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What do you suggest if my doctor prescribed me methadone?
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Discuss: best to discuss this with your physician. what are your concerns? otherwise take it as prescribed.
Answered 4/5/2016
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Reasonable: Methadone is a reasonable choice to treat long acting pain. It works via 2 different methods as opposed to just one like most opioids. (It affects Mu and NMDA receptors.) Stay on a low dose and don't combine it with other meds and you should be fine.
Answered 12/19/2016
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