Methadone withdrawal weight loss
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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.
I know everyone loses their methadone weight in different ways but I was wondering if anyone started losing the weight as they tapered down? If so, around what mg were u on when the weight started coming off? Or did most of it come off AFTER u stopped taking methadone? One more question I have is if anyone can tell me why some people decide to switch to subs from methadone towards the end of recovery? Is it easier to get off than methadone? Is it better?
I dont believe methadone has anything to do with weight gain or loss, its your life style that changes , your eating habits your activity level. Ive been off of methadone for over a year and ive lost 40 plus pounds , but was due to the change of lifestyle, i exercise and eat healthy . When i was on it i didnt care what i looked like so i didnt follow a strict regiment.
as for the weight it is different for everybody it is true that methadone slows down your matablizim but I to started to loose the weight wile tapering.....
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.
HI weight loss is not uncommon during a methadone taper...
ve done a lot of reading and understand that I probably was injected with Buprenorphine and got sick because I was detoxing. I also attribute the weight loss to the detox, and I got very thin, too thin for me.
About 10 months ago I was having constant migraines that would not respond to any medication. I went to a neurologist who sent me to a pain specialist who recommended opiates for pain. Since my experience 8 years ago I have steered clear of all opiates.
Should I just go in to the doc and fake withdrawal, get the script and then skip the methadone? I would feel much better knowing that I had something in case I really start to feel crappy you know?
Also, I gained 80 lbs on methadone, will I lose it when I switch to suboxone?
Thanks guys!
And as I seen here in the comments most of everyone on the methadone program has gained a significant amount of weight but on the other hand, My boyfriend is now on 9 mg and has lost a significant amount of weight since Christmas 2014, he was 154 and now down to 129, and it concerns me that he might be sick with cancer, or its just a side affect from the meds because he is now literally skin and bones no muscle feeling at all when I touch him or cuddle him, it freaks me out for him to be this w
I however have been taking phenphedrine ( diet pill), to help increase my energy during the day for working out and to lose weight. So far on the 12th day of no methadone ive not experienced any of the horror storie withdrawal symtoms everyone writes about. I do however have insomnia and mild diahrea and occasional sneezing. I know these symptoms are my body telling me it wants methadone.But i can handle this. I just want to know how much longer till i feel 100% again.
I HEARD THE NEW STRIPS ARE GOOD CAUSE THE NARCAN CANT GET OUT LIKE THE PILLS, I WOULD SPLIT THE PILL IN HALF AND THATS WHAT CAUSED MY PANICK ATTACKS I GUESS, BUT I WAS TINY SKINNY AND NOW ON METHADONE IM SO FAT, NO ONE WILL BELIEVE ME THAT IM NOT PIGGING OUT, ITS JUST WATER WEIGHT!! I HATE METHADONE CAUSE OF THE WEIGHT GAIN, THEIR IS NO BEATING THE GAIN, EXCEPT FOR SPEED, THEIRS A GIRL AT MY CLINIC WHO TAKES SPEED AND SHE HASNT GAINED BUT SHE ALSO HAS FALSE TEETH FROM THE METH.
Studies have shown that babies born by mothers addicted to Methadone , may experience some issues as consequence from the methadone. The most common are smaller head size, low birth weight, and withdrawal symptoms that varies in severity. The majority of these babies will develop in the normal range and size throughout childhood.
If people give in to sugar cravings and eat too many donuts whilst on methadone then it is the donuts that have caused the weight gain not the methadone. I am aware that many people gain weight on methadone maintenance but discipline, regular exercise and a healthy diet will eliminate the possibility of picking up excess weight.
I really worry about the withdrawal part of being on methadone goin to the clinic every single day, and getting my dose of 60 mg right now I have been on about one month for heroin addiction I used to be on this program 10 yrs ago but moved out of state and stayed clean for 10 yrs off heroin, but pain pills i still did like crazzy...
on the other hand, a puffer has been known to help withdrawal from smokeibles, so it might help temp for your methadone withdrawal just don't get used to it - keep your chin up - making more of withdrawal is addiction talking - ignore as much as you can while focusing on a decade of national geo's and you'll be fine when it's over - your withdrawal may be a bit longer or shorter than everybody else, but in the scheme of things looking back it's just a blip on the radar the t
I've been on it for about 3 1/2 yrs, and got pregnet within the first year I was on it. My highest dose was 80mgs and never had a weight problem, my highest weight was 135-140. At nine months preg. I was up to 265mgs and was all belly and gained 28pnds. After I had her I blew up to 204pnds and ever since then I've been coming down. My Daughter will be 2yrs old May 15th. I lost about 15pnds last summer, and I've been doing everything, to lose it.
you keep hanging in there. the first 60 to 90 days were pure hell for him. the emotions, weight loss,sneezing, very foggy, shakes, stomach issues, not sleeping, no energy, not eating, basically like he had been hit by a train. the sneezing is just another way of your body ridding itself of the poison. each day will get better. after about the 90 day mark, he got much better. he feels great now. keep up the good work. you can do this.
Jake, go ahead and start a new thread with your question. As for 'addicted 73', I have strong opinions from my own experiences with addiction and from what I see with patients.... opinions that you may resist hearing.
I would be very surprised if a person taking a couple hundred of OC per day could leave the addiction behind.
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