Posted by stjames on December 31, 2001, at 17:11:43
In reply to Re: methadone? » Elizabeth, posted by shelliR on December 30, 2001, at 20:01:08
> I always felt a high through my body (sometimes very slight; sometimes, especially at the beginning, more) with oxycontin, generally about an hour after ingestion, along with the lifting of what feels like deep pain and heaviness in my chest. With methadone, I have not felt the same feeling going through my body; I can't feel the "kick-in" time, although it takes about the same time for the depression to lift from my chest after the first dose in the morning.
I would say this has much to do with length of action; oxycontin is far shorter acting than methadone so levels rise quickly (you feel high) and drop quickly (you withdraw). Methadone can act for days, levels rise and drop very slowly.
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