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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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 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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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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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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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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Sweetpea - Yes, I know of a couple that was using heroin and she became pregnant so they both decided to get clean and signed up to the local methadone clinic. She had a healthy baby girl, and the baby didn't go through any withdrawls. Her daughter is 21 months and she is pregnant again. Her and her husband are both on methadone. She hasn't had her baby yet but she is about 7 months pregnant and so far so good.

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All medications are a buisness! Methadone does not control me I control me it is the a maintence medication that has kept me drug free and also kept y husband he is sober three years now:) thanks to methadone one year now off methadone and Doing amazing! Back in school got employee of the year at his job you have no idea this man couldn't even get out of bed let alone do all these things all relationships that suffered do to drug abuse because of methadone are now completely restored Daniele I must say you had the one postive response I was looking for I recently started MA meetings in my area so people who choose to take this path in recovery can be proud of it and talk about it freely without the HItler comments! I see this girl suffers I mean taking about assisted suicide is a horrible thought but this shows me this person is not in their right mind to even be making such ignorant statements. It makes me sad that your going through so much but to make others in methadone treatment feel so uncomfortable with their choice in treatment is horrible! That is your feelings which is fine but this website isn't a bashing methadone website! Keep it postive I see that's hard with all you have going on I'm a really nice person I would be glad to even talk to you on your issues privately but to make the crazy statements on methadone being the devil is kind of childish. It's my body my mind my recovery MY CHOICE. I'm sure getting off this will be difficult just like getting off of my Clonapn was or even when I quit smoking but I did that and I will get off methadone when I am ready! For now it is my recovery my choice and has been the best thing I could have done I get so sad when I see all the negitivity! People j. My meetings range from buisness men and women to soccer moms to lawyers doctors it's crazy! Addition covers such a crazy range of people and everyone has their way of getting through it! For many it's NA meetings, cold turkey, rehab, suboxone, or yes even that devil of a drug methadone lol! Seriously I will pray for you I see you have yor plate full of just more than addiction I feel for you honey I do and I'm sorry methadone didn't work out for YOU but that doesn't mean it won't work out for the next person peace and love! MQ

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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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I actually went up to 160ml during my pregnancy. As you become farther along in your pregnancy you will feel that you need to raise your dose. My pregnancy was perfectly fine and normal. I did have to have an emergency c-section but that had nothing to do with the methadone. It was because she would not turn and her head became stuck torward my pelvic bone. She had the biggest cone head they ever seen. Anyway, she did have to stay in the hospital an extra week because the nurses believed that she was showing signs of withdrawl. She also ended up being colickie (not sure how to spell). But, that also had nothing to do with the methadone. Now she is perfectly healthy and is 1 1/2yrs. She already knows more words than is suggested for her age, she knows her colors and we are working on numbers. She is very intelligent. It is completely random weather or not your baby will show signs of withdrawl. The lower the dose (below 80), the better the chances of no withdrawl. However, that is not always completely true. Hope this helps..I did alot of research on this and asked alot of questions to my doctors and nurses.

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I am 33 and been on methadone 85mg for 3 1/2 yrs. Period stopped 1st mnth in. My joints ache, especially upon waking or after inactivity. My feet are always a bit swollen, I crave sweets when I never used to. My lower back is usually stiff and sore. My mouth gets dry at night and the constipation is a pain. Anyone else hav same symptoms? This sucks.

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I am in so much pain when I wake up I have been going for 110 days now I went from 30 to 45 to 60mgs my knees are in constant pain I wake up and can barly move I'm so stiff and sore all over my left arm is in constant pain and I no longer get my period I M always sweaty because I waitress for a loving so I run around a lot I don't know if I need to go up or what so glad to know someone else deals with what I do wish I had someone to talk to about this it's better than getting high and being broke

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Have you or anyone else done ovulation tests for a month straight? I did & I didn't ovulate at all. Im only 30 & I'd still like to have one more child maybe.

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