Weight gain

[mandy112233]

Has anyone else had a major weigh gain problem since being diagnosed??

[golly123]

Yes. All gone on my stomach due to the sedentary nature of this.

[Gavlar1980]

Hi Mandy . I personally found the weight gain was a lot to do with the medication I was on. For me it was Duloxotine and I piled it on instantly. This was a massive issue for me as I was concerned about my weight. Since coming off them my weight has slowly dropped off little by little. Wish you well

[Nipper11]

Yes I have. I am my heaviest since being told I have fibromyalgia years ago , after taking weight gain pain killers for many years to be told these drugs will make it very harder for me to lose weight. My GP has to overview all my painkillers and remove the weight gain drugs , doctors don't understand I was told to sort out my drugs and do 20 mins exercise everyday. Of course they do not understand I have fibromyalgia. It can make you feel quite isolated .

[Wobblygirl]

I came off the medication and with a tad more walking (round the house if that's all you can manage...) and more attention to nutrition I am working towards my former weight... Steady progress over months but apparently I need to lose another stone after that but I doubt whether that is possible at all???I'm supposed 2b 9stone but only aiming for 10!

Also I try not to eat when I rest...

Vicious cycle eh?

[dippystuff]

I've piled on 6 stone over 5 years, having always been around 9stone previously. It began as soon as I was started on Amitriptyline, then got worse when I began Pregabalin and Naproxen.I've tried to come off medication, but then found I couldn't manage to work or sleep at all, so had to resume taking everything.

So I had to choose between getting heavier every year, but still manage to keep working (A very physically demanding job), or to stop working (and rely on benefits) and stay a healthy weight.

I can only hope that when I do have to give up working, I can stop taking the drugs and then lose the excess weight.

[Hidden in reply to dippystuff]

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"So I had to choose between getting heavier every year, but still manage to keep working (A very physically demanding job), or to stop working (and rely on benefits) and stay a healthy weight."

This Is the choice I'm facing pretty much. Been off 7 months (my job Is still there) Want and need to get back to work so trying pregabalin now. But worry about weight gain. Do I get well to go back to work and possibly gain lots of weight cos of meds....or be off work and claim benefits. Neither choice is ideal but I feel like choosing benefits is me copping out. Pfft. It's a shit choice and I probably lose either way to some degree. Well.....what else can I say! Xx

[dippystuff in reply to Hidden]

Nothing else to say really, it's either 'the Devil or the Deep blue sea' I suppose. ☹️

I've chosen to stay working, because I couldn't 'justify' giving up work because of weight gain to myself, mostly because it puts too much financial pressure on my wonderful husband (Who already does 100% of housework/cooking/shopping/gardening etc as I simply cannot manage to do anything at all either before work or after work without having to 'pay the price' for days afterwards), but also because it just sounds so 'vain' to me. As though I value my 'figure' over anything/anybody else ?

Does that even make sense ?

I don't even know if I'm making the 'right' choice, because being 6 stone heavier is taking a toll on my body too

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[Themanwithnoname]

Yes and i regret doing it to myself but for me it was comfort eating . Not just the fibro but the chronic pain in general. Maybe the meds have contributed but more so my eating habits. Always eaten a lot but would burn it off but but it has caught up to me. Luckily im well over 6 foot so don't look that bad but id imagine im at least 6 to 7 stone over weight,

I no longer weigh myself as i find it unhelpful and am trying to loose the weight. Slow process but have noticed a difference with polo shirts fitting better.

[Paige1999]

Hi im the same all around the belly

[JayCeon]

+6kg in 4 months due to amitriptyline... 2 years to get that down again, despite sports and exercise. After getting even more sedentary of late due to a 2nd condition, my weight still hasn't increased, which proves it was the med.... O.o