[DionC]

im strongly considering taking methadone to help with my percocet addiction(15-20 5/325's per day)

i have built up such a tolerance to percs that i have to take so many just to keep the pain away all day, yea i get a littel buzz at first from the percs then it just wears off in about an hour, in about 2 hrs the pain is back

about the methadone, if just taking it alone is it going to give me the same effect as the percs had on me? or how exactly does it make you feel?

i dont want to get hooked on methadone if i dont have too, but i want the pain gone, im concerned about taking the methadone if it does give you the same feeling as taking percs, i guess i just would like to hear from others how it feels to take the methadone, if it actually helps the chronic pain and what it does to your body, because i have a job that i have to keep

thanks
dion
pridefcf@hotmail.com

[mpvt]

Hi Dion: I've been on methadone for almost 3 years and I can tell you it will take care of your pain.You will feel clear headed and your out look will be much better.Remember, in Ontario, your regular Dr. will not know your on methadone so if you don't like it you can go back on the perc's.I still get a script for ms contin every month.....Dave

[DionC]

hey dave, thanks

shoot me an email sometime, i headout to peterborough quite a bit with my ex seeing as your not far from there

[oxycolton]

sure methadone will eradicate pain (to an extent) but it is highly addictive. IMO more so then heroin. that is to say.. it is harder to get off methadone then heroin.

just my opinion.
c

[DionC]

im hearing ups and downs with methadone from a lot of different people on different forums

i dont know what to do, just stay on the percs or try the methadone, i guess i could always just go back to the percs if the methadone doesnt work, but i dont know if i want to risk getting hooked on that

[mpvt]

Hey Dion:Is your pain chronic or acute.If your pain is chronic then I would look into methadone.I take 390mgs a day and it works great for my pain.I've had 3 lumbar surgeries along with a fusion and spinal stenosis.....Dave

[DionC]

quote:Originally posted by mpvt

Hey Dion:Is your pain chronic or acute.If your pain is chronic then I would look into methadone.I take 390mgs a day and it works great for my pain.I've had 3 lumbar surgeries along with a fusion and spinal stenosis.....Dave

its chronic pain, im seriously thinking about it, im going to go to a pain clinic here in oakville or call the doctors # that you posted although he is kind of far away

they wont do surgury for my back because they siad it benefit me enough

[mpvt]

Dr. Heath is in Peterborough right now 1-705-749-2345 why don't you call him?......Dave

[DionC]

would i need a refferal to see him?

all of the pain management clinics here need a refferal from my family doctor whos been treating me since i moved here, i dont know why i havnt done this sooner

[DionC]

also do you think it would be a hassle for me to see him? most doctors ive tried around here dont seem like they want to help

I Don't Care What You Think, I Just Care That You Think.

[mpvt]

I don't know if he's taking patients or not,there is another Dr. there in the afternoon(Peterborough).He's also in Oshawa on Tuesdays,it can't hurt to call and remember it's all confidential not even your own doctor will know that your seeing him.....Dave

P.S. Sorry, I forgot to answer one of your questions,no you don't need a refferal to see him.Just a phone call to make an appointment.If he isn't taking patients then let me know,ok!!........Dave

[DionC]

quote:Originally posted by mpvt

I don't know if he's taking patients or not,there is another Dr. there in the afternoon(Peterborough).He's also in Oshawa on Tuesdays,it can't hurt to call and remember it's all confidential not even your own doctor will know that your seeing him.....Dave

P.S. Sorry, I forgot to answer one of your questions,no you don't need a refferal to see him.Just a phone call to make an appointment.If he isn't taking patients then let me know,ok!!........Dave

i called but couldnt get a hold of him, i left a message for him to call me back, so ill find out when he calls, ill let you know for sure though

thanks dave

dion
pridefcf@hotmail.com

I Don't Care What You Think, I Just Care That You Think.

[DionC]

as long as everything goes to plan, i sure hope so

im going to try with a pain clinic around here as well

I Don't Care What You Think, I Just Care That You Think.

[mpvt]

Good luck man, you'll feel so good you'll ask yourself why you didn't do this before.I guarantee you that you will feel like you've been reborn.......Dave

[jaysonmct]

Hey, I know this thread is probably really old but I came across it and thought I'd give it a whirl seeing as how It's one of the few I've come across with people from Ontario.

So here's my story in a nutshell.

diagnosed with Crohns Disease, on steriods and pain killers(percocet/percodan/oxycontin) for over 2 years. Had surgery(small bowel resection) which went horribly wrong, ended up hospitalized for over 2 months. Bowels were sewn together with a lack of care leaving a hole(though the hospital will deny) 2 weeks later after I told them something was wrong day after day I spiked a fever/kept passing out, emergency CT scan found 2 weeks worth of leakage causing major abscess. Another procedure barreling a drainage tube into my side. Another week then sent me home. 3 days later rushed to emergency, CT scan, drain not working.. shoved further into abscess, 2 more weeks in hospital.

Finally guts mended themselves in some way, but the pain never went away. Doctors can't physically SEE where it is coming from so call me an "opiate addict"(though i knew my body was physically addicted to opiates it gave me my life back).

From there i was FORCED/PUSHED into suboxone treatment, which i had to go with because along with the pain of my insides I was often getting even more ill from opiate withdrawl.

Approx 5 months of being on suboxone the pain has subsided, and came back, subsided and came back... it is now back with a vengence and my "opiate treatment" doctor told me i should think about methadone.

Now I don't see how i have much of a choice, and in all honesty I would absolutely love to be back on percocet for life or until the pain was actually gone.. which may be never cuz they really fuc*ed something up inside of me.. and i mean on the pain meds I need with out the hassle of being treated like a "drug seeker" or whatever. BUT!! I saw ya'll mention pain clinics, pain doctors.. which I've looked into with nothing to show.

Does anyone know first off if it is possible to do what i want to do?? find a pain clinic and tell them straight up.. they fu#%ed my insides up and i don't care if they can "see" where the pain is coming from... it's there and i have to live a shi&%y life everyday because of it. And end up getting pain meds for the chronic pain i live with.
OR if in fact my only choice is to live with my being FORCED/PUSHED into this opiate management that does barely nothing for my pain and switch from suboxone to methadone and see if it helps with the pain?

Any names of pain clinics, doctors, stories of success, help with any answers would be sooo appreciated. Please keep in mind I live in TORONTO and don't have a vehicle to get to somewhere like Peterborough.

I've been living a life that is very depressing due to the pain and i won't lie because of the opiate withdrawls before the suboxone. But in all honesty I lived on percocet for over 2 years and it was unexplainably better than the past half year on suboxone.

Thanks so much!