Methadone Stopped My Periods (Page 6)

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'm now getting fluid in my ankles, I lost my teeth, and having a low functioning thyroid, I'm depressed tired and no ambition from methadone.. I am shocked at how many post since our back in the winter. I'm going off the stuff gradual.

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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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Irregular periods are a concern but what you're describing does NOT sound good. Please get checked by a gyno. And if you aren't satisfied with the first one, see another. Sometimes us women. And especially former substance a users really have to fight for our health. God Bless

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I been on meth for almost a year now and miss my period for six months but came on in November and still on with blood clots only when I move around a lot and stress to. I'm about to get off b/c my body comes first. I'm just want to know can there be clots elsewhere in my body BC I don't want them too travel.

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I would say most likely not, as the layer of endoemetrium tissue (or whatever its called) is completely separate from deep vein thrombosis, or other clotting disorders. They can't travel up into your body from the uterus. If methadone did cause blood clots, it would be separate from the missed periods. It would mean methadone caused both, but unrelated to each other. I am going on a whole year now without a period...it's great! But I know its not normal, so I'm going to look into getting back on the pill.

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I have a friend who has irregular periods, has been on methadone for about 4 yrs, her partner as well. They conceived their now 2yr old daughter on methadone, & wth her irregularity. However she had always been somewhat irregular since puberty. I however, have always been regular, & this is my second time on methadone, & I was addicted to pills over 5yrs ago. I was on suboxone for 4 1/2yrs, & just went back to methadone. Now it's been 22 days. I started my period 2days be4 going back on methadone, it stopped the day be4. I bled lightly the day I started, & normally have a 26 day cycle, but haven't had anything since then. I'm concerned cause I've never missed a period, except when I was pregnant, but the clinic diagnosed me yesterday & it was negative.

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Cookie -
The symptoms you describe sound more like symptoms of low thyroid functioning. A decade before I started methadone I had the same symptoms you're describing and was diagnosed with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. I'd get your thyroid functioning checked out (it's a simple blood draw) BEFORE I stopped or tapered off methadone over this, especially as low thyroid functioning CAN kill you if it goes untreated. It's a very serious thing and as it's easy and inexpensive both to check for and to treat, please get tested!! If it is your thyroid, you'll feel like a new person when you start treatment. I did and I've known several other people who have similar experiences.

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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 definitely have low functionality thyroid and I'm on medication..my test have been much better but I still have no menstrual cycle. Ty for the feed back

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ckpkmk2000, yes, that is true that it isn't dangerous to not have a period; however, what isn't good is the cause (which isn't methadone itself, it is the hormonal imbalance and endocrinopathy it can create). Here is an article that I wish I had found sooner, it explains a lot of this! jaoa.osteopathic.org/content/109/1/20.full

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Did you ever find out the answer to this question u posted, as as soon as I went up to 50ml per day mine stopped and haven't came back!? Pls reply x

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I started going to a methadone treatment center every day sence january 2015 im on 75 mg of methadone.i am 25 and just 2 months ago my period stopped sometimes spotting here and there.is this normal please help.

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I have been on methadone for 20 years at 106mg. My period has never stopped. But every person response differently. I would not be concerned though, you're dr. Isn't. Good luck

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Yup I was 26 when I started taking methadone..I actually had my daughter while on it which I would never recommend they kept her for three weeks to make sure she was ok. At that time I was 27 and was on 55mg of methadone after another year I slowly went all the way up and I was on methadone for 15 years and yes I had No periods whatsoever..my higest stable ongoing dose was 130mg...now I have been off of methadone for one full year now ..I am now 41 and right now this is the second month I have had a Normal period and I hate it lol I am emotional and I feel like I should be in my 20s if u know what i mean...its like its trying to make up for all that lost time lol so yes methadone will most definately stop ir periods i have no idea if its "bad for us" or not but other then now having raging hormones im great lol in my 20

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I have been on methadone for 9 months now, as soon as I started it, my period stopped. im glad I hear other women having the same problem.

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im on 120mg of methadone. and since I started 9 months ago ive stopped my period completely. ive been told its ok. although ive gained weight, I don't think its connected. I have heard u can still get pregnant though. so be carful.

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I habe been on it for three years and it stopped mine to! I have been to many doctors who act like that cant be the reason but Im sure it is! I was wondering if its bad for me to!

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I finally started my period! I first replied to this thread a little over a year ago, and I've continued to lower my dose very very slowly, with almost no withdrawal symptoms. It helped to split my dose so I could take some at night for pain but I have mixed feelings on doing that. I try not to take my extra dose every night. So I'm down to 35 in the AM and 15 at night. Last month- May 9, my period came back!!! I had SEVERE PMS, but my period still came as a shock! No period for 8 years and then it's back! I had no pads or tampons lol.

But I haven't had it again. I'm single and not having intercourse- although my libido has returned as well!- so there's no chance of being pregnant, although I deeply wish there were.

I've lost a lot of weight as well. It keeps dropping off, but I partly attribute that to healthier eating because I took my son off Gluten to help his ADHD (it did) and I stopped eating it too. We were eating a very healthy whole foods gluten free diet the entire school year but we've been cheating lately. Still, I contribute most of the weight loss to the decrease in methadone. Overall at my highest dose of 170, I weight about 160, and now at 50, total, I'm down to 135. I have more energy but still not a lot. I do t crave sweats as badly but I still eat more sugar than I used to. also, my head doesn't sweat like crazy anymore! I don't nod off at all. I have noticed I do t sleep as well. No problems falling asleep but I wake up a lot.

I feel so much better and I'm finally ready to date again and hopefully find love. I want to get married and have another child. I just hope the period I got wasn't a fluke thing. It made me feel younger and my mom said the estrogen keeps you young.

Lastly, I am certain I did NOT ovulate the entire time my period was absent. I know my body and prior to being sick and then the MMT, I experienced severe pdms. That stopped with my periods. I didn't have any PMS symptoms at all, but they've since returned with a vengeance. I think perhaps women who've periods have become irregular but not stopped completely, might still ovulate, but I did not. I also believe the doctors at the clinic warn us we're still ovulating so we won't depend on it as birth control, especially since you will ovulate before your period returns.

Good luck ladies. As grateful as I am to MMT, the side effects that came with a high dose were extremely debilitating. I just didn't think I could ever live a normal life without supplementing my brain with endorphins. But I now believe my brain has slowly started to recover, as I've detoxed. I don't know if I'll be able to live without it but at least the lower my dose goes, the better I feel, still!

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Wow, thank you so much! Your reply helped me enormously as I have been on 70mg for about a year and half and whole I had irregular periods the worse my addiction got, I have never NOT had a period but I have not had one since I started methadone. I am planning on doing IVF. I also read it was a chemical imbalance rather than a physical affect but it still makes you worry especially when you are 31 and ready to start family planning. I went up on my dose really slow because I was terrified of the effects. It took me almost 6 months to get up to 70mg..Shortly after I went to that dosage I stopped using and have not used since. I KNOW I am not ready to wean off because I would use again in a second (pain pills, never tried anything heavier) but I do want to have a family even if I do not have a partner so I do not want this period of my life and being on methadone to cause me from being able to have children. I see alot of girls at the clinic with infants or pregnant but I just figured maybe methadone did not affect their cycles. So from you have read I can still chart ovulation and try to get pregnant? I feel selfish for wanting to do this while on such a heavy drug but although methadone has affected my periods and caused me to gain a bit of weight (luckily I have a semi high metabolism so I havent gotten to big) it has allowed me to regain my life, continue my career aspirations....get back on my feet financially after the ruin my addiction caused....so overall it has helped more than hinder.

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Hi all,

I'm 23 years old and started on the methadone program in January with my boyfriend.
Even though the methadone has given us our lives back, having money and feeling ambitious in our careers, I have also experienced weight gain and no periods.
I also had a major car accident in March and thought that could be the reason for no period but the more I read the more I think it's been caused by the done. For me, not having a period is great atm, however my partner and I are wanting to get married and start a family in the next year or two so I am concerned about the long term effects..
I've only put on 5 or 6kgs which could be due to not being able to exercise as I've healed and eating way too much sugar.. I've always had a sweet tooth so I never really considered the methadone could be enhancing that but it makes sense!
I was also wondering, of your not getting your period due to methadone can you still get pregnant? Not that I've been having much sex as we're both suffering from non existent libidos but I don't want to get pregnant until I'm clean and sober.
Any advice or experience would really help! My mother and girlfriends were very shocked when they found out about my habit so as much as they're supportive they're not very helpful (bless them!)

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