What is worse for you Oxycontin or methadone?

Answer 1

Methadone is a synthetic opiod used to treat people who are addicted to opiates and is also used for pain management in some cases. Oxycodone is a narcotic used to treat to treat pain only.

The reason Methadone is used to treat addiction is because of its long half life.

Answer 2

Methadone, commonly reffered to as "liquid handcuffs" is much worse than oxycontin. It has a much longer half life than oxy and it is stored in your bones. Basically people have a Hell of a time getting off oxy but methadone is on another level. Because methadone is stored in your bones, it eats away at them. Stay far away from methadone, find another long acting medication for pain and if u were toying with the notion of going into a methadone program to wrench yourself off of opiates, I would look into some other options.

Answer 3

Same withdraw symptoms such as hot/cold sweats, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and muscle aches and spasms. The difference is the methadone withdraws are 10 times worse and last weeks to months longer depending on how much is built up in your system. Be careful with either withdraw though cause they are serious and sudden stopping could be fatal.

Any Opiate withdraw can be fatal when you've been taking large amounts for a long time, I've seen reports of people dieing from Codeine. So if you've been taking large amounts for a while of any Opiate, do not go cold turkey, always seek help from a doctor or do a taper (take less ever 3 days, until you are taking almost nothing at all, as in a 1/12 of a pill or less.

Answer 4

No, it really just takes the edge off of being on Oxy for awhile, it helps but doesn't kill the spike in pain you might have.

Answer 5

That's a tough one! I would say the Oxy's but it probably depends on how lond a person has been taking each of the drugs.

Answer 6

Oxycodone for sure

Answer 7

Methadone is an synthetic opiate.