How easy is it to get prescription for methadone from a private dr. instead of a clinic?

I have been on methadone for over 25 years for pain because of the amount of pain all the other pain meds would not do it for me because having to take them every day you get a tolerance to it so they switch me to methadone. After many years being on it Tennessee had a crack down on pain meds then I was up the creek without a paddle so to speak. Now I am looking for a pain management doctor that will prescribe methadone. Also in about one year from now my wife daughter and I are talking about going to the Philippines to stay for several months and need a doctor to prescribe methadone while being in the Philippines so if anyone knows a doctor that can help me it would be a blessing thank you from Danny

I'm not sure about getting from a private doctor. I've been going to the clinic for about 5 months now. If you don't have Medicaid, apply for it. If you do have Medicaid (I know this because I have it) it's free. But not only is it free, but you'll get a "gas card". They actually reimburse you for the gas that you have to use to get to the clinic. For me, my roundtrip is 8 miles in total. And I get $6 a day. So if you don't have Medicaid I highly suggest you at least apply for it. It never hurts to try. Buuuutttt I JUST seen that you posted this literally a DECADE ago

A regular physician cannot prescribe or write a prescription for methadone in liquid form, in the state of Texas. A pain management physician may write a prescription for methadone in 10mg tablet form for so many tablets, without the patient being referred to a methadone clinic.

if you have insurance it should pay for the clinic... even if its out of network

Pretty much impossible. Unless your a celebrity.

It is not used first and doctors have to be careful because it has a long and variable half-life. This can cause an od cause it can build up in your system. You will not likely get it from a GP, and it will not be the first from a pain doc either. Mine only went there when fentanyl stopped working. She gave it to me because the long half life makes it good for long term relief and because it helps with withdrawals when stopping another opioid.

I was going to a dr. In Florence SC. Who prescribed me 180 40mg tabs and 240 10mg tabs. Call me at 843 506 2600 and I'll give u his name and number... Kevin

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Very hard... Most docs (like 99%) will shoot ya down the second they hear recovery most docs that can prescribe methadone only do so for pain and almost never for recovery... So unless u have a slipped disk or a medal plate your head your gonna need a pocket full of luck (I don't mean to sound harsh or like a jerk but I went through a similar situation, i worked down from 100mgs of methadone to right around 11mgs and got into a major accident and they stuck me on a ton of pain meds and am right now working all over again at tryin to ween down off meds, and it sucks!)

My only advice is be honest with your doc. He or she can give you the best advice. I get mine thru medicaid for free but I will look to find Answers for u both...

Hi There, I am a M.D. I am an ER Physician, I am one of the Dr's who admits patients that are going through withdrawal whether it's from opiates or benzo's, really any drug. I read some of your testimonials regarding Methadone. To answer some of your questions off the top of my head, um... you do not need a really a specific doctor to write for Methadone. It's actually one of the cheapest drugs to get filled at your local pharmacy's! I would advise you to be totally honest about everything with this doctor b/c once you start on this medicine, you don't want to abruptly quite! Don't give that M.D. one reason to cut you from their practice! My college roomate had some trouble with Dilaudid a few years back and I write him 90 pills /month of Methadone and without insurance it cost approx $22 each month for 90 20mg script. I hope this finds you well! Take care, Dr. Trevor

ANY ADVICE? Yeah me and my husband have been going to a methadone clinic for a few years now and yeah it helped straightn our life out but we're never going to have anything as long as we're paying $640 a month on fukin methadone ,working and paying for methadone, so I've been wanting to switch to suboxone (i think) cuz we have insurance, but I've gota find a doctor ,which i found one right in my town but he has a waiting list so thats out, and then the switch from methadone to suboxone thats not fun cuz i heard u have to get down to at least 30mg of methdne and i'm on 90mg so i dunno I.m tires of spending all my money on METHADONE.

hi jones, i gotta agree with chris,when she says try subutex or suboxone. my insurance pays for my doctor,counseling and medications. they are only too happy to get me off morphine "kadian"400 mg 2x a day it costs way more than suboxone and methadone i told my pain management doctor to take that stuff himself. the kadian cost them 1844.00 dollors a month. my insurance company was the ones who told me to go to the doctor who messed my knees up. get off that methadone if only to not look like an addict. they have offered me methadone foe 2 years now, i keep telling them the same thing.you gotta find a pain management clinic not a meth clinic. up here in pa the clinics will pay for sub but not for methadone. in pa in the pharmacy methadone costs 11cents for a ten mg pill. pain / management tells me you can't be on methadone when you start. but they can put you on it if and when your insurance co gets tired of paying for suboxone. but then there is always generic subutex.

Rather than trying to find a doctor to prescribe methadone, see if he can legally prescribe Buprenorphine. The Affinity (drug molecules binding with receptors, like a magnetic attraction) this drug will actually keep methadone, heroin, oxycontin, etc. out of the receptors and block them. Just my opinion. Worth a chat with your doctor. Good luck to you!