What is a safe dosage to take of Methadone?… by Sandy
I'm currently on Methadone for chronic pain in back, from a severe injury. I'm seeing a pain specialist, and he has tried everything under the sun. I've been seeing him for almost 3years now. Finally, he has me on Methadone pills, 10mg. per pill. I'm advised to take 100mgs a day, in even doses (20mgs 5x per day) well, I did that for about a year…It doesn't seem to help me. My pain doctor will not give me anymore than the 100mgs a day, he does from time to time give me Oxycodone to take in between. My question is, why can't he give me a higher dosage than 100mgs a day? Since I have been on them for so long. Has anyone been on methadone for a long period of time taking more than 100mgs a day? Just unable to bare the pain, need something…open to suggestions.
I have been to chiroprators, acupuncture, I get injections every other month with hot needles….I've had surgery….I am just 35yrs old, don't want to be on pain meds all my life….what is good natural herbs, etc?
Best Answer:
you can take more than that but it will eat your kidney tissue and liver tissue, dont do it, I stop taking it for about three months, I ask if I can switch out to something else cheap, since my third surgery my insurance found some technical error and dropped me, so I have to pay for the RXs myself. I take methadose for about three or four months then I take vicadin and or oxycodone for three months,,, after it has been out of your system it starts to work better, be careful, always start out slowly dont take what you were taking, because just in case, like if you got hit by a car, totally not your fault and were hurt and taken to the hospital and they draw blood, they will report to the police what you have in your system and assume it was all your fault. so be careful not to drive with it in your system.
Pain medications slow your metabolism down to a stop and you begin to store fat even if you dont eat differently or less than before it will make you gain weight, it also causes lots of digestion problems, you can take cascara sagrada from the vitamin store to solve that problem and homeopathic medicines found at the healthfood store can sometimes relieve pain to a degree… worth a try. I would not take more than 100 mgs a day, notice how many methadone deaths there have been in the news lately??? It is a tricky medicine, it slows everything down and your heart can just stop, you can develop phenomonia from fluid leaking into your lungs because your heart is not beating fast enough to move it along. but, if you wan to reduce the pain, try doing this… instead of 20 x 5, start off in the Am with 30, and two extra strength tylenol… wait as long as you possibly can (methadone is a long acting, long lasting drug) and then take another thirty at 2PM or 3PM, I can make it to 4PM now, then take twenty at bedtime with a tylenol pm and a hot water bottle or heating pad… then you will sleep better… Ask the Dr. to switch you over to something else to give your body time to clear out the methadone, then come back to it as the other one becomes less affective… good luck, write me if you want more info…
there are lots of cool websites for chronic pain sufferers.
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