I HAVE BEEN ON METADONE FOR ABOUT 7 MONTHS NOW AND I AM UP 150 MG...

i've been on methadone for 5yrs and have only recently experienced this weight gain, the craving for sweets, yeah, but i could keep the weight under control til now. i've gone from a size 8 to a 14-16 in just 3 months. i am at the end of my rope. i am dieting, walking, and doing aerobic and strength training everyday. not like i'm just laying around stuffing my face. i've had a thyroid and hormone test run but results aren't back yet. if someone has a clue - i sure need help. email me. kaleigh_59@yahoo.com

I am a3 yr old women ive always been thin. When I got turned on to heroine i was 145lbs at the end i was 113 i am 5'4. ive been on a clinic for 9 mo and ive gained 15 lbs but i need to. The trick is if youir going to eat sweets and drink soda thats all!!!!! you can eat and drink. It wrks that was my junkie diet

Methadone makes you swell more than typical opiates...your weight gain could be due to just water weight...try taking diuretics or drinking tea to get excess water out of your system...when I first started taking methadone my swelling got so bad that it cut off circulation to my hands...my hands looked like balloon hands and i couldn't fit in my jeans...I had to excersice and cut out salty foods as much as i could because i could not cut out the methadone, as is the deal with your situation. It's all about the proper nutrition with this medication...it prevents absorbtion of a lot of essential nutrients and slows down your metabolism significantly...avoid milk products and salty foods, up the anty on water and tea...things that keep the body moving and the water in your body in constant flush mode so you can lessent the water build-up.

BELIEVE ME I HEAR YOU WHEN IT COMES TO METHADONE. I HAVE BEEN ON METHADONE SINCE JULY OF 2007 AND I WISH I NEVER DID. SWEETS U DO CRAVE ALOT ITS LIKE A SUB DRUG. I HAVE GAINED ALOT OF WEIGHT I WAS ALWAYS SMALL LIKE YOU NOT NOW BEING ON METHADONE. I TAKE 140 MG DAILY AT THE CLINIC AND SWEAT AND FEEL LIKE CRAP NO ENERGY. I THINK ITS A AWFUL DRUG TO THINK ABOUT COMING OFF,IM SURE ITS A LONG HARD ROAD AND IM NOT LOOKING FOWARD TO IT. GOOD LUCK BECAUSE METHADONE HELPS PUT UNWANTED WEIGHT ON.

I been on methadone of 5 years im very small person my self but i ever put weight on and thatv be 5 year so i said keep try and lots of peolpe go thorght it to so try not worry about it u get there is the way i see it better that be on methadone that taken drug so thaxn of lister take care of u self
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