[xTerm]

Well, lets face it. Unless the person is a Dr. Pharmacist, Addiction Specialist/Counselor, PA or NP then then they should refrain from giving medical advice.
And when giving an opinion, they should point out that it is an opinion because lets face it, the average person has very little common sense.
However, a person should be able to give their opinions on a subject without being harassed by someone else.
I too thought it was important to warn about the dangers of methadone, having taken hundreds of pills in the past, i was ignorant about the potency of methadone, especially when combined with Xanax and made a grave mistake, which almost cost me my life.

[jboogey]

i am on methadone, 100 mg, prescribed for a year. i take 2 or 3 2mg xanax a day, klonopin too. the area around my clinic is filled with alot of people on methadone taking xanax and catapress and elavil nodding out on the benches. when you get off heroin, get on methadone, xanax is the only way to get high. i lost 2 close friends to methadone and xanax, their dead. some get lucky some dont.

[Robert_325]

Worrying about what will get you high is the way to go for sure. No reason to try to stay clean. Just get as high as you possibly can. GEESSHHH Maybe you will be one of the lucky ones who knows.

[cski12894]

Originally Posted by eljbabette

Wondering what year you graduated from medical skool?


elly

Look, we need people to not be afraid of giving what they think is an honest answer. If everyone is afraid of getting blasted by someone here by speaking their mind, then a special person that may be reading these posts may be too afraid to speak up and end up dead.

I have taken the combo of benzo's and I am currently in Meth Maint. It made me an idiot, and I couldn't think clealy enough to give anyone good advice, especially to myself.

My clinic cut my dose in half after I legally took valium for a root canal from my dentist. The clinic was pissed and almost threw me out on my ear to detox at home in agony. Also, I was invloved in a car accident, got two speeding tickets, and was so drowsy at the clinic I was busted immediatly, and rightly so. I am lucky to still get my half dose at 60 mg.

So, my story is this...If I kept playing around I would have eventually died one way or another..and in my case a car accident probably would have killed me if an OD didn't.
I am deeply sorry for everyone here who lost a loved one. They cracked down on benzo-methadone mixes at my clinic after a client drowned IN THE SHOWER...NOT A BATH...SHOWER.
I am lucky to be alive and informed my dentist of the interaction and not to prescribe for me anymore.

[Robert_325]

Originally Posted by cski12894

Look, we need people to not be afraid of giving what they think is an honest answer. If everyone is afraid of getting blasted by someone here by speaking their mind, then a special person that may be reading these posts may be too afraid to speak up and end up dead.

I have taken the combo of benzo's and I am currently in Meth Maint. It made me an idiot, and I couldn't think clealy enough to give anyone good advice, especially to myself.

My clinic cut my dose in half after I legally took valium for a root canal from my dentist. The clinic was pissed and almost threw me out on my ear to detox at home in agony. Also, I was invloved in a car accident, got two speeding tickets, and was so drowsy at the clinic I was busted immediatly, and rightly so. I am lucky to still get my half dose at 60 mg.

So, my story is this...If I kept playing around I would have eventually died one way or another..and in my case a car accident probably would have killed me if an OD didn't.
I am deeply sorry for everyone here who lost a loved one. They cracked down on benzo-methadone mixes at my clinic after a client drowned IN THE SHOWER...NOT A BATH...SHOWER.
I am lucky to be alive and informed my dentist of the interaction and not to prescribe for me anymore.

Good for you for speaking up. I've done lots of dumb things I survived too out of luck or due to God's grace or whatever. I'm glad you survived your errors in choices as we've all made them.

This drug cocktail doesn't automatically kill everyone who uses it but it's dangerous enough that people need to know the danger potential. Thanks for your contribution. God bless.

[memac366]

My daughter never had a drug history until she started seeing a doctor after her divorce for anxiety. The walk-in clinic that she visited happened to be a licensed pill pusher. That was in September, 2008. He prescribed her 2 mg. Alprazolam 3 times a day. He also prescribed her Loratabs for migraines and Prozac for depression. I have a real problem with doctors that do not think twice about prescribing such medication for a 24 year old that never had a history of any medical conditions except for the fact she was going through a divorce. Also she did have associates through the restaurant that she worked at that would go regularly to the Methadone clinic in the same town to get free drugs even though they were not drug addicts. They would turn around and sell the methadone on the street on anyone willing to pay. What is wrong with this country? April 15, 2009, my daughter died from an overdose of Xanax and Methadone, and another 20 year old girl died from the same thing early that day at the same hospital in the small town of Fairhope, AL. The paramedics that tried to save my daughter picked up her pill bottles and read the name of the doctor and said that didn't surprise them. Apparently there had been numerous other drug overdoses from that same doctor. This doctor is still practicing medicine and probably will continue. My lawyer said we did not have a case even though the doctor was practicing sloppy procedures, we did not have a case because my daughter did not take the prescriptions in accordance with the way they were prescribed.

[Robert_325]

Originally Posted by memac366

My daughter never had a drug history until she started seeing a doctor after her divorce for anxiety. The walk-in clinic that she visited happened to be a licensed pill pusher. That was in September, 2008. He prescribed her 2 mg. Alprazolam 3 times a day. He also prescribed her Loratabs for migraines and Prozac for depression. I have a real problem with doctors that do not think twice about prescribing such medication for a 24 year old that never had a history of any medical conditions except for the fact she was going through a divorce. Also she did have associates through the restaurant that she worked at that would go regularly to the Methadone clinic in the same town to get free drugs even though they were not drug addicts. They would turn around and sell the methadone on the street on anyone willing to pay. What is wrong with this country? April 15, 2009, my daughter died from an overdose of Xanax and Methadone, and another 20 year old girl died from the same thing early that day at the same hospital in the small town of Fairhope, AL. The paramedics that tried to save my daughter picked up her pill bottles and read the name of the doctor and said that didn't surprise them. Apparently there had been numerous other drug overdoses from that same doctor. This doctor is still practicing medicine and probably will continue. My lawyer said we did not have a case even though the doctor was practicing sloppy procedures, we did not have a case because my daughter did not take the prescriptions in accordance with the way they were prescribed.

I'm so sorry about your daughter but unfortunately there are lots of college educated legal drug dealers with no morals of any kind. They care only about the money they can make from their patients and prey on anyone who will pay them for their "services". The patients certainly play a role of blame in this too but drs know better and the one's involved don't care about the patients.

It's sad but true that a civil suit would most likely not yield much success against the dr. And nothing criminal has taken place by the dr based on what you've said. While mixing the medications is unsafe for most people it isn't against the law. If a toxicology report from the autopsy showed your daughter was abusing her prescriptions there isn't much an attorney can do regarding the circumstances of your daughter's death.

I personally wish the laws would change where certain medications like this could NOT be prescribed together. Tracking the different drs' activities who don't care how many other drs a patient is seeing at once is a nightmare for the authorities now. More legislation would make it even worse though it's probably needed. It's a sad situation but as long as large amounts of money is at stake things won't likely change for the better. God bless.

[Murphy'sLaw]

Methadone when administerd in a State regulated faculity;is; at this time the only treatment for people with opioid addiction.However, when mixed with other certain drugs, is and can be lethal.The combination with xanax is not only dangerous but lethal.The two combined cause depresed respitory problems which can and is deadly.Most people do not know that xanax strips methadone from the body; creating further abuse and create a catch 22 situation.As you allow your tolerance to increace; it is likley you will take more xanax and increase your methadone dosage.Until one becomes ajusted to high levels of both:xanax and methadone. Now you are allowing death to take you while you sleep.

[Murphy'sLaw]

Methadone when administerd in a State regulated faculity;is; at this time the only treatment for people with opioid addiction.However, when mixed with other certain drugs, is and can be lethal.The combination with xanax is not only dangerous but lethal.The two combined cause depresed respitory problems which are and can be deadly.Most people do not know that xanax strips methadone from the body; creating further problems.One can create a catch 22 problem; as one's tolerance increases over time the need increases for both medications.This can leed to a situation, were one may not return, to a healthy,productive,meaningful life.What has been written, was for addicts in treatment facuilities. If one has not been in methadone treatment; and is buying methadone and, or, xanax on the streets, this is very deadly.People, please, you may think you know the deal, but you do not. There has been an alarming increase in overdose and death of young people.If you are any age and thinking of trying methadone for recreational puposes may God help you. One has no idea of how a small amount of methadone can kill you.Xanax is the same, unless under a qualified docter, can be just as lethal.But friends, mixing any drugs, or using drugs PLEASE do not test your bodys limits.

[newyorkgal]

First of all, methadone is no longer the only treatment for opiate addicted people. There is also the MUCH safer bupernorphrine, safer because there is a ceiling effect and there are very few cases of respiratory depression and OD. It is also not nearly as long term as methadone. Having been on a methadone maintenance program I know for a fact that people get their legal methadone at the clinic then buy benzos on the side because it somehow adds to the methadone, getting you stoned in a goofy, drooling kind of way. Like alcohol, you can't drive, can't think straight and act stupid. The two drugs should never be mixed unless there is a REAL issue of panic and/or anxiety and if that's the case the benzo should be as low dose as possible and perscribed and monitored by the perscribing doctor and the methadone doctor as well. The majority (not all) of people who mix the two drugs are looking for a high.

[AllMyInfoIsGood]

Here's the real deal with with often mis-understood subject.

People constantly talk about how dangerous Methdaone and Benzodiazepines like Xanax (especially) or Ativan, Klonopin etc... are. Yes, if your body is not tolerant to these drugs the chance for an overdose is high.

If you are not on a Methadone program, and take it recreationally (meaning that you are not highly tolerant to opiates) and mix it with a benzo like Xanax (and alcohol perhaps as well,) you are at high risk for an OD.

However, I've been on Methadone daily for over 3 years at 130mg/day, as well as (prescribed) up to 10mg of Xanax and Klonopin per day. Because I am tolerant to both opiates and benzodiazepines I am at a very low risk of an OD. BUT........if I were to take 130mg (or quite a bit less) of Methadone and mix it with 10mg of Xanax (or quite a bit less) then yes, an OD would be a very real and distinct possibility (espicially if alcohol is added to the equasion).

Tolerance...........what's yours???? Ask yourself and be honest.

[AllMyInfoIsGood]

True.......most people are looking for a high. There are exceptions. I'm a 10 year heroin addict (oxycodone occasionally as well) and always loved finding a doctor would prescribe a benzo (Xanax or Ativan or Klonopin or whatever else). Now, after 3 years on a Methadone program at 130mg/day, my psychiatrist still prescribes me between 4mg-10mg/day of Lorazepam, Clonazepam and Alprazolam (the Lorazepam and Alprazolam switch monthly but the Clonzepam stays steady). Since starting all of this, I've gotten my Bachelors Degree, held a job as a manager of over 12 people in a retail store to put myself through college along with student loans and a Pell Grant when I got my Associates Degree.
I have earned 27 "take-home" doses of Methadone every 4 weeks for not coming up hot for any un-prescribed drugs, being employed and going to college for three years. Yes, I take a lot of drugs daily, but my life is on a fantastic track and I've saved all of the money over 3 years that I used to spend on a $20-$200 per day heroin habit.

[Robert_325]

Originally Posted by AllMyInfoIsGood

Here's the real deal with with often mis-understood subject.

People constantly talk about how dangerous Methdaone and Benzodiazepines like Xanax (especially) or Ativan, Klonopin etc... are. Yes, if your body is not tolerant to these drugs the chance for an overdose is high.

If you are not on a Methadone program, and take it recreationally (meaning that you are not highly tolerant to opiates) and mix it with a benzo like Xanax (and alcohol perhaps as well,) you are at high risk for an OD.

However, I've been on Methadone daily for over 3 years at 130mg/day, as well as (prescribed) up to 10mg of Xanax and Klonopin per day. Because I am tolerant to both opiates and benzodiazepines I am at a very low risk of an OD. BUT........if I were to take 130mg (or quite a bit less) of Methadone and mix it with 10mg of Xanax (or quite a bit less) then yes, an OD would be a very real and distinct possibility (espicially if alcohol is added to the equasion).

Tolerance...........what's yours???? Ask yourself and be honest.

Thanks for providing the "REAL DEAL" about methadone and benzos being mixed. I want to make sure I understand this properly. So you're saying that the more tolerant I am the safer I am mixing these drugs?

You mean if I was taking say 350mg of methadone in that case I should be able to take at least 20mg of xanax and probably 8-10mg of klonopin? I could take maybe even more. Maybe if I was taking 450mg of methadone I could take 30mg of xanax and 20mg of klonopin at the same time.

That is absurd. Nothing else needs to be said. For making your first post here you certainly have lots of information, although it's total nonsense. God bless.

[AllMyInfoIsGood]

Please accept my sincere condolences. I am very sorry that you lost your daughter. Please realize though, that she did buy illegal drugs off of the street and mixed them with her medications. That was not the doctor's fault. By age 24, one must accept responsibility for ones' own actions.
I hope that you can recover from your loss over time and accept it for what it was.

[AllMyInfoIsGood]

You mis-understand what I'm saying. I'm not telling you to take more benzos or more of anything.
I'M SAYING THAT THE DANGER OF AN OVERDOSE IS DEPENDENT ON A PERSON'S PHYSICAL TOLERANCE TO OPIATES AND/OR BENZODIAZEPINES.

Nonsense??? What you're saying about dose increases and how you project with absolutely no information what I am saying is what is truly nonsense. You are quoting me, yet I never said anything you are "quoting."

Maybe reading and absorbing what someone SAYS and not projecting your OWN THOUGHTS on top of it may be better than a snap judgement saying things that I NEVER SAID.

Good luck.

[AllMyInfoIsGood]

Originally Posted by Robert_325

Thanks for providing the "REAL DEAL" about methadone and benzos being mixed. I want to make sure I understand this properly. So you're saying that the more tolerant I am the safer I am mixing these drugs?

You mean if I was taking say 350mg of methadone in that case I should be able to take at least 20mg of xanax and probably 8-10mg of klonopin? I could take maybe even more. Maybe if I was taking 450mg of methadone I could take 30mg of xanax and 20mg of klonopin at the same time.

That is absurd. Nothing else needs to be said. For making your first post here you certainly have lots of information, although it's total nonsense. God bless.

Oh..........and when did I say to take 350mg of methadone??? Or how much of any other drug you should take with it????

450mg of methadone and 30mg of Xanax + Klonopin?????? When did I say that?????
Sounds like you just want to get high. But if you want to take absurdly high doses of these drugs, that's your choice, but don't try to say that I condoned it or even said it in the first place.

[AllMyInfoIsGood]

Originally Posted by Robert_325

Thanks for providing the "REAL DEAL" about methadone and benzos being mixed. I want to make sure I understand this properly. So you're saying that the more tolerant I am the safer I am mixing these drugs?

You mean if I was taking say 350mg of methadone in that case I should be able to take at least 20mg of xanax and probably 8-10mg of klonopin? I could take maybe even more. Maybe if I was taking 450mg of methadone I could take 30mg of xanax and 20mg of klonopin at the same time.

That is absurd. Nothing else needs to be said. For making your first post here you certainly have lots of information, although it's total nonsense. God bless.

One last reply (for your own safety).
I said "Because I am tolerant to both opiates and benzodiazepines I am at a very low risk of an OD. BUT........if I were to take 130mg (or quite a bit less) of Methadone and mix it with 10mg of Xanax (or quite a bit less) then yes, an OD would be a very real and distinct possibility (espicially if alcohol is added to the equasion)."

"Tolerance...........what's yours???? Ask yourself and be honest."

I am relating the factor of TOLERANCE to the chance of an overdose.

You said, and I quote: "
You mean if I was taking say 350mg of methadone in that case I should be able to take at least 20mg of xanax and probably 8-10mg of klonopin? I could take maybe even more. Maybe if I was taking 450mg of methadone I could take 30mg of xanax and 20mg of klonopin at the same time.

That is absurd. Nothing else needs to be said. For making your first post here you certainly have lots of information, although it's total nonsense. God bless."

You have A LOT of listening skills to learn.
Oh yeah, and......uh, God Bless, or whatever makes you feel cozy.

[Pharmacist+Addict]

If you took the Methadone at 7:30 and the Xanax at 2 or so, I wouldn't worry a bit. You're body is tolerant to the Methadone now; you would be very sick without it (if stopped abruptly).

As for the Seroquel, I recommend taking less. Start at say, 1/2 of your dose and go up from there daily until you hit 300mg again...........just to be safe.

[Pharmacist+Addict]

Robert I have read your posts and that other guy's posts. Hey, I'm not here to tell anybody to take anything that they have not been prescribed by a physician, but as a pharmacist and a long time addict (I know, sounds crazy but the experience is golden).

I think that all he was saying is that it all has to do with tolerance to whatever drugs you're taking (and that includes prescribed drugs, meaning that if you're not honest with your doctor, you may achieve the same result as so many others have.......OD/death).

You're both saying the same thing (almost) in different ways. Calling someone's post "useless" or "absurd" etc...is not what this is for. I may be new, but of that much I'm sure.

Stay safe friend. I'll be around; this is a good place to help people and give advice, and maybe most importantly, to let people know that they're not alone in their struggles with drugs (as a main effect of most drugs are isolation from EVERYONE).
PEACE,
~P+A

[mottam]

Family:
I have always tried to take the Christian, high-road when it comes to thread conflicts. I will still with regards to this thread.

It is "precious" to see new site members, in active addiction, post on this site with the knowledge that is going to "change the world". In addition, then proceed to insult "veteran" members and their "experienced-based" posts/replies.
Robert talks from experience w/ "tough love". If you had anytime on this forum, you would know this history.
In N/A, they tell me to take the cotton out of my ears, and place it in my mouth.
I mean no persoanl insults to anyone on this forum. Please post appropriately.

Kindest Regards
mottam

[mottam]

P.S.
Please stay off of my thread. I appreciate your kindness, but maybe you relate/sync better with others on this forum.

Best of luck in your recoveries.

Thank you.
mottam

[Robert_325]

Originally Posted by AllMyInfoIsGood

One last reply (for your own safety).
I said "Because I am tolerant to both opiates and benzodiazepines I am at a very low risk of an OD. BUT........if I were to take 130mg (or quite a bit less) of Methadone and mix it with 10mg of Xanax (or quite a bit less) then yes, an OD would be a very real and distinct possibility (espicially if alcohol is added to the equasion)."

"Tolerance...........what's yours???? Ask yourself and be honest."

I am relating the factor of TOLERANCE to the chance of an overdose.

You said, and I quote: "
You mean if I was taking say 350mg of methadone in that case I should be able to take at least 20mg of xanax and probably 8-10mg of klonopin? I could take maybe even more. Maybe if I was taking 450mg of methadone I could take 30mg of xanax and 20mg of klonopin at the same time.

That is absurd. Nothing else needs to be said. For making your first post here you certainly have lots of information, although it's total nonsense. God bless."

You have A LOT of listening skills to learn.
Oh yeah, and......uh, God Bless, or whatever makes you feel cozy.

I've been clean for 8 years and am laughing at you saying if your methadone tolerance was higher you could safely take more benzos. Perhaps YOU should work on listening and reading skills.

Let me tell you, my "educated" friend, that we give advice to the masses here not what works for you. I hope you're comfortable telling people it's okay to mix these drugs if and when they die from overdose. Go share your knowledge elsewhere. We don't need more people advocating the combination of these drugs here.

Read before you make questions about what MY tolerance is. I'm not here to provide you with my history. I don't use drugs. Also if you don't like it when I say God bless that is your challenge. That is for my benefit.

And all your info ISN'T good. You've been here a day and already people are telling you to stay off their threads as they don't want your advice. You're rockin dude!

[newyorkgal]

As a general rule, I think it is very dangerous to advocate for the safety of mixing drugs (known to cause OD in some). Sure, some people can do it, but who wants to be responsibile for validating the use of two strong drugs together and someone listens and does it and dies? And sure, we have all at one time or another done things that could have and should have killed us but didn't. I wouldn't tell anyone its safe to do something unsafe because I lived to tell the tale. Medical authorities say DO NOT MIX METHADONE OR ANY OPIATES OR OPIODS FOR THAT MATTER AND BENZOS. You can do it 100 times and OD the 101st. Thats a fact.

[doc.rose]

My brother is addicted to methadone and benzos! It has ruined his life!! My advice to anyone who is curious about the two drugs is to stay far far away from them!!

[pharmstud(ent)]

When these medications are taken together there is an additive effect of CNS depression (sedation, respiratory depression). A lot of caution needs to taken and monitoring to ensure serious complications do not result. There is no one size fits all on the amount of each medication to be taken and work effectively while not causing problems, it is very tricky, which is why it is always good to "start low and go slow" and even then that wont solve all problems.

I sincerely apologize to anyone in which this has caused a death to a loved one, I can not even imagine how upset and furious I would be if this happened to me. I GREATLY sympathize with you.

[turnedgypsy]

Originally Posted by mas215

I have been on methadone maintenance for 24 years. It is one drug that I can truly say saved my life, enables me to live a drug-free life, good job, supportive family. Though I'm on a relatively low dose (30mg/day), I would never mix it with any benzos. It's playing Russian roulette, even being stable on methadone you never know when the combination can be lethal. I look at my daily dose of methadone (having been clean for so long, I only have to go once a month to pick up my diskettes) the same way I look at my high blood pressure med (lisinopril 20mg) which I'll be taking for the rest of my life. You wouldn't tell a diabetic that he's been on insulin long enough and it's time to stop. I obviously have a problem with endorphins and the methadone enables to live a life w/out searching for opiates. Addiction, diabetes, hypertension, these are diseases that can be controlled with medication. The only objection I have is that I can't go to my family doctor for the methadone and have to get it from a clinic at a high price. Methadone is a very inexpensive drug and I should be able to get it from my physician for a few dollars a month instead of having to pay a clinic upwards of $400/month when I only have to show up once a month. There are a few states (Maryland and New York are 2 I know of) that allow OBOT (office based opioid treatment) where you can get your meds from a doctor and not the expensive clinic system we have today....especially for compliant patients. Thanks.

I was in automobile when 23 yrs old, now 52. i had many a operations for back, shoulders, etc...over yrs.

I go to a pain clinic every other month and the doctor gives me a written precription. Do a search for pain clinics. It might take some time to get a pain to take you as a new patient. This is one problem of being on methodone, hard to find a doctor. But you can get it at your local drugstore. WHy do they want you to buy it from them directly.

I wish I did not have to take it, but the fact is I have RSD, FM, RA, thoracic outlet syndrome and others all from the automobile wreck yrs ago. SO this was the only drug that help my pain after taking everything under the sun. Yes Morphine helps, but not as safe as methadone.

Methadone can be a very safe drug is taken (ONLY) under the care of a doctor and taken the way your doctor suggest to take it. I think if the drug is for a high as some say, you should go into treatment to wend off of methadone.

I do not believe in taken any drug for getting high. The least chemical we can put in our bodies the better, but for some who have conditions that cause chronic pain, it is not possible to be drug free.

I hope you take care of yourself and hope that someday you can beat the demon which keeps you wanting to get high. I do not mean to sound harsh here, just concerned that you have the addiction and seem to enjoy the high of the drug.

One has to really want off, yes it would be hell to fight, but one fight worth fighting. When I was a teenager many years ago, I lost 3 friends to drug use. I think this is why all these years on methadone for real chronic pain, I have been very careful to follow doctors advise and I even try to not take if if at all possible. I do not want to hurt my organs by loading them up with drugs if I can do without. I have to take it everyday, but I only take it when the pain is unbearable.

Methadone if taken responbility is safer than taking tylenol everyday is what my doctor said to me. My doctor did not mean to take it just to feel the high. To be honest, I never felt a high from methadone, not sure why, but it helps my pain. I get maybe 4 hours sleep a night, 5 if I am lucky. Without methadone for pain, I would not sleep at all due to pain only.

I hope everyone hear thinks really hard before doing any drug just for the fun of it. I really do hope you all can fight and beat your demons, I really do. PLEASE TRY TO FIND HELP if you take this drug or any drug for the feel of getting high.

If you take it for pain, take it under the advice and directions of a doctor. I pray god will hold each and everyone of you while you go through your struggle what it may be.

turnedgypsy

[OC80mg]

I just found this post that i totally forgot i did while randomly checking this out. Looking back on this post, i just wanted to say, well first of all i'd like to say my username is ridiculous and i was an idiot to make it. second of all, i HATE methadone. I have been a slave to it for the last 2-3 years after going to the clinic for an oxy addiction. In the last year or so i have realized how much i rely on it, and after being denied a great job due to it, i also realized how much it does effect your life in a negative way. After all that i'm still on 60mg a day and just trying to find a way to ween myself off, but it is so hard. It is a terrible drug, dispensed by a government who wants you to stay on it. As for the xanax i am also prescribed, i believe it does help a lot with my anxiety , but i still hate relying on a drug(drugs) to get me through the day. I have changed and grown up since that last post, and i am hear to tell you, methadone treatment is not the way to go. Knowing what i know now i would've never stepped foot in that clinic, and i believe if i wouldn't have ever gotten on the methadone, i wouldn't need the xanax. BE SAFE, there's too many horror stories about these two drugs and despite my usage of them without any physical problems, it doesn't mean nothing terrible won't happen to you. prescription drugs are a new epidemic among everyone no matter what age.

[allanana]

If i had a choice of either having to give up taking xanax, or methadone, I would have to say giving up methadone, because, i am so horrbily addcited to benzos, that I cannot sleep without them, and I go through these periods when in withdrawal from them that is almost pleasurable, if i could sleep, but its like I am on cocaine for 14 days straight, with vivid hallucinations, dreaming while being completely awake in bed, bizarre...They are almost like visions, but i only get them while im in withdrawal, and only from the benzos, not the methadone.

[mismissa1]

i just wanted 2 say that methadone isnt a drug..its a medication. yes there are idiots that do misuse the medication so bad things happen, & sometimes bad things happen 2 people trying 2 get help & they arent misusing it but this medication is wonderful...i got addidicted 2 pain pills like so many do after surgeries & the withdrawl is so bad..so so bad..it can last up to 4weeks..imagine flulike symtoms,migranes,chills,clammy sweats,insomnia,restless legs,diarhea,watery eyes non stop and yawning runny nose and cant move because it feels like you have iron rods for bones..im only on 30mg of methadone and it takes all that away and i feel normal..not high not groggy NORMAL!! a person doesnt have 2 be on it 4ever you can gradually go down 2mg a week and your body doesnt feel affected so that one day your off the medicine. im sorry for losses everyone..just know that they were needing that help its unbearable and they were trying ...god bless everyone and i hope your pain goes away quickly

[carvedinst0ne]

At a methadone clinic I am on 100 mg of methadone a day, it only took about a month to get me up there from 40 mg,and am on 3 mgs a day of xanax. My dr knows all about the methadone and is the one who prescribes me the xanax. so you are going to be fine.