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Suggest Dosage For Methadone

Is it true that methadone that s prescribed at a doctor s office doesn t last as long as a clinic me t ha d one ? I used to go to a clinic a couple of years ago. But got out do to I felt I didn t need to b there I was there for neck and back pain . back t hen doctors really didn t like to prescribe methadone so I went there . But now I was able to find a doctor to prescribe me the medicine I take the same dose 10mg 4 times a day. ThNks
Thu, 30 Jul 2020
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Hello,

The methadone is a centrally acting opioid receptor modulator helps in many of the clinical conditions to control the pain aspects for the patient. The dosage varies as per the clinical symptoms, underlying disease, associated comorbid conditions such as weight, use of simultaneous other drugs which may alter the drug level of Methadone and so forth.

However, in general, 10 mg is usual conventional starting dose for a moderate pain management. As the pain intensity increases, the dosage may be increased as per the clinician preference with patient response.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon
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Suggest Dosage For Methadone

Hello, The methadone is a centrally acting opioid receptor modulator helps in many of the clinical conditions to control the pain aspects for the patient. The dosage varies as per the clinical symptoms, underlying disease, associated comorbid conditions such as weight, use of simultaneous other drugs which may alter the drug level of Methadone and so forth. However, in general, 10 mg is usual conventional starting dose for a moderate pain management. As the pain intensity increases, the dosage may be increased as per the clinician preference with patient response. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon