Also what would be the correct dosage when switching from 60mg oxycontin to methadone. The docs put me on 30mg & that was ok for about the first month. I'm thinking either 60 which would be 2 three times a day or 40 one four times a day.
2006-10-27 02:31:14 · 1 answers · asked by ChaliQ 4 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Hello there. I would like to tell you how sorry I am that you are in so much pain. I also take Methadone for pain and was switched to it after oxycontin no longer helped. I take such high doses that they thought the liquid might be better for me. That stuff tasted so gross that I could not handle it so they put me back on the pills. This leads me to believe that there is not alot of difference between the pills and the liquid form. (other than the taste!)
I take ten mgs tablets, 3 of them, twice a day. So that is 30mgs twice a day.
I do know that you can not compare mgs of one medication directly to another. In other words 4 mgs of one medication might be stronger than 20 mgs of another. It depends on the drug. Just because you needed 60 mgs of oxycontin does not mean that you would need that much methadone.
I have been on every pain medication that there is including plain old morphine and the methadone works best for me.
I really hope that you can resolve your problem.
I might mention one thing that has helped me. My pain management doctor has recently put me on Ultram, 50 mg tabs. I take two every time I take my methadone. It has really seemed to help. Ultram is non-narcotic but it is a strong pain medication none the less. Ask your doctor about the possibility of you taking that in conjunction with your methadone. You might find the combination helpful.
Take care of yourself and I hope you can get to feeling better.
Love and Blessings
Lady T~
2006-10-27 02:58:08 · answer #1 · answered by Lady Trinity 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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What's the difference between liquid methadone for withdrawel & pill form for pain management?
Also what would be the correct dosage when switching from 60mg oxycontin to methadone. The docs put me on 30mg & that was ok for about the first month. I'm thinking either 60 which would be 2 three times a day or 40 one four times a day.
2015-08-20 15:52:40 · answer #2 · answered by Tallia 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The difference is only in form. Thirty mg of methadone a day is a good standard dose for drug addicts, only once a day. It can go higher if necessary, but still once a day only.
2006-10-27 02:55:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋