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Default Are twitches common when you first start taking methadone for pain killer addiction? - 12-20-2008, 05:32 PM

my boyfriend has been on methadone for 7 days now and I have noticed he has been twitching alot. His whole body. Even when he is laying down I can see the twitching. Is this common? Or do you think it may be a problem that the pain killers and xanex he was taking were masking?
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Default 12-25-2008, 11:15 PM

respectful.. form wat i know.. it might be a mental issue.. but if hes ur boyfriend.. i'm sure u wouldve noticed..call a doctor
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Default 12-27-2008, 09:38 PM

Methadone will make you nod, twitch .speed, sleep many many things, my husband and I take methadone also. for 3 years now . Does the dr know that he also takes these other med's that you say he is taking ? It could be that his dose isnt high enough or perhaps his does is to strong. Methadone will also make you sweat and gain weight . my husband use to be right around 160 - 180 he is 6'2''tall and now 3 yrs later he weighs *embarassed* - close to 300lbs, i went from 92 - 116 in 6 months which im happy about. Is he on this med for pain relief or for addiction reason? there is a good website that you can learn alot about methadone i will post it below, if you need to talk e mail me through my info - good luck n dont worry it will be ok
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Default 12-28-2008, 10:46 AM

wow..... maybe he should goto a different doctor to check to see if the amount he is starting off on is ok.. that seems like something you would need to get a slow start on... i'm not sure though. When you quit cold turkey on something or start up on a high dosage of a drug it could send people into seizures. Thats prob what it is. Make sure he isn't taking any other medications with that stuff b.c it could kill him.
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Default 12-29-2008, 10:23 AM

I think this is just a side effect from th methadone, but I don think he should go see a doctor, why is he taking it?? Is it a substitute to heroine, if so don't go down that route, go to a private clinic where he can got cold turkey once you go down the methadone road then its a very hard way back to the straight and narrow.
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Default 12-30-2008, 04:55 PM

I,ve been on meth 4 years and I twitch from it when I'm lying down.
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Default 03-06-2009, 03:30 PM

you i fell so sorry fore you and NO it is not a good thing at all go to your Doctor but b vary honest with hem e3zzy dos it ok my nam is kevin i w off 140mg cold nwo im on just 40mg but dont do it i all most die doing it good luck
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