Hey there,

I switched pms about 3 months ago and he wanted to try me on methadone. I was very scared at first, however, the morphine wasnt working and all the other meds had stopped working so I thought I would give it a try. So far, it has been the best pain medicine I have tried. Im still at a lower dose, I take 10mg every 8 hours, but that is all I need. I have my norco for breakthrough pain, which I dont use as much and I have titrated down on the others because the methadone is taking alot of the pain away. Make sure your pm is knowledgable about methadone pain mgmt, the pill is constructed in such a way that it has a very long half life. So you have to take it just as prescribed to be safe, normally they will start you off at a very low dose, even if you were on a higher dose of another opiod. Just make sure you dont take more then is prescribed. Sometimes it takes a week or a few days to get the pain relief, so make sure you dont double up on those days because you havent felt the full effect yet. I understand why you would be worried, trust me I felt the same way! But Im telling you from my personal experience, it has been the best pain relief. It also has very few noticeable side effects, you can keep it at a low dosage for awhile, and it is dirt cheap!
Just do some research and ask your dr any questions, Im sure he can help you feel better about trying it.

I hope this helps, if you have any questions about my experience, feel free to pm me!

Hugs
Shannon