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Methadone hydrochloride [use and abuse]
Identifier
024089
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
A description of the experience
Methadone, sold under the brand name Dolophine, among others, is an opioid used to treat pain and as maintenance therapy or to help with detoxification in people with opioid dependence. Detoxification using methadone can either be done relatively rapidly in less than a month or gradually over as long as six months. While a single dose has a rapid effect, maximum effect can take five days of use. The effects last about six hours after a single dose and a day and a half after long-term use in people with normal liver function. Methadone is usually taken by mouth and rarely by injection into a muscle or vein.
Side effects are similar to those of other opioids. Commonly these include dizziness, sleepiness, vomiting, and sweating. Serious risks include opioid abuse or a decreased effort to breathe. Abnormal heart rhythms may also occur including prolonged QT. The number of deaths in the United States involving methadone poisoning was 4,418 in 2011, which was 26% of total deaths from opioid poisoning. Risks are greater with higher doses. Methadone is made by chemical synthesis and acts on opioid receptors.
Most common Methadone hydrochloride side effects from eHealthme
- Nausea - (152 reports)
- Pain - (136 reports)
- Fatigue - (119 reports)
- Nausea and vomiting - (101 reports)
- Stress and anxiety - (101 reports)
- Breathing difficulty - (99 reports)
- Weakness - (95 reports)
- Depression - (93 reports)
- Cardiac arrest - (92 reports)
- Drug abuse and dependence - (88 reports)
On Jan, 28, 2017 1,623 people reported to have side effects when taking Methadone Hydrochloride. Among them, 74 people (4.56%) have Death
On Jan, 29, 2017 1,623 people reported to have side effects when taking Methadone Hydrochloride. Among them, 21 people (1.29%) have Hallucination
On Feb, 07, 2017 1,623 people reported to have side effects when taking Methadone Hydrochloride. Among them, 6 people (0.37%) have Hallucination, Auditory
On Jan, 17, 2017 1,623 people reported to have side effects when taking Methadone Hydrochloride. Among them, 85 people (5.24%) have Hallucinogen Abuse