Im thirty four ive been a avid wight lifter since ive been,apx 16 I got addicted to 7.5 perks was perscribed for over 3 months but was a victim of a vilant beating after the scrps ran out i was eating 15 thirtymg.daily,lost everything was not even interested in the gym for six months just went back i force myself to return,and its made me feel a little beter I have absolutly no sex drive and this is someone who was addicted to sex i dont look like the normal op feen cause Ikept alot of my size or the size ilost i kept like a boxers billed i have girls trying to pick me up i just have nodesire im on mthadone maintainse for tear and half went all the way up to 179mg.now im down to 122mg. droping 5mg. every 2 wks.sometimes a little more please some one give me some advise i want to so bad i just have n desire will it ever come back please I feel like a fool.
As long as you're on the methadone the desire won't come back. Believe me I know. My husband is on methadone, there isn't a sex life here.
I really dont know about meth. but,i do know a few on it and they have said the same thing as Liz ..No desire for sex..they have said it was just like being on the per's or hyro and ect..It nums you in that area.....So if you want that desire and spark looks like you have a choice to make...get off meth. or have good sex ..lol.....Im on suboxone and also on Depo a shot for birth control .i dont ever want sex At all it is a side effect with the shot Depo as well..Im thinking about getting my tubes tied.My hubby is use to it though he finally quit bugging me about it.He use to say who are you messing with .lol.I use to get out alot before my addiction and now i feel funny just being around friends and family since its something ive been so isolated from for so long...if you want the desire bad enough you know what you gotta do.Come off meth. or choose sex..Also looks like you have been trying or thinking of comeing off meth...thats great keep it up.cant wait until i can say im one month atleast off of sub....Good luck you ,crystal
Pauly,
My husband is currently on Methadone for arthritis from a terrible motorcycle accident he had years ago. I got atticted to the methadone also. I have no excuse because I has no legit pain. But he has taken it for about 7 years now. He is 37 and his sex drive is gone and has been for quit a while. It makes me feel awful and hurt. We started looking into infomation abou this and found that there is a medical reason for it in men. Prolonged use of methadone can cause a pretty big drop in testosterone and an increase in estrogen wich is the female hormone. He talked to his Dr and she is looking into giving him testosterone shots to bring it back to a normal level. Also exercise can help. Do you own research. Ther is info out there. Please know that you are not alone!!
Renny
My husband is currently on Methadone for arthritis from a terrible motorcycle accident he had years ago. I got atticted to the methadone also. I have no excuse because I has no legit pain. But he has taken it for about 7 years now. He is 37 and his sex drive is gone and has been for quit a while. It makes me feel awful and hurt. We started looking into infomation abou this and found that there is a medical reason for it in men. Prolonged use of methadone can cause a pretty big drop in testosterone and an increase in estrogen wich is the female hormone. He talked to his Dr and she is looking into giving him testosterone shots to bring it back to a normal level. Also exercise can help. Do you own research. Ther is info out there. Please know that you are not alone!!
Renny
Hey Renny,
Your story sounds just like mine. I got hooked to my husbands methadone too.
Your story sounds just like mine. I got hooked to my husbands methadone too.
Hey Liz ,
I did get hooked on his methadone, but first it was his oxycontin. He neede it for pain I just used it once and loved it. I used to hate most pain killers like hydocodone and vicodin. The made me feel bad and made me sick. But the first time I tryed an oxycontin I thought it was the answer to all my problems.I had no idea i was getting addicted. I felt so bad for taking his pills because it made hime run out but i was also selfishly worried about me gettin the pills to. After about 2 years on the oxy his Dr changed him to Methadone so we have truly been on methadone for five years. About a year ago I decided that I had enough and found out about sub. I knew that I could not quit the meth on my on because you know that it is one of the hardest pills to detox from because it stays in your body so much longer than other pain killers. the Sub has truly been a god send for me, I feel like I am finally getting my sanity and my life back and that feels great, So what is your story?
I did get hooked on his methadone, but first it was his oxycontin. He neede it for pain I just used it once and loved it. I used to hate most pain killers like hydocodone and vicodin. The made me feel bad and made me sick. But the first time I tryed an oxycontin I thought it was the answer to all my problems.I had no idea i was getting addicted. I felt so bad for taking his pills because it made hime run out but i was also selfishly worried about me gettin the pills to. After about 2 years on the oxy his Dr changed him to Methadone so we have truly been on methadone for five years. About a year ago I decided that I had enough and found out about sub. I knew that I could not quit the meth on my on because you know that it is one of the hardest pills to detox from because it stays in your body so much longer than other pain killers. the Sub has truly been a god send for me, I feel like I am finally getting my sanity and my life back and that feels great, So what is your story?
Hey Renny,
It was the same thing. First he got oxys for his pain. He has peripheal nueropathy. I loved it. After they tried him other things they ended up putting him on dilaudids and methadone. I got hooked on both. Unfortunately for me I can't afford sub and I don't have health insurance. He too runs out because I selfishly get into his medication. It sucks really.
It was the same thing. First he got oxys for his pain. He has peripheal nueropathy. I loved it. After they tried him other things they ended up putting him on dilaudids and methadone. I got hooked on both. Unfortunately for me I can't afford sub and I don't have health insurance. He too runs out because I selfishly get into his medication. It sucks really.
liz ,
If you don't mind if i ask are you still taking or what are you currently doing to get off I know i am so lucky to be on the sub. We have lost everything our home our car and all of savings so now we are living with my inlaws and my poor husband works his a$$ off to pay for my meds so I am lucky. I know that I will not be on these for ever. Please don't get bogged down in the thought that ther is nothing out there to help you cause I used to do that. Please believe me I.feel for you I would never wish addiction on my worst enemy.
If you don't mind if i ask are you still taking or what are you currently doing to get off I know i am so lucky to be on the sub. We have lost everything our home our car and all of savings so now we are living with my inlaws and my poor husband works his a$$ off to pay for my meds so I am lucky. I know that I will not be on these for ever. Please don't get bogged down in the thought that ther is nothing out there to help you cause I used to do that. Please believe me I.feel for you I would never wish addiction on my worst enemy.
Hey Renny,
I went into a detox back in June. I relapsed two months later and have been struggling ever since to get off them again. The methadone is real hard. I've been hooked on these for almost 3 years now. Never expected it to go this far. I've used other drugs in the past, but these pain medications are so much worse then anything else I've been on.
I went into a detox back in June. I relapsed two months later and have been struggling ever since to get off them again. The methadone is real hard. I've been hooked on these for almost 3 years now. Never expected it to go this far. I've used other drugs in the past, but these pain medications are so much worse then anything else I've been on.
Renny,
I cut out the dilaudids, Methadone I have been cutting back on again. I'm down to 10mg a day. Not too bad, but not good enough yet. I'll get there again though. I've done it once I can do it again. I need to try and get some sleep now. I'll talk with you another time. Nice meeting you. Have a good night.
Love,
Liz
I cut out the dilaudids, Methadone I have been cutting back on again. I'm down to 10mg a day. Not too bad, but not good enough yet. I'll get there again though. I've done it once I can do it again. I need to try and get some sleep now. I'll talk with you another time. Nice meeting you. Have a good night.
Love,
Liz
Liz,
Sweety i know how you feel I mean it it is making me sick to my stomach to know what you are going through. Please know that i am her and i do understand because Methadone is like a ball and chain. Pleas keep in touch with me I would love to talk any time at cf33190@aol.com
Take care Renny
Sweety i know how you feel I mean it it is making me sick to my stomach to know what you are going through. Please know that i am her and i do understand because Methadone is like a ball and chain. Pleas keep in touch with me I would love to talk any time at cf33190@aol.com
Take care Renny
ok Renny,
Thanks, You can write me anytime too, My email address is Liz04here@yahoo.com Have a good night. I'll talk with you again soon.
Love,
Liz
Thanks, You can write me anytime too, My email address is Liz04here@yahoo.com Have a good night. I'll talk with you again soon.
Love,
Liz
Just about all opiates have the side effect low sex drive. Even Suboxone, and Methadone, probabably won't come back till clean.... for a couple weeks.. from my experience.
Man, your sobriety is more important, it will come back just get clean and stay clean. Stay focused on that. You have the rest of your life for sex. It will come back...
Methadone will wipe out your sex drive for sure. The longer your on it the less interested in sex you,ll become. In the beginning I didnt care because as least its was keeping me away from heroin. As time went on my partner started to notice that I was getting more and more distant. She is a great woman,and worked with me. Things could be better but we work it out.
Emotions are another thing. Mdone works on them too. Again,I work with my partner and a counsler here. I believe that Ive always had a problem with my emotions and drugs totally screwed them up.
Look to move off the mdone when your ready . People on this board speak of subutex ,ask your doctor or clinic about it.
Im on about 50 mg of mdone and should be moving to the sub treatment in 2006.
Gotta get to work - Ill talk to ya later
jack
Emotions are another thing. Mdone works on them too. Again,I work with my partner and a counsler here. I believe that Ive always had a problem with my emotions and drugs totally screwed them up.
Look to move off the mdone when your ready . People on this board speak of subutex ,ask your doctor or clinic about it.
Im on about 50 mg of mdone and should be moving to the sub treatment in 2006.
Gotta get to work - Ill talk to ya later
jack
I'm glad you're brave enough to bring this up. I have always been surprised how the pills kill the sex drive and we lose good years of what is natural.
It does come back. This was my 2nd addiction. It was almost instant. I think the Meth must be holding you back. I was taking Lortabs. I couldn't imagine choosing pills over sex, even though I did b/c that had been a good part of our marriage and of course my husband was not very happy with it. Hope I'm not saying too much but 2 additions, a little over 7 years total but promise it came back both times.
Oh, and the emotions hit me like a ton of bricks - I still sometimes wake up and try and tell my husband s'thing - not even sad - and will get teary - but that is getting a little more even. I had no emotion for over 3 years this time - I hated that - even no bad emoions, then you miss the good emotions when the bad is gone. I was the one never crying at funerals. That shocked even me.
Hope it will work out for you,
Jean
It does come back. This was my 2nd addiction. It was almost instant. I think the Meth must be holding you back. I was taking Lortabs. I couldn't imagine choosing pills over sex, even though I did b/c that had been a good part of our marriage and of course my husband was not very happy with it. Hope I'm not saying too much but 2 additions, a little over 7 years total but promise it came back both times.
Oh, and the emotions hit me like a ton of bricks - I still sometimes wake up and try and tell my husband s'thing - not even sad - and will get teary - but that is getting a little more even. I had no emotion for over 3 years this time - I hated that - even no bad emoions, then you miss the good emotions when the bad is gone. I was the one never crying at funerals. That shocked even me.
Hope it will work out for you,
Jean
Opiates kill sex drive in men.I dont know about women.I cant get it up.Its as simple as that.Once they get out of your system though......watch out.It comes back with a vengence.The first few times you will come without being completely hard.Its freaky.It will feel good too.You will want to do it quite frequently since its been so long.It will all get back to normal though like everything else.It would be interesting to find out how opiates effect testosterone.There must be some connection.
Opiates replaced sex for me.They were my orgasm until it turned into a nighmare.Dont get too depressed over it.Nothings wrong with you.As soon as you get off the methadone,you will find yourself hornier than when you were 15.That could be a whole new set of problems.Theres meetings for that too.But my God,my whole life would be spent in 12th step meetings if I really thought about it.LOL
Opiates replaced sex for me.They were my orgasm until it turned into a nighmare.Dont get too depressed over it.Nothings wrong with you.As soon as you get off the methadone,you will find yourself hornier than when you were 15.That could be a whole new set of problems.Theres meetings for that too.But my God,my whole life would be spent in 12th step meetings if I really thought about it.LOL
LMAO, What Tim said for women. At least in my experience.
