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Methadone and weight gain

Does methadone cause weight gain and a 'FLUSHED FACE' look..????

Just wondering, as I have a friend who is on methadone and seems to have these symtoms...
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15714123 tn?1442453787
thank you, you were very helpful.do u know of women havn problems with there period. my friend thinks im pregnant.but im like methdone makes u gain wait and i have taken two test and they are neg.so let me know wat u think! PLEASE!






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Hey baby girls all of you .Your always going to be beautiful woman everyone grows hair on their faces .If men don't like it and want a beauty Queen someone fake let them have them I may have a solution to
Tonthosebwoman who grow hair on their faces.1at Isd like too say My Grammar *****.I'm not a good writer but.I've read yous guys posts and I was a bodybuilders for yrs.No steroids didn't turn me into a man.I'd never grew a hair on my face ever in my life ,hell when I was 22 I had very little pubic hair or under arm hair.But As a child does.Will do anything to be the best at a sport.Now,I'll break my boring story down as not to bore yous to tears.I did steroids noone told me I'd grow hair on my face. Well I did.I let someone talk me into waxing ,plucking .mistake it made the hair growth back darker OK.4yra I wanted to kill myself.I seen hair on my face like a man  I still didn't I continued to do the steroids cause I'd thought **** I'd already ****** my beauty up.OK I'll shave it daily I did it bothered me.as I got older the hair color changes face got dryer and I got sick of having hair on my face so I started to look up hitisusm its when a woman's adrenal gland screw up añd she grows hair in her face. Tonight,I came across an article by accident .that's why I'm back.I must tell you other bwoman who've suffered hair growth on your faces.ladies ...we might be able to reverse our hair growth.OK theirs a pill u can order on line for woman that grow hair on ur face the article says take from 50- 200 mgs spread 2times durning the day the medicines called ( Spironolactone,also known ma aldactone ,novo-spirotone) now ladies don't give this **** to ur husband's.lmao their gentils will shrink (balls) in case I'd misspelled.they'll lose their hair on their face and all over their body.lose their sex drive. Penis will shrink. See that was an article I read a mans wife found aldactone online. He wrote she snuck it to him with his vitamins .Think it was a director I'd say it was lmao ahahah he stated shed gave it to him 6months in he list ALL THE Hair on HIS FACE ,shrunk his penis hair all over YOU HEARD ME CORRECTLY LADIES lost ALL the hair on his face.later I read.take birth control pill along with Spironolactone and I'll lose the hair on ur face.I talked to a drag Queen .OK laugh those of u who aren't desperate to lose ur facial hair but today Aug 5,2015.I am going to start the birth control pills once I get the aldactone that's another name for the drug as I said earlier in my letter once I have both I'll experiment in let you ladies know what happened monthly.Also,please understand .I am not a doctor.I have no need for birth control pills other than the same reason u ladies r here to lose hair on my face.I've got my tubes ties n burnt. But as soon as the orse4 for the aldactone comes in I'll take both the low estrogen birth control pills with the aldactone and I'll keep you up to date wheater r not it works I'm ***@**** if anyone wants to ask further question don't commit suicide girls.live I've died for 6minutes seen God messenger and have talked n learnt a lot from the spirt. Commuting suicide does change a thing the body can die but u don't u still think walk around out of ur body but you are still you ladies God bless In remember Girls 1st Rule never screw over each other for a man or any reason watch each others back in remember if any of you learn anything state it I have one other thing u woman may not know.its about year infection many people spend 20bucks on cures when if u get lg garlic peel it at night stick it with a fork incert it in ur vagina do this before bed at night I say place the garlic inside because the smell will come through ur breathe. Anyway in the morning the year infection will be history it'll cost 20cents over night cure girl not 3days in its dirt cheap100precent guaranteed. Also planter warts I caught some from the gym on bottom of my foot I also had bronchitis well I eat a Clive of garlic baked and n pasta with vadillia onion for 3wks got bronchitis cured and warts went away.garlic cures herpys many things hope some thing I said can help someone out there be easy ladies in come here in tell what u know that can help someone else.love yous.!smile
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Flushed face is an allergic reaction.Listen if you have just started methadone Please Stop Now. In time you'll have memory loss ,weight vain. Loss of drive .I've been on it now 2yrs .In want off. It effects memory .It'll kill your memories and take the love of life and everything.Important to you .Will soon have no meaning its the worst Drug ever. Try subonone get drug no weight gain.it'll free you from any dependacy If you can find it.
There are more and more doctors turning us normal people to addicts. find a way out soon while you have a brain AC
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yup.
1909286 tn?1379435137
Hi, Ive been on methadone for almost 7 yrs.  I was taking 80 mg a day and gained 30 lbs.  Since August of this year Ive been tapering down real slow and am now at 22 mg a day.  I have lost 18 lbs.  But I also run every day but I always have even when taking 80 mg.  I think tapering methadone helps with weight loss, but you also need to exercise and really watch what you eat, cut out sweets as much as possible it makes you crave them.  I used to eat icecream every night and never did before taking methadone.  I cant wait until Im completely off this EVIL drug!!!!  Good luck to all of you!
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i totally gained weight too! i eat well and started working out again. I was thinking is must be due to the methadone, causing a slower metabolism. I now know thAT  is true, after reading some posts. I really want to get off it. I sweat like a freakin PIG!!!!! It is so embarassing when i'm at work. My dr. gave me pills called "Vesicare", for the sweating. It is usually prescribed for people who have a weak bladder and pee a lot.  Anyways, it doesnt help with the sweating, at least for me it doesnt. I did read about someone suggesting Evening Primrose vitamins. I will certainly try that. I successfully weaned off methadone 8yrs ago with minimal withdrawal symptoms!! I was so proud of myself. It was a very very  slow process, going down a tiny amount every week or every two weeks. That is the key to success! GO SLOW!! Then i got myself hooked on pain killers and i am now on it AGAIN!! ARGG! i am on a way higher dose than before(125mls). I hate the side effects so i will ween again. I`d love to do the RAPID DETOX, where they  put u under for awhile. Anyone know much about this and is it available in canada
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Hi Krymzin.  You and I have a lot in common and although I've never chatted online or responded to any online forums, I felt compelled to write and thank you for what you wrote about methadone and weight gain.  I, too, am a recovering addict.  I have been clean for four and a half years.  I am prescribed methadone because I have degenerative disc disease in all three levels of my spine.  I became severely addicted to oxycotin when I was being prescribed it by one of my former pain doctors and I started snorting it and shooting it so needless to say, I can't take that anymore.  Since I have to take some form of pain meds to control the chronic pain that comes from the spine disease, my doctors thought methadone would be the best thing.  I've been taking it for the entire four and a half years of my sobriety, and it does help with the pain and I don't get a buzz from it so I don't abuse it.  However, I have gained a lot of weight and I am experiencing a lot of depression from it.  I feel so lame and vain for saying that, but I can't help it.  I have always been around 115 pounds and now I weigh 194.  I have a wonderful husband who tells me that I am still beautiful no matter what, but I know that it has to bother him deep down.  He is a beautiful man and I always see other women (prettier, skinner women) checking him out and most likely wondering what in the hell he's doing with me.  My self esteem used to be awesome and now it's terrible (as you can probably tell).  I was diagnosed this past summer (in July) with a thyroid disease and I know that also contributes to the weight gain, but I've been dealing with the weight issues for over four years and the thyroid problems just started this past year.  I'm taking medication for my thyroid and my endochronologist is the first one who finally told me that she thought the methadone was most likely causing a lot of the weight gain.  Anyway, that's my story at this point, but I wanted to thank you for sharing and being so positive about things because it means a lot to me to know that I can lose weight if I can my dose in half.  I know that my doctor won't want me to, but I would like to do it anyway if it will cause me to lose weight.  I think my doctor has me on too much anyway.  I would love to weight 165 pounds like you.  I don't want to be too skinny.  I like having a figure, but I want to be able to look in the mirror and not want to cry everytime.  I also have two sons, aged 8 and 11.  I wish you much luck and happiness.  Thanks for what you wrote.
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hello all, YES methadone does cause weight gain...ALOT of weight for some people.It seems to cause it more in women than men. I am on the methadone clinic now, and have been for a few years!! Not my plan of course, but if you use for a long time, it will obviously take a long time to feel "normal" again (no it does not cause you to feel "buzzed,@the clinic it is liquid and time-released) as well as get your sh-t together.Anyway, for me it took a while to gain alot of weight. It's weird before i got on the clinic i was taking methadone wafers or pills and i was 110lbs. and i am 5'8" so yeah i was kinda gross looking. after about 3 mos.on the clinic i gained 20lbs. which i welcomed i looked healthy, felt great, no more pale skin and dark circles.As my late boyfriend said "the sparkle in my eyes came back".  About 1 yr later i swear it was like i went to bed thin and woke up fat!! it was like overnight for me. i went from 130lbs to 180lbs. and i did not eat junk food EVER..NO SUGAR. i found out that the higher the dose the more your metabolism slows..To make this long story short i got up to 230lbs!!!! i am small boned so it was pure fat. i refused to look that way.. as much as it sucked i cut my dose in half.(slowly) also drink tons of water, eat well and LOTS of exercise. I am now 165lbs and i'm ok with that i'm working on getting off of the methadone clinic. It's been a long road, don't listen to what anyone says about how high your dose is or how long you have been taking it. It is NONE of their business it's an individual choice and lets face it it's better than using and all the risks involved and .who wants to be an overdose statistic.????NOT ME!! 1 more thing, methadone causes sweating. For me it was SO GROSS.and weird only my face and head sweat.Of course the worst places!!!strangers were like omg are you ok? so if anyone reading this has this problem try using EVENING PRIMROSE gel tabs they are in with the vitamins and inexpensive.They do take a week or so to work but trust me if you are a professionall or work with the public you can relate and should definitely take them  :) PEACE ;)
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i took methadone for 2 years im a 31 year old female weighing 115 lbs. before  the dones now 92 lbs. nasty look like a crack *****. detoxing right now cant wait to get fatter. craved sugar all day long. cant wait to be sober
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885702 tn?1240942263
Actually, I got something like that (flushed face); but  I've got a preexisting tendency towards it; a number of things can do it to me. I'm also VERY pale (Irish) which makes it show up easily.

The weight gain... it is debated if it is just developing an appetite or methadone causing it. I didn't have the problem. Then again, I eat very little, often twice, once a day.
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Okay.. that makes since as I'm THINKIN' they're..Drinkin!

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1063524 tn?1258732204
Never had the flushed face look.  Had my face break out more than usual and I have never had problems with my skin, not even in my teens.  Luckily, that's going away.  Everyone's body responds differently.
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942290 tn?1252618549
thats historically a sign of booze.....


are they drinking too?
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Any input on the FLUSHED FACE LOOK  while on methadone?  Is that part of the symptoms?  
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Yes. I was constantly sweating, and flushed. I had hot flashes, just as if I had Menopause. Methadone causes all Menopause like symptoms. I sweated so much that I couldn't go anywhere because I was so ashamed. I would have sweat rolling down my face.
1063524 tn?1258732204
I gained about 20 pounds while on this stuff.  Tapering off right now.  Down to 60mg and will hit 55 on Thursday.  Holliee's right.  You just crave sugar like crazy.  I wasn't much of a candy person but when I started taking the methadone I just wanted it constantly.  I can already tell a little difference in the cravings since starting to come down.  
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942290 tn?1252618549
everyones different. it was just the opposite for me. after getting off it, I suffered what all long term users do, and thats energy and motivation drop off. so not being as active has made me gain weight after quiting.....not a ton but about 10-15 lbs.  
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Everyone is not that different. How many overweight people do you see in clinics? Now ask the ones thta are not overweight how long they have been on the program. I bet most of them it will be less then a year.
662972 tn?1270166301
Hello
I am on methadone and yes it can cause weight gain but it because sugar crave you get. I posted a great info on methadone in the health pages its on last page titled methadone info or just methadone and has all kinds info on it.
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Yes. And it has absolutely nothing to do with diet. You will not loose weigh gained from Methadone by dieting. Its impossible, because your metabolism has been shut down. Thats how it stays active in your system for so long, by slowing your metabolism down to a crawl, so you don't metabolize it fast, and need more. Its a terrible drug. It makes hair fall out, and teeth rot. It causes  hormonal imbalances, Diabetes, and much more. It should never have been approved by the FDA. They should have created a completely different drug. Even if people felt a high from a drug, or needed to take it more often, that is a much better trade then killing people with this poison.
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Yes it does in some the weight gain in many..
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