Drug & supplement interaction

Andarine + Methadone

Methadone brand name: Dolophine.

No Known Interaction
Medically reviewed by · Updated July 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 27, 2026
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Andarine and Methadone in our sources. Absence of a documented interaction is not the same as proven safety, and does not guarantee one does not exist. Do not start, stop, or change a medication or supplement based on this page; confirm with your pharmacist or doctor first. Additionally, although there is no interaction, the two are separately associated with some of the same side effects, which would make a new symptom harder to attribute to one or the other.

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Interaction report

Andarine and Methadone

We checked these two against our interaction database. Here is what we found.

No Known Interaction Found

We did not find a documented interaction between Methadone and Andarine in our sources. This does not guarantee that the combination is completely free of risk — there is often limited research on supplements and herbal products, especially around drug interactions.

If you decide to take both, the practical routine is simple: add one new thing at a time and note the date you started it. If the combination is going to disagree with you, it usually shows in the first days to a couple of weeks — and a start date turns “I’ve been feeling off” into something a pharmacist can actually work with. Do not stop a prescribed medicine on your own.

Always talk with your pharmacist or doctor before making changes to your medications or supplements, particularly if you take several medications or have an ongoing health condition.

Andarine safety at a glance

Andarine overall Avoid Andarine is an unapproved drug with unknown human safety and is not a legal supplement.
Pregnancy Avoid A hormone-affecting drug like this should never be used during pregnancy.
Breastfeeding Avoid It is unsafe and unstudied during breastfeeding and should be avoided.

Safety guidance is general; always confirm with your pharmacist or doctor for your situation.

Still wondering about combining Methadone and Andarine? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Methadone

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Methadone is filed under 11 classifications — including narcotic drugs, cytochrome p450 2d6 (cyp2d6) inhibitors, serotonergic drugs. Andarine has documented interactions with 1 drug class — the most serious being androgens (moderate) — and none of Methadone’s classifications are among them.

Classification data comes from our licensed Natural Medicines dataset. A medication can belong to classes beyond those recorded there, so this describes how the check was run — it is not a safety guarantee.

Keep it in perspective

Andarine Does Interact With Other Medications

Andarine has 9 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Methadone isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Moderate 9 No known interaction 2,821 (incl. Methadone)
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What to actually watch for

No Interaction Found — But Data Suggests Andarine and Methadone May Share a Side Effect

This is not an interaction. Neither one changes how your body handles the other, and nothing here says they react together. What our sources do show is that each has separately been linked to the effects below — so taking both can make those effects more likely to turn up, and harder to pin on one or the other if they do. One of them is worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • Liver problems Worth acting on Additional detail

    Andarine

    “Orally, selective androgen receptor modulators, such as andarine, could potentially increase the risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, and liver toxicity. However, no thorough safety evaluations of andarine have been conducted.”

    Andarine · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in myocardial infarction (mi).

    1 source cited
    1. 98840. FDA. FDA Warns against using SARMs in body building products. October 2017. Available at: https://www.fda.gov/newsevents/newsroom/fdainbrief/ucm583021.htm.

    Methadone

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Methadone. Read the label on DailyMed ›

Reported for Andarine but not commonly for Methadone: a heart attack.

Effects for Methadone come from the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of its FDA label; effects for Andarine come from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, quoted above. Wording is matched across sources by our own clinical vocabulary, so treat this as a prompt to pay attention, not a diagnosis.

From our Q&A

Questions About Andarine or Methadone

These are real questions from readers, answered by the pharmacists at HelloPharmacist — written by a person, not generated from a database. Each one covers Andarine or Methadone, not necessarily both, but if one is close to what you were about to ask it will usually go further than a database entry can:

Not quite your question? Ask our pharmacists directly — it is free, there is no account required, and answers usually come back within 24 hours.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Methadone

This page covers Andarine only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Methadone page lists 223 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: 1,4-butanediol (major), Activated Charcoal (major), Beer (major), Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (ghb) (major) and Grapefruit (major).

By severity: 10 major · 174 moderate · 39 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Methadone page

“If you take methadone, choose your supplements with genuine care. Of the 223 ingredients on this page, most either add to methadone's sedating effect or change how fast your body clears it, which can push its blood level up or down.”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

Open the Methadone interaction page

One more smart check

Taking Andarine as Part of a Dietary Supplement Product? Check It for Interactions

We hold 13 real supplement products containing Andarine, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Andarine. Even though Andarine itself has no known interaction with Methadone, another ingredient on your label might. Find your product and we’ll check every ingredient on its label:

How much people look this up

Where Andarine and Methadone Sit Against Everything Else

Out of every supplement and medication people look up on HelloPharmacist, here is where these two land this week — and which way each has been moving.

Supplement Andarine
Steady interest

#909 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today
Medication Methadone
Top 25%

#469 of 2,830 medications looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today

Position among everything looked up on this site, not a measure of how commonly either one is used or how important it is. A supplement can climb this list because of a news story. It counts every request to the page, automated ones included, and nothing here identifies anyone.

Where does our data come from?
  • Source: the Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) clinical database — the evidence-graded professional reference for herb & supplement interactions.
  • Citation library: 103,510 references behind our interaction content, 65,311 of them resolved to verified PubMed/DOI sources. See every Andarine reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 27, 2026. The Andarine and Methadone records this page draws on were last updated July 10, 2026.
  • What “no known interaction” means: no documented interaction in the sources above — not a guarantee of safety. Supplements are studied far less than prescription drugs, so we say exactly what the evidence supports, and nothing more.
Data structure & sourcing designed and verified by .
Supplement

About Andarine

What is Andarine?

Andarine
  • Muscle building
  • Strength gains
  • Fat loss / body recomposition
  • Athletic performance enhancement
  • Bone density support

Andarine (S-4) is a synthetic selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) that is not approved by the FDA for human use and is banned in sports. It is not a legal dietary supplement ingredient, its long-term safety in people is unknown, and reported side effects include vision changes and possible liver and hormone problems. Because of these risks and its illegal status, we do not recommend using it.

Not applicable (synthetic chemical compound) · Capsules, tablets, liquid solutions (sold as research chemicals)

An interaction check asks whether these two react with each other — it does not ask whether Andarine is a good idea for someone in your situation. Here is what our Andarine record says about it on its own.

Andarine: dosing

There is no established or approved dose for Andarine because it is not a recognized medicine or legal supplement. We cannot recommend a safe dose, and doses circulated online are not backed by proper human research.Given that it is unapproved, potentially unsafe, and illegal to sell as a supplement, the safest choice is not to use it at all.

From our Andarine monograph — the full record covers uses, side effects and every documented interaction.

Read the full Andarine monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Methadone

What Is Methadone Used For?

Brand name: Dolophine

Methadone treats two main problems. Some products are used for severe, persistent pain that needs daily, around-the-clock opioid treatment when other options are not adequate. Some products are used for opioid addiction (heroin or other morphine-like drugs), as detoxification or as maintenance treatment along with social and medical services.

Not every product is approved for every use. Methadone tablets, oral solution and oral concentrate (Intensol) list both pain and opioid addiction. Diskets, Methadose Dispersible tablets and the Methadose and Methadone Hydrocloride oral concentrates are labeled only for opioid addiction. Methadone injection is for severe pain, and for short-term treatment of opioid dependence in people who cannot take medicine by mouth, such as hospitalized patients. It is not approved for outpatient opioid dependence treatment. Methadone is not meant to be used as an as-needed pain reliever.

See full Methadone drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Andarine

Browse every other medication we’ve checked against Andarine — both the ones with a known interaction and the ones without. Select any drug for the full detail.

0Major
9Moderate
0Minor
2,820No known interaction
9 Moderate 2,820 No interaction
Moderate

9 interactions

No interaction 2,820 drugs checked — show the list

We also checked Andarine against these medications and found no known interaction in our sources. Open any page to confirm.

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,820 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Andarine list.

See the full Andarine interactions page
See every supplement checked against Methadone, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Andarine References

The 1 references that drive our Andarine monograph and interaction data, from the evidence-graded Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) database. Citations with a link open the study on PubMed or the publisher’s site.

  1. FDA. FDA Warns against using SARMs in body building products. October 2017. Available at: https://www.fda.gov/newsevents/newsroom/fdainbrief/ucm583021.htm.

Medication overviews come from MedlinePlus (NIH); supplement label data from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database. Content is written and reviewed by licensed HelloPharmacist pharmacists — see our data sources and editorial standards.

Pharmacist Counseling Corner

Taking Andarine and Methadone Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Andarine with Methadone?
We do not list a known interaction between Andarine and Methadone. That does not guarantee the combination is risk-free, so confirm with your pharmacist or doctor — especially if you take other medications or have a health condition.
Do Andarine and Methadone have any of the same side effects?
Yes — our sources link each of them separately to one of the same effects. That is not an interaction: neither changes how your body handles the other. It does mean that if one of those effects turns up, it can be harder to tell which one is behind it. They are listed on this page with the source behind each.
How was the Andarine and Methadone combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Methadone is filed under 11 classifications, and Andarine has documented interactions with 1 drug class — none of Methadone's classifications are among them. A medication can belong to classes beyond those recorded in our dataset, so this describes how the check was run rather than guaranteeing safety.
Does Andarine interact with any other medications?
Yes. Andarine has 9 documented drug interactions in our database — Methadone is simply not one of them. If you take anything else, it is worth checking each one; they are all listed on this page.
Does Methadone interact with any supplements?
Yes. Methadone has documented interactions with 223 supplements in our database — Andarine is not one of them. The Methadone interaction page linked on this page lists every one, ranked by severity.

Written and reviewed by the HelloPharmacist editorial staff. Our editorial policy

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