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What is Methadone?
Methadone is a synthetic drug (opiate). It also happens to be a superb and most efficacious medication for treatment of intractable pain (end-of-life, ie Cancer).
Use of Methadone is controlled under strict prescription guidelines.
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See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Reasons Taken
59 patients in the community are taking or have taken Methadone.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
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| Pain | 27 | 45% |
| Other | 18 | 30% |
| Peripheral neuritis (neuropathy) | 3 | 5% |
| chronic pain | 3 | 5% |
| Pain and stiffness, feet | 1 | 1% |
| Back pain | 1 | 1% |
| General health | 1 | 1% |
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Methadone or how long patients were taking Methadone before stopping.
Currently taking Methadone
Stopped taking Methadone
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 9 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 100% | 2 |
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Pain
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 11% | 1 |
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| Moderate | 33% | 3 |
| Mild | 11% | 1 |
| None | 44% | 4 |
Top reported side-effects include: Constipation, emotional withdrawlness, sleepiness
Summary results are based on 9 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 9)
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- jillwagner
- Sex: F
- Left Eye: mild
- Right Eye: none
- Sensation: moderate
- Overall: none
- Swallowing: mild
- Arms: none
- Legs: none
- Bladder/Bowel: none
- Spinal Cord: none
- NMO-igG positive
- See profile
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by jillwagner
Sep 27, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Peripheral neuritis (neuropathy)
- Advice/Tips
- I would not recommend any narcotic., if you can help it. My new neuro is trying to find the proper medication so that he can taper me off of it. In my beginning stages I was given every drug from morphine to a pain patch and methadone was the only drug that worked for me. As of yet I have not had any side effects, and hope I continue this way until I can get off. For I am so tired of taking medication.
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
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- kimberely4
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: mild
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
- See profile
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by kimberely4
Apr 02, 2003
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsSevere
- Pain
- Advice/Tips
- don't take it
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks