Does methadone cause weight gain and/or slow down metabolism?

hello I am also on Methadone and have gained 55 lbs.. I just started the HCG Diet today is my phase 2 day 2. Did you lose alot on the HCG ? I had been worried about taking HCG while on Methadone and I could not find anything to say if it was a bad thing to do ?

I am on methadone and i have been on it for 6 months and i have lost allot of weight i have gaind a little but now i have dramatically lost allot of weight im not sure if it is the combination of all the medicines i take  with is 75 mg of methadone and they are going to up my dose soon  then i take Effexor XR 75 mg and ritlin 40 mg I never thought id here this again from my mom. But just a few minutes ago my mom said she was worried for me and said i am looking anorexic again. when i was 13 they had to weight me backwards on the scale. my mom said she worried because my clothing falls off and i am getting way to thin. I don't know how i could be anorexic i mean i don't eat a hole lot and i don't drink pop i take a few bites and put it in the fridge. does this make me anorexic? or is it all the meds i am on?

Well I gotta say I think methadone DOES cause weight gain. My BFF and I used pain killers together and we decided to get help together. We joined the closest clinic and started our treatment. As we increased our doses to get comfortable our weight increased. I've always been big but after almost 8 years on the clinic I'm up almost 100 lbs and I'm 5'11", my friend is up almost 80+ lbs and she's 5'2"!!! Talk about a major blow to our self esteems!!! But we've both dropped our doses significantly and are both losing weight. She's down 20 lbs or so and I'm down almost 45. My highest dose was 120 mgs and I'm now on 50mgs so I'd say YES!! DEFINITELY!!! Methadone causes weight gain. JiüSo I'd say to all of u try decreasing ur doses the safest, most comfortable way for me is 1mg every 5 days but do what works best for u but it's worth trying.

I am on methadone too and have gained over 100lbs. Part of that is the methadone makes me crave sugar. My self esteem is low too I cant look in the mirror. I used to take care of myself but I dont know how to lose this weight.

Lol dam and you're only justification is your a full blown junkie who wishes to continue to get high for the rest of their life wow aren't you the sh*t are you think you are NOT! and for your information I had skeletal arthritis I had 4 kids full hysterectomy by the age of 30. my doctor told me I had to take the opiates. and wait before I even was addicted to them I ask my doctor to taper me off and he refused so that's my fault NO! I'm not the type that wants to get high like your self who justifies it being a junkie who will continue to be a junkie org the rest of your life Okay wow. just a YFi I knew a full blown junkie who did the black hairwin who also went to a methadone clinic and took methadone and who is not taking methadone anymore he went into methadone group and told everyone in the group that you could cut your methadone in half and it would not hurt you he was taking 150 milligrams and he said that he was taking way too much I bet you that's what you are doing. so get off your high horse and stop using your own excuses! you ate a bag of chips and your not the sh*t and get over yourself!

and perhaps you may want to move if you have to be on a list where I live everybody is treated equal and everybody can get in the methadone clinic! so don't get mad at me or all of us because your methadone clinic is plain c**p b***h to your methadone clinic that's not on any of us that's on them your clinic! here in Utah they have new oreantation at 5 o'clock am and they treat everyone the same equally and there is no waiting list!

Hi I am on methadone had every time I have been put on it I have gained weight ; I walked 3 miles to and from work still my weight didn't go down : I always ensure you ask for Sugar Free methadone as that is better for teeth & weight : I have friends who need methadone yet refuse to take due to the weight gain even my thinnest people I have known gain weight : it is v frustrating as the subscriber is different yet I spoke to a dietician Thursday & he said that it does effect weight : I have two choices come off the methadone lose weight then have terrible withdraws or stay plump ; all opioids have a history of weight gain due to constipation : if u can get any alternative do yet if people say oh u look like u need to
Lose weight just say it is due to the medication that usually keeps people quite plus curves over stick anyway & I was a stick many said u look great yet I did not barley eat at that time hope that makes u feel u r not alone

Wow : I have been on gear for 20 years yet I would not ever talk to others like that : u need help with your personality ; everyone's issues r different all u r is a very bitter person : tar this tar that / in the horrible world of addiction it is not a competition to see who had it the hardest or that others have less problematic life's : lots of people get on types of medication they had no idea what it would lead to that's y they r trying to pull back on benzo's : u obviously feel a spence of superiority but believe me 5 years your a baby & especially with a attitude like that

My story is much of the same' Back pain for 21 yrs and 12 yrs ago i went to methadone (the wonder drug) and it was the first time i had ANY relief from the constant pain to a dull roar. My weight gain has been at 40 lbs and it took about 2 yrs for it to get me. with this being said. I live in Ft. Worth Texas and my Dr. after 21 yrs decides to drop me on 280 mg of methadone a day. Now Ive got 2 weeks left to find a Dr. or cold turkey!. Does anyone know where I can get a Dr. in my area that will prescribe methadone for pain? Please reply. Thank you

Please help

Thank you for sharing your story.
I have been on 30mgs for over a year and CAN NOT lose a pound. I began a fitness bootcamp 3 months ago and I am NOT losing the pounds I thought I would-but what you wrote makes sense!....I am logging my food intake now, working out 3xs a week with a trainer-
I look in the mirror or a picture of me and I look swollen...won't have my photo taken because of it-I won't give up until I beat this!.....I am going to "attempt" to lower my dose to 25 mgs and just keep going down....
The fitness bootcamp has helped me from putting on more weight-now I need to TAKE IT OFF...82 lbs of it!!!!.....

I was taking Vicoprofin for Pudendal Neuropthy a very severe anal pain. The pain specialist switched me to methadone as it was supposed to be the least harmful of all the pain meds. I was 129 lbs when I started and never had a weight problem in my life. I now weigh 192. I cannot stand to look at myself or buy clothes. I am so depressed. It doesn't matter how old you are, you still want to look your best. I can't exercise because of severe back which the methadone doesn't do a thing to help the back. I eat very little during the day, but a night have this awful craving for sweets or chips. Another think that happened is my teeth started to fall out.. The only I can think to is quit taking it and live with the pain.

i started off on 100 mg of methadone, ive been on it for 16 months now. within these months i gained over 50 lbs. within these 16 monrhs ive been lowered down to 16 mg and am finally losing weight. within 2 weeks on 16 mg i lost 15 lbs. i think it all depends on how much or how high on methadone u r on.

i have been on pain medicines for over 12 yrs now. i have tryed many differant types of pain meds. however my insurance will not pay for oxycotin anymore so my docters put me on methadone. i have been on the methadone for about 2 yrs now. over this peroiod of time i have gained over 300lbs it is crazy the amount of weight i gained and it is more ademia weight than fat. water weight gain. i have lympademic pumps i have to wrap my legs in at night to flush the toxic fluids off my system. i did gain a little weight when i first went on pain meds but it was only like 20lbs i was 130lbs now i am over 400lbs it is crazy the docters don't care either . if u don't educate urself about the meds u take they sure r not going too.!!! everyone please don't let ur weight get out of control like i did now it is going to to be so much harder to get the weight off than ever . but i am doing it i have cut back on my methadone intake and already dropped about 50 lbs. so i am on the rode to a healthier/ better life. i think u should search out other options for pain meds instead of methadone.

My friends in pain...I have read almost all posts,and one thing is sure..,we are gaining weight on methadone.I eat less than my girlfriend..sometimes i eat only one sandwich in a whole day...and still I am gaining weight. I gave up on diets and all that c**p,because i realized that i can not lose weight because of the methadone. It's a fact. So guys...dont nerve yourself..accept it and period.

 

it is called Vitadone, it is 30 dollars per month and works a little bit