Methadone And Garcinia Cambogia
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I have been on methadone for 10 years for fibro. I take 60-100 mgs a day. I have recently begun taking garcinia cambogia, green coffee bean and raspberry ketones for weight loss. Though they have been working, (I've lost 20 lbs) I've noticed about 1-2 hrs after taking them I start to withdraw. It doesn't matter if it's been 2 hrs or 10 hrs since my last methadone dose, my body acts like it's been 14+hrs as the anxiety clamps on like a vice and the nose turns into a faucet. Does anyone know if there is a withdrawal interaction or if this is just coincidence and I got a bad batch of methadone?

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Re: chrissy (# 10)

Reduce the methadone it is very high dosage and as we all know methadone make people fat. Most of us.

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YES, garcinia cambogia CAUSES WDS BIGTIME.

ANY MEDICATION THAT RAMPS UP METABOLISM SHOULD BE EXPECTED TO MAKE YOUR MEDS WEAR OFF FASTER

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Re: jenn (# 7)

Maybe I’m lucky I’m not noticing it.

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Re: Mel (# 124)

Hey mel my name is Alicia I too have been on methadone for 6yrs. I am on 70 mg and dropping 2 mg every two weeks because of the exact same issues. Weight gain and teeth issues. I have always been around 115 lbs but since I've started methadone I have gained 60lbs I have since been doing an exercise program twice daily 6 dayd a week with piyo and cardio dance class and I dieting I have lost about 20lbs but still trying to get down to pre methadone weight, I just got clearance from my clinic to use hydroxycut so I'm going to add it in slowly and see if it works. I'll post and let everyone know goodluck and I hope the best for you.

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It's a withdrawal. The Garcinia is a detox - it cleans out your system. I myself wanted to go on it but I can't cause of that reason. I hope and pray you find another way. Jesus be with you.

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The reason this is happening is due to the green coffee beans. As you are aware coffee is a stimulant and diarretic. (Makes you pee). So the coffee is reving up your body and causing your heart to pump faster. Your blood is being pushed through the liver and kidneys and the methadone is being metabolized faster than normal. You are also going to the bathroom at least once every four hours and you are peeing away more methadone.

Garcinia on its own is good enough for weight loss. The idea of green coffee is to stimulate your system. Garcinia does this through the Hypothalamus which controls temp, sleep and a host of other things that take weight off.

It also may cause some insomnia, but just mute you get a pure extract. A lot of people sell crap on the net. Be safe. Drop the coffee. Drink it so you can control the dosage.

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Re: Megan (# 41)

Hi, Megan i am so freaked bc I have some crappy anxiety and things like this worry sort doesn't help me at all!! Anyhow, you said you take them both and your fine?? Can you please take the time and let me know how garnicia worked for you with the dome? Please !!! :) Melissa I have gained 50 ponds being on dome and I can't take it anymore!!

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Re: red (# 23)

Hi, are you taking GC. ( Cambogia ) still and going to continue or did you stop with the supplements? Thanks!

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Dear Michelle,

Taking the supplement you are taking increases your metabolism which could be causing your body to rapidly take up the methadone. This is an issue I’ve seen even with people having morning coffee. As everyone is different I can’t speak to your case, but it is a well known fact that pain meds synthetic or opioid based can cause sleep disturbance loss of appetite etc. etc.

Try going easy or stopping the supplement and see if your system balances out. If not, you need to raise this with your doctor.

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Re: Whitney (# 97)

Hi there- about Keaton. My friend did a similar thing and ended up in trouble. Coming off Kratom can be very hard. It is an opiate so you are just substituting one for another. Then once you switch to have to come off kratom. Be careful as my friend my was sick with withdrawals for a long time...

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Re: Jenna (# 42)

Excuse your but I suffer from SEVERE pain, I mean so bad that I was bed ridden for 9 months. Every non narcotic I tried dis nothing. Finally my doctor tried methadone and OMG I could function. I have severe nerve pain. Methadone has something in it that other opiates do not, which is why it helps nerve pain. Now my pain is down from a 20 plus to a 5-6 everyday. Now I can get out of bed. My friend is also 40 and has very very bad arthritis and has had it for 10 years. It’s gotten to the point where she was having trouble walking so her doctor prescribed methadone and she no longer needs her walker. I am currently on 20 mg of methadone and it has changed me life. So sorry if methadone didn’t help YOUR pain but please don’t say it doesn’t help pain.

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I just got FORSKOLIN DieT PILLS AND MANGO CLEANSE AND I'M ON METHADONE WILL IT PUT ME N STRAIGHT WITHDRAWALS I AM SO TIRED OF BEING OVER WEIGHT SO I JUST WISH THIS WILL WORK

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Re: Melissa (# 13)

I can relate, I have never been more then 110 lbs unless I was pregnant and now because of being on methadone I have gained 50 lbs and idk what to do!
I am to scared to take diet or appetite suppressing pills with methadone because of possible
Interactions but I am so unhappy and uncomfortable with being so overweight and now that has caused other concerns such as my blood pressure being a bit high and that is also new since the weight gain. I don’t know anymore, I feel like methadone is a blessing at first but now it’s a curse because it’s so hard to come off of yet the side effects are so horrible I just want to be off of it! I feel like I am trapped now that no medical doctor will take a pain patient on due to the opiate issues so what is a chronic pain patient suppose to do ? A methadone treatment center is the only choice it seems yet they tell you they aren’t a pain clinic. I don’t eat like crazy, I have portion control and I eat pretty healthy and don’t drink anything but water and coffee, no sugary drinks, no soda or sweet drinks and I still gain weight !! Not to mention what has happened to my teeth, that is an entirely different story that devastates me! I am coming down on my medication level but it’s not something that can be done quickly, it’s slow going but I feel like I have to do something otherwise I have no hope for change. I wish everyone here the very best.

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Damn, this really sucks. I'm on 110mg of methadone for 11yrs and my weight has been up and down the whole time, but the last couple yrs i just haven't been able to take it off and got diabetes, so i need to lose about 35Lbs and i've seen all the great things about garcinia and so i spent about 95.00 on it and another supplement they said would help with the garcinia and i was afraid to take it till i got more info and im so glad i found this site or i would've taken it. I've had it with the methadone. I'm gonna start titrating off. Not too fast, as fast as my body can handle it. I'm dang sure not takin the garcinia. So thankful for the info about this supplement.

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Re: misty (# 6)

How long did it take for u to start feeling better and what milligram of methadone were u on?

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Re: chrissy (# 10)

My suggestion, and it's purely suggestion only, is to stop taking those supplements. Much as I despise the FDA and it's interference in our pain management and anxiety/depression medications...these supplements need to be regulated. I ordered some of those pills from the internet too. I started speeding and I have a serious anxiety/depression. It sped up my heart rate so uncomfortably. I've also tried ACV (vinegar) pills. Just like taking a hit of speed and if your system is sensitive to these supplements, stop taking them. Instead, drink a glass of warm lemon water in the morning to speed up belly fat weight loss. Also, pure and raw honey mixed with cinnamon is another homeopathic solution to help with a myriad of conditions. Reference Healthy House on the web and plug into weight loss suggestions. There are many. Good luck.

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Re: EJ (# 50)

You can't take Garcinia Cambogia with Suboxone, Subutex, Buprenorphine, or Belbuca! It will be flushed out of your body. And you will fail your U/A as if you were not taking the drug at all. I know this from experience.

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Re: Lola (# 110)

No it 100 percent does interact with Methadone. Garcinia Cambogia speeds up your metabolism. It’s pushing the methadone through your system way faster than intended and that’s why a lot of people feel withdrawals. Methadone is designed to last 24hrs. Garcinia Cambogia speeds that up and therefor you feel withdrawal before the 24 hrs is up. Everyone is different. I am now able to take Garcinia Cambogia with no withdrawal (in small to moderate doses) as I am on 26mg instead of 70mg. Like I said everyone is different and this will depend on your natural metabolism.

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Re: Craig (# 1)

During garcinia drown yourself ....water all the time.DON'T FORGET DEHYDRATION KILLS

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Research methadose, a new "methadone" that is s***, 12 hr drug with a blocker. It has bad side effects causing me permanent anxiety. I'd get off it. It's a bad drug. It is not methadone. The FDA is even blocking info on this catastrophe.

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