Methadone Side Effects?

Question by NeverCloneAnotherLikeThis: methadone side effects?
I just started taking methadone for chronic pain and when i say just started i literally mean im writing this after taking my first dose of four, five milligram pills about two hours ago So starting with my vision, my eyesight is extremely blurry and out of focus, Id say its mostly out of focus. Its extremely hard to read anything on my laptop screen or phone screen without trying extremely hard to focus or moving it closer to or further away from me. There also seems to be motion trails after peoples heads when they move them or wave a hand or something. It also seems that intermittently straight lines become wavy.
Now for hearing, the best way i can describe it would be that my ears are “fluxing”. Its a very weird sensation it feels sort of like my ears are straining and then they make a sort of fluxing sound. I know thats the worst description in the world but its all ive got im sorry.

Another side effect im wondering about it something listed as “lesser state of consciousness”. I had no idea what this could possibly mean until i started to experience it, or well at least i think im experiencing it: During conversation i can be completely sure we were talking about one thing and mention something that correlates to that topic and then seconds later realize that it had nothing to do with anything that was said even though i could have sworn on my life that wed been having a full on conversation about it. Things like that and another example of something specific would be earlier i was sitting at my desk reading something on facebook, closed my eyes for a few seconds, had like a semi dream type of thing where i was looking at a picture of a picnic and then i opened my eyes and picked up a random piece of paper that at the time i thought was the picture from when i had my eyes closed and i had actually stood up and made it about halfway down the hallway before i realized that i was holding a paper towel and whoever i intended to ask about the picnic picture would have surely thought i was going completely insane.

So my question here is, is all of this normal?! It seems as if im rather ****** up off my methadone, im not gonna lie it is pretty pleasurable but are all these side effects nothing to worry about or what do they mean? im kind of just in awe at how effected i am by this medication.

Best answer:

Answer by Nancy
I am taking methadone for chronic pain as well. Right now I take 50 mg. twice a day and 25 mg. in the afternoon.

When I first started, I took 5 mg. twice a day, AND I HAD EXACTLY THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS YOU! I know exactly what you mean by your ears “fluxing” (good word!) and all the other stuff.

I am trying to remember because it was a year ago – but I think it took about 10 days to feel normal again. And then it wasn’t enough. I needed more for the pain.

Don’t be scared, okay? It does go away. I hope you can read this right now.

Email me if you get scared – I will write you through it, okay? And don’t worry, it goes away. Honestly!

Nancy

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