Is methadone a legit. treatment for Neuropathy pain, back pain from bulging discs, and DDD?
My old pain doc closed down. (DEA investigation) I was taking 200 mg of Methadone per day 50mg 4x per. I also took Soma 4x a day, and Neurontin 3x. I had to find a new pain management doc quickly. This new doctor is very opinionated, and said methadone is a deadly poison and has no use. She also said Soma has no medical use. I am stuck in a detox and in constant pain. This woman told me to look up the details of methadone on the web. Any site that condemns it is trying to sell a detox. Any site trying to sell something I have a hard time taking seriously. My old treatment worked. I was hit by a truck in 2003, and have a history of injuries such as falls, and an electrical burn. I was sent for annual EKGs to check the T wave echo, and had to give lots of drug screens, blood work, etc. A neurologist diagnosed the Neuropathy. Is this new doctor right in her treatment or should I find another. So far this is not working. I tried the Suboxone thing, and I shall never do that again. I am str