Hi all.

Has anyone ever has joint pain begin or increase while on methadone?

Background- two herniated discs, peroneal nerve damage and chronic pain syndrome; trigeminal neuralgia, chronic headaches (CPH)


Anyway, been on methadone for a little over a month now, currently taking 10mg 4x daily, Percocet 7.5/500mg 3x daily and Tramadol 100mg 2-3x daily for 'breakthrough' -- all of these are supposed to be for my back and leg pain from the discs and sciatica.

Over the past two or three days, I've been having some seriously intense joint pain, mostly in my left wrist, both hands, elbows, shoulders, knees and ankles, and some minor swelling in both hands.

Never really had joint pain before, though fibromyalgia does run in my family, along the maternal side, so I've been told that I'm pre-disposed to it...
I've heard that a trauma or accident can trigger fibromyalgia in those who've never before experienced it, and I'm wondering if that may be the case now?

BUT, the timing is a tad suspect, since the accident itself took place more than 3 years ago.- and I've just been taking the methadone for about 6 weeks.

Has anyone ever had joint pain or inflammation as a result of methadone treatment?