Re: to Shari re: methadone Shari, Joanne...

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Joanne, I've been on Methadone before too. I only took 5mg 2xday.

It KILLED my stomach. I had so much pain I thought there must be

holes in my stomach. I had to go off of it and the doctor changed me

to Oxycontin 20mg 3xday. Methadone is much stronger and lasts longer

than the Oxy. Then I changed doctors and he put me on MS Contin. I

take 30mg 2-3Xday and it is working really good. I actually get pain

relief. This is the best pain med I've tried so far. I guess

everyone's system is different. Mine is always weird. The methadone

is not supposed to hurt your stomach at all and the doctor didn't

believe me until I stopped taking it and my stomach got better. It's

so funny, they think they know everything because of reports and

tests but all they know is that most people react this way or that.

It's sad that we have to be our own doctors and have to pay them to

tell us what we already know!

I wanted to ask you what the heck is Colonics? I have terrible

constipation that I'm sure is from the meds. I've tried things like

Citrucel and that gives me unbearable gas and stomach pain. I take

Milk of Magnesia and it doesn't work anymore. The doctor just

started me on Zelnorm and it doesn't seem to be working either. I've

even done fleet's enemas and the only thing that came out was what

was already in my colon. Same with a warm water enema. I'm tired of

feeling full and bloated. I'm sure I would feel a lot better if I

could get things moving again.

Pam

> HI Shari,

> I have been on the Mehtadone for over 6 years. It is a powerful

> drug and it is full of side effects. I aged very quickly on it and

I

> had terrible constipation, no matter what I did. I did not know

about

> colonics. It has kept me alive, however and my goal has been to get

> off it for many years now. I found a product that actually works to

> regenerate the body and it has even made me look younger over the

> years. It is called Sunrider. It is a large company that never

> advertises and they sell herbal foods. I don't like their marketing

> plan but I do not think there is a better product on the market.

> Since I have been on it I have gone down from 40 mgs per day to 15.

> This took 2 years. I also followed their high alkaling diet to the

> tee and never ate anything bad for me. I gave up everything like

> soda, white flour, sugar, and processed foods. It is not easy to

> regenerated but our bodies are miracles and given the right

nutrition

> we can heal. Don't give up. Put the good in and take the bad out. I

> also liked the book called, " Patient, Heal Thyself " . He has some

good

> points but I don't want to go his route because I don't like meat

or

> dairy, even if it is goats milk. Hope this helps. Methadone should

> only be thought of as temporary and don't feel guilty while on it.

> Just educate yourself on nutrition to heal whatever it is that is

> causing the pain.