Methadone is most often prescribed to manage chronic pain or to help a patient control addiction to opiates such as heroin and opioid-based prescriptions. In this case, it is considered methadone treatment and unless that treatment falls under the category of methadone maintenance in which long-term methadone use is part of the treatment plan, then methadone detox is imminent.
What is Methadone Detox?
Methadone is physically addictive. This means that if you should abruptly cease or significantly decrease your dose, you will experience withdrawal symptoms. These withdrawal symptoms can be debilitating and, in some cases, fatal. Unfortunately, even when taken exactly as prescribed, regular use of methadone can be uncomfortable with many patients complaining of excessive sweating and intense fatigue. The risk of feeling 'sick' may often seem worth the risks.
At Meditox, we don't think you should have to endure symptoms related to methadone maintenance or withdrawal. Our outpatient treatment program is designed to provide you with a manageable methadone detox with a minimum of withdrawal symptoms.
What Are Common Methadone Withdrawal Symptoms?
Withdrawal from methadone can mean a number of physical symptoms that include:
- Bone and muscle pain
- Nausea and vomiting
- Insomnia and restlessness
- Irritability and panic
- Constipation or diarrhea
To help you avoid these withdrawal symptoms, Meditox provides you with a prescription for buprenorphine in the form of either Subutex or Suboxone. Both of these drugs are FDA-approved for office-based drug detox as opposed to methadone, which is subject to rigorous restrictions under the Controlled Substances Act. Buprenorphine allows your body to break its addiction to methadone and then slowly taper off your use of opioid-based prescription drugs completely. After just one appointment, many of our patients leave with their prescription and a treatment plan that will leave them drug-free in fewer than six weeks.
How Does Meditox Work?
Meditox is an outpatient treatment program for people who are trying to break a physical dependency to opiates and opioid-based prescription drugs like OxyContin, Codeine, Percodan and Percocet. Unlike most drug addiction treatment facilities, we do not require an inpatient stay of 30 days to six months. Nor are we a traditional outpatient program, which requires patients to attend daily classes, group meetings and counseling. Though Meditox heartily encourages our patients to attend 12-step meetings on their own and/or counseling with a therapist of their choice, they are not obligatory for our program.
Rather, what makes Meditox unique is the freedom we provide our patients to detox in the privacy of their own homes with the support of friends and family. Without the constraints of a drug rehabilitation facility, you are free to uphold your commitments to your career and your family without allowing the drug to intrude any further upon your life. If you think Meditox could be the answer to your issues with methadone addiction or opiate addiction, call us at 888-MEDITOX today.
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