Guest guest Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 Hello Everyone, I am simply sharing the information that I have learned from people who are working with methadone. Methadone in smaller doses will not block the opiates,but when given to heroin addicts, they do a plasma level on them to make sure it will in fact block the urge and the high from heroin or any other opiates. I suggested getting the information from a methadone clinic since they specialize in methadone and I would believe they may have the most up to date information on it. I also suggest they try their prescribing Dr. as well for information reagarding interactions with other medications they may be taking. I agree that the members of this group should try to get as much information as possible on all of the medications we take, from as manyresources as they can. All of the medications that we are dealing withcan be very dangerous and can have severe side effects or interactions with other medications. There is a Methadone clinic (which I will not disclose the name of) that does prescribe Klonopin to a lot of its consumers who are all addicts and I dealt with this first hand with a very close friend of mine. It was when my friend tried to switch clinics, to a more convenient location, it was at that time we were told that they would not be accepted as long as they continued on the Klonopin, because it can be fatal combining the two. Again, I am notsure if there is a certain dose of either of the two that would cause this ornot. It was the professionals at the clinic who deal with methadone everyday who gave me this information, so I felt compelled to let everyone know, just in case. I searched the web today myself as well and on the site http://www.thebody.com it states the following: Combining benzodiazepines with alcohol can be life threatening. Alcoholintensifies the sedative effect of the benzodiazepam, which can lead to coma or death. Benzodiazepines can also interact with opiates such as heroin, methadone or OxyContin (oxycodone) to cause increased, possibly lethal sedation. Again, I am no professional on the subject but I am just trying to relayinformation that I have to others so no-one gets harmed in anyway by mixingmedication. Take Care All! Gentle ((hugs)) to everyone! Sheri -PA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 Hello Everyone, I am simply sharing the information that I have learned from people who are working with methadone. Methadone in smaller doses will not block the opiates, but when given to heroin addicts, they do a plasma level on them to make sure it will in fact block the urge and the high from heroin or any other opiates. I suggested getting the information from a methadone clinic since they specialize in methadone and I would believe they may have the most up to date information on it. I also suggest they try their prescribing Dr. as well for information reagarding interactions with other medications they may be taking. I agree that the members of this group should try to get as much information as possible on all of the medications we take, from as many resources as they can. All of the medications that we are dealing with can be very dangerous and can have severe side effects or interactions with other medications. There is a Methadone clinic (which I will not disclose the name of) that does prescribe Klonopin to a lot of its consumers who are all addicts and I dealt with this first hand with a very close friend of mine. It was when my friend tried to switch clinics, to a more convenient location, it was at that time we were told that they would not be accepted as long as they continued on the Klonopin, because it can be fatal combining the two. Again, I am not sure if there is a certain dose of either of the two that would cause this or not. It was the professionals at the clinic who deal with methadone everyday who gave me this information, so I felt compelled to let everyone know, just in case. I searched the web today myself as well and on the site http://www.thebody.com it states the following: Combining benzodiazepines with alcohol can be life threatening. Alcohol intensifies the sedative effect of the benzodiazepam, which can lead to coma or death. Benzodiazepines can also interact with opiates such as heroin, methadone or OxyContin (oxycodone) to cause increased, possibly lethal sedation. Again, I am no professional on the subject but I am just trying to relay information that I have to others so no-one gets harmed in anyway by mixing medication. Take Care All! Gentle ((hugs)) to everyone! Sheri -PA ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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