Methadone: Methadone Detox Facts

Question: If i take my last dose of methadone on a monday, when will i be able to feel the effects of hydrocodone?

(Posted by: Ann M on 2010-08-22 15:58:53)

I take 120 mg of methadone each day. However, i am about to run out of medicine. I have some hydrocodone. I know that methadone blocks the effects of hydrocodone. I want to know when i could expect the methadone to be out of my system so that the hydrocodone will be effective. Also, is there anything I can do to "help " flush the methadone from my system?

Posted by: emmeline on 2010-08-25, 20:12:38

You are going to be EXTREMELY ill if you are stopping methadone cold turkey from 120 mgs. I cannot stress enough that this is VERY VERY dangerous and that it is HIGHLY unlikely that hydrocodone will do more than take the tiniest edge off this illness. Methadone is a much more potent drug than hydro and has a much much longer half life in the body. It can be ten days or more before it leaves your body enough for you to "feel " something else, and by that time you will be so sick you can't see straight. PLEASE don't do this to yourself. Get on a methadone clinic, get stabilized, and don't go back to using.

Posted by: Frank on 2010-08-22, 16:03:09

You cannot flush the methadone. The metabolism of methadone is highly variable, so I can't be more specific than between one day and two weeks.