Q&A: Methadone for Pain Management?

6 Responses to “Q&A: Methadone for Pain Management?”

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   Maria Aurora D said:

   Mar 03, 12 at 6:56 pm

   Methadone is a very effective opiod analgesic without the addicting effects that other substances such as morphine may bring.

   If taken on large doses for long periods, it can lead to longer withdrawal periods.

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   flacocajuncujo said:

   Mar 03, 12 at 7:24 pm

   I’ve never heard of such a thing legitimately. Supposedly Anna Nicole Smith’s son was taking methadone for pain and look how he ended up. Methadone is synthetic heroin. Only someone lying on an operating table needs pain medication that strong. What doctor in his right mind would prescribe methadone for pain when there are so many other options that wont kill you so easily. I think the only legitimate reason to prescribe methadone is for heroin withdrawal.

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   ronniestang said:

   Mar 03, 12 at 7:28 pm

   yes, its works well but the fentanyl patch was much better for me.

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   Judy H. said:

   Mar 03, 12 at 7:55 pm

   I was on strong pain medicine such as Perocet 3 times a day and I was still in terrible pain. The doctor then put me on Methadone and I was totally a different person…for the worse!!
   I was driving, which I should never have been being on Methadone and swerved into another lane. Thank God no car was there or I would have been dead. I think these pain management doctors are a new thing and should be outlawed. I withdrew from all pain meds and my pain got better. Now I just take Tylenol and try to deal with it. DON’T EVER GO ON METHADONE!!!!! Grateful to be alive.

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   dirkle1 said:

   Mar 03, 12 at 8:46 pm

   There are two major cons I can think of; one is that methadone and other opiates/opioids cannot do anything for pain, they only get one too high to care; as tolerance develops this is harder and harder, and eventually, nothing works and now there is opiate/opioid withdrawal which is also very painful. The other issue relates to the first mentioned and that is the addiction. Methadone offers nothing but a high, and should only be considered as an absolute last resort. There are no pros

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   Me said:

   Mar 03, 12 at 8:52 pm

   HOLY COW, what is with these people. PLEASE people, if you have no experience in this matter, keep your opinions to yourself. I have been living in chronic pain for 4 years now. I’m 33 years old and had an accident. The doctors tried me on several different medications before trying Methadone. I had Vicodin, Percocet, OxyContin, some big ones as you can see. The only thing that helped was Vicodin but not enough. We went to Methadone because it was effective and cheap. I was on it nearly a year. It worked better than anything else I had taken. The only real side effect I had was constipation which you can expect from any Opiate. It was great for normal pain and neuropathic pain. I went off of it because we decided on a morphine pump. So far, the methadone worked just as well as this pump. Of course everybody is different, but I only have good to say about Methadone. I didn’t have to wean off of it as it was replaced with morphine. I would say give it a try. Also, start out low and increase as needed, it will reduce the chance of side effects. It’s worth a try, it worked great for me. Also, I never felt high, out of my mind or anything. I drove, worked, maintained a normal life, well, as normal as one can be living in chronic pain. I felt like myself with no problems and didn’t feel addicted at all. I wish you the best of luck!!!

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