I don't know how many of you watched the 20-20 program on Methadone, but I found it quite interesting. It called attention to several cases where patients prescribed this drug died. Their dosage was not high but their systems were apparenly not able to tolerate this drug. The most common system of a problem was that they began snoring loudly while sleeping and then could not be woken up the next morning.
Most of us know that any drug can cause severe reactions in a percent of the population, so the question is always to weigh the benefits against the possible side effects.
My doctor prescribed Methadone to me a few weeks ago and when I took it I noticed I began sweating a lot, my blood pressure began to climb, and I had a lot of trouble sleeping. I stop taking the drug right away and reported the incidence to my doctor who agreed that I should stop. I mention this to emphasis that all of us have to take any adverse systems of a drug seriously and make sure that our doctors have a list of all of the drugs we are presently taking.
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