Methadone Overdose
Methadone overdose beyond the recommended prescription can provoke critical conditions and possible death.
Tolerance occurs with Methadone use over long periods of
time or at higher doses. Patients need more Methadone to
obtain the same relief as previously.
Dependence occurs when patients develop a need to continue
taking Methadone. They may tend to take higher doses than
prescribed—Methadone overdose.
Addiction occurs with dependent Methadone overuse. Even
fractional Methadone overdoses can become critical.
If you develop slowed breathing or irregular heartbeats, contact
your doctor immediately. Harmful respiratory
effects may continue even after the pain-relief effect
has worn off.
Caution with Methadone
Methadone overdose can be fatal. Its indicators include:
- Lack of enjoyment, disinterest
- Lack of drive, indifference
- Sexual or emotional apathy
- Low work performance
- Detachment from family
- Dread of stopping dosage
- Increased narcotic tolerance
- Recurring withdrawal symptoms
- Overuse to curtail withdrawal
- Prioritization over other daily activities
- Non-medical misuse despite negative consequences
- Tremors, cold sweats, and nausea after short periods
of rupture.
Strictly adhere to the dose of Methadone indicated
by your physician. Taking it
more often than prescribed may cause Methadone overdose
to occur. Taking Methadone improperly may provoke
possible death if breathing becomes too weak.
Methadone may initiate respiratory disorders, addiction,
and withdrawal in unborn children during pregnancy, and
can also be transmitted to newborns through mother’s
milk when nursing.
Unintentional, non-medical drug overdose ranks as the number-two
cause of accidental death in the United States,
according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC, 2004).
- An overdose of Methadone may cause kidney, lung, heart
and liver damage.
- Federal law prohibits the sharing of controlled narcotic
substances like Methadone, and similar opiate medication ,
with others.
Methadone Overdose Symptoms
- Blue lips, fingernails
- Cold, clammy skin
- Coma
- Confusion
- Constipation
- Constricted (pinpoint) pupils
- Darkish urine
- Severe dizziness or drowsiness
- Fainting, unconsciousness
- Extreme weakness, muscle lassitude
- Hallucinations
- Nausea, vomiting
- Low pulse,
slow heartbeat
- Difficult or stopped breathing
- Slow or shallow breathing
- Yellowing of the skin or eyes
Other symptoms of general opioid overdose include:
- Convulsions or seizures
- Diarrhea
- Stupor
- Increased, unusual sweating
- Itching skin
- Muscle convulsions
- Sedation
- Severe confusion
- Severe anxiety
- Stomach spasms
If you think you are subject to a Methadone
overdose, immediately contact your doctor
or local emergency room.
Are You Addicted to Methadone?
Indicators
of Methadone addiction include:
- Visiting various doctors or hospital emergency rooms.
- Illegal purchases of Methadone or opiate drugs.
- Street associations or use to purchase or obtain a supply.
Many Methadone overdose patients come to us to have their
opiate dependency reversed before they suffer any more critical
consequences. The
Waismann Method of Rapid
Detoxification humanely treats physically dependent
patients and can help prevent a lethal Methadone overdose.
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