I have been taking methadone for pain for a little less than a year now. I've had to up my dossage for a while now to try and control my pain. and it jsut does not seem to be taking away all of my pain. so the dr and i decided that maybe we should try something else but you have to wheen off of the methadone first. so i was taking one pill away every 5 days. and that is what i did. I was doing great untill we got down to 2 pills day. i was taking them at bedtime and then all of a sudden the pain jsut got so over whelming that i could not take so i caved in and took some. I had to get rid of the pain. it was uncontrollable, i could not function it was so bad. I could not eat I could not talk the pain in my face was so bad, I have tmjd very bad. and then my back was so bad that i could not get out of bed I was in tears it was os bad.

I jsut want to know if this is common? I do not believe it was withdrawl, i believe it was pain, and i was not taking any pain meds.

If it was pain then how do i change meds or are you just stuck with the drug that you are on? any info that anyone could share with me, I would greatly appreciate.

thanks
sharon

Hi, Sharon...

I was only on methadone for a short time, but I've been on other strong pain meds off and on for nearly five years, and I've never experienced the kind of pain that you are describing when I went off any particular narcotic.

Why is it that your doc can't prescribe a break-through pain killer for you to take for your facial and back pain while you wean off of the methadone? When I was taking methadone, I was also given dilaudid for B/T pain. It might be helpful to ask your doctor about that.

I didn't get very good pain relief from methadone, which is why I went off it. I hope you manage to get this sorted out and find something which will give your better relief.

Idealist