I feel for all of you...I needed methadone because I was a junkie about 5 years ago....since on methadone, I have stayed clean, received my AS degree in business administration, had my 2 girls, have gotten married...etc.. I am thankful for this medication but there are downsides to taking it....I was on 90 mgs...but I have put myself on a detox because I am ready to stop using the drug..I feel like I have used it for what I needed it for and am fortunate enough to not have any pain issues to have to stay on it..but the side affects for me were: severe constipation, weight gain from 135-220lbs, :( sweating, craving sugar, being tired, NO sex drive... there's no doubt about it the side affects can be brutal...but for most of us it's better than the alternative. I am going down 5 mgs a week and now I'm on 35mgs and am already down 20 pounds! I'm so tired of being big.. so after 5 years, I will be off in 7 weeks now...Maybe I'll get into a bikini this summer...I just want to feel attractive again.. good luck to everyone, I wish you all well...
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I have chronic pain also & have been tried on several narcotics and now the last 3-4 months it is methadone. At first it worked very well & has steadily dropped off in effectiveness until now it isn't helping much at all and I also have gained 15-20 lbs. and am unable to lose it! It's very distressing to me also.
I am going off them today. My doc listened & now has prescribed M.S. Contin (cheap & we may lose ins. coverage). I intend on being free of w/i 6 months. I've had constipation, sleepiness, zero sex drive as well, and CRAVING sugar like mad. I have just had enough. Getting off of this whole merry- go- round!!! My sincere sympathy.
I am going off them today. My doc listened & now has prescribed M.S. Contin (cheap & we may lose ins. coverage). I intend on being free of w/i 6 months. I've had constipation, sleepiness, zero sex drive as well, and CRAVING sugar like mad. I have just had enough. Getting off of this whole merry- go- round!!! My sincere sympathy.
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Hello My name is Amber, I am also on methadone & have been for 4 years, I am 4 foot eleven and going into treatment weighted 115 lbs I was in really good shape. I currently weigh almost 200 pounds. I have tried everything, diet pills, riding bikes, lowering my dose from 110 to 65 mg.s I also tried nutridone and phenocaol I have not seemed to loose any weight. My dr says it's my change in lifestyle but really it hasn't changed. I also agree that the fat is very different from other weight gain, I also have a tremendous amount of water retention, I can push on my ankles and leave deep,painful indents on them, worse then it ever was from my 3 pregnancies. I am going to start blind dosing to get off the methadone, I am happy to have changed the addiction part of my life, but now I am so fat that my husband acts differently and So do I, so I will let you know what happens.
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GOD YES I HAVE BEEN ON METHADONE FOR 8 MONTHS AND WAS A SIZE 5 AND NOW A 17 IS VERY TIGHT ON ME!! THEIR IS NO BEATING THE WEIGHT GAINE, SHE MAY HAVE LOST 5 LB BUT TRUST ME SHE WILL QUICKLY GAIN IT BACK AND THEN PROBABLY 5 MORE ON TOP! SHE MIGHT AS WELL JUST STOP TRYING TO DIET CAUSE SHE ISNT GOING TO BEAT THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, IM ONLY ON 24 MG WHICH IS WAAAY LOW AND I STILL HAVE GAINED 70 POUNDS!! IVE ALWAYS BEEN SKINNY AND NOW IM A FAT LARD!! MY TITS WENT FROM 34D TO 42DD. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO GET OFF OF IT CAUSE I WILL GET DIABETES OR HEART PROBLEMS FROM THIS GAIN!! TELL HER TO SWITCH TO SUBOXONE FOR A WHILE CZ IT IS FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT AND IT MAKES YOU TOOTH PICK SKINNY!!
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IM ON 25MG OF MEHTADONE AND WAS A SIZE 5 AND NOW A 17 IS TIGHT, MY TITS WERE A 34D AND NOW IS A 42DD IS TIGHT! IM 32 AND HAVE A BUTT FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER!! THE WEIGHT IS ALL IN YOUR STOMACH AND ASS AND TITTS!! I LOVE THE MEHTADONE BUT I WOULD RATHER BE SKINNY AND ON VICS! IM LETTING LIFE PASS ME BY CAUSE I CANT GET A BOYFRIEND NOW, AND IM JUST EMBARRASSED TO GO OUT! I HEARD ALOT OF THE GAIN IS WATER WEIGHT AND YOU PEE IT OUT AFTER 2 WEEKS OF BEING OFF IT! I GAINED WEIGHT RAPIDLY ON THIS STUFF!
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THE PILL IS CALLED VITADONE!! BUT HEY IT DOESNT WORK CAUSE NO MATTER IF YOU EAT SWEETS OR IF YOU DONT EAT SWEETS YOU ARE GOING TO GAIN AND KEEP GAINING! IM LIVING PROOF, I DONT EAT LUNC OR BREAKF AND A SALAD FOR DINNER AND IVE GAINED 80 LBS IN 8 MONTHS! NOW IM PROB DIABETIC!! METHADONE IS DANGEROUS CAUSE THE WEIGHT GAIN CAN CAUSE SERIOUS HEART PROBLEMS!! YOUR HEART IS A MUSCLE AND WHEN YOUR AS HEAVY AS ME RIGHT NOW IT IS SOOO HARD ON YOUR HEART! I WORK OUT LIKE A FREAK TOO!!!
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I take 40 mg every 6 hrs too and have gained 45 pounds since taking methadone and I've had gastric bypass 4 yrs before taking it. My weight gain is different. It seems to be mostly in my hips and stomach. As before I was fat all over. What do I do ?
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April? Anyways... yeah, whenyou get on the m 'done it does make.you/anyone put weight on. Fear ye not. Its ok.k?!
I.for one put on a stack. Its not only healtthy eating its for many reasons and don't for a second think you 're alone in this.
I.for one put on a stack. Its not only healtthy eating its for many reasons and don't for a second think you 're alone in this.
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to lose weight you probably have to start reducing your dose of methadone, I know somebody who is on over 400mg of methadone a day, also in a split dose and he chose to go on the adkins diet and was able to lose 30 pounds. That was enough for him because he is 6 ft tall and now weighs 150 lbs. Therefore that is another option for you. But decreasing your dose substantialy I think is another option. Why not try the diet first and at the same time reduce your dose for long term benefit. nIncidently he has been on adkins diet for over 3 months.
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Knowing somebody on over 400mg of methadone a day in a split dose who gained 30 lbs, what he did was go on the Atkins diet and he lost the 30lbs but it took over 3 months. The other alternative according to him is to reduce your dose of methadone substantialy, or do both the diet and the tapering down of your dose of methadone can be done together for long term weight lose. Incidently he is aso on the high dose of methadone because of severe pain from a massive injury. But I think it could have contributed to his weight gain. In any event good luck, and either the Atkins diet and/or the reducing the methadone dose sufficently should help you take off a substantial amount of the weight you put on. Remember you may have to stay on the diet several months.
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I'm sorry to say this but the only thing you can do to lose weight is detoxing. Yeah it sucks, but if you have support around you it isn't as bad. When I first started methadone I weighed 175 lbs and I had a muscular structure. After 8 years on methadone I ballooned up to a whopping 317 lbs and felt very depressed and gross. I finally made the decision to get off of methadone. It's been 1 month and I am down to 275 lbs. I believe if I continued to take methadone I would of ended up being like those obese people you see on Discovery Health Channel. I am happier now than I ever was on methadone and love not having toxins in my body.
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I have found a solution for me after years of meth and years of the 50 pounds extra, I finally put the research into trying to lose weight as I did when trying to get high and I have found a way for me, what I found out:
The body burns up the fuel you put into it in a specific order,
1st sugar or carbs, for this conversation the same thing.
2nd, Fat, either eaten or on your fat ass.
3rd. Muscle and organs, then bone, but your dead before then.
so, I had to figure out a way to get all the sugar or carbs out of my body, and keep them out long enough for my body to use the fat I HAD gathered around my body by eating coco puffs every time I woke up from a great meth nod.
The answer is dont eat sugar, I mean dont eat any, not just the granular kind, I mean if a package says carbohydrates = 1, then your body is gonna use that instead of burning up your fat. Now how do you tell if your body has used up all the sugar and is running on FAT, you buy ketosis sticks and piss on them, count to 15, and the more purple the end turns, the more you are burning fat. Now that you get the jist let me throw in the disclaimers, This type of diet, is known as "the Atkins System(Diet)" and has been around for a long time, also there is some schools of thought that say this is not too healthy, well lets be honest, shooting dope was not the best for my health either, and those long vacations behind bars every so ofter, sucked royal. So lets keep this in perspective for the replies about this is not gonna work, and some more bs, I guarantee, if you get all the sugar out of your body, takes about 4 days, depending on how bad your liver is, that you will then burn fat, I mean alot of it, your body will burn the fat off your meth taking bum in 2 to three months, Its as much a fact as good dope will get you high. Its just the way the body works. Look it up your self. google ketosis, atkins, etc....
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Relax. We get it. You are hardcore. Just kidding. Ur not. You're delusional if you really think that you are the only one who destroyed your life, and lost your home and family and friends. Oh ya, and dog. I'm an IV dope user too, I just find it weird that you just went off on everyone who doesn't dig the needle like you.
Question. If you are so "sick and tired of hearing all these BS stories," then why do you keep reading them? The wheelchair story was like 20 posts ago! You know continuing to read and scroll down and click "next page" is optional, right?
Get over yourself.
Question. If you are so "sick and tired of hearing all these BS stories," then why do you keep reading them? The wheelchair story was like 20 posts ago! You know continuing to read and scroll down and click "next page" is optional, right?
Get over yourself.
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WOW like seriously?? How would you know what its like for us "pill poppers" when you arent one through out my recovery i have been told that being sick off of oxycontin is worse then heroin because the pills are stronger and purer but ya know what I never judged fellow addicts because of what drug they did or didnt do or how it effected their life. An addict is an addict and we are suppose to be there for each other NOT judge one another on who is the bigger addict Does that make you feel special? I suffered my own loses no I didnt lose a dog I lost my child So what I never stuck a needle in my arm I didnt realize that made me less deserving of recovery I wont sit here and say my addiction was worse or my withdrawel was worse because I dont know what your withdrawel was like I do know that I was in the most excruciateing pain ever and I did consider suicide to stop the pain.
And you talk about how us pill poppers are prevented the "real junkies" from getting into a clinic? Well 1st you said u have been on methadone for 2 yrs and have no intention of coming off because you dont want to be sick Well why dont you get off methadone and give ur spot to someone else? and you dont get sick when you come off methadone is not meant to stay on forever. You just said one hypocritical thing after another and judging an invidual society, the new generation of opiate I feel like if there was anyone out there suffered from a pill addiction and they read your post they would not go get help and that ur hate speech could potentionally kill them
And you talk about how us pill poppers are prevented the "real junkies" from getting into a clinic? Well 1st you said u have been on methadone for 2 yrs and have no intention of coming off because you dont want to be sick Well why dont you get off methadone and give ur spot to someone else? and you dont get sick when you come off methadone is not meant to stay on forever. You just said one hypocritical thing after another and judging an invidual society, the new generation of opiate I feel like if there was anyone out there suffered from a pill addiction and they read your post they would not go get help and that ur hate speech could potentionally kill them
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PLEASE! Addiction is addiction! It doesn't matter what the substance is! The only one whining is YOU! Methadone is for OPIATE dependency! There are no rules for what type of opiate and how it's used in order to be on the methadone program. The methadone program has saved my life as well! I was snorting oxycontins and I became pregnant. If it weren't for the clinic I don't know what I would have done, or what would have become of my baby you asstard! Oh but just because I wasn't using black tar heroin I didn't deserve that chance right?? Everyone have a different story. Everyone's situation is unique. Every addict deserves a chance at having normal life, you creep!
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