Hi all! I apologize if I just sent this as a message instead of posting on the wall. I'm still new to this site. I have GN and after trying every opiate and other pain relievers with no pain relief, my doctor has prescribed a lower than therapeutic dose of Methadone. I was wondering what dose was effective for those of you that have been on it? My doctor does not have a lot of experience in pain management, and seems to appreciate my research, plus I feel like I'm doing something proactive rather than sitting and screaming in pain. What worked for you? Thanks so much!
Hi,
Methadone helped me incredibly. I wrote about my experience under another discussion here about methadone.
Thank you so much for response. I am glad to hear you were able to get some pain relief, and that I have a better idea what amount provided some pain relief. I was given nothing for breakthrough pain and started at 15 mg/day. I've been incredibly miserable. Back to the doctor this week to get the dose increased.
facepainkaren said:
Hi,
Methadone helped me incredibly. I wrote about my experience under another discussion here about methadone.
RueAnn,
Was your dose increased? Is it helping?
10 mg 3 times a day with ibuprofen for breakthrough pain. It helps more than the 15 mg, but I'm still in really awful pain, with two weeks to go til surgery. It definitely does not last for 8 hours as the doctor said it would.
I'm sorry to hear that. Did you discuss something stronger for breakthrough pain?
I did indeed, and he is opting out of helping me as he is no longer comfortable prescribing pain meds. What a guy. He didn't bother to call back after my husband had a seizure on meds he prescribed. Going to a pain management doctor tomorrow, and I'm sincerely hoping he can help me with the horrid pain until surgery. Thanks for checking in!
Sounds like a terrible doctor. I wish you luck tomorrow. Hopefully the new doctor will be much better and prescribe something that actually helps.
The new pain management rocks- and then he said he'd be retiring soon. Crud. Well, at least he increased methadone, changed the muscle relaxer and recommended several natural remedies. Thankfully it ought to be enough to try to get me through til the 9th!
Have a great weekend!