methadone pramipexole Horizant

[tagaxel]

For several years (3) I have been micro tapering from pramipexole. And as long as you don’t make any mistakes, it works well. I have tapered down from 0.875 mg around three years ago down to 0.5125 mg. Unfortunately, I’ve made two mistakes over the past three years and each time, of course, I go into immediate withdrawal and have to increase the dose again. By a “mistake” I mean that I had forgotten to take part of the dose. Each night you must take part of the dose as a liquid and part of the dose as a solid.

After the last mistake followed by another increase in the drug, I found that the micro taper is no longer working. I am about to call my neurologist/sleep doctor and ask him about methadone.

Am I correct in assuming that methadone will not only help me get off pramipexole but also treat the restless leg syndrome which I am now treating with Horizant? Will I therefore be able to get off both pramipexole and Horizant and stay on just methadone for the rest of my life?

[SueJohnson]

Yes, it should.

[tagaxel in reply to SueJohnson]

Is there any downside to being on methadone? Will I still be able to drive etc.?

[JenniferBut in reply to tagaxel]

I take methadone and I can drive no problem.

[707twitcher]

Or buprenorphine - same long life properties as Methadone.

[SueJohnson]

All opioids have side effects but you should be able to drive. Start at a low dose so you can see what side effects you have. Most are able to be handled . Constipation, nausea or vomiting, sweats, insomnia, daytime drowsiness, anxiety, and depression are the most common ones.

If you have any make a new post and I and others will be able to help you with them.

[Joolsg]

Simple answer, yes.