Methadone

[razzle5150]

does anyone know if Methadone is gluten free...  Some say no others say yes 

[runntumtuber]

I say yes.

Have personally taken with no ill effects.

[razzle5150]

i read that is does have gluten but such a little amt my dr said not to worry

[kareng]

Sorry.  I don't have the time to link to the study. It was posted here.  They did a review of about 800 medicines and only about 10-15 actually had any gluten in them.  So it likely gluten-free.  There should be an insert sheet so you could read ingredients.  You could call or email the manufacturer.  If you get a statement like " no gluten ingredients but can't guarantee blah blah blah...."  It's likely gluten-free.  They just don't test for gluten and the legal department told them to say this.  

[cyclinglady]

1 hour ago, razzle5150 said:

i read that is does have gluten but such a little amt my dr said not to worry

I personally would not trust my doctor to know if a drug is gluten free.  I can not find it on this reliable website (a pharmacist maintains it for celiacs) but maybe you can.  

http://www.glutenfreedrugs.com/list.htm

 I would call the manufacturer directly.  Any amount of gluten could cause an autoiummuine flare-up.  Each person is different as to what they can tolerate.   Better to be safe than sorry!  

[addicted1]

I just went off methadone after many years and suffered greatly with stomach issues, but thought it was due to my bleeding ulcers. It turns out after going off of it, my stomach is finally healing, and recently I ingested a little tiny bit and got very sick so I believe yes, it def has gluten in it! I think maybe it has something to do with the red dye, because the clear liquid one I took didn’t bother me as much, and the pills were ok too. No doctor or pharmacist ever seems to know though, go figure!