Finally! An answer based on medical facts! Also for those of u who don't know....whole grains are carbs which is the same as sugar to your body as it processes it the same. The only carbs that don't count are fiber and sugar alcohols (used to sweeten sugar free foods). Those can be ingested at a low amount but fiber in any amt. I just read a government study that found sugar affects the opiate pleasure centers in the brain so it's no wonder the cravings. Worse than that, methadone causes a metabolic state similar to non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. That means the sugar and carbs u take in is not broken down as it should normally be so this results in constant hyperglycemia (high blood sugar)
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U will lose weight if u cum off the meth (fact) but remember only do it if u r strong enough not to relapse being over weight is better than being addicted but feel ur pain as want to lose weight myself I started taking meth over ten years ago 110mls over the years got dwn to 40 and have been at 40 for a year now on a low carb diet for 2 weeks now haven't lost a pound seriously thinking I need to cum off this to lose the weight xx
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Hi,this is to response to the RN I am a Lpn I have a similar situation, I was working at the hospital like always ,but I took on a second job at the agency doing home health care as a Lpn the pay was higher. .Any way I felt the worst pain in my back and it felt like knots sticking out of my lower left side of my back.I went to the MD and he asked me if I ever got in a car accident? I said no! He then asked if I had any severe trauma to my back? I again said no why??well he said I had a back of a 70 yrold !!! I was 27!! I was diagnosed with spinal stenosis, disc degeneration, 2 bulging discs at l4,l5 I am.now 33 yrs old those two discs are now herniated! My arthritis is the worse..long story kind of short lol..in 2009 I was diagnosed with a 5.8cm mass thymoma=tumor behind my heart it was benign tg..I had a full thymectomy, which is worse than open heart surgery because all my ribs had to be broken to get the tumor out ..Now the reason for why this tumor appeared was I found out after two MI s = heart attacks I had a rare auto immune disease called,Myasthenia Gravis. .so after post op I was on 100mcg of fentanyl. .than 30 MG oxycodone ..Finally nothing was helping my back issue's, muscle issues, fibromyalgia, neuropathy! !etc..so I was put on 80 MG of Methadone a day I am 33 now and been on methadone for my chronic pain for 3 to 4 yrs ..I gained 50lbs!!!! I thought it was water weight from my heart issues ..it wasn't so I do understand how the weight u gained is different, my advice is I need my methadone but my pain control MD n myself lowered my dose to 40mg a day I'm hoping to get off completely! !! Because after a while only your brain thinks u need this medicine, I have a discectomy scheduled tomorrow, and hope to reduce my pain by 50%..and need pain medication rarely. ..I hate my new weight ito has lowered my self esteem as a woman ,and if this helps as a nurse yes methadone does slow your metabolism. .Good luck to all ,my name is Kayla. .
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I too suffer the same Methadone Weight gain problem. I started taking it almost 4 years ago and during the intake process my counselor advised me to stay away from sweets while taking this medication because it will cause you to crave it and gain weight. I listened and avoided sweets for the first 3 months and actually lost about 30 pounds. But soon after the cravings for sweets got so bad and my fiancee cheated on me then left me for the same woman, so to deal with the heartache and pain I ate tons of chocolate, cake, ice cream etc and before I knew it I ballooned up to 304 pounds! Never thought I would get that big but I did and over the course of only months. I began eating healthy and exercising but all it did was stop the gain. After a few months I managed to only lose a little weight and it was as if the weight was now glued to my body no matter what I did. I then decided to have the clinic I go to start tapering me 2 mg a week. 10 months later I am down from 100mg to 12mg and I'm drinking tons of water and exercising 2-3 times a week at Planet Fitness. I've lost 25 pounds, the most I've ever lost while on Methadone, so this progress feels great. I no longer feel like I'm going to be stuck fat as hell for the rest of my life. Just taper off, eat right, stay away from sweets and drink lots of water. The weight will have no choice but to come off. Hope this helps or encourages somebody.
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I have had to be on several different types of pain meds due to back pain. When I started seeing doctor I weighed 117 pounds, got up to 141 then 2 months ago I was able to lose 11 pounds, and have been stuck at 130 no matter what I do or eat. I had to start on methadone 3 days ago for pain 10mg 3 times a day. Ithe makes me throw up and caused loss of appetite but I still gained 5 pounds in 3 days. I do not want to gain weight what do I do?
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I feel for you. I am adult female 5'7" and weigh 105lbs. I have been on every painkiller in the book. Started at 14 years old because of severe endometriosis.....female disease...took tylox every month, then after a weight training accident I had my adductors, hamstrings, torn, pelvis blown open....had surgery for that, fractured femoral in thigh, L2- S2 herniated, bulging....now spinal stenosis etc...hyper mobile so ligaments and tendons kept muscle from healing correctly. Highest dose I ended with oxy side was 120mg x 3 daily plus 20mg oxycodone for breakthrough pain....zombie!!! Tried methadone at 30mg and went up to 67 mg and after a year wanted to slowly titration....tried 5mg at a time and withdrawal got me...they then locked me in to 80 mg on the diskette.....Way Too Strong...being that67mg was too much. Pleaded with my pain doctor to help me...after going to clinic and starting methadone- he said my pain contract was broken! He took me back medicine wise since he was still doing shots, blocks without much success.. Ended up doing Spinal Nerve Ablation...I jumped from 80mg methadone to 20mg in 1 jump...no withdrawal - until trying to lower from there..also taking 7.5 vicoprofen for breakthrough at same time...got down to 5 mg methadone and am now taking hyslingaER 80 mg...extended release hydro with vicoprofen for breakthrough...Doing good, pain under control as well as can be expected. Lost 32 lbs in 32 days... Back at normal weight and happy to be off methadone...It is liquid handcuffs..literally! Do what you have to do to get off methadone...It is the hardest medication to get off!
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I have been on the clinic for a year now. And I've gained 78 pounds. And no matter what I do the weight just keeps coming. I hardly eat anything. I'm so depressed over the way I look. But if I stop going to the clinic, I'm afraid I'll end up back on drugs. Just don't know what to do any more.
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just seen what u wrote hope u still doing good and clean. and got that skinny bode u wanted. I started methadone. 15 months ago. I've gained 30 lbs and hate it. but. I'm off the pills and I can wear short sleeves. so I started the gym and gonna change the way I eat. I don't feel. strong. enough to stop methadone yer. so got to deal with being a little bigger. anyway stay strong.
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That is true cause I am going though the same thing and my doctor said it slows your metabolism,it leave water to build up in your body there is one thing that works is, all I thanks for listening to what works for me.....
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I've been on methadone for a little over a year. I went from 129 to 158 in a year. I eat healthy under 1200 calories a day. But I just keep getting bigger and bigger. Before I could eat whatever I wanted and not put on a pound. I would rather take the methodone than be addicted to the other opiate, but I'm getting tired of this. I am starting to feel ugly now and can't wear any of my clothes. I've decided to get off methodone in the next month and take suboxone instead. I feel like I've dealt with my addiction enough so that I won't abuse pain pills anymore. Another thing that I didn't mention is the weight seems to be water weight? I just feel bloated all the time. If anyone has anything to add, I'll gladly pay attention.
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Thankyou... Ive really been struggling with a 50 1b weight gain. And as u said there is no majic pill& that is the majic answer! Just like any weight loss.. Ya gotta work at it! Thanks again/
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Wow your dose is really high! I know that when my dose went from 60mg to 100mg that is when I started swelling up and retaining fluids. And a ton of women who attend my clinic or one of the many in my area have told me to slowly detox myself down to at least 60, slowly so I won't be too uncomfortable as I take my dose down, and according to some of these girls took their dose down and w/use of water retintion pills they were able to lose some of that extra weight they have put on. I still can't get over the high amount of methadone your dr has u on. Does it make u feel like a zombie, or are u awake and normal through the day? It's unheard of for Drs to give that high of a dose In my area but I have heard of a lot of ppl that live in several differ parts of US who have high doses like yours, and they said they don't feel tired or sluggish ever, a lot of them work FT and said they were ill until getting up to the 300's. Crazy how our bodies f so different. I would def ask your dr for water weight pills like lasix and drink a lot of water and avoid salt and sodium. Good luck, and take a lil comfort that others know how u feel and are also feeling depressed n out. So hold your chin up butterfly and try to think positive that things could change.
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