Good response Mary.
Dew! I'm happy for you!

If she gets sick from her meds, call the Doctor! Doesn't she suffer enough? The meds are to reduce that!

Lots of ins. companies are trying to get their patients onto methadone, because it's very inexpensive. I've been on it since about 90-91, through different dosages, and it must be treated with respect, (No different than any of the meds in this discussion).
Some people get upset about the label's that have been attached to it (because of it's use for heroin addiction, that's the point, no high).
For me, it's effective, it doesn't wear off, i.e. I don't have to raise my dosage because time has gone by. I only need take some miralax with it, as I've gotten more sedentary.

Wish all the best!

Pete
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