Methadone Clinic in Palos Heights, IL

You can start Methadone the same day as your intake or the next day. Intake assessments can be scheduled Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 5:30 AM to 6:30 PM, Wednesday from 5:30 AM to 5 PM, and Friday from 5:30 AM to 2 PM. Unlike Suboxone®, Methadone can be prescribed before your withdrawal symptoms show up, so your first dose depends on clinic availability.

You can come in for your Methadone dose Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 5:30 AM to 8:30 PM (last dose 6:00 PM). On Wednesday and Friday, dosing runs 5:30 AM to 4:00 PM (last dose 3:00 PM). Saturday hours are 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM. Our Palos Heights clinic is the only Symetria location with evening Methadone dosing.

Yes, you can transfer your Methadone treatment to our Palos Heights clinic the same day. Bring documentation of your current dose and last prescription. Your medical provider coordinates the timing of your first dose so that your treatment stays on schedule. We accept transfers from any state-licensed Opioid Treatment Program.

You come in every day during the first few weeks while you and your medical provider find the right dose for your body. After several weeks of regular visits, you begin earning take-home doses, gradually moving to a few visits per week and then even fewer. Your visit schedule follows your progress in recovery.

A standard five-panel workplace drug screen does not generally pick up Methadone. Extended or Methadone-specific panels, which some safety-sensitive jobs require, will detect it. If your employer needs further clarifications, request documentation from our team explaining you are on prescribed medical treatment.

Yes, Methadone is the medically accepted treatment for opioid use disorder during pregnancy. Our Palos Heights medical providers communicate directly with your obstetrician throughout your pregnancy and postpartum period to match medication management with obstetric care.

Three things make our clinic different. We have late evening dosing on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, so you can come in after an afternoon shift. You get counseling and psychiatry in the same Harlem Avenue building as your Methadone dose, with no separate referral. If you continue to use, that is a signal to adjust your plan, not a reason to remove you from treatment.

Yes, counseling is included in your Methadone treatment at no extra cost, with no cap on the number of sessions. Come weekly, come more often during hard times, or scale back when things are steady. Counseling stays available for as long as you are in treatment.

Methadone causes physical dependence: your body adapts to the medication, and stopping abruptly causes withdrawal. That is different from addiction, which involves loss of control, harm to your life, and continued use despite consequences. When you and your medical provider decide it is time, you stop Methadone gradually under medical supervision.

Our Palos Heights clinic offers Methadone and Suboxone® for opioid use disorder. Methadone can be prescribed the same day as your intake; Suboxone® can move to take-home prescriptions sooner once your withdrawal symptoms show up. At intake, you and your medical provider decide together which medication fits your history and routine.