Chance of Overdose?

[TerryLicia]

I take 70 mg of methadone a day - 30 mg in the AM and 40 mg at bedtime. Works terrific for neuropathy!  In fact, it gave me back my life!  Been on it now for 8 years, and have not increased the amount for the last five years.  Still working so why mess with it, right? BUT I was in an accident last March, and it tore up my right shoulder. An another doc said it was inoperable but .. we shall see. In the meantime, I was given 15 mg oxycodone to take for pain, every 6 hours. It is like taking nothing!  

I got desperate on night, just lost my mind from 2 days straight with horrible pain and no sleep. On a 1-10 scale? 12!  So, I took 60 mg of oxycodone and 40 mg of methadone, plus 1 mg of Ativan - all at once, instead of breaking doses up over the day.  

I slept great for the first time since the wreck - March 25, 2015!  I even felt better today, and took nothing but my methadone and Ativan, until late in the afternoon. But, some people say I might not have woken up.  I have congestive heart failure, have had 2 heart attacks (last one in 2007).

I've taken 60 mg before except I did not take the methadone at the same time.But, only 60 mg did the trick, with methadone in my system, but not taken at the same time.

How close am I to overdosing? What IS the deadly combo?  I just know this: 70 mg of methadone is great for my feet. But my shoulder? Doesn't touch that pain. It's acute. Now what?

[Kelcoo]

You should ask your doctor

[gnarly_1]

Hi well you should never mix another opiet with methadone  especially if you have heart disease  the 2 together can lead to respiratory failure  does the other doctor know your on the methadone???  Thats a lot of oxy to be mixing  please ask your doctor about this
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