Methadone Stopped My Periods

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Can any of the women out there tell me if taking methadone stopped thier periods? I have been on methadone for 4 years now and as soon as I went over 35mg it completely stopped and It has not come back since. I am on 60mg now. I did get lowered to 30 mg at one time years ago and it started right up again. Does anyone know if this might be dangerous? I have asked my doctor at the meth clinic and she stated its nothing to be concerned about because I wanted to know if I should be taking something to make it start and she said no, but for some reason it seems that it just does not sound good for a natural process to stop like that and not have it do any harm. Any feedback would be appreciated.

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Hi Silvia,
I was on 100mg of methadone a day for several years as part of my pain management therapy. I didn't have any problems with my period at all. I'm in my 40's and before my hysterectomy I was bleeding for months on end. I actually bleed for 8 months straight. I would have a day or two where it would stop, but then it would start and seemed endless. I don't know your age, but if it isn't a sign of medical problems..be glad!

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Silvia,
In my personal experience all opiates taken regularly stopped my period.Im 33 by the way. I also was on methadone for addiction and once I got down to 10mg of Methadone I got light periods. Then when I was totally off(which sucked to get off of) my periods returned to heavy flow. I would be happy not to get it like this!

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My periods stopped for 3 months all of a sudden and it scared me so bad! But then they just started coming back again. I'm almost off the methadone.

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I have been taking methadone for 4 years now, and in the last 2 years, I have only had 2 periods. I am very concerned about this as well, and my doctor can check things out, but without insurance, I already pay enough for my pain management with fibromyalgia a month. I am on 60mgs a day and have been for the last 2 years

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Started methadone 2 months ago 80 mg and have not had my period since. Asked at clinic the said it could be methadone but to get checked in case it is something else. I'm 33 years old.

Nice to see lots of women seem to have the same thing happen...

I have alway had heavy periods and for 6 or more years heavy ox user. So i find it wierd methadone is stopping my period...

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HI.I've been on Methadone for a year and 4 months.For the last 4 months I haven't had my period.I think the methadone stopped it.I am glad to know I am not the only one but it does still concern me.TO just stop the cycle seems really abnormal.I wonder what it does to us inside.Does it create any problems years later? It really scares me.

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I've been on methadone for 5 years now as a treatment for addiction. I've not had a proper period since I've had maby 10 very light short periods in that time. As far as I know it has a effect on the hormone balance in your body so rather than it having a physical effect on your reproductive system it's a chemical imbalance which will return once your off the drug. I think tho that if your on it for a while it takes longer to return. Also this is why most opiate addicted people are depressed it's all to do with chemcal imbalances. Just too add aswell his dosnt nessaserily effect ovulation it's different chemicals. I know all this coz I've done near 8 months research on it all as me and my partner are ready for children.

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I ot put on 30mg of methadone 3months ago and I have not stopped bleeding since this is for pain management has this ever happened to anyone

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I have been on the MD for 6 months and only had one period at the very start! I hate this and i wish they would warn me or had given me some type of info,

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Sylvia the same thing happened to me! I havent had a period in two years! I am lowring my dose weekly now trying to get off of this.. I dont know why is affects some women differently than others.. Once I went to the hospital for emergency surgery I didnt have my does for two days and i started my period! but when i started dosing regularly again it stopped I hate it!

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I have been on Methodone for 1 year and a dope user 6 months before that , When I was on dope I had irregular periods and than when om methodone no periods at all . I have been detoxing because I am ready to be off of the methodone I went from 150 mgs down to 112 mgs going down 2 mgs every other week now at 112mgs I have all of a sudden woke up with a very heavy period !! (kinda scary) I am hoping it is from detoxing !!! I am going to call the clinic to make sure

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When I started methadone, soon my periods stopped, except for maybe a few days, every 3 or 4 months. With that, my stomach bloated out making me look five months pregnant, my hands and feet stayed puffed up everyday. I got out of bed in the morning like a 90 year old woman. All this has gone away as I am detoxing. Almost finished and determined to stay away from this nightmare

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your not kidding, my joints have never been this bad, talk about bad arthritis in my knees, my legs are so stiff, i can hardly get up in the mornings and my lower back is very sore when i lie down then try to get up. I feel so old im 43 this year. The methadone has just rotted my joints/body i htthink. not to mention ive put on 40 pounds which is making me depressed cuz im huge now.

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I have been on methadone for 6 years now, and have had maybe a handful of periods. I was very concerned in the beginning and asked other patients and some had gone through the same thing. As the one girl said, it does not affect ovulation though, because I became pregnant with my second little guy on the methadone. Unfortunately, not having a period made it very tricky to calculate how far along I was.

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my joints have never been this bad, talk about bad arthritis in my knees, my legs are so stiff, i can hardly get up in the mornings and my lower back is very sore when i lie down then try to get up.

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I have been on methadone for 1yr and have not got my period at all!!!! does anyone know if u can still get pregnant if your not having a period, some things i have read say if there is no blood there is no ovulation, im confused/worried, scared i cant get pregnant and i dont know whats going on inside of me that i am not getting my period, i lot on methadone pregnant and after i delivered my son i havent got my period since. 60mg daily and no spotting or anything??????

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i am on 110 mg now and my period comes and goes i havent had it in a long time now i got it a couple weeks ago and it wont stop im worried i was just wondering if u learned anything. i sted bleeding 2 weeks ago and it wont stop

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omg im not alone.Im 30 and havnt had my period in 7 years.On methadone for pain.havnt been able 2 get pregnant so i stopped dating.depressed anxious. against docs orders lowered the methadone from 80mlg to 40 to 50. hav had my period for a week and a half. does this happen with other pain meds. been tellin my"doctors bout no period and they say its prob stress".

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I became addicted to pain pills from a surgery that I had, then I found out that I was pregnant. It was to my understanding that is was safer for me to be on methadone than to abruptly stop taking pills. Anyway, I had a healthy baby girl and I breast fed. I thought that was the reason why I wasn't getting my period. It has been a year and a half since I had her and a year since I stopped nursing and I still have not gotten my period. I went to my GYN and they are in the process of testing my hormones among other things. So far I have found out that 2 different hormones ranked very low. Which could explain why I am not as interested in sex and the nurse also told me with this specific hormone being low it could also reduce my chances of getting pregnant. My doctor told me that there is 8% or 14% (not sure which one she said) of woman who do not get their period on methadone and it is completely safe. My GYN is setting me up with an appointment to see a specialist about the whole situation. I am 34 and I would like to have one more child within the next year or two.

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You are not alone! Ive been on methadone for nearly 2 yrs and my periods are all out of whack! some months i dont have one at all and some months its super heavy and lasts forever! like now i have been bleeding for 2 weeks and its SO heavy and clotty! I've thought i had a miscarriage a few times because i'd miss a couple periods then all of a sudden have blood clots the size of my hand! its all because of the 'done ...anyone know of any couples that have gotten pregnant when both are on methadone?

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Re: jacam1961 (# 1) Expand Referenced Message

Hi Sylvia,

As soon as I started methadone my periods completely stopped. In 4 years I've had 3 periods in 4 years. My periods were like clock work before methadone. I don't know if I'm ovulating and not having a period. I have a IUD put in because I don't want to get pregnant. I'm 34 by the way. My friend also had the same thing happen when she got on methadone.

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Re: Jennifer (# 4) Expand Referenced Message

It is completely normal to not have your periods with any daily usage of opiates. You would be harder pressed to find someone who is having their cycle on opiates. With that being said, you may still be ovulating, as I am likev clockwork

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Ladies, I'm back after about 6-8 months. I have been on 70 mg for a year-and-a-half now and when I started I didn't get my period for 7 months. And when I finally dit it waz sooo it was very light and 2-3 days. (Which I've never experienced in my life until then) I have suffered so much with me reproductive system with very early stage 1a1 cervical cancer and heavy periods that lasted weeks, (one time a year and a half STRAIGHT) needless to say I have been happy with not getting my period. But I cannot help but worry, because as we all know this is when our reproductive system naturally cleans itself. So I have had my period twice after the first time and both very light. I'm glad I'm not the only one!

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Its crazy because i been asking to it just does not seem normal i hv been on methadone for 3yrs and hv not had a period for at lease 10months know it just seem so crazy how it just went away in i been on 80 milligrams for 1yr and half

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So you are able to still get pregnant even if your periods stop?

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I have been on Oxys for 10 years and always had normal periods, I started methadone 3 months ago and haven't had a single period, it has to be the Methadone

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My period stopped since 12/01/2016. It came once in 2016 & 4 times in 2017. I've now been detoxing so it's been regular for 2 months. I was on 550 mg of methadone and I am now on 88 mg and it destroyed my body from the inside out, but yes it was bad enough to start my period for 15 years.

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I have been on methadone for six years now and it was making my periods skip every other month now I don't get it at all now. Sometimes I'll have symptoms of a period but it just start my period.

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Please update me on your progress with the doc!! I am freaking out a bit, and I'm not sure which kind of doc to really see. Been on methadone for about 4 years and haven't had a period in almost the same amount of time. I don't have children, and desperately want them (especially now that I am clean for so long!!) I am 40 and very sad, if I missed my chance because I was so stupid popping pulls for so long. I'm on 140mgs of methadone now. Help with advice please!

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I was just in big tears about this today because I will be 41 in a week. I've been on methadone for almost 4 years. They started me at 30mg, and I've been on 130mg for about a year. Sounds like a lot, but I'm completely drug free!! The reason I'm in tears is because I'm not married yet, and I don't have any children. Drugs put a big pause in my dream of becoming a mom. I just got new insurance, but I'm so afraid to find out that I've already gone through some early menopause or something! I had my last period the 3rd month at clinic. The truth is scary, but maybe there is some hope for me to have kids still. I can't just stop taking methadone cold turkey, ya know? I don't know what to do or how to feel.

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