Question by KellyAnne: taking 5mg of methadone 3 times a day?
im taking 5mg of methadone 3 times a day to get off of vicodin. I am not taking any vicodin at all. . . just the methadone. People keep telling me how dangerous it is, but im only taking 15mg in one day, 5mg morning, 5mg afternoon and 5mg at night.

I hear so much about how dangerous it is, but really at a low does like this i should be fine, right? u guess um just asking since im new to taking it.

its used for chronic nerve pain that i have

thanks

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Answer by Tina
GET OFF THE METHADONE. if your doctor prescribed it to you -GET OFF! my boyfriend was put on methadone to get off morphine. he has had 2 spinal fusion back surgeries to date and was addicted to morphine after both of them. he was given methadone. its not that the chemical components of methadone are so harmful to your body (that is not the case at all), the problem arises when you try to get off the methadone. I am a PA and have worked in medicine all my lift and i have NEVER seen anything worst than methadone detox/withdrawal. a percentage of people have such a difficult time getting off of it that it is easier for them to stay on it for the rest of their lives. Vicodin would be much easier to ween yourself off of and titrate down if you are under the care of a physician and he is monitoring you closely.

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