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Re: Anyone on Methadone?
From: Angie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Nov 25 10:57:25 2004
Well that's good news. I am overweight.. not terribly so but could
afford to lose about 30 lbs. The funny thing is that I started Topamax
about a month ago for migraines and lost 10 lbs from that. I just
increased my dosage yesterday (doubled it) so I'm guessing I will lose
at least another 5 lbs from that alone. If the Methadone also causes me
to lose weight, I may end up having to buy a new wardrobe.... :o)
Normally I am an extremely light sleeper and wake up at least 3 times
per night. Last night I only woke up once, it was nice. I feel pretty
good today, no nausea so I'll take that as a good sign. What I'm most
concerned about is MS Contin withdrawals but so far so good....
Thanks for writing, I really appreciate it!!!!
Hugs,
Angie
At Thu, 25 Nov 2004, Kim wrote:
>
>I was on Methadone for ablout 6 months, it worked well for me NO side
>effects and my doctor had me on it because I had NO health insurance and
>it is the least expensive pain med. The only thing about Methadone is
>that it decreased my food intake a lot. I lost over 20 pounds in 6
>months so I had to stop taken it, this might me good for some woman but
>I am already a very small person and I can't aford to loss weight. If
>you have any questions at all please feel free to write.
>
>Happy Thanksgiving to you all!!!
>
>Kim
>253stan@bellsouth.net
>
>At Wed, 24 Nov 2004, Angie wrote:
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>>I made the switch today from MS Contin to Methadone, my pain mgmt doc
>>said I don't have to taper off of MS Contin which kinda worried me. He
>>said I may have slight withdrawals but they shouldn't be too bad. I
>>took my first Meth tablet (10 mg) about 2 hrs ago and am feeling nauseas
>>now. I'm not sure if it's from the medication or a migraine I've been
>>fighting but I took a phenergan so I should be feeling better soon
>>enough.
>>
>>I have the next 4 days off for the holiday so I figured this would be a
>>good time to make the switch. If I am going to go through withdrawals
>>or side effects from the new drug, I hope I feel good enough to return
>>to work on Monday because I don't have much sick time at work!!
>>
>>Any advice or experiences would be much appreciated!!
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>--
>>Angie
>>
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