i have dejenerative joint desease in my cervical and thoracic spine, i am prescribed 120 10 mg tabs a month but i always run out early because the pain is so bad and i've developed a tolerance. am considering asking for methadone but don't know much about it. any words of wisdom?
2006-10-08 18:37:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Methadone has been in the news lately with deaths.
2006-10-09 02:40:55 · answer #1 · answered by victoriah68 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might ask about being prescribed Dilaudid (hydromprhone HCL) also a Schedule II narcotic. My mom was on it for control of sever pain due to cancer. It comes in 1mg, 2mg, 4,mg and 4mg tablets. Also available in an extended release form (brand name of Palladone SR) available in 2, 4, 8, 16 & 24mg strength.
When I was a pharmaceuticaldrug rep for Pfizer during the time my mom was on Dilaudid I spoke with him about her course of therapy (it was terminal) and he described Dilaudid as the closest thing to Heroin available in the USA at that time.
Also, a very potent drug available in a 24 hour patch form is Fentanyl. All I know is that it extremely strong. Even more then Dilaudid, morphine or Demerol.
Talk to your doctor or get a referal to a pain management specialist.
Best wishes......
2006-10-10 00:32:50 · answer #2 · answered by iraq51 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Words of wisdom -- The solution to chronic pain is not to develop a tolerance. Take a different analgesic each day of the week. For example, Sunday you take oxycodone, Monday try Demerol, Tuesday take morphine, and so on.
The difficult part is finding a physician who understands pharmacology and is willing to put you on this program.
Of course another solution is to simply keep increasing your dose as the tolerance develops. You could also try combining various meds. Soma combined with Valium is very effective at reducing pain.
Best wishes.
2006-10-08 18:56:32 · answer #3 · answered by Ozz 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Discuss this with your doctor. If s/he can't help you, contact the nearest major medical center (usually affiliated with a medical school). Ask them if they have a pain management department, as many do, and make an appointment.
This is 2006, and IMO no one should have to live in severe pain. There are may ways to help you, and these are the folks who know how to do it.
2006-10-08 18:54:19 · answer #4 · answered by Bookie J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey! I've taken methodone and i was on a low dose.....i was prescribed 3 ---- 10mg pills a day and that was too much. I had trouble breathing so i got off of it.............and went back to Lortab which is vicodin...10/500...........i tried morphine time release 30mg and it was too strong too so i really don't know what else to take.................i'm about to have a total hip replacement so hopefully after that i won't be in all this pain but good luck to you! I have severe scoliosis and degenerative arthritis so i know about BACK pain ...........i had my lumber fused last yr!!!!!!!! UGH!!!!
2006-10-09 05:26:18 · answer #5 · answered by VICTORIA L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋