prostrap weight gain

[theotherblonde]

Hello, I wanted to ask others who are also ok prostrap if you have had similar experiences to me.

I was put on prostrap in June. First was the 3 month injection and then switched to monthly. Every month on it, I feel like I am loosing myself more and more. The weight gain is unreal and I think it’s mostly water retention. I look like I am nine months pregnant and in the past 2 weeks I have made significant changes to my diet but no change and still so uncomfortable with my body,

I tried to talk to my endo nurse who said the HRT is causing these symptoms and not the injection itself. She changed me from the latch to tiboline. I haven’t even started taking the new one yet and I still feel so big and bloated. I feel like my face has changed as well. I was considering Botox, weight loss is ejections before I realised it’s likely just the injection.

I am thinking of stopping it for a at least a month as I take it at home myself. Has anime experienced this and did the weight come off when you stopped taking it?

[Star30]

hi! Oh my goodness this could be writing this post! I have only been on prostrap a month and I am taking tibolone too and the weight gain is ridiculous! I have past mental health history with disordered eating and I am trying so hard to not let it trigger all that as have been doing really well for years! I think it is mostly water retention as even though the scales have gone up my clothes still feel ok. I have plateaued now but desperately trying to get the 10 pounds I have put on in just 3 weeks off! I have had no appetite since starting the injection so I have been eating smaller meals so the weight gain was a huge shock! I’ve been told by the nurse too that it’s the HRT that causes the weight gain but I have to take it alongside the injection as without can apparently causes issues with your bones. I am on the monthly injection currently and I will not be seen in clinic till I have completed the 6 month course! I hope you are able to find what works for you but it is so difficult and I feel like I have lost myself too and I am happy that it’s cold and dark so I can just hide myself away at home! Take care x x

[Menopausal7]

I put on 2.5 stone in the 10 months I was on it, my face went all moon shaped too. I didn’t start tibilone until 6 months into the monthly injections but had to stop it after a month due to side effects so I know it was the injections to blame for the weight gain. It did come off over the course of around 5 months after I stopped the injection. I was on it to shrink a huge fibroid but stopped taking it because it wasn’t working anymore for the last 5 months of the injection.

[MrsPaddingtonBear]

Hello

Yes this injection has this side effect. Drs will argue it doesn’t. It isn’t the hrt patch or pulls it is the injection. Because it is a false menopause and weigh changes are common in menopause anyway it’s just a body reaction thing. I was on zoladex then prostap for nearly two years with Evorel patches prior to a hysterectomy. I lost over 3 stone prior to surgery. It can be done but oh my it’s hard. I had to do 30mins cardio workout everyday to try to get there. Now I’ve had the op and I’m still on hrt I’ve gained about half a stone. My diet has changed drastically mainly because I had an emergency colostomy operation at the same time as womb and bowel were fused. My exercise has changed but until I have the reversal next year it’s a fight I know I won’t win yet. Keep positive, don’t stop the treatment and have a break, it will only send your body/hormones into yet another tizzy. You can get through this, it’s only a temporary thing till you and the consultants decide the next step. Good luck, you’ve got this.

[Lilyjack]

I gained over 3 stone on prostap!

What annoyed me the most was when I told the gyno I was worried about how much weight I was gaining they said go on a diet, then for the next 3 years told me I was too overweight for surgery.

I am slowly losing the weight but still have about a stone to go to be back to my pre prostap size.

They also told me I needed to go back on it for six months before they would consider me for surgery so back to the catch 22 of being overweight for surgery again.

I tried to explain this to them but as they still seem to believe prostap is the bees knees in endo treatment and it is the best for everyone so I may as well talk to the wall as no response is better than the tripe they try to feed me

[Lastborn]

Hi,I am also on prostap injection and Tibolone.i had my fifth dose yesterday .Infact i was looking forward to the weight gain but I haven’t experienced any .i am just as I am before the treatment .I feel our body differs.You can talk to your doctor if that helps.