Methadone & Methadone Addiction

What are the symptoms of methadone overdose?

Body as a whole

  • muscle spasticity

Respiratory

  • difficulty breathing
  • slow, shallow and labored breathing
  • stopped breathing (sometimes fatal within 2-4 hours)

Eyes, ears, nose and throat

  • pinpoint pupils
  • bluish skin
  • bluish fingernails and lips

Gastrointestinal

  • spasms of the stomach and/or intestinal tract
  • constipation

Heart and blood vessels

  • weak pulse
  • low blood pressure

Nervous system

  • drowsiness
  • disorientation
  • coma