Weight gain

[Ward]

Has anyone else gained weight is it meds all fibro from not being so active😒X

[Tammy5]

Hi, I seemed to have put on a stone and I think it's a mixture for me. Not being very active due to pain and fatigue, I find I just feel hungry all the time and for the wrong foods (sweet tooth) I'm putting that down to hormones also medication 🙁 It's sh***y [Edited by Admin] I know 😡

[Ward in reply to Tammy5]

Hi tammy im also coping with hormones on hrt patches. Havnt been on them that long .iv also got a sweet tooth lol its a bl..dy nitemare what to do😞

[bluebell99]

Hi, Yes I have, it is a combination of lack of exercise, medication and eating too much.

Today I have been to my first Seniors swimming session as an attempt to do something about it. Trouble is I have worked up an appetite!

[Ward in reply to bluebell99]

Thanks for replying iv never eaten the way i am now. My husband laughs .some meds must make you hungry iv got a treadmill but am struggling on it my legs are left like jelly😞

[angiesmith50 in reply to Ward]

I agree with the hunger too. xx

[Madmeg11]

HI Ward, I am always fighting with my weight, feel like I have been on a diet at least every Monday for the last 30+ years. I think Gabapentin can be a culprit, its difficult to manage the pain and keep weight off. I bought Davina's "sugar free in a hurry" just recently and am hoping to find some good recipes. I will let you know if I find anything nice x

[Ward in reply to Madmeg11]

Yes do let me no how you get on with davinas sugar free have heard its really good gabapentin im on also thats good to no thanksx

[Hidden]

Yes due to steroids I am on .

[Ward in reply to Hidden]

What a shame are you on them long term

[Hidden in reply to Ward]

I have been currently on them for around 18 months and have been told that I may stay on them forever. I have R.A and it helps me function better, it's a low dose but each time I try to reduce dose I end up having to go back to original dose.

[Ward in reply to Hidden]

Iv been on them for a short time due to chest infections they work really well.

[Ramjets]

I've gained so much weight - I put down to inactivity and eating rubbish when I'm feeling down. x

[Ward in reply to Ramjets]

Im the same its not easy is it. I comfort eatx

[Loraine121]

Hi , I have over the years but I have asthma and another lung condition take a lot of steroids as well, I only thought about some of my fibro medication when I read someone who had put weight on with gabpendtin which I have taken for years gradually increased to max dose ,

I spoke to doctor who said that all medication effects each individual differently , and I just had to weigh up the benefits of the medication and the medication wins I can breath with the steroids and have a fairly good quality of life with the medication but without it , i probably would be thinner but in a box.

I do eat a lot more as stopped smoking, not very active , board especially when I can't sleep i eat , over the years I have doubled in size ,

I'm trying to cut down on various foods just now swapped my crisps for fruit but I sometimes think I have given up so much over the years that I need some treats. Lol

Good luck Loraine x

[Ward]

Bless you .like you said at least steroids are working and are benefitting you. Thats all that matters losing weight isnt easy for anybody makes it much harder for us fibros with not being so active and sleepyx

[angiesmith50]

Hi Ward I have put wait on since having fibro. I was put on pregablin since September and have noticed the weight pile on 😭😭😭.

I don't get any excercise though as I'm lucky if I can get out of bed with fatique.

Good luck and take care.

Angie xx

[Ward in reply to angiesmith50]

As we get older it is harder to lose weight im 46 and what a struggle it is . Dont help with the way some of us are. You take carex laurax

[Janet28]

Hi Ward yes I have definitely gained weight. A lot of the medication given for fibromyalgia increase your appetite. I have battled with my weight for many years now and i think a lot of people with fibro are probably the same. Inactivity is definitely another major problem with weight gain. We aren't walking briskly, we can't run up & down stairs and if your like me, you spend most of your time in bed. So none of that is going to help the situation. They need to invent an excersizer that can be used from your bed lol they'd make a fortune lol..

Luv Jan xx

[Ward in reply to Janet28]

Lol yes we need somethink easy . To exercise with i went to pain managment. They gave me a exercise ball my back is allways in constant pain put it agains wall and gently slide it up and down it does help luv laurax

[Janet28 in reply to Ward]

Oh that sounds good, I wouldn't mind trying that, I will look on line. My grandson has one for his feet because he had hypermobilty & gets painful feet..Luv Jan xx

[Ward in reply to Janet28]

Hi jan you can buy one at argos any sports shop or ebay there not expensive anyway . I find it does ease the pain a little luv laura

[TheAuthor]

Hi Ward

I have definitely put weight on due to medication. I am also takign long term steroids. I am on a diet at the moment so I am hoping to lose some (fingers crossed). I want to sincerely wish you all the best of luck and please take care of yourself my friend.

All my hopes and dreams for you

Ken

[Ward in reply to TheAuthor]

Hi ken there are so many of you on steroids. And long term i hope your dieting goes well im starting tomorrow good luck👍

[TheAuthor in reply to Ward]

Thank you so much my friend that is genuinely appreciated. I sincerely hope that your diet goes really well also

[Al10]

Hello. I come from a stand point of fear of medication. The more I experience myself, and hear too from others, the worse this fear gets. My friend was put on Pregabalin and ballooned. Weight super hard to shift. Became very depressed, and worse, after persisting with side effects, the drug did not help with pain at all. And then awful side effects coming off the drug too! Ouchy!! I have heard others say the same. Folks need to keep their thinking heads on when taking medication. There is no cure or magic bullet, for our condition, just busy drs trying to help desperate people. My pain dr said I was lucky getting side effects as as a result I am not hooked on a whole raft of useless medication. His opinion was, that after the first 3-6 months, most medication becomes ineffective. The body adapts. Most patients dont think so because they experience dreadful side effects trying to get off drugs assume they drug is working and their condition has worsened, and therefore carry on taking them. They may not be addicted as in times gone by, but really, they are hooked! We do need to be really sure any drug is worth the damage it will be doing to our bodies.

[Ward in reply to Al10]

Hi yes i no where your coming from we all get a bit worried starting new meds. and the side effects that comes with them. I am going to start dieting and see if i can shift the weight going to be hard

[Al10]

Good luck with the dieting. Keep it healthy, something you can live with because if the drugs are causing weight-gain for you, which they do for some, you will need to be dieting long term. Yuck! I wish drs would explain to folks about drugs causing weight gain. I think folks are supposed to suck it up because the benefits of the drugs out weight any vain worries about weight and they can always eat less. Obesity is so frowned upon these days and it's unfair that many of these people are taking medication that actually changes how their bodies metabolise their food. When they do the slimming progs I shout at the tv telling the Professionals to ask about medication. And the benefits progs too, the sick and disabled are all unfit and fat and thus we are encouraged to think, indulgent and lazy not that their bodies are changed through the meds they are taking!

[Ward in reply to Al10]

So so true l laughed to myself when you said the word fat .lol we arnt told enough about medication were taking then we all wonder why our waistlines are getting bigger

[Al10 in reply to Ward]

Oh goodness is fat a bad word these days? Oops! Obese doesn't really work now does it? Trouble is everyone is an expert these days on FMS. That's what all the jolly Benefits Britain folks have isn't it? Dont we just need telling to get up off our arses, (fat or otherwise) and get working? Another round of CBT anyone?

[Ward in reply to Al10]

It just made me chuckle😂 The word fat is fine your right people dont want to exercise. Or just cant be bothered then they moan about there weight i find exercising hard but i will give a go👍

[Samhartha]

Hi! I've lost quite a bit of weight actually. I think it's cause I've got a very weak stomach, and upchuck on a regular basis.

[Ward in reply to Samhartha]

Are you on meds and what ones. Everybodys body is different. Some people gain some people lose your one of the lucky ones x

[Samhartha]

Not that lucky, I'm 92lbs. I take lyrica, cymbalta, indomethacin (anti inflammatory), and low dose cannibus pills for sleep. None of them really work for me anymore. I'm going to a sleep study soon. Hopefully they can help me!!

[Ward in reply to Samhartha]

I take same meds as you but not inflammatory ones sleeping pills dont work for me i wake nearly every hour through the night then shattered in the dayx

[Samhartha]

Thank you for your reply!