Methadone withdrawal

[Mishkam]

My son was locked up 10 days ago.  Prior to this he was on 90mgs of methadone per day for the last 9 months to kick his oxy addiction.  He called from jail tonite and says he feels like he is going to die....vomitting blood, hallucinations, hasn't slept in 3 days.

My question is, how worried should I be?  Can he literaly die? Seizures?  He only gets tylenol when he complains or told to go on med watch, which is naked in a cell while being monitored.  I plan on calling the methadone clinic and ask but any info here would be appreciated.

[FLaddict]

Call the methodone clinic asap.. Someone should at least be monitoring his blood pressure.. Many an addict have detoxed in jail.. so he is not the first. However i still worry about him being that sick and going unmonitored..

[JeffinNC]

Maybe you guys should ask this person (as beachtowel said) why anyone with a hard oxycontin addiction whould even think of going to a methadone clinic?

[tammyk_40]

vomiting blood is a serious problem. i dont think it has anything to do with the withdrawal though. they say withdrawal from opiates is not life threatening, but if i were you, i would try to get him out because of the vomiting, if you can. i have personally gone through methadone w/d's in jail. after 10 days i was able to eat. after 2 weeks i could sleep somewhat. i was there for 68 days and when i left there, i was normal again

[road2recovery]

i think tammy is right , vomiting blood is not right..i know people that have detoxed from methadone, and they did not vomit blood..
good luck, call someone to help you asap