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Methadone for WD's

kunmo

kunmo

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Hey Guys and Gals....

Quick couple of Q's....

So if im doing about 45-60MG of Opana (Intranasal not oral) how much methadone (in pill form) would i need to stop WD's..... ?

I have the 10MG methadone pills and im not trying to get buzzed or high just trying to prevent going into terrible hydro-morphone WD's... lol....

Would i need to eat 10MG's or 20MG's or 30MG's etc... i heard you can snort methdone pills but im going to eat them in the hopes of making them last as long as humanly possible. Also, i heard they take about 45mins to an hour to hit you....


So anyone know what a good amount (in the form of 10MG pills) of Methadone would be to prevent Opana WD's??

Thanks in advance!!
 
I would start with a lower dosage (10mg or so) and then see how they make you feel. You can work your way up from there.

Take a look at the Bluelight Opiate Chart, but remember that methdone is potent orally and people's reactions vary from person to person, which is why I'm recommending that you start with a lower dosage.

Methadone takes a very very long time (sometimes much longer than 45 minutes, as long as two hours or more, so just because nothing's happening after an hour or so, it doesn't mean you should dose more just yet).

Just go up until your withdrawals are at bay. Methadone takes a long time to kick in, and is very long lasting, so just make sure you play it safe and wait a good two hours between increasing doses.
 
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10mg works for me. I do the same amount of opana daily and more recreationally. Try 10 unless you don't have enough. Otherwise start at 5. Don't snort the methadone, it burns like a bitch.
 
will the 10MG last me a whole day or will i have to dose more than once?


I looked at the chart and from what i can gather (i could be retarded) 5-10MG of methadone = 7.5-15MG of hydromorphone... with that in mind 10MG doesnt seem like enough.... am i wrong?

Thanks again Neighborhood and Vio.... as always its always good to hear from you VIO!
 
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Methadone last up to or past 24 hours. It has a very long half life. Ive taken it twice at the 5mg dose & it was enough for me but I wasnt doing 40 to 60 mgs of Opana either. I would say start with 10mgs & wait about 4 hours because it takes about 4 hours to peak. If you need more, I would dose after 5 hours at 5mg dosage.
 
opana is oxymorphone, so your conversion would be wrong..............
 
Anyone else think that 10MG is a good dose?? Im thinking ill need 20MG and since i have to wait so long for it to peak i would rather not have to redose and wait another 4 hours...


You guys think 20MG will be good?
 
First off, opana is oxymorphone. Secondly, I highly doubt that 10mg of methadone would help much with your withdrawals if you are using nearly 60mg of oxymorphone daily. You are going to need at least 20mg, maybe even more.
 
BIGsherm7272 said:
First off, opana is oxymorphone. Secondly, I highly doubt that 10mg of methadone would help much with your withdrawals if you are using nearly 60mg of oxymorphone daily. You are going to need at least 20mg, maybe even more.
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I have done it on 10-20mg, dosing more than 60mg of oxymorphone daily. Methadone isn't perfect but it will help.
 
im not trying to feel great just be able to get some sleep and avoid the RLS and restless body type thing...

so if 10MG will do that great but 20MG seems more realistic....

I also have some shitty OP (Oxycotin OP) lying around... is it okay to mix Methadone and the OP or will the methadone counteract or over power the OP??? Or will the combo of methadone and OP help with the WD's?


Also i know snorting methadone burns but how much quicker will the onset be when snorted instead of eaten??
 
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Stick with oral, start with 10 and then work your way up.

Methadone is quite variable when it comes to how it affects people. I would save those OPs for a rainy day. :)
 
10mg is plenty enough to kill off WD and keep you str8. whatever MG dose of opana you are doing, for example if ur doing 40mgs OPANA daily, its eqivalent to an OXY 80 daily...standard dose of methadone is 25mg for withdrawl, and a booster dose of 10mg later that day. lucky for you oxy has a super short half life =severe wiithdrawl but doesnt last too many days compared to most opiates, so taking methadone for 2-3 days in a row at 20mgs a day is enough to kick your opana habit, methadone has a long half life so it will keep u out of withdrawl for several days, just use as needed as methadone WD can occur, which is a bitch.
 
Methadone is stronger than a lot of people realize. Be careful and like other people have said, please be aware that it is long-acting, think about that before you decide to increase the dose. When people are put on methadone maintenance they are increased extremely slowly. I never got more than 5mg increases every other day. So when you hear of people on high doses, they weren't put on that amount right away. Also, methadone itself is not fun to be addicted to either, so I think your plan of using only enough to feel OK and not great is a good plan, so stick to it! And methadone won't give you a rush like other opiates, it is meant to be used orally and will work just fine that way, so don't even bother trying to use it any other way. Good luck and be careful!
 
I would start with 20mg from day one, because that will take away withdrawls but also kill your craving to do opiates, 10mgs will take away MOST of withdrawls but it wont kill your craving to go out and get high.. Try 20 for the first two days once a day than slowly keep lowering dose, skipping days if possible, only take them if your withdrawling or feeling like using one more time wont be a problem.. POP A DOOONE! Good Luck to you, Opana withdrawl is fucking horrible.. a lot worse than oxycodone, because of it's super synthisized properties.. If you feel you cant get enough on your own and have health insurance, it may not hurt to join a Suboxone Maintainance Program..
 
Usually at methadone maintenance they start you off at 15mg. I didn't start to feel some relief from my habit until I got to 30mg. Still at that dose I didn't have complete relief. I don't know if you will need this much as I was on large quantities of heroin and oxycodone. At the right dose you should be rid of withdrawals for 24 hours.
 
try just eating 10mg at a time. the idea here is to shoot low as possible. even if 10 get you totally well, if its just very minor WD's (more like cravings, that makes it seem like youre sick), stick it out, your 'done will last longer, and you wont get super sick after you run out.

but if youre still dying after taking 10mg, waiting a good 2 hours for full effects, try another 10mg.
 
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