Ok to mix methadone with hydrocodone?

[L's R Misery]

guys i have found someone who agrees to give me some methadone to help me out with my detox from hydrocodone is it ok to mix these 2 ? i took 2 hydrocodone at 1 pm today i should be taking the methadone around 9 pm which is 8 hours later will this be ok or deadly?! someone plz let me know i hope this methadone helps me get off hydrocodone cuz i'm miserable :(  

thanks guys, brandon

[L's R Misery]

so i'm confused is it dangerous to mix the 2 ? i know it's not good to get on methadone and i don't plan on it i just wanna take a few for a few days to wean myself away from the withdrawals and i don't wanna die from taking it tonight.....i took hydros around lunch and i wont take the methadone 'til 8 or 9 so is it ok or not?

thx, brandon

[nannyj507]

This is just my opinion, but I wouldn't mix methadone with hydrocodone.  Both drugs supress your respiratory system.  If you are still in withdrawls from oxycontin the opiate is still in your system and it would be mixing the 3 drugs.  I would be afraid to take it all together.  Good luck, this is not an easy road.  My prayers are with you.

Nannyj507

[grievingwidow]

it is definitely not deadly as I have been doing it for 10 years or so, taking methadone, hydrocodone, and even percocet.  As far as it being a good idea or not, I am not saying, just that it should not be deadly if that is your question.

[methamorning]

I am on 85 mgs of methadone daily for maintenance. I was in a wreck 3 days ago amd my PCP gave me lortab 5's. yeah they are weak, but even though my doc gave them to me and my maintenance clinic knows too, im worried about taking the 2 together. the methadone does not provide any releif due to the tolerance build up, but will the hydro even be able to get through? and should i be worried about taking the 2 together?

[steveo30]

if you want off the opiates,i would try and taper.alot of people just run into a brick wall,like me. i can give you a proper detox plan but you need to stick to it.first of all i dont recommened methadone for detox because it is more addictive than heroin,but it can help in the short run.day 1-1.5mgs in the morning,then 1 mg at night.day 2-2mgs in the morning.day 3-1.5 mgs in the morning.day 4-1 mg in the morning.day 5 .5 in the morning.day 6 .25 in the morning.thats it.valium would also help with anxiety,short term use only. and a good sleep med.for a couple of months,you'll want to get as much sleep as you can for awhile.good luck

[rachelzblnd]

I'm not sure when this will ever be read but I hope it is and that it helps at least 1 person. I've been addicted to pain pills for a little over 4 years going no more than about 10 days EVER without eating a pill. And that's been at seperate times. Only in the past year have I began to try methadones; before it was just hydrocodone and whenever possible percocet. I've only been prescribed once, but after the addiction started, by my dentist when I had to receive a root canal (5/500).... I know how difficult it is to come off and honestly to this day I haven't stopped!! I can honestly tell you what I recommend and have seen work. SUBOXON! I'm not quite sure if that's the proper spelling but it's used to help people release their habit of methadone and things a little more potent. It's an orange pill that you dissolve under your tounge which tastes like alka-seltzer.. Quite tasty actually; in a sick sort-a way...... Now please know that it can also become dependent because it gives the same feeling so to say. It's intention is to help you feel that way without the withdrawls and then to when you're no longer becoming a dependent. It's recommended that you not have taken any medication (pain) 48 hours prior to taking these... I took an Oxy 40 and then 1 1/2 8 mlg Suboxon the next day. I felt great and should have just been done with it but of course temptation is a *****! In conclusion, just speak with a doctor to see if maybe this could be some sort of treatment for you. Good luck to all with dependency problems! It ***** but it feels so much better with them!!!!!
P.S. What ***** the most is I'm only 22 years old!
-RchlzBlnd