Has anyone heard of methadone treatment causing depression and anger?

Question

Thanks for all of your advice, but, I'm not the one on methadine treatment. It's my friend and since he's been on it he seems more irritable and testy than he used to.

Answer 1

No, but now that you are away from the drugs that were stopping you from feeling the depression and anger, you are actually feeling it....I think you may have to deal with the problems that caused all the drug taking in the first place.

Go and see a good psychotherapist who can help you revisit your life moments, revise what you concluded about then and relinquish the problems that came out of them.

Mel

Mel

Answer 2

Psychological side effects from taking opiates differ from person to person, are you using it for pain relief or part of a maintenance program...if part of a detox/maintains program you might want to consult a doctor into some psychotherapy as switching from a drug which produces euphoria to one that does not can cause negative mood changes as you describe...

Answer 3

be away from those thing which cause depression and anger. live with friendly and good people.  if u have no friends do not worry and read good books and listen music of your choice.  spend your extra time with tv, internet,radio etc. try to follow these instuctions  and live happy.

Answer 4

It causes sleep and casual s*x.

Answer 5

Depression and anger are not normal side effects of Methadone. However, different people react differently to medications. If your friend is using it for pain then he may need to switch to another med. If he is using it for addiction clinics provide counselors and he may need to discuss this with him/her. It may be due to coming off the opiates (although Methadone is an opiate it works as an opiate blocker which is why it works for withdrawal) that is causing the problem. The opiate pain pills tend to numb our emotions and we sort of "wake up" after recovery. Is he aware of the change?