I asked if you can take methadone and Oxycontin at the same time?!


Question: The thing is my Dr. has me on both for pain he has me on 120mg of methadone and 80mg of oxycodone a day and it make no sence to me but when I ask him anything he just says it's o.k! But I'm starting not to trust him!


Answers: The thing is my Dr. has me on both for pain he has me on 120mg of methadone and 80mg of oxycodone a day and it make no sence to me but when I ask him anything he just says it's o.k! But I'm starting not to trust him!

Watch out with the methadone. You are taking the highest legal amount and it will take you 6 months to a year to dose down to a safe level to quit.

I have a cervical spine injury and you are taking twice the amount of pain as I do.

I tried the methadone pain management program and I regretted it for a long time.

Are you having problems sleeping and with waking up with hot flashes? That is from the methadone and even after you are off it it will take you a long time to get to where you can sleep somewhat normal.

I'm currently in a pain management program with hydrocodone, oxycodone, Soma, Neurontin, and a couple other nerve pain meds. Out of all the things I have tried over the last 10 years since I was injured the methadone was the worse thing I ever did.

Here are a few links I think will help you

http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/def...

http://www.ampainsoc.org/pub/bulletin/se...

this one is the FDA warning on methadone
http://www.fda.gov/CDER/drug/advisory/me...

That is way to much!!!!

Unless you are in advanced stages of cancer or have something seriously wrong this is some pretty potent medication.

You didn't really say what your pain is caused from. If you don't need all this medication don't take it. This why some people end up addicted or others can't get any pain medications because a few doctors over prescribe medicines and then the meds get a bad rap not the Doctor.

I would see another doctor, but you might be "Damned if you Do or Damned if you Don't" because another Doctor may pull the pain meds and you might be in some serious pain (and then unable to get anymore) and the first doctor won't take you back (because you dumped him). It's a real dilemma I am sure.

I hope you can resolve this and you feel better.

Call a 24hr pharmacy & talk to a pharmacist
RN

Not a dr or pharmacist but am a chronic pain patient
Oxycontin is oxycodone with a time release matrix.
Is your rx for Oyxcontin? Or oxycodone w/tylenol, aspirin, etc.
My doctor does not prescribe 2 different long acting opioids. He would either increase the Methadone dose or the Oxycontin... but not use both.

The drugs and doses depend on the person. Also, there is NO MAX dose for pure opioids (morphine, methadone, fentenyl). The ceiling comes in with the tylenol, aspirin, ibuprofen added to the oxycodone/hydrocodone/etc- Percodan/Vicodin/etc

With pure opioids, there's no max dose. The maximum dose varies with each person and his tolerance. His max dose is the dose that is effective and does not cause side effects like respiratory distress.
So for you, 120mg may not be a dangerous amount.
HOWEVER, if OXYCONTIN 80mg is the other prescription, I would question that if you've never taken this amount of pain meds before.
What is your history with the meds?

If you're an opioid virgin, I doubt you'd have success with these 2 drugs (it would be too much)... but if you're a chronic pain patient, your body may tolerate it. I can tolerate *alot*. If my husband who weighs significantly more than me took half of what I do, he'd probably OD.

Methadone is long acting. It keeps a steady amount in your blood stream so you don't have those highs and lows like with Vicodin/Percodan. With Vicodin, it takes 30 minutes to start working and you can feel it wearing off 2-3 hrs later... but the next dose is still a couple hours a way- highs and lows.

For me, I take a 24 hr release medication. I also have Norco (hydrocodone/apap) to use for breakthru pain. I don't take the Norco unless my pain "breaks thru" and isn't being taken care of by the 24 hr release.

Do the instructions on the oxycodone say something like "take as needed".
When I started my long acting pain med, I started slowly and worked up to the dose I take now. During the titration, I used a lot more Norco because I was having a lot of pain still... but as my dose was titrated, I was able to slow down/quit the Norco. Now, I use the Norco maybe a few times a month.

It sounds like your doctor is treating your pain. Are you starting not to trust him because he didn't adequately explain your medication to you? Or do you think he hands out pain meds to easily? Or are you nervous of taking the meds together so in turn, you doubt the doc?
Did you have both rx's filled at the same pharmacy? This is vitally important so all drugs can be overlooked.

One thing I've done when I'm nervous about starting a new drug is that I make sure someone is home with me, knows that I'm taking a new drug, and all the drugs/doctors info... then I'll take 1 and wait to see how I'll react.
If you have more questions, feel free to email me.
HTH

Hi, your prescriptions have been bothering me all morning, I just can't seem to figure why the physician would prescribed two Rx's like that, and that high of a dose. I did some research on-line, here are a few quotes from other patients:
QUOTE (1)
"I have taken almost everything, including amphetamines for the pain, but this was easy to come off, compared to the narcotics. I have detoxed on three things in my short life: amphetamines (legal), Methadone (legal), and Oxycodone (legal). The most difficult was Methadone and it was done with the support of my pain management doctor(s), despite the fact that they didn



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