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Safer And Less Addictive Pain Medicine Than Methadone?
My pain Dr. has prescribed methadone for me for pain and i m scared to start it. I know that part of the reason is because it s fairly cheap and covered my medicaid. I ve read so many horror stories on here.. Is there something that would be less addictive that wouldn t cost a fortune? And are there any good things to say about methadone? I haven t taken any of it yet. I was on the Butrans pain patch but it didn t really help.
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Dear Friend.
Hi , I am Dr Anshul Varshney , I have read your query in detail , I understand your concern.
I am glad to hear that you are well aware about Methadone.
It is addictive also. I want to know where you have pain , for which you want to take this drug.
An appropriate drug can be suggested with the details of your pain.
however , you may discuss with your doctor for taking Tramadol , that has a good pain killer effect , and relatively safer and less addictive as methadone
This is my personal opinion based on details available here. If you want to discuss your issues further, you may please ask us
Stay Healthy.
Dr Anshul Varshney , MD
Hi , I am Dr Anshul Varshney , I have read your query in detail , I understand your concern.
I am glad to hear that you are well aware about Methadone.
It is addictive also. I want to know where you have pain , for which you want to take this drug.
An appropriate drug can be suggested with the details of your pain.
however , you may discuss with your doctor for taking Tramadol , that has a good pain killer effect , and relatively safer and less addictive as methadone
This is my personal opinion based on details available here. If you want to discuss your issues further, you may please ask us
Stay Healthy.
Dr Anshul Varshney , MD
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