Can Percocet stop a methadone withdrawal?

Answer 1

maybe a whole lot of Percocet. be careful though. Percocet has a buffer in it and taking too much can be toxic. oxycodone is the active ingredient which is also in roxycontin and oxicontin. there is no buffer in those. try suboxon or subutex. it didn't work for me but I have known it to work for others

Answer 2

Percocet is used to treat moderate to severe pain, where Methadone is given to recovering heroin addicts. So if you are a recovering addict I would suggest keep taking the Methadone, even though you will most likely get addicted to the problems solution in the end.

Answer 3

Yes they are both opiates so in theory a percocet can be used as a substitute. The problem is there is a tremendous amount of Tylenol in each percocet which is very pernicious to the liver. Secondly Methadone is one of the strongest painkillers/NRT that there is. If you need an analogy, think of methadone as Jack Daniels and a percacet as a Coors's. You are going to get the same efficacy it is just going to do more damage and take longer.

Answer 4

There's no good reason to take Vicodin while on methadone, and if you're taking Vicodin for "bad reasons" ... to get high ... it won't work as well, and your risk of overdosing before you get high is significantly higher than it would be if you weren't taking methadone.

So, basically, don't do it.

A physician managing long-term pain in a patient might switch them from Vicodin to methadone or vice versa, but probably would not have them simultaneously taking both.

Answer 5

yes it will work because it is considered a break through pain reliever for those people on methadone.

Answer 6

Yes, Methadone will block percocets and other opiates.

Answer 7

You should not mix pain killers. The methadone will make the percocet stronger and visa versa, and you could die or get sick from overdose.

Answer 8

If directed by your DR yes.

Answer 9

Yes, if you take a proper dosage.