Guest guest Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 ..> I've been diabetic for over 20 years, I'll probably be on Methadone .> Kimber ... Hi Kimber, I wondered if you need to take a break through medication or if the methadone controls your pain. Do you take it twice a day? Would you mind telling me how much you take? I can't remember how much Chris used to take, but now he uses 50 mg a day, but still takes oxy for breakthrough pain. I wonder how high you can go with the methadone, so he wouldn't need the oxy. Thanks. . > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 , most of the time, the methadone covers my pain, but I do have breakthrough pain at least several times a week, sometimes more, sometimes less. It varies. I take the Methadone 3 times a day and I take 25mg a dose. It comes out to 75mgs a day. I just recently had it upped to this dosage though. Before this I was taking 60mgs a day and I had been on that dose for about 2 years at least. I can tell you this, almost every CP patient I know has breakthrough medication, because CP pain changes frequently, so it's hard to find a dose that will cover every pain. This way, you don't have a really high dose you don't need, but you have coverage for those days when the pain is worse. Kimber -- Kimber Vallejo, CA hominid2@... Note: All advice given is personal opinion, not equal to that of a licensed physician or health care professional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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