Methadone for back pain

[get_lo]

Hello everyone! Ok, so I'm going to be seeing a new Dr. soon because I just moved out of state and anyway, I used to be prescribed a low dose of methadone 10mg 1x a day. It was for Methadone Maintenance, but the whole time I was taking them, I noticed how they really helped with my back and neck pains. I have scoliosis, which is kinda why I've had an opiate history. After I was completely weened off methadone, I started using morphine and oxy and diluadid shots, but have been clean for 3 months from the needle. But would it be wise to ask for a low dose of methadone because it did help with my pain and also eliminated any cravings which I still get sometimes. Please let me know what you think or any advice would be appreciated! Thanks

 

[Amaraline]

In my experience, methadone is great for chronic pain. However, I was up to 100mg/day, and getting off meth I found to be extremely difficult. I would talk to as many meth users (current and former) as you can to get as many opinions as possible. Good luck!

 

[get_lo]

In my experience, methadone is great for chronic pain. However, I was up to 100mg/day, and getting off meth I found to be extremely difficult. I would talk to as many meth users (current and former) as you can to get as many opinions as possible. Good luck!

Thank you!

 

[ovo1024]

I want to add that I've taken methadone recreationally about 2 times a week and noticed tolerance rises quickly. At first 20mg gave me a decent high not nodding but felt pretty good. A month later I take 40mg to get a good high and have even debated taking more than that..also I've never been dependent on opiates so this is all just from recreational use

 

[bingey]

Recreationally tolerance might rise fast but for pain and wd methadone actually has a mechanism that bother opioid lack which causes tolerance to remain more or less constant this is one of the reasons why it is used for maintenanfe