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I have been prescribed a medication and I am scared of taking it

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Strong98

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I am 72. I am suffering from extreme sleep deprivation due to PLMD, a movement disorder that I didn't know I had until recently. I have had methadone prescribed, the dose is 5 mg. I am terrified to take it. Can I cut a pill up into quarters? What will I feel like after taking it? They gave it to me because Gabapentin didn't help. Thank you for any help or advice you might give me. (sorry if I have posted this in the wrong place)
 
Northerngyal said:
Were you able to take the methadone and find some relief?
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Thank you so much for asking. The NP instead gave me short-acting oxycodone 5 mg to take at night for the PLMD and it was awful, it kept me up all night, gave me itching and was all round a bad night. I wont try that again. They say Methadone low dose helps but I'm kind of afraid to take that now, too. I'm not opiate-naive, I often take 2.5 mg of oxycodone for pain during the day, but I've never taken it at night!
 
You can always try taking a pill splitter and cutting it in half just for starts to ease your way in. I would say 5 mg is enough to make you feel high if you don't have any history of taking opioid drugs but it isn't going to wack you out or anything and your body will get used to it. But taking half will ease you in if it worries you
 
Oops! I see your reply now. But if you tolerate 2.5 mg of oxy in the day, surely there must be some sort of dosage to work at night. But oxycodone is stimulating for some people and I can see that bothering your sleep. It made my mother in law see demons and hell fire. Maybe methadone is better? Interesting question.
Good luck! Sounds unpleasant
 
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Strong98 said:
I am 72. I am suffering from extreme sleep deprivation due to PLMD, a movement disorder that I didn't know I had until recently. I have had methadone prescribed, the dose is 5 mg. I am terrified to take it. Can I cut a pill up into quarters? What will I feel like after taking it? They gave it to me because Gabapentin didn't help. Thank you for any help or advice you might give me. (sorry if I have posted this in the wrong place)
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sure you can start off with a lower dose. Get a pill cutter they are cheap if you need one. Start with a half pill and see how that goes. You can always go up on your dose.
 
Strong98 said:
Thank you so much for asking. The NP instead gave me short-acting oxycodone 5 mg to take at night for the PLMD and it was awful, it kept me up all night, gave me itching and was all round a bad night. I wont try that again. They say Methadone low dose helps but I'm kind of afraid to take that now, too. I'm not opiate-naive, I often take 2.5 mg of oxycodone for pain during the day, but I've never taken it at night!
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You don't like Oxy....trust me, that is a plus. I had taken Oxy several times for surgeries and never really got high from it. Around the age of 61 I finally took enough to get high and boy...I loved it. Fortunately, I never have gotten hooked, although I did develop a mild Kratom addiction. I tapered down my Kratom use from 5 grams a day to 1.5 because I have a major surgery coming up and I don't want to get hooked on Oxy.

But count yourself luck for not liking Oxy.
 
chippermonk said:
You can always try taking a pill splitter and cutting it in half just for starts to ease your way in. I would say 5 mg is enough to make you feel high if you don't have any history of taking opioid drugs but it isn't going to wack you out or anything and your body will get used to it. But taking half will ease you in if it worries you
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Psynaught said:
You don't like Oxy....trust me, that is a plus. I had taken Oxy several times for surgeries and never really got high from it. Around the age of 61 I finally took enough to get high and boy...I loved it. Fortunately, I never have gotten hooked, although I did develop a mild Kratom addiction. I tapered down my Kratom use from 5 grams a day to 1.5 because I have a major surgery coming up and I don't want to get hooked on Oxy.

But count yourself luck for not liking Oxy.
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But that's the problem - I do like Oxy, but only during the daytime. I have lung disease and a tiny bit of Oxy gives me big energy and eases my breathing. But apparently I can't take it at night as it keeps me awake! Anyway all bets are off now because I have just started LDN for the lung disease and you can't take any oxy with that
 
Strong98 said:
Thank you so much for asking. The NP instead gave me short-acting oxycodone 5 mg to take at night for the PLMD and it was awful, it kept me up all night, gave me itching and was all round a bad night. I wont try that again. They say Methadone low dose helps but I'm kind of afraid to take that now, too. I'm not opiate-naive, I often take 2.5 mg of oxycodone for pain during the day, but I've never taken it at night!
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Oh I’m sorry to hear that that the opiates aren’t working for you. I take diphenhydramine when I can’t sleep and it works like a charm every time and no itchiness. Just 1. I wonder what the dr will try now that you aren’t liking the oxy? Keep us updated :) I hope you can get a good nights sleep soon.
 
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