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Re: Anyone on Methadone.. to Kim
From: Angie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Nov 25 20:48:27 2004
Kim, I do have one more question... how long did it take for the
Methadone to work? I had some pretty bad pain today but I just started
it last night. Also, what dosage were you on? I'm on 10 mg right now
and am supposed to go up to 15 in 4 days.
Thanks!!
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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