Methadone - Sunshine

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Hi Sunshine,

Methadone is definitely a narcotic - regulated just

like Demerol or Morphine - but with a prejudice factor

that other narcotics don't necessarily have. Many

people, if you tell them you are on Methadone, assume

you are a drug addict in treatment. It is long-acting,

inexpensive and very effective for some people.

If youdidn't respond to it before it could be that they just

didn't find the right doseage or for whatever reason

it's just not the drug for you. If you go in asking to

try a particular drug, some MD's will see that as

drug-seeking behavior, something none of us need. In

my experience, most pain doctors have a regimen or two

of drugs that they prefer to use because they have the

most experience with them. A new doc will most likely

stay within his comfort zone in prescribing.

Just my experience ; )

Willow