I was on methadone for pain management but my Dr moved and couldnt find anothe dr. to continue my methadone treatment. Every Dr I went to said I will switch you to Dilaudid or oxycontin or anything but i will not write methadone. So therefore I ended up on the Methadone clinic. But another problem is, I have severe panic disorder and Im also on Lexapro and Klonopin, so the Methadone Clinic wants to kick me off because theyre policy is no benzos. I would like to come off of the methadone and switch to suboxone but the problem again is Drs dont like to put people on suboxone that are on Klonopin.Even if you go to medscape.com or webmd.com it says there are no interactions. Even drugs.com says minimal interactions. I dont know what to do I live in NY. Suffolk county.
I want to switch from methadone to suboxone. (on md from pain now on clinic bc dr moved).on klonopin
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- 3+ months ago by Zaba The ...
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- klonopin, suboxone, anxiety, opiate dependence, opiate withdrawal, pain, methadone
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People stop breathing and overdose on the combination because they abuse the drugs. If you are prescribed both of these meds and take as prescribed you will be fine. But people will triple or quadruple the dose of each and they will overdose (respiratory failure). I am a college student in the medical field so its not like i dont know what im talking about. If you look up the combination of Lexapro and Methadone its the exact same interaction. Some websites like medscape.com or webmd.com say that methadone and klonopin have no interactions at all. The whole problem is people that abuse drugs. If you take enough methadone or any other opiod agonist it will cause respiratory failure alone. Just like if you take enough of any benzodiazapine alone it will kill you too. Mixing them would just take less of each to kill. People who have or had drug problems should not be given these drugs because of that danger, but responsible people would be fine.
WOW that is a very touchy situation. but MR. college man is even a little wrong here. Get some PROFESSIONAL advice , mayb e even more than 1 or 2 dr's opinions . i am dealing with a somewhat same situation, and i plan on getting as much info as possible. good luck and GOD bless, i am here with ya
I don't know anything about Klonapin, all I know is I have been addicted to opiates for the last 10 years. I have tried methadone, it worked well until I decided not to take it any more. I have been on Suboxone since 8-6-09 and I can't say enough good about it. The most wonderful thing for me is it has taken away ALL thoughts of Hydrocodone and I didn't think that would be possible. My brain was always my worst enemy in that I would start thinking about it and then begin obsessing about it and was back on it before long. Weeks will go by and I will realize that I hadn't given it another thought. I do take Ambien CR with it, but I am very careful and only take it as perscribed. I take 4 mg of Suboxone twice a day which I think is a pretty low dose. Good luck to you. Different things work for different folks, you just have to find what works for you.
Honey,if I knew of a benzo-like substance that I could take with the methadone for anxiety w/out risking getting kicked out of the clinic then i'd gladly let you know but I don't.
yeah! a long time ago i overdosed on morophine patches, i shot a hole 100patch at once cause i was trying to kill myself but my friends and the doctors saved me but i was dead six mins so the part in my brain that suppose to help me deal with things and help my nerves deal didnt get oxygen for too long so now i have a hole on that part of my brain so they told me at the hospital that i might have to stay on the benzos but im on 90mgs at the clinic and they made me get a tappering schedule and i kinda lied and said i did it cause it was a two week tapering schedule and i new i needed them and couldnt deal with life without them, i have a 8 year old boy so i have allot of stress but the clinic has installed cameras in the bathrooms so now i have to use my own pee so i usually quit taking them like three days before every appointment with my counciler, i no eventulally ill get caught and i cant keep goin on and off the klonipin just to pass a piss test but how should i go about getting on someting that they would let me take that woule help, i would take 1mg freakin ativan's if they will let me? i no i didnt answer your question but i thought since you go to a clinic you might have a couple suggestions for me??? PLEASE.. lol im at my witts...argh! I COULD UNDERSTAND IF IF GOT HIGHT OFF MY METHADONE AND KLONIPIN BUT IVE NEVER GOTTEN HIGH AND IVE EVEN TRIED TO SEE WHAT MY FRIENDS THOUGHT IT WAS SO COOL FOR........ U NO?? I JUST NEED ANSWERS AND ALLL THE CLINIC SAYS IS YOUR NOT DIEING ON OUR WATCH AND I DONT WANT TO BUT I THINK THAT IM GOOD IF IT DOESNT AFFECT ME LIKE IT DOES OTHERS, LIKE IM STILL THE SAME OLD BRANDON AFTER DOSING AND HAVING BENZOS IN MY SYTEM??? I DONT GET WHY ?? I MEAN I CANT EVEN DO MY GROUPS CAUSE I CANT SIT IN THAT ROOM SO I HAVE TO DO ONE ON ONE WITH MY COUNCILER SO I CAN GET MYY GROUPS IN TO GET MY TAKE HOMES, RIGHT NOW I JUST GOT MY SATURDAY, OH! I REALLY NEED A ANWER FOR THIS QUESTION, OK, MY FIANCE TOOOK AN ADIPEX JUST ONE AND THE NEXT DAY THE CLINIC GAVE HER A DROP, IS THERE ANYWAY THAT SHE MIGHT PASS, IT WAS JUST ONE AND IT WAS LIKE ONLY A COUPLE HOUSE FROM THE DROP?? IF SHE FAILS THEN SHE IS GETTING HER SATERDAY TAKEN AWAY AND THAT MEANS I HAVE TO DRIVE TWO HOUSE AGAIN FOR HER......SHE DIDNT NO THAT IT WAS GOING TO SHOW UP, SHE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A DIET PILL, SHE TAKES THEM FROM GASS STATIONS ALL THE TIME YA NO AND SHE JSUT THOUGH IT WAS A COOL LOOKIN ONE OF THOSE AND I SAID ' ARE U CRAZY' I MEAN IF SHE TALKS TO HER COUNCILER ABOUT IT AND EXPLAINS SHE THOUGHT IT WAS LIKETHE OTHERS SHOULDNT SHE GET TO KEEP HER SAT?? WOULD UR CLINIC OR COUNCILER TAKE IT FROM YOU IF YOU DIDNT NO ANY BETTER.... SHE REALLY DIDNT AND THIS SUCKS!!! SORRY SO LONG?? I NEED TO TALK BAD./.. LOL
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Yeah I had to get a tappering schedule but I will admit that Im still taking the klonipin becaue Im on dissab ilty for having anxiety disorder and I take it right and theres actually allot of medical stuff with my brain from an od so I need the nerve pills to cope so I dont no what to do caue the methadone saved my life of oxyconton and herion..Ya I understand that they have to watch their asses but Im not abusing my nerve pills and I always pass my piss tests, ill just not take anny like three or four days evertime I have a councilng appt, and I tell her Im taking the buspar and its taking time but Im not compleatly withdrawn from the benzos so I can tell her that Im still experiencing anxiety but not as bad, ill tell u what though I need a nerve pill as soon ans I get out of ther, I dont want to die, its just a problem with my brain thaty it didnt get the oxygen it needed tyo support the party of my briain that deals with your nervious system so its just a big hole..I need to find a drug that isnt a benzo that will help me.....Ive tried elivill, buspar, antitriplilne? However you spell it? Anysuggestions???Please dont write back telling me Im going to kill myself cause I dont need that, ill go into a freakin attack if you tell me that, be fragile..Lol..I seriously have a problem hearing bad news, I throw up allot if I dont have my nerve pills, any problem makes me go completely into panic or hiding in my house from ppl..And I cant do that if Im trying to get of drugs ya no? Lol headcase right? Lol