Hi,
This is my first post...so please bear with me.
The first of this year (2009) my insurance prescription coverage hit a wall. I was currently taking Removed mg oxycontin three times a day,REMOVED mg oxycodone up to four times a day, REMOVED mg valium up to three times a day, REMOVED mg paxil a day, and levothyroxine REMOVED mcg a day.
Well, my insurance decided to change my copay. now instead of a flat copay rate...they went to a percentage with a tier. My oxycontin alone was going to cost me over a hundrend dollars a month compared to forty. I called my pain doctor right away and he had me in his office the next evening.
I am switching my oxycontin over to methadone. Methadone is only going to cost me ten dollars a month at most. I am also going to stay with the oxycodone for break through pain. That only costs me now seven dollars a month.
Methadone has always scared me for some reason. My doctor started me last night on REMOVED mg at bedtime for two days. I then take REMOVED mg twice a day for a few days. We will then take it from there. I do know that this morning I was in some pretty severe pain that I assume is because of the Oxycontin leaving my body. I am wondering if anyone else has made the switch and what was their methadone dosage finally at to equally make up for the oxycontin. Remember...I was on three instead of two. My doc got creative due to that there was no REMOVED mg oxycontin just REMOVED mg. Also...around 8 hours is when my pain would rebound.
Okay..I also wanted to add that Oxycontin is now out in a generic form again. They came out last month....but did not help me much with my insurance but will help those with a tiered copay.
Thanks for the patience of me being a newbie