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

I am on methodone and stopped ea t ing sweets and carbs and started working out one hour every day , i have lost 14 pounds in two weeks and a half. I dont understand why some people dont lose Weight?

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Its not the fizz in the cola thats making you fat, its the sugar dummy!

Not everybody is YOU...sounds like you're ranting is about yourself...you do not know the people involved....how dare you judge their situations...for someone who seems to know everything....you certainly have a lot of problems of your own

I was on Methadone for 10 years(from 20-30.) At the beginning (while I was still using) I didn't gain weight. When I stopped using(being on a dose of 120) I gained 70#'s!! I'm 5' 4" & I skyrocketed to 180#'s. I recently switched to suboxone last November. I now weigh 108. My diet is NO different. Whoever says methadone doesn't make you gain weight, is probably on a really low dose, is using or is the exception. Getting on the subs was a nightmare, probably because I went from 120-13mg's in 6 months, but you'll be so much happier without the hassle of going to the clinic every day, and the weight gain, being lethargic, ect. At Christmas some of my family actually thought I was using bc of my weight loss. They used to tell me at the clinic, no it doesn't make you gain weight, BS in my opinion. I've always been tiny, as well as my family. All the women & men at my clinic(who were actually clean) always complained about weight gain. Get on subs, you'll be much happier!!

I am also a RN but injured my cervical spine in a car wreck. Emergency cervical fusion ... 16 years of pain . Methadone for 14 years. Went from a muscular 130 lbs. 14%body fat to a 60 lbs heavier! I hate the way I look. It is a diff kind of weight gain,so much edema . I have tried Ketamine infusions in San Antonio and it's helping so much with the pain . I am weaning the Methadone..for those in pain look into Ketamine.. Much better than steroids ... It resets the nerve pathways!

The fact is that Methadone makes people fat. It has nada to do with what they are eating. Lies get annoying. Its not McDonalds. Its the slow metabolism. Period. I guess if you can handle having a huge belly forever, then it is all good.

It isn't such a high dose really, but I went from 86 mil( which was not considered even middle ground at my clinic) to 45, and still did not really loose the weight until i reached 30 ml.

I am sorry, but I don't believe you. I lost the weight; By getting off Methadone. There is no earthly way to loose weight that fast on Methadone even if you starve, and the reason they don't is it is impossible. Not until you get off Methadone; Then it is easy. Are you suggesting that I had no discipline while on Methadone, and my discipline came back as soon as I stopped using Methadone? Thats just silly.

I went to under a thousand calories, and nothing. It is the Methadone that makes people fat. I never ate much, and it did not make me want to eat at all.

Yes. My weight doubled on methadone. When I first started to gain weight I didn't know it was the methadone. I started to exercise more, daily, and went on a diet. I continued to gain weight with more exercise, less calories and healthier food. People asked if I was pregnant. I am normally pretty skinny. I didn't lose the weight until I went down on my dose. Sorry I couldn't tell you it was just the sugar cravings, cookies and iced cream. In addition to lower dose I also take vitadone, a multivitamin made for those on methadone. Some people think it helps with weight loss, but that could just be because it helps reduce sugar cravings.

Hello I know it's been over a year ago since the post about hcg diet and methadone.........thank you so much I hate this weight gain it's so gross.....I'm miserable....thanks so much.

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I have been trying to figure out how to get the weight off as well and I am 5'5, 235pds. I was 255 but I have been trying to change my eating habits y portions,i stopped taking all of the anti depressants and I lost 20 pounds so I am not going to give up on the weight loss just yet but it is confusing one day I can fit in my clothes and the next day I can't. Well I guess I should be fine as long as I can get my life together and Thank God I have a chance of being someone who I thought was gone forever to being able to take a moment and say Thank You Lord for Blessing me a new way of life. I hope this helps you and Blessings to you.

I'm going thru the same problem I need to be on the methadone and in the past 6 months I've gained 88 lbs I'm on swelling and water retaining pills I'm eating a very strict diet but not loosing weight I'm scared because I gained in water weight from 317 to 336 in just 3 weeks we are all concerned because is all in my belly and my legs can I take a metabolism booster or will that burn off the methadone?

Thats way to high if you go over 70mg your gonna gain alot of weight im at 90 and gained 35 pounds so slowly going down and slowly losing weight as I do

Hello I have been a heroin opaite addict my whole adult life. I ve been.on and off methadone for many many years but this last time it has been about 5 years. I realized that I relapse everytime I get off the clinic but I know that I will probably be on the clinic the restaurant of my life. I know you can gain weight if you dont watch it. I mean some weight might come. I ve put on a little of weight in the past but I ve lost some as well. In.the begening you usually put some on but after you get your dose right and stay there and get down.your daily activity you can loose some. If you dont move very much and you drink or take benzos on top of it you will eat more junk. Cuz when I use to come home from the clinic I would lay on.my couch pop benzos smoke weed and just munch all day I put on a sh*t load of weight. But what do you exspect. This last year I quit taking benzos and I move around more. I am.on 180mg but I only go to the clinic 2 times a month. I quit everything but methadone and my weed. I m now to my happy weight. There is also an over the counter pill u can buy that helps with the sweet cravings, constipation, the sweating and alot of other things its called VITODONE. my clinic sells them there alot of clinics do. Its usually 20-25 for a bottle but s bottle is good for 3 months. If your clinic doesnt sell them.you can order them on line. They make a big difference. Hope it helps some people.