Methadone for Pain User Reviews (Page 2)

• Carol...
• July 30, 2016

"I am now 66 and have used methadone for 15 years and have been able to go down on the dosage from 30 mg per day to 5 or 10 mg per day. If not abused, it to me is a wonderful pain management for severe chronic pain."

• brook...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• May 17, 2015

"I have suffered from severe pain since 2004, relating to pancreatic disease, peripheral neuropathy, back (unspecified), and have been treated by a pain management specialist since March of 2004. I have been treated on many different pain management therapies, and I have been on methadone for 8 out of these 11 years. Out of all the pain medications I have been on, methadone has proved to be the most effective for my pain, although I do not think I can ever undergo a rapid withdrawal again. I am on 150 mg a day, and it is prescribed in conjunction with gabapentin and another non-narcotic medication called Prialt, which is a non-narcotic medicine that is infused via a pain pump. Methadone has saved my quality of life, but at a huge cost."

• Toni-a
• May 16, 2008

Methadone Diskets (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!"

• Holbr...
• December 6, 2011

"This medication was originally prescribed to me as a way to control my pain without the 'high' side effect that decreases mental alertness. Eleven years later, I am still taking 70 milligrams daily. I have lab work done four times a year, and my body is in excellent condition besides the injuries I've sustained that are not methadone-related. I'm told by my doctor that I would be in severe pain without the medicine due to pericarditis, dozens of healed fractures, a lacerated spleen, and multiple back injuries. I, however, have not felt any intolerable pain while taking methadone. I completed my MBA (Master's) in physics after 9 years of daily methadone use, with no signs of memory loss or other negative mental side effects. Wonderful medication."

• Life...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 8, 2016

Dolophine (methadone) "This medication gave me my life back, after being on most every type of other opioid medication, and I mean everyone. I have many minor/major health problems related to chronic pain, neuropathy, and arthritis, barely able to walk. Within three months of intense physical therapy and 30 mg Q12hrs (once morning, once before bed), I have been able to work, walk with a limp but without a cane, no ups and downs like the fentanyl patches I had prescribed for a year, Roxicodone, hydromorphone, oxymorphone IR and ER, and many more opioids that seemed to give the euphoria that, of course, most people would become either physically dependent or develop an addiction disorder, which I suffered from both. After I spoke with my doctor, I was able to get on Methadone."

• Anonymous
• January 20, 2012

"I have been on methadone since 1998, and it's the best pain reliever on the market today. I have been prescribed almost everything for my pain, and nothing would touch it. It might have taken the pain away for a short period of time, then I would have to take another pill. Methadone is unique because it has what the doctors call a half-life. This means when you take methadone, it doesn't peak out in 2-4 hours, it lasts the whole day. Like other pain pills such as OxyContin, Vicodin, Demerol, or any other opiate, they peak out at about 2-4 hours. In the last ten-plus years I have been taking methadone, I have been able to function, do normal day-to-day operations, and even maintain a full-time job. Methadone is the best pain pill out there."

• Kappyd
• March 12, 2012

"I was diagnosed with neck arthritis at the age of 29 (I'm 48) when I got chronic headaches accompanied by a grinding and cracking noise at the base of my neck. I could have lived with that, however, the headaches developed into migraines, and as a waitress, it made me a miserable server—resulting in zero tips. It was costing me money to be in chronic pain. So, I saw a doctor, and he prescribed tramadol, then Vicodin. Then I learned of methadone. It's long-lasting, has no acetaminophen, is well within my price range, and has no buzzy feeling—no problems at all. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOREVER, I FEEL GOOD."

• Anonymous
• November 25, 2011

"I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2009 after breaking my neck and lower back in a car accident. I was taking approximately 14 pills a day... everything from Percocet to morphine as well as antidepressants. My marriage failed, and I was not able to cope with everyday routines. My pain was so great. Finally, after seeing a pain management doctor and taking myself off all of the medications, I was prescribed methadone, and what a miracle it has been. I still have to take Norco with the methadone, but my pain level is becoming more manageable. I am not able to work, but I can get out of bed now and maintain somewhat of a life with less pain. What a great improvement this has been for me. I hope this helps someone who is unsure."

• Anonymous
• March 27, 2008

"I've been taking a high dose of methadone for over 5 years for neuropathy. Without it, I wouldn't be able to walk or sleep. I've tried everything, and this has been the only thing that allows me to function normally. Why have they eliminated the 40 mg strength from use in pain treatment? Many drugs are used for purposes other than what they are approved for. As a healthcare professional, I've seen this done on a daily basis. On a personal level, I've benefited from this practice when drugs are used."

• Anonymous
• April 18, 2008

Methadose (methadone) "I had never heard of methadone used as pain medication before! But it works. My doctor gave it to me because my HMO decided to take the pain medication (Fentanyl patches) out of their formulary. I had been on it for 4 years (150 mcg per 72 hours). Methadone has done well so far."

• Meowsy
• Taken for 10 years or more
• January 7, 2016

"Was in a wheelchair with severe back issues. Tried all kinds of pain meds, including Vicodin, and in the long run, I ended up in worse pain. (Rebound). Been taking methadone for 10 years. Haven't been in a wheelchair since the first month of use. Still have a little pain, but it is definitely tolerable. Life has changed for the best ever since."

• kim...
• March 24, 2016

"I have chronic pancreatitis, gastroparesis, fibromyalgia, and degenerative disc disease. Since 2007, I have been on everything you can imagine. I have had a pain pump via morphine and bupivacaine, my quality of life was horrible, wanted to die every day. My family doctor recently switched me to methadone and Lyrica, plus my pain pump. I finally have my life back! To anyone out there in a living hell, it's sure worth a try!"

• Melanie...
• April 19, 2008

"I have fibromyalgia and deal with chronic pain. I have tried almost everything for the pain and the few things that would ease it barely worked and only lasted a few hours. When I tried methadone I was amazed and relieved to find something that actually worked and lasted for 6 or 7 hours at a time. Methadone was a miracle for me. Now I can live my life almost pain-free."

• maddie
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 4, 2015

"This drug has been so good for my pain due to widespread, very frequent (150 times a day and chronic shoulder dislocation) dislocations all over my body. I have pain because my bones grind together so much. I went off it for about 6 months last year (March '14 to October '14) because my pain doctor wanted me to, and I didn't think it was helping. I had been on it for 9 months (July '13 to March '14) at that point. I started into a downward spiral, and by October, I was in the hospital and put on a dilaudid pain pump because my pain was out of control. Now I have been on it for a year, and my pain control is great now."

• Anonymous
• July 28, 2008

"I have suffered from back pain for nearly 20 years and had numerous surgeries and just about every procedure out there. I was on 240 mg of OxyContin with up to 6 Percocet at a time for breakthrough pain. When I was prescribed methadone, I was leery, but it has changed my life. I was prescribed 10 mg 3 times a day. I've never even taken a full dose yet, and it's been over 2 years. I went right from my old doses to 1 mg a day with Roxicodone for breakthrough pain management. Pain management has been great."

• carri...
• February 9, 2009

Dolophine (methadone) "I have been on this medicine for 3 years for pain relief for many problems. I take 10 mg 3 times a day, and I would suggest nothing else. I have been on other narcotics that have done nothing for me and got me all jazzed. This medicine does nothing like that. Methadone keeps you level-headed and does not have any side effects."

• Bill...
• October 30, 2008

Methadone Diskets (methadone) "I have been challenged with pain management as a result of acute reflex sympathetic dystrophy for 5 years now. Last year, I had a spinal cord stimulator implanted, and it is working wonders. Thank you, Boston Scientific Neuromodulation. I've weaned off the need for Fentanyl and Oxycodone, and now manage the pain very well with methadone. Its long-acting actions are outstanding, and it doesn't leave me feeling high, as so many of the other opiates do. Overall, an excellent choice by my pain docs!"

• Anonymous
• April 8, 2008

"I suffer from fibromyalgia. After 10 years of constant, debilitating pain and fatigue, Vicodin and fentanyl patches were my last resort, almost enough to overdose on. Then a doctor finally suggested I drop everything else and use methadone. I take a very small dose, 20 mg, and it alleviates pain almost completely. I am resigned to my condition, but the methadone has given me back my life. I can work, be a mother to my children, and my marriage is wonderful again."

• Anonymous
• November 23, 2011

"Suffering from joint pain due to cancer has been a debilitating existence. When my doctor prescribed the methadone while I was on a morphine pump getting 350 mg of morphine a day just to function, I was hoping and praying for a miracle. I found it. At 15 - 20 mg of methadone a day, I can function, and in the morning, I can actually hold a piece of paper without screaming. The stigma that has also come with the methadone is not welcomed, but I try to educate those that are naive rather than becoming angry or ashamed. I will ask them to read on this medicine, and after they have a different point of view, I can receive the treatment without the methadone being the focus of their attention."

• Johnny...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• July 30, 2016

"I was very skeptical when my lifelong doctor retired, and my new doctor wanted to switch me from MS Contin to methadone for my LA pain med. I had never heard anything either way about methadone as far as pain, it is just associated with opiate detox and replacement therapy, and I did not like the thought of being prescribed it. To my great surprise, the 10 mg four times a day worked miracles in my life with very little to no noticeable side effects. Really helped the pain, didn't make me feel doped up or itchy. He's since sent me to a pain specialist, I'm now on the 'high-powered' stuff, e.g., Opana ER, which doesn't really help much. On 40 mg TID. Don't know what the hype is over the Opana, doesn't work that great for me and for relieving my pain."

• Browens
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• March 3, 2017

"I had a very severe electrical accident and got locked up to 480 for minutes from what I told. I don't remember much about it. about three years ago. I have had skin grafting to several parts of my body, surgery on both hips, it fried my nerves completely and have migraine or headaches everyday. I have tried all the the pain meds...I mean all. Eventually I was sent to a pain management clinic where my Dr wanted to immediately put me on methadone. It shocked me that he automatically went to methadone and I only thought that it was for the heroine withdrawal and I was against it 100%. We tried several meds before having to revisit going on methadone. Come to find out it total saved my life!! If your in chronic pain try it YOU WILL BE SURPRISED"

• Larav...
• April 9, 2016

"I've been on and off methadone for years for what started as pain from 4 ruptured vertebrae, and my addiction to opioids after that. I'm only going to share briefly about getting off methadone or reducing your dosage. I saw a comment by someone here on 100 mls and looking to cut it in half so they can take other medication that isn't blocked by the methadone. Go slowly if you don't want to go into severe withdrawal. Taper from 100 by 10 mls every week. Don't go faster than that. Feel free to stay longer than weekly here and there if you start feeling bad. It takes about a week to fully start feeling bad from the time you reduced. Once you hit around 30 mls, you've reached the typical therapeutic dose and MUST GO SLOWER BEYOND THERE."

• dont...
• January 19, 2010

Methadose (methadone) "I take methadone tablets at 10 milligrams three times a day for severe chronic leg and nerve pain, and it gives me all-day relief. It makes you a little drowsy, but at nighttime, there is nothing better to help you fall asleep easier. All I have to say is thank goodness for it, because I've tried it all, from Percocets to Oxy's, from Lyrica to Opana, and this really works."

• Pizza...
• September 13, 2009

"I live in a small town in middle Georgia. Last year, my doctor put me on Methadone 10 mg twice a day, to take along with Lortab 10/650. After 9 years of pure agony from a car accident, I am back to work, just got remarried, and actually live a normal life again with a very tolerable pain level. I, number one, thank God for my doctor who prescribed it and for the person who discovered this miracle drug. I don't care what other people think about what I am taking. They are not the ones that were in agony 24/7. Thanks to METHADONE, I now live every day with optimism and vigor."

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• March 2, 2012

"I was hurt at work 4 years ago, had 5 surgeries, then a spinal stimulator placed. I have been on methadone for 4 years and roxicodone for breakthrough pain. I believe it's a lot better than taking a bunch of painkillers that aren't going to work in the long run. Methadone has given me some of my life back, not enough that I can go back to work, that is my ultimate goal."