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Any one taking Methadone Should get help to get off it
Jan 19 2008, 8:20 PM EST
y 2006, the situation had become so severe the Food and Drug Administration issued a public health warning about methadone. Here’s what it said:





Patients should take methadone exactly as prescribed. Bigger doses can slow or stop breathing and can be fatal.

Patients taking methadone should not start or stop taking other medications or dietary supplements without talking to their health care provider. Taking other medicines or dietary supplements may reduce pain relief. They may also cause a toxic build-up of methadone.

Trouble signs: difficulty breathing, extreme fatigue or sleepiness, blurred vision, inability to think, talk or walk normally, feeling faint, dizzy or confused. If these signs occur, patients should get immediate medical help.



Many people think that because methadone is prescribed by a doctor, it’s safe. The statistics tell us something else. Whether you’re taking methadone as treatment for heroin addiction or for pain – which is what the majority of prescriptions are for these days – and even if you don’t think you have a methadone addiction, you might want to consider other options. Methadone detox in a facility capable of handling prescription drug addiction is the place to start. Technorati Tags: methadone detox, methadone addiction, prescription drug addiction


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