AS HIGH OFF SHOOTINH HEROIN TILL I ALMOSR HIT DEATH. GET REAL OF COURSE MIXING TWO CNS DRUGS IS DANGEROUS. I MORE ADDICTED TO METHADONE THAN HEROIN.. HOW BOUT THAT

[TaiAction]

check this out im not bragging but this is what im Rx.d daily.... I live in cali and had a three gram a day habit. I WAS a loser. Im starting to slip into some very serious side effects off the methadone, I havent eaten in 5 days, my mood is completley changed. My girlfriend would rather not even take me to a clinic, im itchy, im shallow breathing.
I just wanted to reach out, see my apt isnt till mon and ive got 20 mgs to last me til then, im addicted to methadone. it is a killer. I had to take  10 kolonopin and a two mg xanax to get to work, i know I need help I just want my cake and eat it too.
I want to know more about suboxone..... PLEASE HELP... neonbats@yahoo

[mr.lucky66]

Yeah taiaction, that's great, you should be proud!  I was a methadonian who took benzos and blacked out a lot in public, was arrested for disorderly conduct and woke up in ER's  which was very unpleasant, all from benzos and done. I suspect the person who started this thread is not writing for a friend but may have aspirations to get really loaded. all the best

[mr.lucky66]

I saw your second post and that you are trying to get off the done. When you are hooked on done, benzos by  themselves don't help much. You may want to try the sub but you still have to come off of that but there are ways to kick the done. I've done it, more than once and so can you.

[TaiAction]

I left the laptop open for a cry for help. I have been on liquid. If anyone is out there is 130mg too much for a 25 yr old woman? My doctor is really sketchy. My appt isnt till Mon and I havent any to last me through tomorrow.
I thought If I got off the Methadone and used the Kolonopin for just the stress that would work. I found myself in ER and the doctors telling me I almost didnt make it.
Alot of doctors Rx this for PAIN why? This Rx is a killer.
AND IS VERY DANGEROUS TO MIX METHADONE AND BENZOS.
I may only be 25 but I have been addicted to heroin since my 16th b-day. Thats ten years too long.  I guess what Im getting at is, I love my life alittle too much now, and my fiance and the life we are trying to make but **** it's hard.
I DONT RECOMEND METHADONE to anyone!
Still looking for help. Thank you, Tai

[alldonepercs]

Tai I wish I could help you but the only advice that I can offer is to start a NEW post with your questions and you will get a better response. People here are very helpful and non judgemental please don't be scared they will not bite.

[mr.lucky66]

I don't quite get the full story. Are you on a clinic now and want to get off? I don't recomend methadone myself except for shorter periods for hard core addicts. all the best

[bmc1976]

If you feel your doctor is sketchy, I would find another one. You should be comfortable with your doctor. If not, maybe time to find a new one. Just a thought. I don't have any knowledge of methadone. I wish you the best of luck! And like alldonewithperks said, start a new post. That way it is dedicated to you. You will get so much feedback!
brian

[wait2long]

Methadone and Benzos are a dangerous mix, prescribed or not...the amount of times i mixed both to achieve a good high was nothing but taking a HUGE chance at just dropping dead...i KNOW they can be and are prescribed together often and as to why is beyond me..add an antidepressant or any OTC cough medicine to that and your CNS is about non-existant...i have also watched over friends (in the past of course) through the night after they mixed the 2 drugs, just hoping they would make it through the night, waking them up almost every 30 minutes or so, listening to the way they were breathing or NOT breathing, the gurgeling sounds and gasping for air, are as scary as it gets!...i now know there were numerous times i should have just called 911, but my mind was clouded and judgement had gone out the window at this time of my life, there are some EXTREMELY lucky people out there, including myself.
i dont recommend taking the 2 together, prescribed or not. doctors are far too liberal with their thinking when it comes to either medication, let alone BOTH prescribed together.

TaiAction -there are a lot of different options you can choose from, although i dont recommend cold turkey off your dose AT ALL.  i would have to recommend a slow taper...very slow over a long period of time.  there are a few wonderful ladies that have accomplished this, (Feohmoon and penelope) or are near the end of their taper. is you are interested in suboxone and you do want to consider this as an option, you still have to taper down hun...in order to even start suboxone, you have to have your dose down to 20-30 mgs of methadone a day for at least 2-3 weeks...so tapering is the first step regardless of whichever route you to take in the end.
if you are interested in more information about suboxone, let me know. i can help with providing you with information.

[TaiAction]

Wow the response has been very welcoming, I feel I just needed a support group of some sort. I went to my Doctor yesterday where he Rx.d me 5 days over for some strange reason. Im on liquid 130mgs a day? Im wondering is that a high ammount for a 25 yr old woman/ Im now titrating. My girlfriend made it to the clinic but when I saw her later that night said she didnt want to discuss methadone with her anymore. I also take 2mg xanax and have now dropped the kolonopin all together. I havent taken a xanax since the day I went to work. I really really am glad there is some support out there. I no longer have the desire to want to be on Methadone but do want more info on Suboxone.
I know that I did get high last night off of it by taking my normal dose and missing the day before which I didnt like the feeling. My girlfriend thought I was high or drunk. I hated that she didnt believe me. I didt spend the last three days very sick and i know I cant quit cold turkey. But Im going to be dropping 5mgs a day till I hit 50mgs then to the suboxone so says my doctor. Thats sll the update for now. ANY feed back is amazing to me.
I have an email im giving out also its ***@****. I will check it later this week, Please prayers and comments are very much needed. I also have a dear freidn of 13 years who popped into my life this morning asking for help, she is a flatline heorin addict also so if any prayers for her as well. Thank you and God bless everyone of you.....

[TaiAction]

My question is may i have some of the side effects of Methadone? My heroin habit was 3 grams a day for 9 years and now im Rx.d 130mgs, should I still be on methadone and is this too high of a dose of a 25year old woman that weighs 125? Im Rx.d the xanax cr 2mg with 130mgs of liquid methadone? IS THIS A NORMAL THING. I went to the hospital 2 days ago due to not having methadone so im not doing it cold turkey. MAY I HAVE INFO ON SUBOXONE? Is it a better choice? I feel that ive been on it too long and I want my life back and my fiance back......
Thats all till later tonight I hope to hear some response I will be checking in.....

[lucyred68]

taiaction, that is a pretty high dose to my thinking.  i quit 40 mgs methadone and it was horrible.  my taper was too fast, and i'm afraid that by dropping 5 mgs a day, yours is pretty fast too.  is this the schedule set up by your dr? or is it your own schedule?

[wait2long]

I think it is a high dose... i was only on 20-30 mgs a day...its a very high dose inmmy eyes..but alot of that may have to do with the severuty of your addiction to heroin and making sure you are well enough to have no desire to go back there, which often mean being over medicated...how do you feel?  do you feel over medicated?  aree you in a constant nod..or are you fine with the dose?  i may think its high, but if your tolerance is up there then it may be the right dose...but i would definatly work on getting your dose down...5 mgs per day is too much too fast...you will get pretty sick by the weeks end.  i would say 5 mgs every 2 weeks... methadone has an extremely long half life, so if you drop 1/2 your dose at once, it could be up to 5 days before you feel the effects from it, it really sticks to those receptors in your brain like super glue...but no need to do that... no need to go to fast and suffer, you have time right?  
i have a lot of suboxone information in my profile or i can send it to you in a private message, whichever you prefer, just let me know.
but you stated that your doctor said reduce your methadone to 50 mgs, then go to suboxone...NO WAY!   you HAVE to be down to 20-30 mgs...or you will get severely sick hun...50 mgs is still too high of a dose to start sub, your doctor is wrong on this one...please trust me on this...even at 20-30 mgs the induction to sub can be hard.
also hun, you cant post your e-mail on the forum, if you put it in your profile that is fine, but as of now we cant see it because it is not allowed on the forum.
i highly recommend suboxone treatment to get off methadone...unless you really dedicated and have the time, then you could try the slow taper, i only say this because you have to taper to begin with and tou may find that you do well with it and just keep on going down to nothing...?
the reason you have to get down to 20-30 mgs of methadone before you can start sub is because of something called "precipitated withdrawals", and even though i was at the right dose and waited 5 days between my last dose of methadone and my first dose of sub...i still was sent into immediate precipitated withdrawals, it was awful and i dont recommend it to anyone...well maybe just 1 person...LOL!  
send me a private message and i will send you some info on suboxone...
good luck with your decision...

[mr.lucky66]

You must t be in another country. It doesn't sound like a regular methadone clinic, which may be good. That's a lot of drugs you are on. You don't know how doped up you appear on the done until enough people tell you. Add xanax to it and you are really sedated looking even if you don't feel like you are. Do you really get off the done and get clean? all the best

[longer]

This is like a omen that i stumbled on to this site.I was a hard core drug user for years and then joined a meth clinic  DUMB I started at 30 which they said was a starter dose and soon found myslf at 120. After a few years[3 or 4] I began my detox REAL ,REAL slow. At 30 [which I began at....scam for money] the Dr. at the clinic gave me what I think I remember to be clonopin or clonodin to help fight my anxiety from the mental part and to help with sleep and blood pressure changes due to withdrawl....then i got booted off with a GOODLUCK. It has been 12 years now....I have been buying black market and am embarresed but proud that i have FINALLY lowered myself to a stable 5mg.....isnt that retarded?? Very hard to detox and stay away from street drugs!After 12 years I figure I must have such a build up that I am petrified to let go of those last 5mgs.  Sleep is getting harder so i just got 0.5 clonipin.......wish me luck!  Boys and girls do not allow yourself to stay on any detox program for more than a few months or you can get stuck into a 12 year hell

[longer]

Dropping that fast will only cause you to relapse because of feeling ******.You have to stay well enough to want to get up everyday and live and work! Do not tempt the devil[king heron]  I will pray for you..please send me out a prayer too...I am at the hardest crossroad.life change ever   peace...

[TaiAction]

GOOD EVENING, Im really sorry for stating 5mgs a day. My doctor said 5mgs every 3 weeks. Im fine off of 130mg. How I take it is 40 breakfast 40 lunch 40 dinner 10 at bed time. Im a very active person. Now I have noticed ALOT of differernt things. In pictures my eyes are half open. I look strung out. I have nightmares I would'nt wish on anyone.
The woman I want to spend the rest of my life with wants to stear clear from me affraid im going tonod or make her look foolish. This is all recent. I have multi contusions.
I mean literally the list goes on and on. I have done the whole thing though. Since I was 13 I was taking my great grandmothers morphine. I mean my opiate addiction started very early in life once my great grandmother died I died and started shooting. I really feel comfort in this page. I want to know how do I make a profile. I just think im ready to get off the methadone and get my life back. Not continue to put school off and work a min wage job. Im so glad to hear more response... Thank you, every one of you!

[TaiAction]

Yes, one more question. I started Methadone mantience March 28th 2007. I was strated at 40mgs. Before I went to the appointment I shot up once to get out of bed, once to get into the car, and once in the bathroom at the doctors office. Again waiting for the methadone to fill. I tried several days after being on methadone to shoot heroin. My daily at that time was 3 grams a day along with 100mgs of the morphine inside the patches. So as I started the methadone I wasnt getting high anymore. So I then just quit shooting, THANK GOD! But, I was noticing signs now looking back of those of an overdose of methadone. I strongly feel I have been over dosed with the methadone now all along. Some days I would sleep till 3 or 4pm w/ no job rent dvds and smoke 2 packs a day. I wouldnt have noticed the nightmares then due to being over dosed. NOW.....Loss of appietite, loss of sexual interest. like I said the list goes on.
The question is, why is it impotant to get to that level of 30-40 mgs before starting sub?
What is Suboxone? Will I be safer on it? Would I be able to use xanax cr 2mg also?
Thank you again, you all rock!

[wait2long]

it is important to have your methadone dose that low so there is (in a sense) enough room for the suboxone to enter your receptor to work...if your receptors are full to the max with methadone, and then you take suboxone it will rip that methadone out of your receptors immediately causing severe precipitated withdrawals...it will leave your receptors empty because (in a sense) the sub and meth will be fighting each other off and your receptors will be empty, kind of like going cold turkey in a matter of minutes...its a rough transition this way, 20 -30 mg dose makes it possible for the induction to sub to go smoother. i dont even think a doctor will accept you into the program unless your dose is down to that point of 20-30 mgs....

to set up your profile, go to the top of the screen and click on MY MEDHELP, this will bring you to your profile to set up...

and YES! YES! YES!  you will be safer on it...there have been no deaths related to suboxone itself...same med in different forms have caused death when mixed with a benzo or sedative, but in all cases the med was being abused and misused.
the xanax is dependent on your doctor, some allow it, some dont...but it is much safer than methadone for so many reasons...
keep in mind sub is still an opiate and you can become dependent on it, but when tapered at an extremely slow rate over an extended period of time withdrawals are mild, when done properly.

[mr.lucky66]

We can see from this post and others that when someone starts methadone, it all sounds sensible enough. But the way it is these days, you start on 30 and before you know it you are getting 100 plus mg. these days you can get as much as you want and way more than you need. This makes people more hooked and in many cases "hooked for life". You say you want to get of done and try sub. it may work but it sounds complicated and contriversial as to when to make the switch. I've heard of people getting sick and having a real tough time and going back to dope or done. There are other ways to get off methadone which don't involve sub or narcotic type drugs. The problem is most docs won't do it but it worked for me, the clonidine patch and pills with valium and some other meds. "Methadone, there's no future in it".

[TaiAction]

I do feel that Im addicted to methadone! Case closed. Im affraid of methadone also. I have had so many close calls off methadone its not even funny. I do want to get off only due to my fear of death....

[Sael]

You are technically addicted to methadone. I don't know why there seems to be such fear of methadone but I can tell you that I'm also on 122 mls but I'm a fast metabolizer of narcotics and so they split the 122 in half to 62 mls in the morning and 60 in the evening. and I also get methadone on carries. I get methadone for the whole week and I take it strictly as directed and have never had any problems with it. EVER. The only issue with the methadone for me is the tooth decay. I have to go to the dentist a lot to make sure my teeth are OK.

However, other than that I'm fine. I used to be on 195mls and I tapered last year down to my current dose. If you taper slowly and follow your body's signals then you should be able to come off methadone. I know MANY people who've successfully come off methadone and who tell me that it saved their lives. It all depends on how the drug is used really and how well your doctor knows the drug and knows you. My doctor is an EXPERT on methadone maintenance so I'm lucky in that respect.

I don't feel that your dose is too high. Why is it that you feel it's too high? Does it work? Does it take away the cravings and the withdrawal symptoms? Does it allow you to be productive in life?  

If you want it lower then slowly taper it. That's all you have to do really. I know for me that I come down by between 3-5 mls at a time and I feel a bit off for about 5 days and then I'm fine. I taper every 4 weeks and sometimes 6 weeks. I've yet to have a hard time with it. Just go slow.

Another question: Why are you taking your methadone in so many doses? Are you also a fast metabolizer of narcotics?

It's going to be ok. Just take a deep breath. Your issue really is easy to resolve. Taper VERY slowly and talk to your doctor. If you don't like your doctor and want one with more expertise then if you can switch then do so.  Feel free to PM me as well.

Blessings

[mr.lucky66]

Methadone may help keep people alive but it's not a regular life. It's a sedated life and although methadonians will insist they are not sedated on 100 plus mg. , they sure look and act that sedated. How do I know?, I was one for years. Methadone is viewed by docs as harm redution therapy or the lessor of 2 evels. It should be used as a therapy of last resort for only the most hard core cases of heroin, morphine or oxy addiction not for 18-19 year olds or vicodin addicts. I hate to see people hooked for life on done when they could have tried something else.."Methadone, there's no future in it" all the best

[Sael]

I work, have a full life and a very happy life. I don't feel 'sedated' at all. You don't know me nor should you make such generalizations about people on methadone. It has helped many people overcome their addictions. Yes, it is a harm reduction strategy but looking at it as the lesser of two evils is not the POV of the methadone professionals that I know. Not even close.

I've noticed that in the US that people on methadone are still stigmatized because in many people's minds they're still the dreaded addict. How sad when they are working so hard to help themselves.

I'm not commenting on hypothetical cases of teenage addiction to percoset.

Methadone allows people who take it properly to have a full and complete life, if they want it and I'm living proof.

[mr.lucky66]

You may be one of the few who acually function on methadone. The clinics are full of stoned zoombies that spend their days stealing and getting other drugs. Only a small % of people on clinics function on a level that they aren't sedated and most methadonians either smoke pot, take benzos, drink or do something else. I'm not saying it hasn't improved your life but it sure is being overused and over prescribed these days. People go to a clinic for vicodin and end up hooked on 140 mg, of done daily. I spent 25 years on clinics with Ali Babba and the 40 thieves who I was one of. I didn't think I looked loaded but I did. Methadone should only be used as a treatment of LAST RESORT.! all the best

[gokatgo]

I have been on done going on 3 yrs now. At first it really turned my life around, but after awhile I noticed my clinic was just a pumping station for addicts. I started at 30mgs, and 10 months later I was up to 200mgs, Sleeping all day couldn't hold a job. I have been able to reduce my dose to 100mgs but I still feel the same depression sleeping all day no motivation, major weight gain. I wish I would have stayed on just long enough to get the H and oxycontin craving out of my mind set. As to mixing methadone and benzo I am definately guilty but I have been doing that een when I was not on methadone but oxys and H of course I tended to nod out at very inappropriate moments. In any case it is always dangerous to mix two cns depressants anyone who knows anything could tell you that. One last thing get off the methadone asap otherwise you will become a slave to it. And I can't think of a worse thing then that.

[ragefan]

About 3 years ago I was really bad on oc's. Doing about 160+ a day. I never shot up but I was sniffing them. Anyways, I decided to put myself on methadone which I got off the street because I found a real good connection for them. Well I have always been told no withdrawals from them so I started eating them like candy and I got up to taking 8 tens a day. When I would run out I would always get hot flashes and I could not function and I was wondering what was going on. So around Dec 2006 I had a break from school so I decided I was going to take myself off of methadome. It was the hardest experience I have ever done. I remember staring at the ceiling for like 2 weeks because I had insomnia so bad and no kind of sleeping meds including xanax would help me sleep. I layed in the bed for almost 3 weeks straight. I remember having to force food down my throat just to have some kind of energy. I was so weak I could not dry myself off when I got out of the shower. I was sweating so bad I was taking a estimated 13 showers a day. I couldnt talk right it seem like every word that would come out of my mouth made no sense at all. I had a 103+ temperature. But, I kept praying and I kept telling myself that I was not going to take anymore because I made it so far. Well after 3 weeks of hell I finally could spend quality time with my rents and I detox myself just in time to enjoy Christmas with all my family and I felt like my life had just begun. But, every since that one experience I have been sober from methadone for almost 3 years now... and to be honest I have been through oxycontin withdrawals too and if I had to choose one I would much rather go through oxy than methadone withdrawals anyday. Oxycontin withdrawals usually take about 5 days but methadone was like 3 weeks and I finally felt like a human being after a month and a half. But, now I have really bad chronic insomnia from that drug so im prescribe to 60 klonopins 2mg a month. I only take maybe one mg a day and I feel like I can take on this world now and I will never go back to methadone..... I do not recommend that drug to anyone... Its the devil for real.....

[bubbaganoosh]

I wouldnt be mixing i was on valium till i came here and i feel so much better without them its been two weeks, now i feel i have one less issue, the benzo/methadone route is a road to hell,

Tai I am on the same road, little jumpy lack of sleep but nothing to bad as yet, i will level out on this for 1month do it slow thats the key we cant function without sleep, im shocked that a little reduction can do that already but i am down the low end of the spectrum

[cglass2008]

People vary greatly in their metabolism of methadone (sometimes more than 10-fold), so it is impossible to have a "one size fits all" approach. There are people who are on 2000 mg a day of methadone, and do nicely, and others who can't function on 30 mg a day. The variability is related to genetic enzymatic differences between individuals.I am on 150 mg a day, and usually can't even tell that I have taken anything, other than a slightly de-stressed feeling.No one has ever accused or implied that I acted "high," and that is to be expected, because I don't get high from it in any way.While it is true that many people scam the system, and remain poly-drug abusers, the ones benefiting from methadone should not be sacrificed on the alter of the failures.By the way, there is NO scientific evidence that methadone causes any more tooth decay than any other drug that dries the mouth out (drink a lot of liquid).The only way I would recommend benzos and methadone together is if your doctor is your dose- master.By FAR, most deaths of this type occur outside the involvement of a physician. Doctors are so scared of lawsuits, they usually are very careful not to kill the patient. If you do it on your own initiative BEWARE!

[bobby_b]

i am about to start methadone.  i have to do it or i'll be in worse shape.

here's my question though.  i am on 2mg klonopin a day.  when do i stop the klonopin?  do i have to withdraw off it before i take methadone?  kicking the klonopin scares me more than kicking the opiates.

also, someone mentioned they smoke pot.  don't the methadone clinics test for this?  what do they do to you if you smoke pot?  throw you out?  i don't have any answers because i have not done an intake.  the klonopin are prescribed.  will the methadone clinic make me come off them?

thanks!!!

[sadinmichigan]

this is an old thread..cut and paste this to a new question .It says post question at the top..You will get many more responses..What were you taking to have to be on methadone..trust me it isn't a good idea to go on that drug...

[kellian23]

im 23yrs old and i was addicted to heroin and oxycontins for 7 years. i tried detoxing cold turkey at rehabs and it never failed everytime i got out i would go right back to using again.I found out about a methadone clinic and i have now been on it for 2 yrs. with no other drug use.I would probably be on the streets with out a family or even worse dead if it wasnt for the methadone.i get random uas so they know if someone is using or not and if they are they give them the help they need to get over that hump.I owe my life to methadone and yes i do take 0.05mg of klonopin for my anxiety.i feel for the people who have od were not ready to stop using or they were just abusing the drug to get high.so dont knock something that is saving 100 of thousands of people.maybe you should look deeper and come to terms that those people who have unfortunately lost there lives had a deeper problem and abusing these medications was an easy way out. i apologize if i have hurt anyone. but you cant try and take it away from everyone its hepling just bevause people missed used it.

[sadinmichigan]

I am very glad that you have stopped all other drug use..that is great. However, remember one thing. You are on a very powerful drug..more powerful than heroin or oxys..I have talked to 100's of people on heroin through my time at the methadone clinic and every one of them will tell you that they rather go cold turkey off heroin 4 times over methadone once..I agree that there is a small place for methadone treatment. You are still a slave to this drug. I hope you have addressed the reasons why you used heroin and oxys..thats the key..of course methadone helps because it's keeping you from w/d..thats all..you may in the future have to have surgery or something ..what kind of pain releif do you think is going to help? Nothing stronger than methadone..Like I said I am glad it has helped you too..but there are far more people that are suffering because of it..

[oxymorphone]

im 23 years old and ive been on 200mg of methadone for a year.  the only way ive noticed i can get high is if i mix klonopin with it.  but no more will i do that.  i watched my friend overdose on this combination and if i hadnt been there to give him c.p.r. he would be dead right now. so please dont **** around with that ****, and if you are on methadone get off it as soon as you can.

[daystrom]

I love the nick, twas by far the most delectable opioid I have ever tried.  I really have to stop thinking this way. :P

Oh, and good advice, mixing CNS depressants can be dangerous, fatally so.

[lokitor]

I have been prescribed 10-20mg/day Methadone for Neropathic chronic pain (I have had a couple back surgeries), I have been on 2-4mg of Clonazepam a day for 4 years as well as methocarbonol and valproic acid and intermittent Lithium.

I am not sure where this is going, but from reading these posts, I'm not sure I like it.

[lucylou777]

My husband,is a addict,we have been married now 2yrs,He is taken klonopin&Methadone,All he does is sleep all the time.No job, Can't even help around the house. I his wife have tried to help him to get through this,all we do because of this is argue,I'am giving up on it.this is my 2 marriage & his 1st. I have three older sons & him a 10 yr.old. I also take care of his son,and his mom,she lives below us. he doesn't understand how much i care for him. If there is anyone out there,please pray for us.              

[ash_slt]

i used to be on methadone for 11/2 years, living in california.  I had to come home back to the east coast and had set up "guest dosing" at the closest clinic, however they denied me. I was on 120mgs. of meth and went cold turkey.....WORST EVER!!! I would take H detox 4 times over. well 23 days of pure hell went by and i was introduced to suboxone from my old boyfriend who knew i was in trouble. That day he gave me one 8mg pill, and a 1mg. Klonopin and i actually got out of bed and all the hell was over. I have a doctor know who prescribes me 2 of the 8's a day, along with 2mgs. of klonopin a day.  Believe me, i have my days where i want to be back on methadone, because like most, it became my choice drug, but it is a love/hate relationship. I recommend Suboxone to any one of you out there. This is coming from a die hard herion/oxy user for many years.  And about mixing meth and benzo's.....it's a recipe for disaster, that's why most clinics have a zero tolerance policy for it. I have found myself taking way more benzo's than i should be, but i have a job, and the detox from that *****..... like someone said, drugs only block the pain for a short time before causing much more pain in the end....... Anyone have any bad things about suboxone and benzo's??? I could use some help there......

[sm0kesta]

Yeah I was thinking about mixing the 2 before and like a smart person I research before I take anything. From what I see is it very dangerous, but I am not a DR. or a PHARMACIST. I had bought methadone off a friend to get high since I could not get oxycontin, as a result taking the methadone made me worse! The withdraw effects rapidly took place after I stopped using it, sweats, body aches nausea, like the flu almost. This happened after only taking it for a few days too! The way I came off it is I had to buy more of it, so I took 10mg for a coouple days, then went to 5mg .. 2mg .. etc .. until I no longer needed it and I was fine. Yes be very careful of this drug it is worse than oxycontin and heroin itself in my opinion.

[ash_slt]

About mixing methadone and klonopins.....well here is my story...... i was on meth, and buying klonopin 2mgs.... well one day , actually night i took like 8 or 10mgs. of them. The next day on my way to the meth clinic i was fine. After i took my 85mgs (at the time) dose, well no later than 10 minutes went buy and i knew i was about to black out. I had to drive 20 minutes to the clinic. so i stopped at a friends in the area to do some coke to wake me up....yeah...i know.... well i though i was fine, but ended up in the hospital when i reached my home town and don't remember how i had gotten so far. i was on a down hill road, and luckily my car went to the left into a guard rail instead of the house in front of me!!!!! I'm luck to be alive, like most of us addicts, and i'm lucky there was no one else involved in that accident. Totaled me car of course....But the moral of the story is be f-ing careful. Don't mix that stuff. Easier said than done.....I KNOW!!!!!

[Holliee]

SORRY AND SIMPLE IT CAN AND WILL KILL YOU. I HAVE HAD THREE FRIENDS THAT GO TO METHADONE CLINIC AND THEY WERE TAKING KOPLIN, XANAX, OR VALIUM AND ALL 3 O/D WITHIN 2 YRS SO PLEASE BE CAREFUL

[Missyhoov]

I'm detoxing off methodone as we speak! I've been going down approx. 5mg. per week. It's not as bad as everyone says if you stay positive! My advice is to pray pray pray! You may feel a bit tired, or cranky, and since I've mixed Klonopin for anxiety I've been VERY depressed! I assume theres a coorelation! I need to cool it on the Klonopin, and detox off the done and stay clean! I'm down to 15mg. So I'll keep you ( Tai Action) in my prayers ( & ur friend) . Please do the same for me! God bless you all!

[Mudd5150]

My 2 cents  i figure. Personally & i definitly don't recomend anyone do this if you want to live, but ive been doing xanax about 5 years. on and off my high tmes are about 5 bars a day low times 1 mg a day. But during high times u can imagine the tolerance. Im on 135mg of liquid Meth a day. I can safely take 30 mg of xanax , thats right 30mg. 30 blue footballs right after my dose and be fine. I attribute this to my toleranse for benzos. My  point being 20mg of dones and a xanax can kill one person and i walk away from that. All relative.

[billyc4026]

i am on between forty and sixty of meth and i can take up to 20 mg of kloopns at one time and still dont feel it even if i have not taken klonopins in weeks i can put 20 1 mg in me and not feel a thing i dont know if my recepters are messed up or what i know i take a chance but i have always tempted death i feel that i can take any dose and not feel it but i wont i dont want to get addicted to klonopin i have enough trouples with meth...

[dlynn9964]

I am on a 30 mg of methadone and 5  mg of kolonopin and am fine. I don't nod and function normal. I am actually being detoxed off the methadone at my own speed. Because I pay! Methadone is fine if your usiing it the way you should be. I had a dope habit for 10 years and have been on and off methadone for just as long. This time I want to be done with it all. I have serious anxiety attacks and need the klonopin to function in front  of people normally. 130 mg o fmmethadone is just a legal way to get high!

[TrayCee]

VERY DANDEROUS!!!!

My husband died from dr. prescribed methadone & benzo's.

[mr.lucky66]

I don't know why this old post was dregged up but I'll say it again. Benzos and methadone put me in many er's and even jail once and are a bad combo where 1 + 1=3. Another thing for chronic anxiety is that benzos don't really help chronic anxiety if taken daily then can create more anxiety from benzo rebound especially from xanax. Benzos and methadone are a major problem in all methadone clinics where you can usually buy pills right around the corner from the clinic in major cities.