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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 have been on methadone for amlost 13 years and it did the same to me. One year after starting I stopped getting my periods all togeher,the doctor told me same thing. Yes it does mess with your cycle as well as hormones,estrogen and so on. It will not harm you to not have your cycle but you need to make sure to take extra vitamins most of all for calicum for bones.My doctor told me that women who stop getting their periods early have a greater chance for problems with our bones and joints. Check with your doctor about maybe getting on a medication to bring your cycle back if you want that,and make sure to take your vitamins everyday!! This is from personal experience :)

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You are dishing out bad information! your opinion does not make it fact. IN FACT it is NOT dangerous not to have a period I asked several Drs and nurses this question and was told as long as the reason for its absence is known, and being on methadone is the reason, your hormones or decreased amounts of them are not calling for the menstrual cycle to begin which means there isn't anything building up it just stops until the hormone level gets within a certain range again. So get your info right before spewing your misinfomation to people who need facts !

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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 truly sorry for your loss. Hang in there. I had a miscarriage also but I was not as far along as you were. I was not on methadone at that time but I do remember learning how common miscarriages are. They are alot more common than people think and most times there is no known reason for it. In my opinion, I tend to believe what the doctors say. I had a very normal and healthy pregnancy while I was on methadone, even so I feel very guilty about it. My daughter is now 2 and is advanced for her age. At 1 1/2 she knew all her colors. Just before turning 2 she counts to ten and has a large vocabulary. So hang in there, there is hope. I am sure that in time you will have a healthy pregnancy and carry to term.

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It's definitely the methadone. I've noticed the cycles of clock setting-regularity when not on opiates or low doses of methadone - to stopping all together when I'm on anything over 50mls (1/1 solution - UK). Each time I have reduced, it takes a while, but somewhere between 10 - 0 mls, I end up bleeding really heavily. As if all the months/years missed were coming at once. Without wanting to be too graphic, I'd be losing large lumps (of lining?) - nothing at all like my previous cycles which were regular and of normal /medium flow.

It's as if my body saves it all up, then when the depressant effects of the opiates are reduced, my body gets itself together and musters enough energy to expel all the build up **
** Disclaimer: this is my very NON-medical interpretation. It's how it appears to me, and not necessarily medically/biologically accurate.

I consider it bad karma :-| lets face it - it really is the last thing you need when detoxing and going through withdrawals ;-)

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Hello. I am 30 years old and have been on methadone for a year now. dose is 110, and I havent gotten my period in a year ever since I started the program. Also I havent had any interest in being sexual. havent had intercourse in over a year, no passion or desire to be with anyone. But I do want to be able to at some point in time have a nother one. is there any meds I can take to help me get a period. It just doesnt feel right not having a period..

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Wow great I'm not alone I was getting so worried I have been on for 2 month and only had light spotting no real menstral cycle .. But I was thinking it would be normal

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I feel the same way I'm almost crippled when I wake up my joints in my knees and hips hurt so bad when I wake up that I'm almost hunched over when I step out of bed in the morning! And no period since I started methadone 6 months ago! I'm 24 years old and on 145mg also I have gained about 40 lbs since starting methadone and I hate it I've always been small and now I hate my body

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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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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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Im on 45mg of methadone daily. Im not ready to get off the methadone but would love to have another child. How was your pregnancy and childbirth? Was the baby fussy? If so, how long? Did u nurse? Thank you for any help u can give.

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sorry but i ve been on for 2 yrs and still have both those problems ive gained so much weight put i can only go to the bathroom when i use suppositiries. and it suxs

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I started ovulation tests 2 days ago and i'm going to try them for a month or so and see if anything happens! I have a gyno appt. tuesday and i'm hoping he'll have some answers! I'm 26 and have no children, and let me tell you i have baby fever BAD!! haha my husband is 30 and also has no children so we are hoping to get this straightened out soon. I am hoping I dont have to come off the methadone but i will if i have to. One of the nurse's at the clinic said a lot of girls get pregnant when they lower their dose and begin losing weight. I've put on 50lbs since starting methadone! I'm starting weight watchers and have already lost 9 lbs in 2 weeks so maybe this will help? I will let you guys know what i hear from the gyno! WISH ME LUCK!

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I have been going to a specialist about not getting my periods on methadone. I did get my period when they put me on birthcontrol, however, I would like to have 1 more child so I don't want to take birthcontrol. They prescribed me medroxyprogesterone and I have to take it once a week every month and the following week I have been getting my period. I am at 105 with my methadone dose and I am trying to keep going down. That is the best thing. The specialist that I went to said that it is not healthy to not get your period. He said it could thicken the walls of the uterus and cause cancerous cells.

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I got pregnant while me & my boyfriend were both on methadone. Unfourtuntley, at 21 weeks I went into pre-term labor and lost the baby. It was too premature. So it is possible to get pregnant & they say it is safe ....but I do not agree :(

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I have been on methadone 80ml for two years. I recently detoxed from it. I never had a period during that time. I had more regular periods on heroin!

I detoxed 2ml a week and about 2 months ago at 20-something I began to have my period again. I was very relieved. But then, they didn't stop. I am still having a heavy period as we speak. I am experiencing both extreme fatigue, insomnia, and labor-like cramping. I have also dropped more than 50 pounds in this timeframe... Which isn't healthy for me and has triggered my anorexia badly.

I've been to many doctors, including a gynecologist. I cannot take birth control due to the toll it takes on my mental health. My doctors can't find anything wrong with me. I'm still waiting on other results and am so scared. I worked too hard for this.

I should also mention that I am allergic to methadone. It causes severe full body edema for myself and others I've met. I took Lasix to counteract this, which got rid of the water weight. But considering I am allergic... That is only masking one system, correct? Could this have caused an autoimmune response? I know it's possible because on methadone I also developed psoriasis.

Please if anyone has any input, please help... I'm losing my mind and already suffered from chronic pain. I'm 24 and really just want to be healthy. I have no quality of life at this point and am considering physician-assisted suicide.

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Sweet pea I just started weight watchers too! Have put on 10 pounds since going on methadone 6 months one week ago! Almost took the ten off but still struggle I want candy and sweets my cravings are crazy! I am starting a fitness program called body pump tomorrow I refuse to put on a bunch of weight! Thank god for methadone saves my life every day and all the good things I'm doing wouldn't be Possible at this pint without the clinic it allows me to focus on life again and not on when I will get my next high!

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I feel any negitivity is unnecessary on this website if you don't like being on methadone than go to the clinic and start your detox go nice and slow if your on Zoloft and try to get right off of it you will suffer Nasty side effects I have about five Friends who have detoxed and had a successful time with it by going slow and listening to their body you got on it for a reason right? You were addicted to some type of opiate and I would rather depend on methadone which keeps me safe and drug free and productive with life any day over dope or really any drug I don't recommend listening to any negitve I recommend staying drug free how ever you can! Always remain postive and proactive in your treatment plan! You know your body better than anyone after all. My periods have come back now that I'm eating right and in a fitness program and taking vitemens.

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Ignorance on my part for not having the time nor energy lately to research the exact origins of methadone. It seems that in the 1970's, misinformed linguists (and I am myself a linguist) made the innapropriate assumption that 'Dolophine' was named after Adolph Hitler; which is not the original name at all.

All Nazi analogies aside, I did not come here looking for sympathy. I came here for answers.

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