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I feel like the luckiest person on the planet! I have had chronic pain for over 30 years from fibromyalgia and osteoarthitis. My doctor knew me before I got sick so he knew that I was not a maiingerer and has helped me through most of this time. I did see over 20 doators and specialist and four dentists before I got a diagnosis so I've been at this for a long time. I have taken every pain medica...

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Anonymous | 35-44 | Male | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
7/28/2023
Condition: Severe Pain
Overall rating 4.0
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Only thing that gets me is ppl with actual pain have hardest time getting appropriate pain management they act like it's the worst thing ever was. Barely get 5 or 10 mg oxycodone every 6 hours or so but can go to methadone clinic and get upwards of 100 mg a day . I mean 10 methadone 10 mg a day , but can't get 20 mg a day hardly of oxycodone or other opiates needed ....

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Beverly Davidson | 45-54 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
6/19/2023
Condition: Prevention of Opiate Drug Abuse
Overall rating 2.3
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Traded one addiction for another one.This drug is just as bad! My kids video taped me on this and I might as well been doing hard core drugs because that’s what it looked like. Thank you Jesus proud to say I am clean.

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Crazy Hands | 25-34 | Male | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
12/3/2022
Condition: Narcotic Addiction
Overall rating 3.7
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Methadone helped me get my life back. I had lost my job because I was withdrawing so bad, my boss sent me home. I had just started methadone but I wasn't up to a dose that was working for me yet and that morning I went to the clinic, took my dose, got a couple blocks down the road and had to pull over and puke. I tried to work but it was apparent I couldn't. Once I got to a steady dose at 84mg, I got another job and was doing much better. The last year or so I've been extremely depressed due to my degenerative nerve disorder (Charcot Marie-Tooth). It's gotten to really affect my daily life due to having trouble standing/walking and I've been unemployed for close to a year. I'd love to work but I can't just go get any job anymore and I had a few interviews in a field that is my dream job. Yet, I couldn't abide by some of their guidelines due to my disability like wearing gloves, wearing certain shoes, standing for hours, etc... I used to be able to do these things but my disability is only getting worse unfortunately. Lately I've been trying to lower my doses so I'm not tied down to the clinic. Thankfully, I don't use anything else or drink so I only have to go once a month for my doses, where I used to have to go every morning until I had enough clean drug tests. I dropped down to 70mg and was on that for close to a year (I started going to the clinic around 3 years ago). Now, I'm at 62mg. I wanted to go down 4mg a month, but I didn't lower it last time due to how bad my depression/anxiety again. I think I'll be better off without it, but I just need to stay where I am if I feel awful everyday. I can deal with some slight withdrawal but when it gets bad I just need to remind myself I don't always have to go down. I can do it when I feel up to it. I just will never go back up. Methadone is amazing for those looking to get clean. I was tired of waiting all day to hear back from my dealer and then when I hear my text bell go off I get all excited only to find out it was an email or dude telling me it would be tomorrow. That feeling is really awful. There are those people who abuse the clinic and get to as high a dose as possible to chase a high. They'll be at 200mg and complain about being sick 4-5 hours after dosing. It is great to those looking to feel normal and then slowly decrease until you're off completely.Read More Read Less

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Lonnie | 35-44 | Male | On medication for 1 to less than 2 years |
9/19/2022
Condition: Pain
Overall rating 3.7
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I was rx'd this medication for pain, 10 mgs. twice a day. It really didn't help my rheumatoid arthritis very much at all. I see a lot of people saying they're on 100 or 120 mgs a day for narcotic addiction. I hate to say it but you are still taking an addictive drug and at that many mgs you have to be feeling pretty darn good. I know these people don't want to hear that but it's the truth, you're just trading one addiction for another. I had no problem coming off this drug as my dosage was very low. Just take your medication as prescribed and you won't have to deal with an out of control addiction, and if you are not prescribed pain medication don't take it!Read More Read Less

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Unfadable1 | 25-34 | Male | On medication for 1 to less than 2 years | Patient
5/23/2022
Condition: Prevention of Opiate Drug Abuse
Overall rating 4.7
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I have been on methadone for about two years. Went to clinic because was addicted to narcotics pain pills and black tar heroin I was getting from cartel. This drug has changed my life for the better in so many ways. The Germans know what's up. Im so glad they synthesized this drug for humanity. It has helped millions. All drugs should be decriminalized and we need to educate the youth about the dangers. Your always going to have people who abuse drugs illegal or not. Why not make it safe, pure and leave it up to the individual. After all it is our body. Nobody would have to rob or steal from their love ones and the power that drugs give the cartels and criminals would be crushed. Let's work together to do what's right for humanity. Change is hard but the easy way isn't always the best way. It's time for us to take the next step. THE WAR ON DRUGS IS AN ABSOLUTE FAILURE AND A NEVERENDING WAR. Read More Read Less

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Nevaeh | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
1/25/2022
Condition: Chronic Pain
Overall rating 4.7
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I started using this medication as I could no longer get prescribed Oxycodone due to a severe addiction and I was terrified of the opiate withdrawals. All I can say is WOW! First dose was 6mg and it stopped all my cravings for endone and I had no pain either. My doctor slowly increased my dose until I was on 21mg a day but I found that to be too high of a dose. I was nodding off at all times of the day and was struggling to stay awake past 5pm daily. I was also sleeping for 12 hours a night. So I asked my doctor to lower my dose. I am currently down to 18mg a day and still lowering my dose by 1mg per week as I really want to get off Methadone soon. I don't want to be reliant on it for the rest of my life. Even though I do suffer from chronic pain due to a failed spinal surgery, I don't want to be on methadone for the rest of my life. I just want to be clean and know that I do not need to be on any strong pain killers and that I can just maintain my pain with Panadol. I do highly recommend this drug for anyone with an addiction to opiates and who has chronic pain because methadone really does help with both of those issues but it is not a long term solution. Even though some people can be on it for decades, it really is not a good drug for your body long term. It can cause stomach ulcers, acne, severe dry skin, dry scalp/worse dandruff (if you had dandruff before taking this medication), tooth decay, constipation, difficulty urinating, lowered sex drive, depression, anxiety, loss of appetite, nausea, just to name a few. So by all means, start this medication as a short term solution and hopefully it helps you like it has helped me and we can all get off of using this medication with the least amount of side effects/withdrawals as possible.Read More Read Less

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Boycey | 35-44 | Male | On medication for 10 years or more |
12/17/2021
Condition: Prevention of Opiate Drug Abuse
Overall rating 4.0
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Been on meth for 20 years and it’s kept me out of jail, and have maintained employment. It’s a tried and tested product been used since the nazis run low on morphine and time and time again has always been the most understood safest no dangerous side effects I’ve experienced because is been tried and tested even before the Germans invaded Poland. There are other subutex, espanol and besponol now out with hardly any long term testing. It’s hit and miss and no fentonyl is now in the scene the blockers have no chance in preventing or blocking this new high potent drug. I feel it’s time to embrace the opiate and put the dealers out of business. Done in a safe clean environment the criminal element can be eliminated the drug controlled and due to its purity there will be no side effects as it’s the agents it’s cut with cause the real problems. Look to Switzerland and the 40% decrease in drug crime over night. Why spend government money on chasing the dealers when money can be saved or made keep patients safe and clean put them into work, educate the young impressionable leave it to the individual to come of opiates but best of all put them criminals out of business. It’s our choice let us make it but feel safe in doing so by removing the danger from it.Read More Read Less

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Anonymous | 25-34 | Male | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
12/11/2021
Condition: Prevention of Opiate Drug Abuse
Overall rating 4.0
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Methadone keeps me away from all other opiates and after 10 years of opiate addiction from norcos to fentanyl, I have found a way to live a normal life with 80 mg methadone daily. This is a very strong drug and must be respected, comes with side effects (itchiness, constipation, difficult to urinate) but these are things that I can live with. I am no longer putting my family second and wasting all of my money on drugs. I’ve tried subs, programs, religious rehabs, cold turkey, substitutions and Methadone is the only one that worked for the long haul.Read More Read Less

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Wakaflockadaaam | 19-24 | Male | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Caregiver
9/13/2021
Condition: Pain
Overall rating 4.3
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It was used to relieve pain from an injury, worked great, but it made me sick (marid) and nauseous—constipated and extra white skin. Also, the mind became of lesser function. Never abuse this medicine.

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Kh | 35-44 | On medication for 5 to less than 10 years | Patient
12/29/2020
Condition: Prevention of Opiate Drug Abuse
Overall rating 3.0
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I was on methadone for 9 years because of a Vicodin addiction do to my psoriatic arthritis I recently detox myself off of it I spent six days in bed but it was the best thing I ever did methadone helped me but I ended up using it as a crutch even though I have pain still the best thing I ever did was stop taking it. It gets into your bones. I was on 100mg for years and when i left and when went back I was on 53mg for the remaining 3 years Ann's noticed no difference. I could have been on a lower dose the entire time. It helped, however I wish I hadn't allowed myself to stay on it so long. I recommend if you need it please only makes it a temporary thing. It helped me out of my funk but it's not necessary for several years of long term use. Just be strong and realize you don't need a permanent crutch. It'll just hold you back in the long run. It did to me. And I'm happier off of methadone now than I was the past 9 years. I got through my stuff I may not have without it but I learned to deal without it and there ARE other options now that aren't so addictive. I was addicted to methadone just like the vicodin. I made a choice and am happier for it today. Read More Read Less

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Anonymous | 35-44 | On medication for 10 years or more | Patient
4/29/2020
Condition: Narcotic Addiction
Overall rating 5.0
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This medication has saved my life more than once. I love been sober (with methadone) for over 5 years. My addiction started with OxyContin in the late 90â??s and quickly switched to heroin. Methadone gave me a chance to live a â??normalâ? life. I recommend this drug to anyone who has had multiple relapses. Itâ??s not recommended as a first option to treating opioid addiction.

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Anonymous | 25-34 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
1/28/2020
Condition: Narcotic Addiction
Overall rating 5.0
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I have been dosing for over two months now. Best decision I've ever made. I haven't had any craving for heroin at all.

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Anonymous | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
12/23/2019
Condition: Chronic Pain
Overall rating 5.0
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Began treatment after all other pain medications ceased to work. This med is so long acting, I don't experience any "highs" or "lows". Benefits my chronic pain due to joint damage and surgical trauma. Highly recommend this medicine

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Anonymous | 45-54 | On medication for 5 to less than 10 years | Patient
2/1/2019
Condition: Chronic Pain
Overall rating 5.0
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Methadone is a Godsend!! I have tried and got addicted to opioids. They did not work after a while. Took more and more and the pain was still there. I take 20 mg 2 x a day for chronic back pain and I now have my life back. My quality of life has come back and I can do things that I have not been able to do in years. I have been taken methadone for about 5 years now. I am a U.S.citizenliving in Mexico so medication is easier to get and cheaper, even with my insurance co-pay. About $150 usd for a 2 - 3 month supply. Doctor prescription IS required in Mexico for methadone.Read More Read Less

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William | 35-44 | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
12/21/2018
Condition: Chronic Pain
Overall rating 5.0
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I have had a lumbar spine injury that has damaged my spinal nerves and affected my spinal cord. There area lot of highly overpriced newer time released meds that just don't work,but methadone is by far the most effective longest Lasting(in it's plain Form)and cheapest of all narcotic analgesics.If you have a severe chronic pain don't even waste your time with the newer overpriced crap their putting on the market and pushing doctors to prescribe.methadone is an old drug(been around since the 1950s)and is still the best, I know because I've tried everything else. Read More Read Less

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Anonymous | 45-54 | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
5/16/2018
Condition: Prevention of Opiate Drug Abuse
Overall rating 5.0
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I have been taking 70 mg of methadone for 2 months now and it is a miracle medication to be able to completely release me from my herion addiction and makes all the cravings completely disappear I have not even thought of herion not once since the first dose I was administered and am living a normal happy fully functioning life that I had thought would never be possible for me and it is covered by Medicaid and private insurance. It saved my life

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moochykatt | 55-64 | On medication for 5 to less than 10 years | Patient
11/16/2017
Condition: Chronic Pain
Overall rating 5.0
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I have Fibromyalgia, and after going to several doctors, (whom thought I was just seeking out drugs). I found a wonderful doctor who's wife also had FM, so he treated me, I started on Hydrocodone, but they was not working very well after about 5 yrs, so my doctor suggested Methadone and wow what a difference! I've been on it now for about 8 years and it's still working great, I even lowered my dose alittle and am still doing great! of course I have my bad days due to weather, stress, etc, but that will happen! With people seeking drugs, it's difficult for people like us that need it, to get a script!So if a dr. doesn't believe you, keep trying, we chronic pain sufferers deserve to get some relief and lead a productive life!Read More Read Less

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Ned | 65-74 | Male | On medication for 10 years or more | Patient
8/31/2017
Condition: Symptoms from Stopping Treatment with Opioid Drugs
Overall rating 3.0
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I've been taking pain meds for 40 years due to a industrial accident in 1978. I didn't start the methadone until 25 years ago, they started me on 40mg a day worked very good. After a auto accident, A different Doctor moved me up to 120mg because of a neck injury for around 6 years then decided to start taking me down to 40 mg a day. I was getting by with that and a breakthrough med, but wasn't able to get out and enjoy the things I did when on the higher dose. The middle of this month "Aug" he tells me he's not going to give me anymore methadone or breakthrough meds because of a new law that was passed a few months back. Now I am having restless legs, pain has came back, no sleep for 4 nights, so I'm in a heck of a mess now. Tried to get in a pain management, they said he should have referred me. Don't know what to do next. It gets worse every day. If you have a doctor, that will offer it, and you and need it, it works very well.Read More Read Less

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Timothy57 | 25-34 | On medication for 10 years or more | Patient
6/7/2017
Condition: Chronic Pain
Overall rating 5.0
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I don't understand why other physicians say that it is not the best salutation to treating chronic pain? I can take it one or two times a day and I'm well enough to function daily basis things with out being sleepy or druggie! I feel normal and able to get things done! I mean you got these methadone CLINICS! Why can't I people like me get it without going to a clinic and paying 600 a month? I've been in pain management for 17 years! All I've been is jerked around to the point of insanity! I NEED HELP? Read More Read Less

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Sunnygrl2015 | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
2/19/2017
Condition: Chronic Pain
Overall rating 5.0
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I have had much pain relief from using methadone. I just do not like going to a Methadone Clinic on a daily basis to get my daily dose. I can't get take homes because I am a pot smoker, which also helps with the pain as well.

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