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Methadone is a synthetic opioid, used medically as an analgesic and in the treatment of narcotic addiction. It was first brought to market by the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Company. Methadone was first synthesized in 1937 by German scientists Max Bockmuhl and Gustav Ehrhart at IG Farben (Hoechst-Am-Main) duri... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Chronic Pain | 450 |
74% |
| Heroin Addiction & Reco... | 64 |
89% |
| Fibromyalgia | 39 |
95% |
| Prescription Drug Abuse | 25 |
88% |
| Back Pain | 13 |
92% |
Overall, 79% (637
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My husband has gone from one addiction to another. He suffers from major withdrawl!!
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worked when I had insurance to pay for it and a doctor that would give it to me.
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This is the pain medication I am on as of now. It does work, but I don't like feeling as though I'm living in a fog, loss of short term memory, and sleepy a lot of the time. I feel as though I have no energy at all.
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So far so good....
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Works well, but i just started it a week ago.
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keeps me going
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This stuff helped me so much but I ended up putting myself on a time limit and eventually cutting myself down weekly until I aced that aswell.
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Was great, but my liver doesn't break down the stuff in the meds, It made me toxic, but it helped with the pain wonderfully. Just make sure to get blood tested for your levels every 3 months.
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methadone has really help me
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yeah something definitely's not right. He really shouldn't be drinking. But you can still abuse heroin on methadone maintenance. IT sounds like from ... [More] -
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I am currently trying to get off of Methadone. I am down to 3 ml's in the morning and 2 ml's in the evening. I go down 1 ml every 4 days until I am co... [More] -
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I hate this drug and I would never take it for fibro or anything else. It is for heroin addicts. That doctor sounds like a quack if he thinks it is... [More] -
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Is anyone using Methadone? One of our doctors who has treated over 10,000 patients has gone from using lots of narcotics, to using Provigil and Methad... [More] -
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All i can say right now is that methadone is a beautiful thing but only because i havent had to try and stop and its only my 3rd dose but i feel accua... [More]
