Methadone for Pain User Reviews

• Tet...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• September 1, 2016

"After being discharged from the Army for a gunshot wound in 1969 in Vietnam, the V.A. put me on every pain med known to man because, back then, the V.A. only used Methadone for Heroin addiction. No pain medication stopped my pain. I was ready to put a gun to my head and pull the trigger. A friend told me about a Doctor who prescribed him Methadone for Pain so I decided to go to him. He put me on 45mg of methadone a day. After all these years, I am now on 80mg a day and NO more pain. This Drug saved my life because I had already decided I was not going to live a life in Pain. Methadone is the best for severe pain and a lifesaver."

• bab...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 22, 2012

"I have suffered from chronic pain for several years. I have a significant case of Degenerative Disc Disease, Spinal Stenosis, a bulging disc pressing against nerves, a lot of nerve damage, three bad discs in neck, Osteoarthritis in both knees (possible surgery on both per MRI and Orthopaedic Surgeon), and Fibromyalgia. Like many others, I have been on almost everything from OxyContin, Oxycodone, MS Contin, Dilaudid, Opana ER, Nucynta, Fentanyl Patches, etc. My doctor mentioned Methadone a few times, and I declined. I finally said yes, and I'm so glad I did. I take 10 mg 3 times a day. I may ask if I can take it 4 times a day, and I think it will be great."

• Anonymous
• June 11, 2008

Methadone "This has been the best pain medication I have found to relieve my back and neck pain. It has been the hardest to get prescribed. I do not understand why other than the stigma it has for the maintenance use for heroin addicts. Unlike other pain medicines, it does not get me high, and it lasts more than a day, and I can get by on less than ten mg a day."

• Twi...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• May 16, 2012

"This medication has worked far better than any of the other medications that I have tried before, including Fentanyl, Percocet, and Morphine. I still have a lot of pain, so I do take another pain medicine between doses because it is necessary. Methadone controls my pain for longer periods than any of the other medications that I have been on. In my personal opinion, as long as this medicine is used as it is prescribed, it is very useful and the benefits are astounding."

• Tir...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 8, 2015

"This is by far the best medicine for chronic back pain. These pain doctors need to realize not everyone is a drug addict. All the other medications have serious side effects that they are substituting for narcotics. The only side effect is constipation, but they now have prescription medicine for this."

• Can...
• March 17, 2012

"I started methadone a few days ago and oh my gosh have I been amazed! I have felt better in the last few days more than I have in the last couple of years!! I have chronic pain and been on almost all the other opiates. I fell into the opiate addiction myself. I think methadone is a Godsend!! I would suggest methadone to anyone battling chronic pain issues."

• mov...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 1, 2015

"In 1999, the doctor gave me Percocet for avascular necrosis of the knees. I also have a really bad disc (the lowest) on my back that is bad and sends pain down my leg. I also have rotator cuff issues. In 2014, I started needing more oxy, so I went up to 120mg a day. At night, the coming down from it was awful, with more pain than there actually was because withdrawal starts very soon after it wears off. I was switched to methadone 20mg a day (liquid 5mg 4x a day). It's a miracle. No psychological issues, I am finally my happy self again and an 85% decrease in pain. Maybe if I went up to 30mg a day, it would be 95%, but take exactly as directed. I guess it can be very dangerous if you don't."

• cla...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• May 7, 2012

"I injured my back at a young age, 18, and from then on, the work I did caused it to just get worse. I now have two ruptured discs, two bulging discs, and degenerative disc disorder in my lower back. I'm now 30 years old. I tried other medicines that only last 2-3 hours, and I would have to take at least 3-4 at a time, which is pointless. I've been on methadone for a little over 2 years now, and I take 20 mg twice a day and 2 x 10 mg Lortab for breakthrough pain, mostly for my neck. Methadone is a wonderful medication with great benefits."

• Mul...
• February 20, 2009

Methadone "I have found the use of this medication actually life-saving. Methadose (Methadone) has greatly improved my quality of life. The single factor that I dislike about this medication is all the very negative perception that people have of those who use Methadose. It seems that everyone thinks that I am a recovering junkie."

• Fra...
• May 8, 2015

"Methadone is the only drug that helps my horrific lower back pain. I have been on everything from fentanyl patches to enough oxy to wipe out a small village. The methadone in combination with Percocet 5's is the best combination I have been on in the past 15 years. Thank you, pain management doctors!"

• Bri...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• November 13, 2019

Methadone "I was referred to the methadone clinic 4 weeks after a brutal surgery because my attending doctor refused to give me a refill of Percocet 10 mg. Instead, he sent me there while my face, head, and jaw were bolted together and wired shut for pain management. What I did not know was that I was walking into a death trap. They started me out on 40 mg, which put me on a dose of pain medication higher than all pain medication and stronger than heroin. The worst part is you can't take it as needed, you have to take it all at once, so your body has no choice but to get used to that dose and have to go up. Now, 12 years later, I still can't get off this drug. It is my worst nightmare, and all the people at those clinics do is want you to go up and up. It's the government supplying people with an addiction that you can't get rid of, and they are making billions at other people's miseries and laughing to the bank."

• cal...
• March 7, 2008

"I find methadone very effective and comforting as a pain reliever. I have been on morphine, Percocet, Vicodin, etc. In fact, I grew an opiate addiction. I did not intend to shed my narcotics for a drug that is supposed to 'not carry a high or euphoric effect'. I was wanting to keep that feeling, yet still, I was never really pain-free. I could not function on a daily basis with the amount of pain I was in. My doctor recently switched me to methadone, and I am so relieved."

• Tom...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• February 10, 2014

"I'm a paraplegic and was on pain meds for the first few years after my accident, but I'd been off for many years. I'd been put back on pain meds, methadone, for joint pain, back, and neck pain. While it has cut the pain, you DO NOT WANT TO BE ON THIS unless you have no other option. The withdrawal is long - muscle spasms, thoughts of dying, cramps, night sweats, etc. It also caused fluid retention in my legs and abdomen while taking it along with MANY other side effects."

• jkb...
• March 5, 2008

"I broke my neck at cervical levels C-5, 6, & 7 in 1994. I had tried everything (RX's) from codeine to fentanyl patch to everything else associated with chronic pain and nerve damage. Morphine made me sick ever so often, but when I started on a methadone pain RX program, I was relieved from many of the severe, chronic, and constant pain symptoms. It has been an excellent pain relief prescription for my condition since 1995. I hope that anyone who has severe, chronic, and constant pain symptoms try it."

• Tom...
• November 18, 2015

"I have been on methadone for 9 years for chronic pain. I have Crohn's disease, chronic pancreatitis, diabetes, and 3 blown discs in my back. I have had over a dozen surgeries including a Whipple procedure, bowel resections, back surgeries, etc. I was on so much fentanyl and dilapidated that most of the time I didn't know if I was coming or going, I was a mess. Methadone gave me my life back. No feeling high or confused. I can actually function. A great medicine for chronic pain. I now take 40 mg 3 times a day, down from 60 mg 3 times a day. I take no other pain meds."

• Nop...
• November 18, 2012

"I have severe recurring headaches which have plagued me since I suffered a head injury as a child. I tried almost everything under the sun to stop the pain, and nothing seemed to work very well. Some of these medicines almost put me 6 feet under as well! I had a severe cardiac reaction to sumatriptan, and the worst part was that triptans don't do anything for my headaches as far as relieving them. Some of the opiates I tried did work to varying degrees, but finally my doctor switched me over from Soma and 60mg codeine sulfate tabs, with 4mg Dilaudid tabs for breakthrough pain, to 10 mg methadone, 2 tablets, 3 times daily coupled with 10mg cyclobenzaprine tablets (Flexeril) 3 times daily. It works quite well without any side effects to speak of."

• You...
• April 8, 2012

Methadone "This is the VERY best pain medicine I have tried. I had so many issues finding a doc to help with my pain, and they never gave enough to totally control the pain, so I was constantly going out finding supplements to add to my scripted pain medicines. Ever since methadone, I have needed nothing except some morphine for breakthrough pain."

• aub...
• February 16, 2008

"I have been in chronic pain from a rare spinal muscular disorder for 11 years. For 6 years, I took all kinds of pain relievers and still suffered greatly and almost to the point of losing my mind. Finally, I was put on methadone and it has relieved my pain far better than anything else. But I'm afraid the FDA is going to stop usage of it for pain. My doctor told me that we needed to write our congressman and tell how much we really need it."

• Epr...
• August 26, 2015

"It's a great drug for pain. I have been on every pain med out there, and this has by far been the best. For you people who say, 'I took 2 tabs about 90 mins apart. Did not sleep a wink all night. I will discontinue taking this medicine.' and things like that. You need to give it more than a day or even a month to work itself into your system. Give it time."

• Jon...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 6, 2015

"Suffered a serious and painful injury during physical activity, which has left me bedridden for several months. I use methadone along with quick-acting painkillers (Oxycodone), and my pain is now nearly nonexistent."

• CAR...
• May 25, 2008

"I have osteoarthritis in my spine, knees, and hips, made worse by all the lifting I have done over the years as a nurse. I was prescribed Dihydrocodeine on a long-term basis and unfortunately fell prey to opioid addiction as well as the chronic pain. Three years ago, I was referred to a pain clinic and an opioid dependency clinic where I was put on Methadone 70mls daily. I have never looked back. I now live a 'normal,' pain-free life. Methadone should lose its stigma in society though."

• aun...
• February 25, 2008

"I've had chronic pain as a result of a coiling embolization in my brain. I was tried on so many different pain meds I thought about throwing in the towel... the cure was worse than the pain at times. Thankfully, my doctor suggested methadone. I've used this medication for over 5 years now with no complications other than having to increase it yearly to accommodate the tolerance effect. I also like it because it is inexpensive and doesn't leave me feeling high or goofy."

• Dr ...
• March 25, 2017

"Methadone can be very useful for some types of chronic pain. For those who need larger doses of narcotics, methadone does not cause tolerance like morphine or oxycodone, so you do not have to keep raising the dose to keep your pain under control. It does take time to kick in, so be patient. Oxycodone or MS can be given to help until methadone kicks in. Any narcotic can have side effects like constipation. A good doctor will help you prevent such problems. As for comments about kickbacks and conspiring with drug companies, we are under intense monitoring as some people sell the drugs to others or overdose and die. We must see patients often to prevent problems like this. If not, we lose our license or get sued. It's called good medical care."

• Ton...
• May 16, 2008

Methadone "I was tried on numerous medications for my chronic pain. When I took my first dose of methadone, I was 'nearly' pain-free for half the day, and the dose doesn't need to be increased as often as it did on other drugs such as Oxycontin. For breakthrough pain, I only need an anti-inflammatory or another mild narcotic such as Percocet, and only rarely. I think this is a great drug for pain!"

• Big...
• March 26, 2012

"About 15 years ago, I was diagnosed with lumbar stenosis and went through 12 epidurals over the first 5 years to avoid surgery. I tried all the pain medications out there but could not tolerate most of them due to a very low tolerance for pain medicines. I have bad nausea and/or constipation. Then finally, my pain doctor had me try a low dose of methadone, and it worked. It gives me no side effects, with enough pain to know my limits. I still play at a high level of softball for 13 more years and recover through two back surgeries. I just had my third back surgery and now have fibromyalgia, but I am still on the same 10 mg of methadone. Without this medicine, I would not be working today."