methadone and constipation

I HAVE BEEN TAKING METHADONE, AND HEROIN FOR 30 YRS. BOTH ARE AS EQUALLY CONSTIPATING. I LIVE ON LAXATIVES. TWICE A WEEK I GO,ONLY BECAUSE OF THE USE OF LAXATIVES. BY THE 3RD DAY IM BLOATED, LOSS OF APPETITE, AND VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. DONT FORGET LAXATIVES ARE ADDICTING TOO . AND OLD STOOL IS TOXIC. JUST SO YOU KNOW , I USE DUCOLAX 3-4 TABS, 2X A DAY . AND 3 SENNA TABS, JUST TO MAKE SURE I GO. ITS RUINED MY LIFE, MORE THAN THE OPIATES I TAKE. ENEMAS DONT WORK AT ALL..

hun. methadone, hydros, percs- they are all opiates. all very addictive and terrible for your stomach. i can only speak for myself but all opiates did that to my stomach... it was hell so i feel/ have felt your pain. get senna. i dont know if thats the right spelling but its a gentle stool softner. that and gatorade or water will really help. other than that message me if you have any other questions.

Hello,I can honestly tell you it is unsafe for you and the baby to detox off methadone while pregnant,I had my baby girl in 2000 and i was on 120 mg.

I know this is a gross subject but I want to see if other methadone users suffer the same ailments as myself? As methadone users I know we all experience the dreaded constipation but I have been dealing with other issues that I am not sure that others deal with. I will go from severe constipation that lasts for weeks to the exact opposite. When I am in opposite mode the stool color will be quite pale. Sorry. I also have at times an almost stalled digestive system.

Vitadone is supposed to relieve constipation and such caused by the methadone.

I have had chronic constipation since the age of 8 but I do know that methadone and suboxone cause constipation. However, I have recently been having horrible swelling of the stomach and discomfort accompanied by rotten egg smelling burps and gas. It's possible that drugs have ruined my body, but this is something that is quite recent...does anyone or have you had this issue?

Any opiate has the potential to slow down the motility of the GI tract, and cause things like constipation, and other problems. My advice would also be to have a doctor check you out. Abdminal pain is never something to blow off, you should always have a doctor assess you, to make sure nothing major is going on. Completely unrelated (to methadone, etc) ...but I had very bad abdominal pain and constipation that would come and go for months...

My grandma had a bowel obstruction n she said. She was really sick couldn't pass anythin she tell me not to worry but I'm jus wks erin if anyone on here has had this n if u would be in serious pain and know something. Is really wrong for her she said she felt like she wAs dying n told me not to worry bout a little stomach pain with the laxative I'm passing the stool.

well iv been on methadone for 6 years and have gained 70 pounds the most I have ever weighed and yes the doctor told me that methadone takes the sugar out of your body and makes you crave sugar like crazy and that my friend is a addiction of its own and to battle both are a *****

I've been on it for some time now 4 years, I think. Anyhow you can take a stool softener once in a while but don't let your body get use to that doing the work. Follow the directions on the back of the bottle or box and use it only until things are on the move again. But u also need to drink more fluids and get more fiber in your diet too. Remember exercise is also important. Avoid a lot of cheese, bananas and other foods that cause you constipation.

ve been on Methadone therapy for 4 years now and (of course) have dealt with constipation on and off. For the past couple weeks my whole lower stomach/groin area aches - and my left testicle hurts. My family doc scheduled an ultrasound of my testicle however it still feels that I'm constipated badly! I've pooped three times the last five days but still feel VERY full.

Methadone produces no serious side effects, although some patients experience minor symptoms such as constipation, water retention, drowsiness, skin rash, excessive sweating, and changes in libido. Once methadone dosage is adjusted and stabilized or tolerance increases, these symptoms usually subside. From what I was able to read, there are no real side effects of Methadone that would cause the issues you are experiencing. Hope this helps.

Methadone causes water retention also make sure you start taking a stool softener and get some Miralax on board. Methadone causes Constipation and weight gain.. As far as the Neurontin dizziness, drowsiness, unsteadiness, memory loss, lack of coordination, difficulty speaking, viral infections, tremors, double vision, fever, unusual eye movements, and jerky movements.

my wife is on methadone and also has trouble sleeping and takes Nytol/Benadryl (as both contain diphenhydramine hydrochloride, the same drug and depending on cost buys either). Anyway Methadone being an opiate causes constipation and so does diphenhydramine hydrochloride. Because of this she suffers from severe and I mean SEVERE constipation. She often does not have a bowel movement for 5-7 days at a time.

I have gastroparesis, and GERD, and am on methadone maintenance. I noticed I started having problems as soon as I started the Methadone Clinic, 3 yrs ago. I recently had an endoscopy and waiting on the biopsy results. I'm so sick of not being able to eat anything. I'm living off of oatmeal and can't over eat. But it's not over eating because I've been starving. I can only eat a small bowl of oatmeal before I take my methadone and then another small one for lunch.

Worked fine for almost 7 years. Have a plan to taper off Methadone. Slow and steady. Meet with your doctor ahead of time to get the meds figured out before you can't think. The withdrawals are worse than almost 400mg oxy/day, Suboxine coming off 24mg/day, H/brown/heroin, BY FAR!! Almost 6 weeks before I could WALK to the kitchen... Suboxine took 3 months to be good. This M can take 6 months.. Gets in your BONES!!!!

I have been on methadone for pain quite some years and clonazapam for the past 3 or so for anxiety. About 2 or more years ago the methadone just quit working, I continued to see my Dr. telling him that I had pain, this was after going off of the methadone and trying suboxone for pain, when the pain would not go away the Dr. put me back on the methadone. 90mg. 30 three times a day. my clonazapam had the same thing happen, one day it worked and the next it stopped.

It had been an hour and the Dr told me I had one last time to try or they were going to take me off the methadone. I tried and did not produce. I came out of the bathroom and requested the Dr do a catherization and they said they couldn't do it. It took me back in the office and told me a threw up a red flag and that they have patients who are selling their drugs and taking a methadone when asked to take a test and then drink water till it is in your system before giving a sample.

Good for you for making it through the methadone w/d.I am tapering off methadone and am at 12ml. Doctor offered me sub,but said no.The way he described it to me a person must be down to 30ml of methadone for sub to work because it has a low ceiling.Meaning that no amount of sub can work for someone at 50ml of methadone. Hope all goes well for you,methadone is a piece of Sh#%@#.

Hi Trissy while I was in dialysis I was using 2 senna twice a day w/meals 1 stool softener 3x a day and Miralax powder mixed with water at night. This helped with the binders and the methadone.

Good Afternoon, I am by no means a Methadone expert, but if you are handling the 10mg daily dose fairly well, then most PM docs will probably step you directly up to 15mg per day. Seeing that you have been on 20 before I doubt you are a lightweight and a 5mg increase shouldn't be a big deal for you. Might make you a little sleepy for a few days but shouldn't be too bad overall.

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