I Been on Oxycountin for Pain Does Antbody No How Good Methadone Helps Pain?
Question by mcclurelamar: I been on oxycountin for pain does antbody no how good methadone helps pain?
my insurance is not going to cover my ocycountin next year not even the generic I been on oxycountin for 15 years for I had 4 surgerys on my wrist and for tri nerljia and for mirgrains that last days at a time my insurance said they cover morphine and methadone cut I not able to take morphine I have a reaction to it wanted to ask if anybody else has tried methadone for pain hoe effivtiive it is I dont wont to get high just something to controll my pain I no alot of doctors frown on you being on it they treat you like a drug addicit need some advise seems to me that your insurance should not be sble to tell your doctor what how to treat you but in my case they are and I cant get help paying for my oxycountin because I do have insurance unless someone knows how I can get help even though I have insurance thanks for any help or advise i going to dr on the 20 dont no ehat I should do thanks
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Answer by Andy
Methadone blocks the effects of opiate narcotics in the brain. Its only use is to reduce withdrawal symptoms associated with stopping opiate type drugs such as morphine, heroin and oxycontin. It will not stop the pain. Prolonged use of the opiate analgesics is not recommended and your doctor should have tried to find something else to relieve the pain years ago. If there is nothing that can relieve the pain, then you might be a candidate for surgery. Good luck.
Answer by rxtech03
None of the insurances are covering the oxycontin and they took the generic off the market. Methodone is a very good drug at controling pain and it does not make you feel high. The pharmacy I work at give out about 12,000 a month! Hope you find something that works.
Most patients I have talked to said it did not make them tired, I was taking 10mg and fell asleep standing, sitting, in the car–I begged my Dr. to give me something else, he had me cut to 5mg and I still fell asleep at work or where ever I was. I had to take my husband, son, and brother in to Dr. and they told him I was going to kill someone or myself because I kept falling asleep. Have you ever heard of Kadian? That’s what I take, and I love it. Kills the pain and is slow release, so I don’t feel high or sleepy. Might check on that.