Chronic Pain Support Group

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Aches and pains

djharg
djharg
I am 46 male and an ex drug/alcoholic clean for over 3 years.
I finished tx for hep c 4months ago virus free.
What i wanted to ask if anyone can help is; i have been on a large daily dose of Methadone (ampoules +mixture 150mls).
I know that after long term use of this drug aches and pains ie;muscle,joint pains can be bad.
But i am getting such agonising joint and muscle pain that i can hardly move especially during the night.
These surely cannot be withdrawals as i am on a high dose.
I used to get diclofenac wich worked for a few days then stopped working.
Then again i think the ampoules seem to work qujcker but shorter acting than the mixture so maybe i should ask for another ampoule instead of mixture?
I would love to know if anyone is on a similar dose of meth but get some other meds for joint and muscle pain.
I have tried a methadone site with no luck.
Yours Sincerely djharg.
deleted_user
deleted_user
methadone i had very bad problems with it,witrh your past uses you could have a muscel problem, try taking fish oil and somthing like flexreal,congrates on staying clean .some of the myeopatheys can be from cremical use in your past.I got mine from somone who tryed to posian me,my pain gets so bad that i would like to hit myself over head lol not making lite of you post .i weaned myself off of methadone
my doctor at that time told me that i would get nothing else for pain .
theres more to this story but to long to tell,you have to wean off methadone dont ever just stop taking it ,hugs minnie
deleted_user
deleted_user
ops forgot to mention myofacial pain syndrome see if it fits you i have this plus other problems.minnie
deleted_user
deleted_user
I have been taking Methadone HCL for intractable pain for the last 2 years and I've no side effects whatsover from it. If you feel that you need to stop taking Methadone, talk to your Doc and allow him to help you ween from it. Not all medications work for everyone, but for me and my intractable pain and radiculopathy, Methadone has been a life saver!
deleted_user
deleted_user
i am on methadone for pain and use other painkilers to help.
sometimes some meds dont work well for some people and other work wells.
talk to your doctor.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Being on pain meds for a long time, can actually make you very sensitive to pain, and also, in the past, my longterm use of pain meds actually caused me to have "Phantom pains". You could also have just acquired a really high tolerance for the methadone, and maybe it just isnt workin anymore. If you want to quit methadone, and you still need pain relief, ask your doc about "Suboxone", it is used ofr pain, and for addicts, it works pretty good for pain, and you cannot get high off of it. It has been used in Europe for years, to treat all kinds of pain, and it is finally being prescribed for pain here in the states, in the past, it was only used for opiod abuse. It is difficult to switch from Methadone to Suboxone, as I have read, it can cause something called "precipitated withdraw", which is very nasty, but if you find a specialist, who is qualified to prescribe Suboxone, then he/she will know how to get you on it. But, the downside is, not all Dr.'s are able to prescribe it, as it takes special training. And, if you do get it, you should only need to take like 8 to 16 mg a day, as it works completely different then most pain meds. Hope this is helpful, if you want more info, just google, "Suboxone"