Methadone: A Flicker Of Light In The Dark
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hart_se




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Location : Ocala, Florida
Registration date : 2014-07-18

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PostSubject: Weight Gain and Dose Increase   Weight Gain and Dose Increase EmptySun Jul 27, 2014 9:51 pm

I was having cravings and was at 70 mgs, and I started having the physical withdraw symptoms about 8 hours after my dose and then later in the night having drug dreams, cravings etc. My counselor asked me why my dose needed to go up and what I was doing or happened to increase my metabolism of the methadone. Well I have gained 20 pounds and also started an exercise regimen, it is also Summer in Florida and I have been sweating my ass off in this heat. My counselor said that being in the heat does not increase methadone metabolism that it is a MYTH and that gaining 20 pounds would not be a good reason for increasing my dose either. She also said that she didn't think that my exercise regimen was strenuous enough to warrant an increase. Well why, pray tell, am I having the withdrawal symptoms, nausea, muscle cramps, cravings, sweating, chills/fever, and yawning, tears etc. The nurse that doses me agreed that I needed to increase my dose 10 mgs to 80mg (i usually do 5 mg at first but she said since my dose wasn't lasting at least 12 hrs I should go ahead with 10mg). Why would my counselor and nurse have such divergent opinions on my dose being stable or needing to be increased???

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hart_se




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Number of posts : 3
Location : Ocala, Florida
Registration date : 2014-07-18

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PostSubject: Re: Weight Gain and Dose Increase   Weight Gain and Dose Increase EmptySun Jul 27, 2014 9:53 pm

BTW I was approved for my dose and have been stable at 80 mgs for 3 weeks now.
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Number of posts : 484
Age : 65
Location : Vermont
Registration date : 2009-03-05

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PostSubject: Re: Weight Gain and Dose Increase   Weight Gain and Dose Increase EmptyWed Aug 27, 2014 5:50 pm

To answer your first question above. I'll bet the nurse is more experienced at this type of thing than your counselor. Most counselors, not all but a great deal of them don't really have a lot of experience with Methadone. Counseling yes- but not all have been in the business of dealing with Methadone patients. I wish more would take the time to educate themselves on the subject. Not only would it make their jobs a little easier but it sure would help out the patients they deal with. Ignorance is no excuse.
I am glad to hear that you were able to obtain your increase and are feeling better.
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Location : South
Registration date : 2016-09-03

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PostSubject: Re: Weight Gain and Dose Increase   Weight Gain and Dose Increase EmptyTue Sep 13, 2016 6:51 am

Glad you got your dose increase. I just asked for an increase and got my take homes taken away Sad
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PostSubject: Re: Weight Gain and Dose Increase   Weight Gain and Dose Increase EmptyThu Dec 22, 2016 8:28 pm

That's crazy. What was the reason they gave you for taking your take homes away?
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