Longer term use of narcotic pain meds. Can this have any effect on weight?
2006-09-26 16:07:10 · 11 answers · asked by bellagirl1414 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Yes, both ways. Narcotics can cause you to crave food, especially sweets, so they can make you gain weight. However, in my case, narcotics have allowed me to be up and more active and able to exercise, and have therefore caused me to lose weight.
2006-09-27 12:31:41 · answer #1 · answered by Mandy VZ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pain medication is most effective when taken on a empty stomach. Now this applies mainly if you are taking pain killers in a non prescribed fashion. To get euphoric.
The blood pools in the stomach when you eat so taking narcotics while eating reduces this effect. And as I imagine you know, if you continue to take pain pills several times a day with out eat very much you will lose weight.
Not the best, safest ot cheapest way...but it is a way. Not for me.
2006-09-28 19:43:12 · answer #2 · answered by iraq51 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its never effected mine and Ive never seen anyone else have a weight issue from long term use.
Im too thin...and Ive been on a pain meds for 5 yrs, but its not a narcotic.
2006-09-26 16:20:57 · answer #3 · answered by ~~ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The part of your question that troubles me is that you say you are 'pretty serious about weightlifting'. Then you take something that kills pain and you do your workout. While you aren't feeling ANY pain you are working your body like you don't even have any, maybe even harder because you don't feel anything, for that's what those pills do, they kill all the pain. But your body is still in pain and reacting to it. You may not be feeling any foot pain but the body is still working around it like it was still there, holding your body differently, changing your stance a little, just little things that you don't think makes a difference but can be the cause of your bigger pains as your body isn't used to the different stands you take and it can be shifting the weight bearing muscles into areas that are painful, but again, you aren't feeling them. It would be better for you to cool it some, do light workouts for short periods of time so you don't aggravate the rest of your body. Not feeling pain doesn't mean it's not there or that your body isn't reacting to it.
2016-03-27 12:36:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
narcotic painkillers suppress ones appetite, after long time chronic use you will lose weight. remember the guy from friends?
2006-09-27 00:24:50 · answer #5 · answered by topher 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-09-27 05:41:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you dont excercise due to pain, then you will put weight on. I was 73kilos slipped a disc in my spine so couldnt do much Excercise that was 2 years ago I now am 90kilos.
2006-09-29 17:11:27 · answer #7 · answered by Mosez 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on which ones. I've heard if one is on Vicodin that can cause Weight gain on people.
2006-09-26 19:14:39 · answer #8 · answered by jrealitytv 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2006-09-26 16:14:31 · answer #9 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sure it can make you gain weight...it slows everything down inside of you
2006-09-26 19:46:25 · answer #10 · answered by Button Face 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋