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Methadone best alt. to narcotic painkiller to ask md for from pain due to pegasys/ribavirin treatment?

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Dr. Tarek Shahbandar answered

Specializes in Anesthesiology

Methadone is narcoti: Methadone is actually a strong opioid narcotic. It is a very strong pain killer. It's used also to treat heroine addiction, but that requires a special license.

Answered 6/28/2014

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No: Ribavirin and pegylated interferon cause many many nasty symptoms, but pain is not a prominent one of them, and there is no need for opioids. I have treated over 1000 people who were getting this treatment, and i myself went through this treatment 7 years ago (and it was a success). No narcotics should be needed or used. If you are having severe pain, something else is causing it.

Answered 5/1/2016

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