I have a theory of using a low amount of opiates to give that calming effect to the brain. Giving that most medications still have severe withdrawl to them what would be diffrent. \n  Anyone who has researched or to some extent of knowledge is welcome. This is a taboo thing for the doctors but if there is any real docs get a hold of me for a serious conversation. Would also like some pharmacutical info on taking a 40mg methadone disk. Can I take it 10mg at a time? And what is the best way to dissolve it?
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You can take 10mg's at a time with no problem. I take 20mg"s 3 times a day. The side effects are not fun. One minute your fine and the next your sweating. I sweat a lot from it when I"m doing physical things. Also I feel like I am going thru withdrawals sometimes. This drug is worse than heroin when coming off. I have been on 4 years now and can't get off. My life is controlled by it. Try not to take it if at all possible. You can just put it in your mouth and take a drink of water and it will dissolve. Good Luck
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IF YOU ARE SUFFERING FROM CHRONIC PAIN YOU NEED TO SEE A PAIN MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST. MY FATHER WHO ALSO HAS BEEN TAKE METHADONE FOR PAIN RELIEF WAS JUST TOLD HE NEEDS TO SEE A CARDIOLOGIST FOR POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO HIS HEART  DUE TO USING METHADONE. HE NOW ALSO HAS ADDICTION ISSUES FROM INCORRECTLY (SELF-DOSING) TAKING PAIN KILLERS  I.E. CODEINE,MORPHINE, METHADONE, AND OTHERS. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR BODY WILL BUILD UP A TOLERANCE TO   ALL PAINKILLERS, UPPING YOUR DOSAGE WILL ONLY MAKE YOU AN ADDICT,
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Methadone is a synthetic version of heroin. You don't have to be any level of "bad" before you can use it. If you are currently addicted to heroin and want to get off it, then you could use methadone. It doesn't matter how much heroin you're using right now, even if you only use a little bit, but can't stop doing it, you could use methadone.\n\nMethadone works in the same way as heroin, it acts on the same receptors in the brain. If you see a doctor who agrees to prescribe you methadone, you would start on a small dose and gradually increase it. You take it every day, usually first thing in the morning, but it's supervised daily consumption for a while to start with, which means you'd have to go to the pharmacy every morning for your dose. Your dose will be adjusted until you're on a dose which gets you through 24 hours without having any withdrawal effects when it's getting close to your next dose, and most importantly, you'll be on a dose which is high enough that you don't get any "hit" if you use heroin on top of it.\n\nMethadone IS addictive, and it's hard to get off in itself. But the advantages of using methadone are HUGE over using heroin. Firstly, methadone is safe. You never know what your heroin might be mixed with. Secondly, you take methadone orally. So you don't have the risks of infection and clots from injecting heroin. Thirdly, think of the money you'll save if you're not buying heroin every day. Fourthly, it's easy to overdose on heroin. You don't know what percentage of your bag is heroin and what is talcum powder etc. You won't be able to overdose on methadone because you only get one day's worth at a time until you're over the worst of it.\n\nI'd strongly recommend methadone if you have a problem with heroin addiction.
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you have made me remember a friend from 20 years ago who drove us crazy comp;aining about this condition i regret not being more understanding of the terrible pain she was experiencing at the time believe me the only thing that helped this dear friend was valium. if worse comes to worse try it because i personally witnessed a complete reversal of her condition when she started to take it,perhaps it works as a dental muscle relaxor or something like that i know the dentist here uses the valium for a lot of procedures anyway be well.
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There is a happy mix for dying patients..Brompton cocktail.\n\nIt is a mix of morphine, cocaine and alcohol.  I have been around a few terminally ill patients.  I do not know the amounts I just know of it.  There is also morphine and the patch of phentalol (I think), spelled wrong.   Here it is:  transdermal phentanol patch.  But the first one is probably what you are looking for.  \n\nMy 99 year old grandma got the morphine (sublingual) and the patch.  I don't know if it helped her but it helped me to sleep.  SHe screamed all night from either pain or fear, I will never know.\n\nI do not think heroin is a good choice for anything.
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You have to slowly reduce your dose. If you are on 40 mg.'s you take 40 for 2 days, 35 for 2 days, 30 for 2 days and on down until you get down to 5 milligrams. The thing is you will need something else for pain, non-narcotic otherwise it will not work.\nThe other choice is switching over to Subutex or Buprenorphine. I am taking a college class on this right now and constipation is a large problem for those on maintenance doses of any narcotic.\n\nGood luck. Mylanta Supreme works well to help with constipation even though it is a heartburn remedy. 2 tablespoons at bedtime.
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Careful !!  Ana Nicole's son mixed Methadone with Anti-Depressants.  My husband's Cousin's Son mixed Cocaine with Anti-Depressants and was pronounced Brain Dead !!!   Maybe you should ask a Pharmacist, call the pharmacy, they'll let you talk to him/her.  You may be putting yourself in harms way !!
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In your own words: "I would gladly be addicted to opiates for the rest of my life if it means I can be out of this pain."  The doctors are right to protect you from yourself.  Have you tried therapeudic massage, thermal water treatments, etc?  I wish you luck.  Living in pain is certainly very depressing.  You have my sympathy.
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Yes...and know of others who did as well...the stuff is handed out like candy, we all want a quick fix, or to believe we are messed up and need help... but really, we need our loving friends and family, physical activity, creative outlets (journalling, art, ) and maybe sharing with others in a supportive setting. You are not alone here! I never went higher than the 34.5 starter dose, experienced panic attacks, more anxiety and irrational thinking than ever...I just realized I needed to accept whatever apin I was going through, grieve, weep, heal and move on. I tossed the stuff and went to a homeopath instead...and keep active! Natural endorphins will get you through in the end...best wishes.
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Methadone is a synthetic analgesic similar to Morphine.  It works very well for pain relief...most people think of methadone as a medication given to heroin addicts to relieve symptoms of detoxification from heroin.  I took Methadone as a PRN with Oxycontin,  but it gave me really bad headache so I had to switch to another PRN narcotic.. If it helps and the doctor has prescribed it for pain use it as directed.  Hope this helps.  Pain is a horrible thing to live with I sincerely hope the operation is a success.
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well of all the "not so great things" ive taken, lol, vicodan seems to be my favorite. its a nice numb-ish sedate\nfeeling that goes great w/a glass of wine.\nhowever, its pretty addicting, ecspecially for a person with\nan addictive like personality. i personally stoppped although its easy to get, just because, i dont want to be doing that kind of stuff on a daily business. so as for now,\nim clean as a whisle!
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yes you can OD on pain killers BUT the ppl that do take mass amounts at one time and are usually on other drugs when that happens.  To answer that question.\nAs for your pain...NO I am not a Dr but between my hubby and I have been on/off pain killers for various injuries, surgries etc.  \nNo you should not take 4 at once to many!  Pain killers will build up in your system or basically catch up to you.  I would wait until the time and then take 3 again.  You will be fine and you will still be following his orders.  \nNow for your 3rd prob.  Your DR that your under his care will not take calls??  Again and he is too booked to answer a two second question?  I would considering taking my health to someone that cares a little bit more.  The DR sounds like he has more patients than he even cares to be bothered with...not a good feature in a Doc.\nOne other thing..Do not drink alchol while your on pain killers...your 3 pills will make you spin.
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I've heard several places that women are much more likely to overdose on pills whereas men are more likely to shoot themselves. Given the availability of painkillers/sleeping pills/other depressants and alcohol (and the fact that these two things when taken in combination are oftentimes lethal), I'd assume taking them at the same time is the most common means of suicide, but I'm only guessing. I have no idea where you'd find a survey/study on this sort of thing.
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I think that you might be referring to either Roxicet, Roxanol, or "Oxy's", which are oxycontin. \n\nTreatment of withdrawal includes supportive care and medications. The most commonly used medication, clonidine, primarily reduces physical symptoms.\n\nAnother detox method is to use a slowly tapered dose of methadone to reduce the intensity of withdrawal symptoms. This can be effective in inpatient programs, but outpatient methadone detox programs are ineffective.\n\nMethadone maintenance involves ongoing use of methadone. This is the most effective treatment for opiate addiction, according to the Institutes of Medicine.\n\nThe FDA is expected to approve a new medication for use in the treatment of opiate withdrawal very soon. This medication, called buprenorphine, may help both physical and mental withdrawal symptoms. It may also be used for long-term maintenance like methadone.\n\nThis will have significant advantages over methadone because it will be obtainable from general practitioners, not just specialized clinics with rigid attendance requirements.\n\nSome drug treatment programs have widely advertised treatments for opiate withdrawal called detox under anesthesia or rapid opiate detox. This involves anesthetizing the patient and injecting large doses of opiate-blocking drugs, with hopes that this will speed up the transition to normal opioid system function.\n\nThere is no evidence that these programs actually reduce time spent suffering withdrawal. In some cases, they may reduce the intensity of symptoms. However, there have been several deaths associated with the procedure, particularly when it is performed outside a hospital.\n\nBecause opiate withdrawal produces vomiting, and vomiting during anesthesia significantly increases death risk, many specialists think the risks of this procedure significantly outweigh potential (and unproven) benefits.\n \nSupport Groups:  \nSupport groups, such as Narcotics Anonymous and SMART Recovery, can be enormously helpful to people suffering opiate addiction.  \nExpectations (prognosis):  \nWithdrawal from opiates is painful but not life-threatening.\n \nComplications:  \nThe biggest complication is return to drug use. Most opiate overdose deaths occur in people who have just withdrawn or detoxed. Because withdrawal reduces a previously-developed tolerance, recently withdrawn addicts can overdose on a much smaller dose than they used to take daily. Addicts should be warned about this possibility.\n\nLonger term treatment is recommended for most addicts following withdrawal. This can include self-help groups, like Narcotics Anonymous or SMART Recovery, outpatient counseling, intensive outpatient treatment (day hospitalization), or in-patient treatment.\n\nAddicts withdrawing from opiates should be assessed for depression and other mental illnesses. Appropriate treatment of such disorders can reduce the risk of relapse, and antidepressant medications should not be withheld with the idea that the depression is only related to withdrawal and not a pre-existing condition.\n\nTreatment goals should be discussed with the patient and recommendations for care made accordingly. If an opiate addict has withdrawn repeatedly only to relapse repeatedly, methadone maintenance is strongly recommended.
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You should NEVER chopped up pills to take them without asking a pharmacist first if it is okay to do so, especially narcotics.  Many are 'timed release' medications and when you chop up to take, you are compromising the formula of the medication and it could enter your bloodstream at a much faster rate than it should, which could result in an actual overdose that could result in shutting down certain systems in your body or even cause death.  My daughter has this same problem and when her wisdom teeth were removed, the dentist prescribed the meds in a liquid formula, and I am sure your dentist could do the same for you if you inform him of your problem swallowing pills.
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In cases of chronic pain, it is rare for a person to become a classic addict, in the sense of drug-seekingbehavior, looking to get high, etc. Opiates are good, reliable and well-tested analgesics when administered properly have a place in the treatment of chronic pain.\nHaving said that, the body STILL develops tolerance to these substances, requiring larger and larger doses or perhaps stronger opiates, and getting off them  is very difficult, but by no means impossible. There are other, less invasive, (and MORE invasive), methods of pain control.
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Pure essential lemongrass oil. It'll work better than any med! About $8 for a .5 ounce bottle. If you hold the bottle up to your nose or drop 2 drops on a Kleenex or something, you'll have energy pronto. Just don't sniff too much an hour before retiring to bed.  I've been wanting to ask you: how is your brother? I've been dying to know!I've put 2 "questions" up asking, hoping you'd see them.             Poor guy . . darn, I wish those lousy doctors would do something for him!!His body is so sensitive with everything he's been through! I just hope to God that the medication they've given him, doesn't make him worse!If your family has the time and the means and the med doesn't work or makes him worse . . .maybe it would be worthwhile to visit an herbalist or alternative practitioner. Best of luck to you and your family. I hope everything works out. Feel free to email me, if you wish. I have a Leo rising and was curious about you and found we have at least a couple of things in common. If you click on urloveurloved, you can get my email address.