Suggest Treatment For Swelling And Pain In Foot After An Injury

Posted on Mon, 8 Sep 2014

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Question : i have a crushed foot and back/neck injuries. my legs swell bad, causing terrible pain, my feet can throb for days. I traded 90 mg of morphine a day for 20mg of methadone with 30mg of cymbalta, best thing I ever did. my new clinic won't prescribe methadone and life has become%^&*?. CAN YOU HELP! I have records of old rxs and med info,pics of foot and more.... XXXXXXX schindler I see you were in the army, I learned about methadone from my friend in the army when I was dying and swelling from morphine sulfate and switched.

Answered by Dr. Suresh Heijebu (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Suboxone is a suitable choice

Detailed Answer:
HI,
I have read your query and understand your concern.

If you could not get methadone ,you can try for suboxone which is an equally efficacious drug when compared to methadone in treating Post crushing pain injuries.

This is the first opioid drug approved for opioid dependence in the office setting.
This drug can be dispensed by an approved physician or taken at home like just like any other medication.

This means that opioid addicted patients may now choose to receive this treatment in outpatient setting rather than hospital setting.

This drug also helps to wean people from opioid addiction.

Patients are evaluated during office visits and receive a prescription for suboxone,which they may fill at any pharmacy.

So consult your Primary care physician today.

I hope this info is helpful to you .
Thank you

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj