Methadone and weight loss

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Avatar n tn Methadone hampers the digestive system. It doesn't allow your digestive tract to take in nutrients properly. Eat alot of fresh veggies and fruit. Take plenty of vitamins and supplements. This may help. You have lost a dangerous amount of weight. Go to a different Doc. I have been on Methadone for 18 months am in day 5 of being clean. Good luck.
Avatar n tn Hi and that's the nature of the beast. Most people gain weight on Methadone but I never did. Then I got off of it 5 years ago and quit smoking and then gained a little. Methadone slows down digestion and make the GI trac sluggish and isn't a drug that's conducive to muscle tone. You could try to exercize more and eat less cabs and fats or go way down on dose or get off, which you may not want to hear.
Avatar f tn I've been methadone for 15 years, highest dose was 50mg. I gained weight about 30 pounds. Maybe it was just cause over the years I didn't exercise etc. Anyways I really want to get back to 150, and I want to taper off. I'm down to 40mg - just wondering if I will see weight loss as I taper? I've been tapering 2-3mg per month (very slow).
Avatar m tn 1 185 to 245 but I had a sweet tooth that was non stop once I came off the stuff got down in the 60 s and below I lost my sweet tooth and the weight came off im at 180 now 2yrs after detox my advise is keep lowering your dose eventually the weight will start to come off and overall you will be much better off both physically and mentally off the crap I feel greaat thes days cant say I ever felt great on methadone it worth the struggle to get off good luck and God bless.....
Avatar n tn My son is having problems with weight gain due to Methadone and alot of energy loss and lacidazical.
Avatar n tn HI weight loss is not uncommon during a methadone taper...
Avatar m tn Hi, I am not a methadone patient but I am a very concerned girlfriend of a 30 year old male who has been on the methadone program for the last few years.
Avatar f tn I can't to get started, I'm 220 and 5'6 37yrs old really want loss 100lbs by my birthday in January, any idea's?
Avatar f tn In 2007, I was hospitalized and dx with GBS. After years of pain meds, I found myself chewing my patch. I started Methadone treatment two years ago and currently & 120mg daily (liquid I divide am/pm @ 60mg). I’ve also been taking Wellbutrin 75mg bid. Interested in Concave for weight loss and help with energy, but noticed interactions. Belviq better?
5298012 tn?1366230319 Hi..This seems to be a issue for most..Although I do not know you Health issues that might be going on..I can say when I was using Opiates and or Methadone I would go up & down and around and around..I went c/t from three meds in Sept and it is now April..I slowly put some weight back on..Not real bad, but bad enough to start eating right again and exercising..Like EvolverU said I do think the Pills or any Substance affects our Metabolism in different ways..
571167 tn?1223214465 s sad, as Methadone is cheap and effective for chronic pain. It is not worth the memory loss to me.
Avatar m tn Why does methadone cause such weight gain, and how can you combat this. I exercise daily, I eat very little and yet I cannot lose weight. Some days when I work out I get cold sweats and it feels like my dose is wearing out, then I take a break and calm down and everything is fine. Last time I was on methadone I put on 45 lbs and was completely inactive, I want to avoid those issues this time. Vitamins? Food diet? Does anything prevent the constipation and weight gain?
1985289 tn?1328579594 Thank you for reading my post, I will try to make this post brief, try :). I have been coming off methadone for about a year now from 120mg. I was doing pretty good until August. I was down to 35 mg. and started to have a lot of back/buttocks pain. I had surgery in Dec. for ovarian cyst removal and adhesion removal. Was down for about 3 weeks. But made it up to the clininc every wed. to get my take homes. Things have taken a terrible turn for the worse.
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Avatar f tn I'm a little confused, are you still on methadone???? I was on methadone for 5 years, but not anymore. Before methadone my weight was 175, after being on methadone I balooned up to 250lbs.....after i got off the methadone which has been about 8 months I now way 190lbs.
Avatar f tn My hubby took it and yes put on bunches of pounds. I think it makes you hungry and when you arent in pain you just eat because you arent hurting and I guess like him he rested during that time watching tv trying not to move he hurt so badly so he ate. BTW he passed away of encephalopathy (enlarged liver) be sure to have your blood work up I have no clue how long you have been on it, but his doc didnt do bloodwork for several years.
Avatar f tn My point is that a fatalistic,apathetic and defeatist attitude with regards to methadone and weight gain is prevalent in some people in spite of the fact that it can be avoided altogether.
Avatar m tn This has been very upsetting for me losing so much hair , but I was told that hair loss is a side effect of methadone, not sure about other opiates. I am weaning off my methadone, down to 22mgs and I notice my hair is just starting to come back in. Has this happened to any of you?
Avatar m tn The doctor at my program suggested I have my thyroid tested for underactivity due to symptoms such as weight gain, eyebrow loss, sluggishness, numbness in my hands, swollen feet, legs and hands plus family history. There is also a family history of early menopause and my hormone levels show I am in that range. I have not been on birth control for 8 years and have never gotten pregnant so that was an issue also. My thyroid tested fine but my blood sugar level wasn't. My primary care Dr.
1843491 tn?1322859611 i was abusing diazapam and used to be very forgetful and total didnt give a f***.
Avatar f tn keep up the exercise and healthy diet it will help with your lack of energy and the feeling of being down in the dumps. the weight loss could just be taking longer than you would like. the exercise will help your natural endrophins, serotonin and dopamine repopulate this will help you in so many ways.