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Originally Posted by Rrae
the term 'rapid weight gain'......until it happened to me and this was when I was put on Lyrica (much higher dose than yours)....... However I don't know that I can put the entire blame on that particular med, as I was also put on others and was dealing with Hypothyroid in that same timeframe.
But, what scared me the most about the 'rapid' weight gain (as in 9 pounds in one month!) was becoming short of breath and the high blood pressure that went along with it. This was downright SCARY! It seemed like it became out of my 'control' and I wasn't really eating much at all!.................
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Weight control has been a battle I've lost all my life, and I finally became satisfied with a weight of 220 at 6'1"(about 20lbs over optimum) for most of my adult life until I got PN.
I went on gabapentin and gained 30lbs in 6 mos.
I stayed at 250 for 4-5 years and then went on Weight Watchers and lost 25lbs in 6mos but it was a severe battle. This was not edema or water retention but carbs gain.
Then the gabapentin stopped working and I searched for a year, trying new meds and rejecting them until Lyrica came on the market. I started on Lyrica and it took my pain levels and sx down significantly. Better than anything I'd tried before.
But within 4 mos, I was back to 250.
Then I stopped smoking
(after 55 yrs of smoking cigarettes) this past summer
(Aug) and put on 20-25lbs
more.
Now I'm carrying 25% more than my original weight and am up to 270+.
The thought of doing battle with a diet program is frightening.
I feel I want to go back to smoking, or.... something, I don't know. I just can't stand the thought of trying to lose weight again. It always has been so difficult, and I now should lose
50+ lbs! Its downright depressing.
I don't know if I can do it.
I'm still battling the urges to smoke,.... but I haven't caved in.