How Long Does Methadone Stay In Your System?
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Methadone, otherwise known as dolophine, is a long acting opium derivative used for the treatment of heroin dependency. This is used in place of heroin to fulfill the addict’s requirement for the drug. Methadone is prescribed for the treatment of narcotic pain and is helpful in reducing the withdrawal symptoms of heroine addiction. The two types of methadone are oral methadone and IV methadone. Oral methadone settles in the liver after use. IV methadone reacts just like heroin.
It is essential to know about the positive and negative effects of methadone and how long methadone stays in your system if you are confronted with a drug test. So just read and understand the details
Hidden Effects of Methadone
Once you start taking methadone for chronic pain, your system starts to store it. Eventually you may fall prey for pain killers. The effect of addiction to methadone is more than other painkillers. People prefer to take methadone because it is available at an affordable price. Painkillers never make you feel high or euphoric like methadone. Physicians do not allow the patients to take the drug often, even though the patient suffers from severe pain. If you increase the dosage your body requires more pills and in the long run you tend to get addicted to the drug.
The Benefits of Methadone
Methadone is used for heroine addicts who are inpatients at rehabilitation centers. It is also helpful to those who indulge in criminal activity and infected by HIV. It helps you in heroin withdrawal and reduces your yearning for the euphoria that comes up with the intake of heroin. If you take this for such purposes, make sure that you don’t raise the dosage to get the desired result. Methadone maintenance programs have proven to give excellent results over years. However, the misuse of the drug spoils the popularity of the same.
How Long Methadone Stays in Your System?
The detection window of any drug depends upon age, weight, mind set, and health condition of the examinee. Apart from that, the dosage of the drug, its quality, and period and potency play an important role during the drug test. Urine test reveals positive result for 1-7 days. The half-life of drug is just 24-36 hours, and it may remain in your system from 7 hours to 52 hours. Half-life refers to the time taken to eliminate half of the drug’s effect; A drug takes 4-5 half lives to get expelled out of your system completely. It is always better for the person to stop using methadone two weeks prior to suboxone treatment.
Disclaimer: The above information regarding how long methadone stays in your system has been compiled from the testimonials offered from different sources. We are not responsible if your drug test goes wrong and is in contrast to what is desired.
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Thank you for such a very well written info about methadone. I’ve learned a lot about it lately because a friend of mine started getting hooked on it after they finally broke their addiction to heroin. I’m not sure if I’ll ever see sober again. I really hope she can drop this methadone addiction and get back to living a real life, and being my friend again….
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Jessie Reply:
June 8th, 2010 at 1:59 am
Wanted to follow-up on this. Thank you for your advice below, my friend got the help that she needed and is still in a sober living but is living a happy and addiction free life now.
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Ray Reply:
September 19th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
I’ve been on methadone 7 years. The last 5 months I decdided to try and lose the ball & chain. I’ve been weening off 2 mg. a week. And it’s working. You just have to believe in yourself. Keep busy. Hopwfully i’ll be off in about 2 mts.
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Ray Reply:
September 19th, 2010 at 11:57 pm
Forgot to say I was at 120 mg. Now I’m at 12
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Sara Reply:
October 12th, 2010 at 5:41 am
Thank you for the info.Im on `30mg dosing at a clinic to get off oxycontin.I am scared to detox down but I feel its the right thing for me. Its good to know that u can come off it slowly and not get sick.
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Sara Reply:
October 12th, 2010 at 5:41 am
i meant 130mg a day not 30
David Reply:
May 23rd, 2011 at 6:59 am
Listen close!
I CAN HELP !!
Ive been using heroin and 200mg of methadone a day for 18 years, not to mention lots of benzos. The only time i havent used was a 4 week per. in jail, a 6 week sentence, 5 weeks cold turkey and currently at 4 weeks sober now. This is the first time Ive had enough strength/desire to even type. Thru massive attempts at detox I have it figured out. Half of it is that you MUST BE SERIOUS. If you think youll use 1-2 times more someday(you know what I mean) dont even waste your time you wont make it. Im turning 40 this yr. My mom & kids need me I cant be a jobless junkie anymore!!!!I started wrestling in college on scholarship & have 2 bodybuilding trophies(i took steroids as well-ive done everything except PCP, Crack, or LSD)I lost my Nursing degree, blah, blah. If it took me down it will take anyone down. First, get yourself as healthy as you can before you start, it will be a long draining experience. Minimize as many responsibilities you have. Plan on pampering yourself for 2 months. Everytime Ive tried quitting It took more than 3 weeks to sleep for more than 1 hour. Watch lots of TV, hot baths are VITAL !! Spend hours in the tub. Take something weaker like Vicodins in the AM, tylenols all day, 2-3 multi-vits. a day, TONS of water, extra salt, and BENZOS at night, like Zanex or Klonopin. Ask your doctor to give you trazadone and or Ristoral (stuff for nerves & sleep). The sleep meds make me worse cause I cant sleep so I stumple around the house, yelling and punching stuff. Get Subutex also, then youll have everything they give you in detox centers. Half Subutex in AM and half in PM. Go as many days as possible before u start taking subutex. I waited 8 days b4 I started. This might sound crazy but smoking speed (meth) helps withdraw after about the 4th or 5th day. When your about to loose it and you have no strength/desire to get off the couch some speed will almost make you feel normal. Very dangerous advice and dont suggest it for lesser addicts who can make it without it. Take Subutex for 1-2 weeks, then if your still hurting after 3-4 weeks which you will, get 2-3 weeks of suboxtone. DONT TAKE SUBUTEX/SUBOXONE more than 4 weeks otherwise when you stop taking them you still feel bad & relapse most likely. Bad addicts cant adjust mentally to taking NOTHING which is also why they relapse. I hate weed and alcohol but Ive been using those as well to get thru the first 2 and half weeks, just to satisfy my programed brains need to take SOMETHING. ASAP start excercising to release endorphines, not to mention as MUCH SEX as possible. You feel NO withdrawl while your having sex…. JUST EXPECT IT TO BE A LONG HELL (the detox not the sex). I got frustrated last time because I was still sick after 4 weeks so I lost my mental focus and relapsed. A safe, carefree place to kick is vital. And of course PRAY! PRAY! PRAY! I have found God & if I make it I will give him full credit!!
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payge Reply:
May 30th, 2011 at 4:12 am
good on ya. im 10 and a half years on methadone, i have had three kids on the program and got to 190mg at one stage, it was the only dose that has EVER held me the full 24. im so sick of being sick! what you say about speed and weed make so much sense, how do you tell your brain after nearly 15 years of drug use to just stop everything? its a joke! I pray everyday to die but i know i need to be here for my kids, thier dad died 2 years ago from drug use, he never got on a program. that could have been me. i know i have an addictive personality and i cant find a doctor who has even half the brains you do on this subject! they just want you to wean off to nothing then see ya! i wish you all the best in the future, im 33 and i really hope when i get to 40 i will have kicked this hell hole addiction. thanks for all the great advise mate xx P.
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Joe Reply:
January 20th, 2012 at 3:27 pm
Wow!
That is the craziest s#!t I’ve ever heard… I had 7 years of sobriety and threw it away. I will say this though, there is no way in hell I would ever in a million years use a treatment of BENZO’s, Vicodine, and Speed when the going gets tough. I have never in my life heard anything so blantly stupid! That is not treatment, that is something you tell your family when your pretending to get sober because they have no idea that your full of s#!t. I’m glad I read this though because my advice would be to find an outpatient program, get help, talk to others, go to meetings, church, pray whatever it takes and most importantly DON’T USE! No matter what, ANY DRUG, and yes alcohol is probably the most dangerous drug.. Please note that the guy who wrote this has had no RECOVERY, forced abstinence by incarceration is not treatment! Using Drugs to wean off is not treatment unless it is prescribed by a doctor, not an addict!
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@Jessie
The best thing that you can do is to get the details of the best rehabilitation centre and get your friend attend the first few counseling sessions. Get help from the best expert there. And the withdrawal will start automatically. Be by the side of your friend through the process and motivate him when he is down. Assist him in all what she wants and the process might take few months but be patient and get her out of addiction soon
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how long will it take for the physical symtoms of methadone withdrawl last, my daughter took her last one monday night, but still keeps vomiting
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ddddddddddd Reply:
October 14th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
Depending on how long she has ben on methadone, it could take up tp 6 months to get norma. My sugestion is to go to a regular faMILy physician and get on phenergan for nausea and kolonapin for anxiety until the withdrawas subsie. I know its hard i have been ther. I took it for 2 years now
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@jackie
In case of methadone, the after effects would depend on the nature of the individual’s body. It’s almost a week in your daughter’s case and the drug seems to be still effective. In this case, why don’t you consult your medical practitioner immediately and do the needful in this regard?
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hi i am addicted to herion and methadone i have been useing 2 to 3 grams a day for the last 3 yrs also tking 50 to 80 mg’s of methadone in morning so i dont wake sick.how long if i got down to say 20mg’s a day of methadne only when could i switch to suboxone?
i need help please!!!!!
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Sucker4dopr Reply:
June 21st, 2011 at 1:20 am
Methadone blocks something in your brain so that u will have NO affect on all opiats. Herion can’t get u high, even vicodin will not work as a pain killer. If u take methadone for a a week or more u can shoot a gram of herion and u will feel apsolutly nothing, I have tried many times. They make methadone block all opiats so that people can’t abuse the methadone program and get high as well
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@claude
Half life period is the time taken half of the drug effects to get out of your system. It takes around a day or two for that. So it may take 5-7 half lives for the drug to get out of your body. But since you are addicted, it may take long for sure. You need to stop methadone at least 2 weeks prior to your suboxone treatment
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I starting 8/12/2009 to get off methadone –Question if Im reading this right after I have been triming down and Im at the forth week and Im only taking .5mg from 80mg a day four weeks ago down I have .5mg in my body as long as I keep taking it .say I stop there nomore .5mg—-[ it will take up to 10-days]which is 5 half lives half being 24-36hr x 2 = so 5 half lives = 10-days to be expelled out of your system .So the bottom line is you will suffer aleast 10 days is this correct. thanks E-prise
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admin Reply:
October 19th, 2009 at 7:10 am
Given that you have drastically reduced the consumption, you can get out of the problems very soon. But the half life depends more on your metabolic rate as well.
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Add on to E-prise———-I am taking the methadone for back pain and I just what to get off -don’t like it controling my life .if triming from 80mg slowly down to .5mg over 4-weeks it’s got to stop some where right- when ever I take that last .5mg rather it’s 4-weeks are 4-mounths Im still going to have a bad week right .—————thanks E-prise
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admin Reply:
October 19th, 2009 at 6:55 am
Half life of methadone first of all depends on the metabolic rate of your body. It is not common for all. Approximate calculation can only be done. But now that you have come down drastically, you can get out of the withdrawal symptoms very soon
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i was on methadone forfor 4years,and one day i woke up and said i dont want this ball and chain…I was at 165mgs i weigh,160pds..and im 3mgs of klonapin a day(which i truely need and take as directed)So every week i would drop 10mgs.and let me tell u once i got down to 5mgs.i was a train wreck…tom.will be 3 weeks completely off it..my bones and joints ache like hell, and im still so weak…but if u wanna get off u can,i did!
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My story may make some ppl agg or even downright mad.
But I have been on oxy’s/hydroc./vic/…anything w/ hydrocodone since I was 18 years old and continued doctor hopping and MAJORLY addicted for like 14 years or so.I finally wound up in prison for nearly 5 years.The worste part was breaking my 2 daughters hearts AGAIN!The WHOLE time in prison I begged God to NEVER let me digest another pill.BUT—the WHOLE time in the pen I was having something like panic atttacks(even to the point that u couldn’t understand what I was talking about…just babbling sorta)and I felt a craving to get that “normal” feeling back that hydrocodone gave me.After my release,I broke down and wound up w/ bottles of 100 Vic’s each,and ther I was…back on the friggin wagon.Back to running out and having withdrawals again,feeling like I had the flu 10 times over.Mentally and painfully I was on my way back to prison,and I just knew it.
I seen a commercial about methadone,and I tried it.After only 1 week,my life started feeling 100 percent better.I wasn’t “high”,but I wasn’t sick either.NOR did I have the massive stress headaches I always had all my life.After less tyhan 3 months I had a great job,a car,a home,and my kids back in my life.I didn’t tell them I was on Methadone,because there are so many misconceptions about methadone.My clinic monitors me,counseling is mandatory,seeing a doctor regularly is mandatory,and urinalisys(sp)tests are serious.If you get dirty UA’s,your dose goes down,cuz they want you to get the feeling that you have “no use for other chemicals”…you can’t get high there.They can look at your eyes,among other things to see how you are being affected.
Since I joined the program I can even work 2 jobs,wheras BEFORE I was scared to even be in public places.
I seen an HBO special about the (methadone)clinics in New York and was appalled.There,it looked like there are so many clinics that it’s a money thing to them,b/c of the competition.But here in Tyler Texas,it’s about helping you stay off other things that can send me back to the joint and do more damage to my kids.
I highly recommend the clinic for log time users of any drug…Oh,and there are many many ppl, that go to the clinic that have cancer and other painful medical problems,because the doctors don’t want the patient to over-do their pain meds,so they are sent to the clinic where you can be monitored for the pain relief.
Hope my rambling helps.
If you are struggling,try it….this silly talk about trading one addiction for another is bull^&%$#.It saved my life and I have NOT met another person at the clinic that has anything negative to say about turning to methadone for help.
Good luck.
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Christina Reply:
October 1st, 2009 at 1:26 am
Response to TAMMI101,
I would just like to say Thank You. I was hit in a head-on collision by a drunk lady about 4 years ago. I sustain multiple injuries, my knee was messed up (torn meniscus), my L-4 L-5 discs were herniated, and it created a reverse curve in my neck that caused major recurring migraines. I have had 2 knee surgeries and am still on the fence about my back with going ahead for surgery. My neck problem was corrected with a chiropractor, and my knee is a lot better after the surgeries (not 100% though). However, I still have no improvement in my back, and I have tried EVERYTHING, aside from surgery, chiropractor, accupuncture, physical therapy, etc. When this first happened I was put on the normal medicines like vicoden, percocet, and such. At first I was taking them as prescribed but it got to a point after a long while that I was not getting any relief like before, so I would increase my dose (with out the doctors knowledge of course) before long I was up to 50 pills of the 10mg vicoden a day!! Obviously I was not getting that amount from my one doctor so I would doctor shop, and go to the hospital. I live in the San Francisco bay area, there are at least 30 hospitals within a two hour drive in different directions, I have been to every single one, at least 10 times. It got so bad that I was going to the hospital everyday and just rotating which ones I would go to so it wouldn’t be too close together between visits, and I would come up with convincing lies so that they wouldn’t get suspicious. In one year I probably went to the hospital 300 times, no joke. And thats just the hospitals, if I wasn’t there I was shopping doctors til I found one that would give me what I wanted. I got so hooked on those little pills without ever intending to get addicted. At first it just started because the doctor would keep handing out prescriptions like they were candy, no questions asked. Before this accident I never did any drugs, except for smoking pot a few times. Anyhow, it gets worse…obviously after a year of going to all these hospitals, visiting each one every month, questions started getting asked and my stories were not trusted any more and I eventually was black listed one hospital at a time. SO, what did I do you ask? I stole my sisters identity. Not to get money or the usual thing identity theives do, no, I used it to create a new person to call myself at these hospitals. That is until one of them somehow found my sisters real address instead of the fake one I gave them, they must have ran her credit or skip traced her. She knew I had a problem and put two and two together and called the cops, I now have a misdemeanor on my record, luckily the DA called it petty theft and not identity theft. (I never did anything to get in trouble before this accident) After all this happened I knew I HAD to do something or I was not going to like what was going to happen in my life, either death or prison, so I came clean with my doctor and we had a good talk, the sad thing is if I had just done this in the first place I would have avoided all those problems. Anyhow, the end result was he put me on methadone. I was a little hesitant at first because of the misconceptions involved with the drug, but it was the BEST decision I could have made for myself. That was over a year ago, and I am happy to say that I have not been to a hospital since then (other than for emergency’s not involving drug seeking behaviors) and my pain is not gone but 100% better than it was and I too got my life back like you stated. Each time I went to the hospital was at least 5 hours out of my life, sometimes 10 hours, all those hours for maybe 20 pills, which is why I went everyday. I can honestly say that methadone saved my life from the direction it was headed. My mom still thinks that I am a drug addict because I am on methadone, but I try to explain to her that I am not taking it just for the hell of it, I have really bad pain.
You know the really funny thing? My father herniated the same disc while living in Kansas, and they NEVER gave him anything other than ibprofen!! In California they just hand out those potent little suckers without informing you that if you take them everyday for even a short time, you WILL become dependent. Your body starts to depend on the drug like it depends on air, and withdrawls are no joke. I wouldn’t wish them on my worst enemy.
Moral of my story….If you have REAL problems like I did with pain or even addiction, trust in your doctor. Otherwise you will learn like I did, the hard way. I was too prideful to admit that I had developed a problem that I couldn’t handle and instead I messed up my life and ruined friendships and relationships. My husband almost left me during that bad period as well. If I had just not been ashamed and admitted to myself that something wasn’t right and told my doctor I could have avoided all of this stuff. On the flip side, my doctor should have asked me how I was handling my meds and if they were working or if I was experiencing any withdrawls if I missed a dose, if my pain was controlled, etc. Instead he assumed that everything was ok. I think we both learned something from this experience. He learned to care enough to ask questions and not assume that people will be forthcoming and honest about a problem. He also learned to educate patients about the risks so that they understand that dependency can and almost always happens after prolonged use, that way people are that are taking their meds are prescribed are not blindsided if they miss a pill and go into withdrawls then take more to sustain themselves all the while digging themselves in deeper and thinking there is something wrong with them, so they hide it and take matters into their own hands, like I did.
Anyhow, Tammi101, I thank you for telling your story, now I know that there are others out there that have been saved by this miracle drug.
For all others, if you do not need to be on this medicine then stay away from it, and all other opiates so you do not create an addiction for yourself. Trust me, it is no fun.
If anyone has any questions about the drug, or just wants someone to talk to about it, please email me at christinakresge@gmail.com
Thanks and good luck to all!!
Christina
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kelly Reply:
January 12th, 2010 at 7:20 pm
christina
I am in the same situation you are. I really need help, but afraid to talk about it with anyone. I am afraid if i tell a dr he will just think I”m a addict that just wants to get high, when all i want is to function normal. What do you think i should do?
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christina Reply:
May 15th, 2010 at 4:36 am
Kelly, sorry I just now read your reply. Are you still having issues with this? Methadone that is. I would be more than happy to talk you or anyone else for that matter about it, Email me at christinakresge@gmail.com. I look forward to hearing from you. Until then just hang it there!!
stevo124 Reply:
March 7th, 2011 at 8:36 pm
ive been there and done that, best thing is the truth! doing all the oky dokin stuf is what makes u look bad. you will be fine, the 1st showing is your worried.
rose Reply:
May 4th, 2011 at 9:01 pm
wow iam so in similer see iam taking oxycodiene 120 mg a day and ive had 3 disks repaired in my neck ans stomack surgery id end up using my oxys up using to many or coople times they were stolen and i actully hasd a seizore so now iam using the oxy herion here and there and bought some 5 mg dones tring 15-20 mg a day doing better on it but iam be out in a week dont no were to get more now and iam thinking of going and getting help from done clinic…legaly couse i got to much to lose and to be honest i cant no way use nothing cold turkey did it before for a couple months and once for a year worst year of my life..never again rather die iam in to much pain but i do want help iam seriously thinking going to a clinic got pee tested and iam ashamed to admit i cheated it so my dr wouldnt no i had my sis pee for me and i also admit iam scared to
Cindy Reply:
March 17th, 2010 at 2:26 am
I agree with you, I need it for my pain, was the only thing that made me pain free, I could not imagnie my life without out
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Renee Reply:
April 12th, 2011 at 5:18 am
I see your point and if you are content with remaing dependant on a drug to function for the rest of you life more power to you. I initially come to the clinic 8 months ago to kick my three year oxycodone/ oxycoton habit. I was so over having to put something in my body to function normally plus I have a beautiful little boy that needs me drug free. At first I thought the clinic was a way out but know i just feel like I replaced one habit with another and although I function better on methadone it is twice as hard to come off of. I just came off methadone cold turkey 3 days ago and it is a bitch so I have to disagree with some of your veiws because I have been there with many others that feel like its not the answer, if you are looking to noy have to be dependent on anything. The withdraws are hell rather you go slow or coldturkey. To me its just a vicious cycle that they send recovering addicts through. No matter how you look at it your addicted to drugs wheb y0ou are on methadone which is no different than any other addiction, You got to have it!!! Or you are sick as a dog thats not normal1 Thats not life! I am glad you found peace within yourself on methadone but that don’t mean it is the answer for everyone1well I wish you
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Jackson Freeman Reply:
January 19th, 2012 at 5:16 pm
Methadone is great and it saved my life and my brothers for sure he was taking up to 30 80mg oxys a day or andthing he could get his hands on. Methadone turned his life around and now hes NORMAL not HIGH yeah he nods and likes to eat sweats and cant shit right sometimes but hes now a Brother and not a junkie
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i have a grug test by the feds and took 60mg of methadone on friday and the test is wednesday. i have been on methadone for a month only. will i test positive, is there something i can do to increase my chances of success…alot of water 1000 mgs of niacin ?
please help
john
falconi53@hotmail.com
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john falco Reply:
September 21st, 2009 at 3:15 pm
took 60mg pill fprm methadone friday will it shoe up on a fed drug test on wednesday…..help
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John do you know how to get Methadone out of your system within 3 days?
I was taking 80mg Oxycontin’s (11 to 13 a day) and a friend gave me some of her Meth so I wouldn’t be so sick, but I’m caught in a catch 22. I tested postive for methadone and I can’t get on the program until it is out of my system. Therefore I need to find out how to get this out of my system so I can go on the program because I am going thru hell.
Thanks John and I hope you reply.
Tammy
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I don’t take methadone and im wondering why it is showing up in my body as possitive
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pam Reply:
February 28th, 2010 at 7:35 pm
i can up positive to and I have not taken it
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I TESTED POSITIVE FOR METHADONE AND I DON’t take the medicine
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tina k Reply:
February 17th, 2010 at 7:31 pm
you must of tooken something like it, bc it woudnt just show up in your system & did u take anykind of pill, or mb you took something like methodone, but a snythetic? bc i took suboxen for like 5 days & got drug tested & it showed up as an opiate & i had to freak out untill he took a blood test & it showed up as subs…so either you took methodone,or took something like or your just a flatout lair!
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stevo124 Reply:
March 7th, 2011 at 8:29 pm
people needa be straight with them selves !!!! all this i took this and it showed up as that is bs. wake up. the amounts of otc meds would be alot to signal a test.I adminersted them daily and it varies from faint to solid lines for pos & neg results
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Liz Reply:
April 17th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
This happened to a friend of mine. Bennadryl and other antihistamines can show up as methadone on a drug test. Research it on google and you’ll see – it’s true. So if you have allergies and took bennadryl for it, that could be why you failed the ua.
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I took methadone about a month ago to wean myself off of 4 years of taking prescription drugs and also heroin …my husband got endocarditis which spread to his lungs and caused pancreatic liver and kidney failure i was told he was going to die 3 times …he made it but now may be diabatic for life and have other cognitive lapses cause he also had a stroke …the heroin use was short lived we used only for about 9 months but it nearly destroyed our lives literally …we have a small child and are now waist deep in a child protective services investigation and i havent used in over a month methadone or otherwise …i dont know how i did it but i got angry at the drugs and got myself weaned off in a matter of two weeks …i had zero withdrawel …i think watching my soul mate nearly die gave me some kind of natural instant detox …but the odd thing is i had taken the methadone …and not even that much …i started at 25 mg’s a day to wean off of4 years of opiate use and i waited for the withdrawel to come and it never did …i know it builds up in your system but i only used it for two weeks …maybe less even and a month later cps is telling me i am testing posiive and whats more is i drank many pitchers of water took mass niacin and drank 3 jugs of cranberry juice to get the toxins out of my system …what would cause a false positive for methadone or is cps lying? I dont think it is beyond them to lie …i personally think them to be no more than the work of the devil himself and certainly have daily conversations with him …yes i did abuse myself but i always made sure my son was taken care of ..well fed …never left with a stranger well clothed etc …they could not prove child abuse so they had no cause to remove him but they are now in my home everyday intruding on my life and the stress i am under is causing panic that is nearly paralyzing …but methadone in my system after a month? What is the deal with that?
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linda Reply:
May 4th, 2011 at 9:11 pm
cps will stick there nose in ur life for anything its bull,ive delt with them andd they make up lies if ur child is young they get paid to take them and adopt them out to non fertile rich people,i didnt lose my kid but they put me though there hops..b/c my pain meds were bstolen and i was sick and they came over b/c neibors made up shit that was not true..they didnt get anywere saying ther lies my house was dirty not thast dirty ethir b/c i was sick couldnt do anything c my same niebor broke in my car stole my meds but that was provin and they got in trouble mean while i went w/o pain meds for 2 weeks now i have been using other stuff latest is methadone 15-20 mg a day but iam seriously thinking getting into a clinic seriously
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Jackson Freeman Reply:
January 19th, 2012 at 5:29 pm
clinic is the best way to go
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I’ve took Methadone for a little over 5 years and just recently gotten off on 11/22/09. I was in a Methadone clinic. I got up to 120mgs every day down to 5mgs a day in the past year. My question is are my opiate receptors in my brain still blocking opiates b/c recently I broke down and took 40mgs of Oxycontin and barely feel anything. From what is said it should have already been out of my system. So another question is how long does it take to get the receptors unblocked and since it’s out of my system for a little over 3 weeks how come I didn’t feel the effects of the Oxycontin and how long it would take for me to feel the Oxy.? It should have put anybody who hasn’t had anything for 3 weeks on their but?
I’m very curious.
Please reply!!!!
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Has anyone takin Methadone 5mg 3 times per day for pain. I want to know how much is enough to manage chroninc pain. I also take 30mgs of oxycodone for break through which I’m sure my DOC will lower afterhe raises the M-done and I feel pain relief. I would like to hear other peoples story on chronic pain managment with Methadone. I have 9 Discs problems from neck,mid and low back. severe nerve pain in my arms,hands,fingers… Legs,feet and toes. my face even twitches. Thanks for all your help!!
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Mary Reply:
January 27th, 2011 at 2:17 pm
Have been on Methadone since 11/10/2010 for chronic pain,then got panix/anxiety attacks and was put on Xanax for the attacks. Then had breathing problems, I spoke w/my doctor last week and wanted off the Meth. I’m off, but still have the panic attacks & they want me to take the Xanax. I’m trying not to, want to be off all the pills. Worried how long the Methadone takes to get out of my system (only on it 3 mos.) and will I still get the panic/anxiety attacks. I’m so scared, hate the way I feel, and now they are suggesting an antidepressant. NO WAY
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I took methadone sun. Got test wed. Nite, wil i pass?
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zack Reply:
April 22nd, 2010 at 5:27 am
no you will not
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joe Reply:
October 9th, 2010 at 10:20 am
Yes you will be fine. Just like most – 72 hour buffer is enough. It all depends on how much you weigh and how quickly your body met. Exercise is a great way to speed up that met. process. Don’t drink water on donz…not alot of it. It will just cause the met. process to slow down. Remember…methadone is in your bonez not in the storage of original opiode sustances. I stop taking 90 mg of dons friday morning at 9, every week, and I UA for probation at 9a.m. every monday and have passed every test for ever 12 months. if it did show up make sure you say you don’t take them but talk about how you had a nasal infection over the weekend and had to go to wallgreens and got some generic nasal decongestant and you also had a headache so you took hella ibuprofien…YOU WILL BE FINE>>>TRUST ME
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Dr. Fisher Reply:
May 27th, 2011 at 6:50 pm
I’m here to clear up a common and completely ficticious myth about methadone. Methadone does NOT get into your bones. It does NOT get into your bone marrow, it does NOT get into the calcium in your teeth.
Look this up on any real medical web site. Unfortunately many people (including those who are supposed to be methadone clinic counselors) spread this myth, along with the myth that if you take Vitamin C that it leaks the methadone out of your bloodstream…which is 100% false. Methadone is often given in orange juice, do you think we would put a drug in something that lessens the effect of the drug?
Let’s not forget the water myth. At our clinic, normal dosing procedure is: we dispense the drug via an automated precision pump dispensing system, then we add a small amount of water to the cup, I’m talking about a tablespoon of water at the most. There are patients that will throw a fit, and even cry if we add this much water because they THINK that adding water makes it WEAKER. Well it is diluted in the cup, but they are still ingesting ALL of the drug that was dispensed. The big problem here is, most of these people have little or no education, and many of them are used to being scammed, and lied to. SO they don’t trust us, they won’t even take a minute to listen to what we have to say. I’m hoping that someone reads this and learns something.
As for this guy who says that methadone is out of his system in 72 hours…he is 100% wrong! Methadone has been known to stay in your system for almost 30 days. I would have to say that whatever test he is being given either does not test for methadone, or the test it being performed incorrectly.
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A friend of mine has been methdone for about 6 months & is on 160 mg..She hasnt tooken it in about 4 days bc she has a drug test sometime next week most likley thrusday..she has also been taking pills this whole week& next..so im just wondering she’ll be ok to go to the docters & get her drug test w/ out it showing up in her system? please help!! & i donr really care for rude people who want to tell me obvious answers so if your gonna do that dont even bother putting your fingers to the keyboard..Thanks
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how long for methodone to clear body to pass drug screen?
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I took 10 mg. of Methadone about 2 weeks ago and I started taking about 60 mg of oxycodone after that. Today was my last day of taking the oxycodone and I am planning to start Suboxone in the morning when I start having withdrawals. I had only taken a total of 20 mg of Methadone ever 2 weeks ago…My question is….Is it okay and safe to start Subs tomorrow even with that little bit of Methadone i used almost 2 weeks ago??? Thanks
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james Reply:
April 18th, 2010 at 4:34 am
yes you did’nt use enough to stay in your system long enough but just to be safe call a pharmacist or a doctor but i highly doubt it will be a problem. good luck
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if i was taking methadone can i take other opiates so i wont get sick if i quit the methadone. i wanna quit methadone and i was just going to use other pills to help and then taper down of those will this work or will i get sick from no methadone even if i have morphine and percodan to help.
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linda Reply:
May 9th, 2011 at 10:00 pm
i have used oxy ran out used methadone then switched back it will be ok as long as you have some oppiate without you will go therw withdrawel that will make you to go to sleep forever if you no what i mean i myself done playing games decied i want help going to a clinic tomorow hope iam doing right thing i no only thing will work is if i get dosed every day so got to do something but you will be ok as long as you dont go cold turkey
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Dood’s 2-cents!
All I got to say is WHEN a person finally decides to quit opiates/methadone STAY VERY ACTIVE. Don’t kick back on the couch and count the hours and seconds since you quit. The less you can think about it the easier it is…. .
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You certainly have some agreeable opinions and views. Your blog provides a fresh look at the subject.
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I have a question? My friend was recently in a fight as a matter of fact last thursday and took a half of a methadone he is being drug tested today. Will he pass. its been 6 days.
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I was on methadone for 13 months . THE HIGHEST 55 mgs but i was in the middle of dextoxing . i hit 6 mgs and i got real sick and was put in the hospital .. and was not giving methadone .. so i have been off methadone for 3 days and dont feel sick . i know it because i am on norco for my pian and atvian, for my anxiety .. well guess mt question is will the avtain harm me and is it ok if i dont take no more methadone .. i was on methadone cause i got pregant and have rum arthrtis and a was on pain killers and mt docter put me on methadone pleas answer .. thanx need help
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how long does methadone stay in your system after i stop how long will it stay in my urine
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My son and his girlfriend are deciding between Methadone and suboxin as a treatment for their heroin addiction. what is the difference between the two and what are the benefits of starting on suboxin?
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Honestly im having such a hard time getting off methadone i have used herion oxycontin before that and started on percs and finally 11 yrs later taking 5 mg of methdone weened from 90mg and my body aches all over i dont feel right i figured after a month of taking 5mg i would b fine wat is up with this? How long will this last? Help Me
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ive been on 120 mgs of methadone since october ive been wanting to get off it my self and im scared of the outcome also wandering how long it will take to get out of my system so i can get a clean drug screen im 34 220 lbs if anyone can help with some kind of reasonable answer please do so help chuck from chattanooga
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Taupinjohn Reply:
July 19th, 2010 at 12:19 am
Hey Chuck. The only way to get off 120mgs is to do it slowly. I went to a clinic and took 130/day then had to suddenly stop. And I don’t think many people, if given a choice (I wasn’t) would want to do that to themselves.
I’m in Chattanooga, too, so e-mail me if you need some support. You’re doing the right thing, just be sure and do it the right way.
PlayitagainSam@aol.com
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i take 20 mlg of methadone a day. how long will i be sick once i quit taking it?
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Rob Reply:
July 26th, 2010 at 2:42 am
3 to 4 days…that’s it dude. From 20 t0 40 MG depending on how long you have taken Methadone, how ACTIVE you are, and most important your metabilism. To get the Methadone out of your body completely is another story…Withdrawls only last 3-4 days, trust me I have done it many times trying to quit cold turkey…I don’t recomend trying to Come Down off of anything higher than 50-60 mg cold turkey. IT CAN BE DONE, others have done it ! Just ask yourself how strong you are. And to the people saying they have tappered down to 5 mg COME ON PAL, shit or get off the pot. It won’t hurt 5 mg give me a $#%^ing break…I CAME DOWN off of 80 mg after months of dailey use…get some balls people
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i take 20 mlg of methadone a day. how long will i be sick once i quit taking it? i’ve been taking them for two years now.
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I took methadone for 3 yrs. I was on 120mg a day I detoxed down to about 7mg and it is the 4th day without it.I feel normal..whatever that is. But I ran about 5 miles a day,take plenty of vitamins, remember to eat well no red meat!! and stay active keep your mind occupied, taking a hot bath helps to. When I was in the bed I felt so bad. But when I was active It felt bad but tolerable. So im 4 days in and feel fine so im here to tell you that it can be done.
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I really need some advice, if anyone’s out there and listening.
I went to a methadone clinic approximately 3 years ago and took 130mg/day for just under 2 years.
Long Story Made Short: Daily visits to “the clinic” led to heated arguments with my husband of 20+ years. Things got out of hand one morning, and I was arrested for domestic violence (misdemeanor.) My bail was only $200, but instead of bonding me out, he got a restraining order and served me divorce papers while I was in jail. They gave me Immodium AD and ibuprofen for coming off methadone cold turkey. All I can say is I prayed for death.
After 16 days, I was released and went to a shelter (I have no family other than husband and 4 kids.) I had zero cash and zero hope for any help with my still-intolerable withdrawals. Nightmarish.
The divorce became finalized and my husband has custody of all 4 children. In lieu of child support, I got very little money. I’ve rented an apartment for 6 months and it’s do-or-die; get a job or be homeless. I am terrified.
Of course, when I got some cash in my hand, I sought something to make me feel normal (those of you who’ve been there will know exactly what I mean; those of you who haven’t can’t possibly know, to be honest.) I found myself doing about 4-5 percocet daily (I couldn’t afford the clinic’s start-up fee.)
About 3 weeks ago, I found a guy who offered 10mg methadone for $8 each. I bought 2, figuring it wouldn’t do much, since I was used to 130mgs. I was wrong. I felt normal. I listened to music for the first time in months. I actually went outdoors. I got a haircut and color. The relief was so intense I broke down crying.
My question is this: Should I make the leap and go back to the methadone clinic? God knows I hated HAVING to go there daily and the hassles of it. But even after several months of zero methadone, my body never “got right” – the diarrhea, the paranoia, the restlessness, and the desperation were nearly unbearable. I was existing, but definitely not living. Not even close. I cried so much my face looked swollen all day.
Please, this is my life. I’m 45, divorced, and just trying to have a life. I have no insurance since the divorce, and all the free clinic gives is tramadol.
I could save up and go back to the clinic. The $14/day would be cheaper than buying on the street (which is bad, waking up each day hoping “the guy” will have some available, etc.) If I thought I could feel “normal” without it, I’d wait longer, but it’s been over 10 months and it’s just not happening.
Having lost my family, home, and security has added to the feeling of hopelessness, I’m sure. But if I could rid myself of the terrible physical anguish of going without, maybe I could start a new life.
I’m so sorry this is so long. It’s hard to condense a lifetime. Please, any opinions, any thoughts… just please. I don’t have a soul to ask, please believe me. My only sibling, my brother, took his life recently, and he was — he was all I had, the only family I ever knew.
Just praying for some good advice. And thanks so much for listening.
Your Friend,
-T
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Summer Reply:
August 4th, 2010 at 2:30 am
T,
What ever you do, don’t start up buying on the street again. I know in your heart you know better.
First – for help with the methadone question.
If you only want to take the methadone to feel normal, don’t take it. It is for pain. You need to see a doctor to get other help. There are other medications and therapy that will help you get back to normal. It will take a while but I think in the long run with your situation it would be better. But that is best left up to yourself and your doctor.
Second – help with the money situation.
I am not sure what state you live in but most states have a discount medical card that is free through the state to help with everyday meds, no wait period. Second, there are help sites through the state websites, you don’t even have to leave your home, for medical, housing, FOOD, etc. Check those out.
I know it’s hard to resist the urge to buy those little helpers! ALmost impossible when you feel the way you do, trust me I know, it SUCKS! On top of that with no support system in place is unbearable. Email me if you still need help – I may be able to help you further I don’t want to list it all out.
aliplu2000@live.com
Godspeed,
Ali
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P Reply:
August 10th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
Hi T….
I read your story and totally understand. Although your loss has been susbstantial, it sounds as though you are ready to get back on your feet and regain your life and your dignity. i have been on methadone for three years, and it played a very big part in saving my life. I had been an addict for 15 years at the point I started my methadone maintenance program, and I thought it was crazy that I had not heard of it until then. But I totally understand and feel you when you say you want to feel normal again and methadone will help that. Methadone IS NOT only for pain. Its main function is to help people with addiction. So, yes, if I were you, I would get myself back on the program, and start the road back to your life. Some of us, unfortunately, are in this for life. There is no other way for us. We all need help to get by. Methadone SAVED MY LIFE. If it weren’t for methadone, I would either be dead or in prison…..or worse, still running the streets and waking every morning dreading life. I just want you to know you are not alone. Good Luck!
P
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kristy Reply:
April 7th, 2011 at 11:16 am
I can’t believe no one replied to this post.I am so sorry to hear what you went through . My advice is, although late, if you are wanting to use at all, go back to the clinic. Also, the situation, IMO warrants it bc you are in a horrible position right now, unless u have a very strong mind. But withdrawals combined with this volatile situation is a recipie for disaster for many addicts. I would rather see u at the clinic than on the street where there is almost no chance of getting your kids back. One suggestion; if you go to the clinic, try and do it right and you won’t have to worry about daily visits for long. At two yrs u should’ve been at phase 27 where u come in once a month. Good luck to u & anyone this post may have helped. Thx!
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linda Reply:
May 9th, 2011 at 10:15 pm
iam so sorry no what your going therw i suffer chronic pain been addicted my husband said he wanted divorse if i dont go to rehab iam alwys broke frome buying oxy ,herion only 3 times but still 3 times to many basicaly anything i can take to keep wd away and pain away i got appt in morn at methadone clinic for first time couse if i dont get help iam gonna die lose everything good luck i think you should get back on program so you can feel normal i had to go find methadone today it costed 40 bucks for 80 ml thats alot of money when you dont got try to get on disability this is a disease we have we dont chose it it takes over our lifes and iam ashamed of myself i truly em what can i do only try to get help iam sorry ur going threw this and honestly ur ex dont get it its not ur fault its a disese
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linda Reply:
May 9th, 2011 at 10:17 pm
and be careful i had a grand mal siezure when docs gave me tramodal couse my meds were stolen turned out by my ex best friend years ago so be careful thats worse then oxys ect
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I am taking levothyroxin, hydrocodone, alprazolam, diazapam, oxycodone hcl 5 mg, and temazepam 30mg; my urine test showed methodone in my system. I asked the pharmacist about this and he said there was no methodone in either of these meds; why? how could this be?
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Sara Reply:
October 12th, 2010 at 5:48 am
the diaz can show up as a false positive drug screen for methadone…it did for me
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i am often amazed by chiropractors who can sometimes treat me in a matter of hours*.”
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OMG PLZ HELP ME SOMEONE.. IM GOING THROUGH METHODONE DETOX AND ITS DAY FOR ME AND I FEEL LIKE IM BACK AT DAY ONE. IVE BEEN ON METHODONE FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS NOW AND 149 WAS THE HIGHEST DOSE I HAVE HAD THERE. I GRADUALLY WENT DOWN SLOWLY TILL NOTHING ( 0MG) SO THEN I THINK I WENT 2 DAYS OFF THE METHODONE ONLY TO FIND MYSELF BACK THERE BECAUSE THE PAIN WAS WAYYYYYY TOOO MUCH FOR ME HANDLE. NOT ONLY THE PAIN BUT THE HORRIBLE DEPPRESION AND OMG WAS IT BAD JUST THOSE 2 DAYS.. SO THEN I CAME BACK TO THE CLINIC AND WENT BACK UP TO 90 THEN I STAYED THERE FOR MAYBE 3 MORE MONTHS AND WAS LIKE FUCK I HAVE TO GET OFF THIS SHIT. SO I TRIED TO JUST SLOWLY GO DOWN AGAN 5 MGS HERE AND THERE TILL I HAD NOTHING LEFT TO DOSE ANYMORE.. “OMG COULD THIS REALLY BE HAPPENING AM I REALLLY GOING BACK TO THE CLINIC AGAIN HOLY CRAP THIS DAMN DRUG IS SUCK A DEMON”. I THEN OVERDOSED ON A MED THAT PUT ME IN THE HOSPITAL THEN FROM THERE THE DOC GAME ME A SCRIPT FOR SUBOXON WHICH MAY HAVE SEEMED TO HELP BUT I STILL WAS SOOOOOO BADLY CRAVING THE METHODONE …. SO I WENT BACK FOR A 3RD TIME AND ONLY WENT FOR MAYBE ALITTLE UNDER 3 WEEKS AND DOSED AT 90MG PER DAY! NOW I HAVE ADD AND MY ADD WAS SO SEVERE THAT I HAVE TO START TAKING ADDERAL.. I THOUGHT TO MYSELF ” CAN I TAKE THE ADDERAL WHILE IM WITHDRAWLING FROM METHODONE, CAN IT HELP WITH THE PAIN AND MENTAL DEPPRESION”. SO I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND FOUND THAT A NEW STUDY SHOWS THAT AMPHETAMINES CAN BE A HELP WITH OPIATE WITHDRAWL.. SO IF IMMA WANT TO GET OFF METHODONE THEN THIS IS MY CHANCE .. I GOT A SCRIPT FOR MY ADDERAL TREZEDONE AND VITAMINS WOW COULDNT BE BETTER EVERYTHING I NEED . WELL NOW ITS OCT. 19 AND ITS MY 8 DAY OFF THE WITHDRAWLS .. DONT GET ME WRONG I FEEL LIKE KICKING IN THE WALL SOMETIMES BUT THE ADDERAL IVE BEEN TAKING FOR THE FIRST 7 DAYS HAD LITTERALLY TAKIN THE CRAVING, DEPPRESSION AND PRETTY MUCH ALOT MORE PAIN THEN I WOULD HAVE HAD AND I CAN TOLERATE IT AS WELL … THE FUNNY THIN IS IVE BEEN SLEEPING 2-4 WITH IT AS WELL WELL MAYBE NOT THE FIRST 2-3 DAYS IM WIDE AWAKE BUT OTHERTHEN THAT ITS BEEN GREAT. TILLL NOW, I KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN SEE WEN I WAS ON METHODONE I NEVER GOT MY PERIOD FOR SOME REASON, NOT SURE IF IT WAS THE DOSE OR JUST CAUSE IVE BEEN ON IT FOR 3 YEARS STRAIGHT … NOW ITS DAY 8 AND JUST GOT MY PERIOD AND OMG HOW MUCH PAIN I HAVE THE 2 PUT TOGETHER CAN CAUSE ONE TO LITTERALLY COMMIT SUISIDE… NOW IM NOT GOING TO KEEP TAKING ADDERAL EVERY DAY AFTER THE WITHDRAWLS FADE,, BUT I THINK IMMA JUST STICK IT OUT TILL THE BAD PAINS START TO GO AWAY ALITTLE.. IVE BEEN EATING AND TRYING TO TAKE A FEW STEPS HERE AND THERE, BUT IM SOOOOO WEAK ITS LIKE HOLY CRAP THATS HOW CRAZY IT IS GOING THROUGH THE WITHDRAWLS N THATS ALITTLE HELP TO EASE THE CRAVINGS, THE MENTAL STATE, AND MUCH MUCH MORE BETTER… NOW ITS DAY 8 AND I NEED SOME SUPPORT FROM ANYONE. I HAVE NO ONE THAT CAN HELP ME WITH ANYTHING I HAVE LITTERALLY NO FAMILY OR FRIENDS … “LIL I HAVE IS A 3 YEAR OLD AND I DID THIS FOR HER SO SHE DOESNT HAVE BE LIKE “MOMMY WHY DO WE HAVE TO GO THE DOCS EVERY DAY OR MOMMY WHY DO U NEED THIS MEDICATION EVERY SINGLE DAY” THE THING I DONT WANT IS FOR HER TO BECOME SOMEONE LIKE ME, AN ADDICT. IM HAPPY SEARCHED THE ADDERAL INFO CAUSE IF IT WASNT FOR ADDERALL I KNEW FOR A FACT I WOULD BACK TO THE CLINIC IN A HEARTBEAT… SOOO PLZ IF ANYONE OUT THERE CAN JUST HELP ME UNDERSTANDE HOW LONG IT TOOK THEM TO COME OFF THE METHODONE AND MOTIVATE ME TO KEEPPP IT GOING THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL RIGHT NOW FOR ME…ALSO HOW LONG DID IT TAKE FOR THE SEVERE PAINS TO START TO FADE. THANKZ N GOD BLESS TO ALLL OF U THAT HAVE MADE IT TO THE OTHERSIDE IM STILL IN THE DARK BUT I KNOW ILL WALKING INTO THE LIGHT SOON
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chiropractors are some of the best healers of sprain that i know of’..
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im 6 weeks pregnant and had a headache so i called my mother n law for tylonel she gave me a methadone and i did not know a day later and im cramping bad but dont want to go to the er cause i dont want them to think im an addict i want to see if my baby is ok…does it show on their drug test
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SARA Reply:
February 5th, 2011 at 2:41 am
yea what ever, you obviously have never dealt with CHRONI PAIN, THAT NEVER EVER EVER EVER LEAVES, NOT FOR MINUTE, NOT FOR A SECOND, GO PREACH IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. IF YOU WERE DEALING WITH CHRONIC PAIN, LIKE NEUROPATHY, AND SUMM DUMB ASS DOCOTR TOLD YOU TO TRY ACCU PRESSURE OR PUNCTURE, AND YOU SPENT THOUSANDS OF $$$$ DOING THAT, JUST TO JUMP THROUGH ALL TH HOPES, YOU WOULD NEVER HAVE POSTED THAT STATEMENT.
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Can somebody please answer this- I am taking 95 mg of methadone a day. I really really want to get off of it. I am craving lortab soooo bad. I was wondering I guess how long it will take for my brain receptors (from the methadone) to work again for opiates like hydrocodone? How many days do I need to go cold turkey? If just a few I will wait. If longer then I have to have another plan of how to get off of this crap. I am so tired of my mood and cravings and there isnt sh*t I can do about it!
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ALEXANDRA Reply:
January 15th, 2011 at 11:56 pm
ANG TO BE HONEST WITH YOU I HAVE BEEN THROUGH ALOT IN THE PAST THREE YEARS YOU CAN HONESTLY STILL TAKE METHADONE AND PAINKILLERS AND STILL FEEL IT I AM ON 120MG METHADONE AND I HAVE TO TAKE ROXICODONE30 MG FOR MY RA AND MS AND MY FIBROMYALGIA CAUSE I HURT SO BAD BUT I STARTED METHADONE SIX MONTHS AGO CAUSE I WAS ON HEROIN FOR OVER TWO YEARS AND I WAS TAKING TWO GRAM SHOTS AT A TIME CAUSE OF HOW HIGH MY TOLERANCE WAS AND STARTING METHADONE WAS VERY HARD AT FIRST CAUSE OF HOW MUCH HEROIN I WAS DOING I WAS STILL GETTING SICK FOR TWO WEEKS TIL THEY FINALLY GOT MY METHADONE DOSE RIGHT AND STARTING METHADONE WAS THE BEST THING I COULD HAVE EVER DONE CAUSE IT SAVED ME BIG TIME I WAS EVEN ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL LAST APRIL AND WAS IN A COMA FOR TWO WEEKS AND IN THE HOSPITAL FOR OVER A MONTH BECAUSE I GOT A BLOOD INFECTION THE NIGHT I WENT INTO THE HOSPITAL THE DRS TOLD MY DAD THAT THEY GAVE ME A THIRTY PERCENT RATE TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT AND WITH GOD ON MY SIDE I MADE IT THROUGH AND WOKE UP OUT OF MY COMA SEVERAL WEEKS LATER AND AT THAT POINT I WAS SCARED AND CONFUSED CAUSE I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED TO ME OR WHERE I WAS AND YOU WOULD THINK WITH BEING IN A COMA FOR SEVERAL WEEKS WOULD OF MADE ME GET OFF HEROIN WITH NO PROBLEM AND NO WITHDRAWALS WELL THATS WRONG THEY WERE STILL PUMPING ME FULL OF SEROQUEL AND OPIATES TO HELP MY PAIN AFTER THEY HAD TO DO EMERGENCEY SURGERY ON Me CAUSE ALL MY MAIN ORGANS SHUT DOWN EVEN MY HEART WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE HOSPITAL THE FIRST THING I THOUGHT ABOUT WAS WHERE AND WHO I WAS GOING TO CALL TO GET SOME DOPE AND I WAS RIGHT BACK ON IT AGAIN UNTIL FINALLY MY DAD HELPED ME AND MADE ME REALIZE THAT I WAS NOT ONLY HURTING myself but hurting HIm and HURTING MY THREE BEAUTIFUL KIDS SO THAT WAS LIKE A TURNING POINT FOR ME AND I KNOW NONE OF THIS MIGHT NOT MAKE ANY SENSE TO ANYONE BUT WHAT I AM GETTING AT IS THAT YOU CAN STILL POP PILLS AND FEEL IT EVEN IF U R ON METHADONE CAUSE I HAVE TO TAKE THEM FOR MY PAIN BUT I DONT ABUSE THEM CAUSE THEN I WILL BE RIGHT BACK TO WHERE I WAS IN THE BEGINNING WHEN I STARTED METHADONE HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT TO TAKE SOMETHING ELSE OTHER THEN OPIATES LIKE VALIUM OR XANAX I KNOW THEY CAN BE ADDICTIVE TO IF YOU ABUSE THEM BUT AT LEAST IT WILL HELP WITH YOUR ANXIETY OF WANTING THE OPIATES AND IF YOUR A SHOOTER AND HAVE THE ADDICTION TO THE NEEDLE LIKE I WAS AT ONE POINT YOU CAN SHOOT METHODONE SO THAT MIGHT HELP YOU AS WELL IF YOU HAVE THE WHOLE NEEDLE CRAVING I HAVE DONE IT IN THE PAST AND IT HELPED ME WHEN I WAS STILL ADDICTED TO THE NEEDLE AND STICKING MYSELF….I DONT KNOW WHY I JUST TOLD YOU MY WHOLE LIFE STORY LOL BUT JUST TRYING TO EXPLAIN OTHER WAYS TO ELIMINATE UR CRAVINS BUT IF YOU STILL WANT TO KNOW HOW LONG IT TAKES METHODONE AND THE EFFECTS OF METHODONE IS USUALLY OUT OF UR SYSTEM WITHIN 48 to 72 hrs but rememeber once u stop the methodone and start the loritab ur just gonna be back on the loriatab and most clinics if u miss three doses in a row when u go back on ur fourth day they start you back at btwn 20 to 40 mgs of methadone so your gonna be sick all over again til the methadone gets back into your system but if you have any other questions or if anyone else needs to talk or ask anything i will try my best to help best of wishes to everyone…..
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ANG Reply:
June 11th, 2011 at 1:01 am
Thank you so much for your answer. Actually, on weekends I always run out of my dose because I take too much when I get my take homes. So then when I am going through some withdrawls I try to take some tabs (about 5 5- mg) so that would be about 25- 30 mg to try out and I don’t feel a thing! I have not ever been able to get to 72 hours but once or twice and still I didn’t feel anything from taking some tabs. Maybe I have to wait another 24?
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i just got on methadone 5 days ago they started me on 20 mg and over the weekend upped me to 40 mg , yesterday 10 hours after taking the methadone i started feeling stomach pains like the ones i would get when i was on herion using every 3rd day , the pains came and went all night . Is this normal or do i need to increase my dosage ? or do i need time for the drug to get in my system good / i have no clue , 6 days ago i was taking 5 to 8 bags of herion daily ,i needed 4 to 5 just not to get sick . Should my osage be a little higher .i personally think so . I would greatly appreciate anyone’s advice ,aslo is there any way to make the methadone work longer thank you .
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Can anyone tell me how long methadone actually stays in the blood system? I cant find that information anywhere. even an estimated time. I know that many different things factor into it, but how long is it actually in a ppersons blood system? Like If I have taken it for 5 years straight at about 30mgs and then quit for a whole week, would it still be detectable in a blood analysis from a doctor?
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Thank you for this. I know that methadone has stayed in friends systems for up to 30 days. Alot worse than other opiates. You said that you should stop taking methadone 2 weeks before you begin suboxone treatment. What are you supposed to do for those 2 weeks. They are probably the worst time to take anything. It amazes me that methadone is legal here in California.
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I’m currently on 30mg-40mg of street methadone. Meaning that I get my drugs for $3-$4 regularly. It didn’t take me long to find people willing to get rid of their methadones once they saw the money I had.
I’m just scared to death of the comedown. For example, I ran out of methadone one day and decided to see how long I could stand without having to take any. Well, on the third day, I woke up due to my heart rate and breathing rate slowing down to a very uncomfortable level; to the point where breathing hurts. Usually when this happens, I throw up the whole day (very painful; usually yellow bile with little streak of red which I presume are blood) and only anti-acid pills like AciPhex or Prilosec (if I’m taking it every morning) will help me get better.
It just pisses me off so much that i’m on such a low dose and I can’t quit the fucking pills. What a nightmare this whole trip has been. I’m just thankful I’ve been able to function and finish my graduate school with good grades. It’s just been a nightmare having to hide this terrible habit.
I just need some advice on how to taper down from 20-30mg/daily to 10-20mg then to maybe 5mg-10mg. How long should I wait between each period where I need to taper down?
Thanks for all your help. And good luck to all of those in the same situation as me. This is living hell.
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Jackson Freeman Reply:
January 19th, 2012 at 5:25 pm
well any way you do it brother its gonna be hell i promise your gonna suffer for mths after taking your last dose what I would do is get ya some xanax a just take one at night so you can sleep and just hang on cause its a bumby ride
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I have been taking methodone for about 5 years now and it is the only thing that seems to work for me. I have fibermylgia and chronic leg pain from a surgery that I almost died from. All the other meds I have taken either make me sick or I just hate the buzz or weird feeling that they give me. So I really can’t function from day to day without them believe me I have tried several times just to live without it and I just feel like I can’t live in these pain everyday so If the meds work for me I believe I should be able to take them. But I have I problem now my doctor sent me to take a yearly drug screen to make sure I am taking them because of all the other people that abuse or sell them. So I had went to get my urine test done and about a week later I went to get my refill and my doctor shocked me. He said there where no signs of methdone in your system. I could not believe it I take 10mgs 4 times a day every day same time. And I did’t know what to say or do because he said he had never heard seen someone taking it and come back neg. So he did not believe me I am sure I would not if I was a Doctor. So I really don’t know what to do from here I really need to keep taking it for my pain to live. So if you could tell me if you have ever seen anyone taking it for years and not have it in your system. Or if you could tell me what I could do. Because he is just put it off to the pain clinic and they never help they just tell him to take me off of it. thanks for your time, Dawn
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i bin taking 220 mgs metadone for 6 years this year i drasticly went down i cut my dose 20 mgs a month now im down to 20 mgs and stable thinking of quiting very soon i have the mental strength that is needed to do the damn thang and i live in hawaii witch makes finding opiates near the hardest thing to find lots and lots of tweekers though but yeah when i kick i will come back to this sight and leave another post good luck everyone and god bless!!!!!!!
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Jackson Freeman Reply:
January 19th, 2012 at 5:20 pm
i quit cold turkey from a 100mgs and it was the WORST thing ever I didnt sleep more than 15-20 min a day or night i couldnt eat couldnt even work didnt wanna be alive and that lasted for a mth and a half…….Now im back on Mdone and on 90mgs not planning on ever gettin off cause no matter how you try or how strong you are when you take that last dose ur lifes gonna be in a world of hurt
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my brother has been on methadone for over a month now and continues to swear that he does not feel any different than when he;s not taking it. I dont understand how he can not feel anything at all. He’s on 70 mg and he’s considering on not going to the clinic anymore since he feels it’s a scam. I’ve seen him go 2 days without dosing and it does’nt seem to bother him at all but when i try to do it i start getting the ibby jibbies. Why does it not effect him like us normal people ? PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND
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Drew Reply:
November 19th, 2011 at 2:23 am
Ive been on methadone for 7 years now. Every person is different it depends on how bad your habit was. What u should do is just go up a little bit at a time till u feel like your at a stable dose. Ive been detoxing now for 6 months (from 80ml) i went down 5ml every 2 weeks since i do have 6 takehomes but now im down to 10ml. The nurse told me that even if i just go down 1ml every 2 weeks till im done then just do it that way. The thing is YOU HAVE TO BE READY IN YOUR MIND!!!!! I have an awesome support system at home Im away from all of the bad shit i was around all my life so I know Im ready. People can get off of it easily if u do it right ….u cant expect to go from 200ml to nothing in 2 months…..IT DOSENT WORK THAT WAY. I stand in line with so many ppl every friday morning at 5:30 am that say they will never get off of it (as there eating a handful of Xanies) thats way they never will cause they use the combo to get high. Were addicts we lie,cheat,and steal thats what we do. Well to the point…..u can get off of it if u do it right (with out other pills of and kind).Well I hope i touched on some stuff ppl could use.
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My oxy habit was bad and I’ve been on methadone for about a year and a half now… 100mg… but I can easily go two days without (ie, say I dose fri morning, I can skip the clinic sat and sun morning, dose on monday morning) and not feel a thing. I was forced into learning this when certain things in life popped up and preventing me from getting to the clinic… I think it’s partly the fear that makes us start feeling the withdrawal symptoms so early, or maybe cuz I’m on a high dose it lasts longer in my system, or whatever… anyways, just in response to stephen craig, i guess i’m like your brother, somewhat in that sense… anyways, I went out of town for thanksgiving and actually forgot my lock box. no way I can dose before monday morning, and I haven’t had anything since mid-day thursday.. I was just wondering if anyone knows how long it’ll take for withdrawals to kick in? anyone think i’ll make it till mon morning without feeling them? cuz i’ve been lucky.. haven’t felt dopesick in over a year since i started at the clinic
… i’m scared!! trying to keep my mind off it, cuz sometimes I think the fear sets it off worse, like I said.. I know some people don’t feel anything for four or five days, since methadone has such a long half life…any ideas?
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Hey guys, I have a bad problem. I am a drug addict for opiates. i have been for last 10 years when i was 15 now i am 25. I have been to 3 methadone clinics. I have got off 3 times but was only on a high high dose for about 6-8 months. Well long story short. I moved from my town with all the hook ups and all my sources. Well at the time i didnt know i was moving to worst pain pill state in the union Florida. So when i moved 5 years ago I thought i could detox in Florida and wouldnt have a choice. So after i got here and after 9 days i had to be put on suboxen. Well when i signed up i was happy but after about 3 months i relized it was a pain clinic too. Some how people with out license can just buy clinics in florida. So around 4 or 5 month i was talking about to the doctor about going to methadone clinic most my life and now that i was on suboxen i could tell my back was in a lot worse pain. So he sends me for MRI same day right up the road. I dont know what i was thinking but I went up road and did. When i came back they checked it and I had a disslocated lower lumbar i dont remember which one L something. Anyway he was like well you need to take the lorcets this month unstead of suboxen. Ok I thought he knew i was drug addict so i did, and i didnt get high. The next month unstead of putting me back on sub i was never put on it again he gave me of all shit methadone and lorcets the lorcets later where switched to msir 30 morphine and 50 mg of methadone. Well I was back at were i was before i moved to florida. So i figured why not take the dose i was good at at the clinic i was last at. So the end first year i was on 100mg methadone and 90 30mg morphine. Now i was good for almost whole next year.Other then almost no where would fill it even thought it was legit made now since because most methadone patients are on 80 mgs to 100. Here were it gets worse and puts me in the shit i am in now. Ok he get arrested for writing scripts for something something because i found out my clinic was crooked like a speakeasy. Anyway they go clean it up and drop me for the next 3 yrs. The next visit after my doc was arrested they gave me 75mg methadone 2 morphine. Well i have been there 4 year now and i am on 60 mgs a day and loracet. Heres the problem if i dont take at least 80 mg a day i get sick long storey short the last week i always have ran out mediciine. I have to detox every month or fill terriblo the whole month. I want off but i go every time because i am so sick and after 10 days of detox hey i can go get 180 be better and owe my friend a few pills so have to get them. I went sign up for clinic. They told me to come back in a week and i spoke to the owner he was a real asshole and told me there no way i would pass his drug test and stay in that clinic much less get off. I told i had 3 times. Anyway they set my doc apointment up for a week from that day. and the doct was there 2 days later. I believe he was just an a hole. well here i am again i have to detox 10 every month 20 days ok. i am on my last dose. Heres what i think i should do either suck up these assholes at the clinic. Go to 18 day detox where you are put asleep and wake up and it gone. Wait 2 weeks then see a 100 legit pain clinic on my back and refuse to take anything daily only in pain so i dont get hooked. I am sucidal because to me my life feels like half a mmonth. Imagine half a year in withdraw. IDk what to do my back hurts too. I honest wish jack covorking was my doc. I am usualess being like this at 25 image 35 then 55. What should i do and i be honest i believe in hell if i didnt i woul died 10 years ago. I have took a look of drugs but u dont get high off methadone but about 2 weeks for anyone wanting to join just to get hig. IDK what do any suggestions guys HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Help urgent…. i was at 90 mg of methadone for 6 months, hard times came couldnt pay for treatment anymore so they put me on a 15 day financial detox taking me down 6 mg a day til at zero i got down to 40mg on fri then they gave me carries for sat sun and mon pissed off and being me i took them all at once it equalled out to like 91 mg or so that was 30 hrs ago, my question is how long til i feel oxy again ? meaning i have like 3 80mgs put back incase i get sick how long til i can feel effects of oxycontin ??
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