Can You Be Approved For Weight Loss Surgery While Being Prescribed Methadone Opiate Addiction? (Page 3)
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I am being prescribed methadone for opiate addiction been of all other drugs for 4 years I'm in the process of trying to have weight loss surgery and trying to find out if they will let me have it done since I'm on methadone?

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Re: Amanda (# 6)

I too work in the drug treatment field at a methadone clinic as an intake process coordinator. Those figures may be your facility's findings, but as far as documentable evidence weight gain is unsupported in all of the literature I've examined over the 11 years I've been employed in this field. I don't profess to know everything relevant to the usage of this drug as an opiate replacement therapy but I just wanted to correct any misconceptions that exist. In fact a similar question was asked on my boards when studying for my CAC/CDC certification. Best Wishes.

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Methadone does make u gain weight. Not enough to be obese tho. The average person taking methadone gains 7 lbs. I work at a methadone clinic and know everything about the drug for rehab

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Re: Methadoneuser (# 4)

That's not always true. Clinical findings do not support this myth. Just another attempt to further stigmatize a drug that has been effective for more then has not. When used appropriately for patients meeting standards for dosing most side effects are transient in nature and can often be elevated with dosage adjustments and or other supportive protocols. It's sad when folks benefiting from use of this drug is unhappy with their life conditions so rather then attempt a positive change they rail against what's keeping THEM ALIVE.

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Your Methadone is what is making you overweight. If you keep on taking it, you are likely to simply gain it all back again, and be in worse health from the surgery.

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I am having Gastic Sleeve surgery and have been on 110 mg of Methadone for 10 months. My surgeon has been wonderful. All is OK with anethesia and how the methadone will absorb in the new 85% smaller stomach.

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It puts you at greater risks for complications with anesthesia. For elective surgery it is a risk most drs would rather not take. Talk to your surgeon.

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Hello, Brandy! How are you?

Have you talked to the doctor or clinic that would be doing the surgery?

There is a chance that you may not be able to, since if you're planning something like stomach banding, it can affect how some medications are absorbed.

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