Weighty issues

[justjane]

Has anyone else put weight on with Gabapentine? Following doctors orders to try to lose some weight I've been on a diet for the past three weeks and....I've gained half a stone grrrr. I've been on Gabapentine for about six weeks. Help!!

[Ermintrude75]

Hi Jane

Ive managed to put a stone on since seeing my diabetes consultant in November. I too was put on gabapentin 6 weeks ago (approximately).

I wasnt dieting but was exercising twice a week and sometimes walking at the weekend too. I was on a bad spell and possibly eating to much chocolate.

Lx

[justjane]

Thanks hun I'm going back to see the doc tommorrow to discuss it, one of the side effects is weight gain evidently and it just is'nt an option for me as every pound that goes on makes the pain worse, so fingers crossed X

[Butterfly54]

Hi jane,yes I did and also because of a new anti depressant I was put on at the same time.

I actualy blew up like a balloon,that very puffy look has gone since stoping both.But have a good 1 and a half stone to try and shift.

It went on so quick it was unbelievable,and not being able to walk my little Yorkie is the saddest thing about all this for me.

But my friend has just been here and we are going to have some walks over the holiday as I need her arm and my stick at the moment,I`m desperate to get some level of fitness back.

Iv`e fount some sights on U Tube about exercising sitting in a chair,and I`m having a go.Worth a look at hun,as it`s very gentle but it is a work out.

Just start slowly.

Love and hugs from a chunky Butterfly xxxxx

[justjane]

Gentle hugs Butterfly xxxxx

[rose2802]

i think it def puts on weight, have got bigger since being on them,and heard the same from other people i have spoke to,its insane, thye want us to lose wieght but give us tabs that put it on, no win situation, live with pain and lose weight,or ease pain a bit and put it on lol

[Hidden]

weight gain defo from e=meds and reduced mobility. i have put on a stone per year of illness yet my family are shocked, i only eat organic and healthy and far less than anyone in my family yet the gain has been constant.

i got so fed up with comments from gp i would sometimes take a family member who would help reiterate my low volume eating habits if only just to stop the gp apparent sceptisium on my eating habits. i also had to find out myself about the weight gain of some of the various meds as gp never explained this to me. if only gp had realised how scary it is for us when gaining such radical weight for no reason other than lack of mobility. we are clever people and know weight gain of this level is not good for our already compromised body functions.

the good news for me, i started the cave man diet and have allimated all carbs and sugers (fruits) intending to stay on this for one month. I have cut out my most meds except essentials, take suppliments, antibiotics and i was not even thinking about my weight, then yesterday, my sister said pop on the scales i think you've lost weight. after only 6 days i have lost 8 pounds!!! i could not believe it. my first loss, since becoming so very ill.

this is not a diet to follow without expert medical guidance and it most certainly is not easy, my symptoms are all very much worse and my expert told me it would be this way for two months before improving. so i am only on the first small step, after one month i will reintroduce small amount of natural carbs, and fruit (natural) .

my symptoms are currently yo yoing from bad to their worse. also even though i don;t have diabetise, my mood swing are like that of a diabetic attack, swift and short lived if i eat a stick of celery they slowly went yesterday.

i miss my old life, i want to see if things can improve by getting my some of my dysfunctional digestive processes to start working again (you see i do believe the sleepness night are sometimes caused by low blood sugar, caused by IBS effecting our bodies suger controls (stress is not the only clause but does have an impact on how our bodies flight or fight mechanisms work, which in turn disables the pancreaus and immobalises sugars from the liver,sometimes leading to non alcholic hepatic (fatty) liver). it makes sense to me for why i wake in a state of physical anxiety whilst having gone to bed in good mood. it is our body (esp brain) bring starting the flight or fight nervous system, as we have low blood sugar and need to wake as body/brain can only function on a very short sugar range. when the sugar levels drop the body will mobilise the alternative system to creating energy by breaking down sugars in stored in liver.

i am not saying all sleepless nights are about drop in sugar levels, i know from experience not all sleepless night are due to this but as some sleepless nights are due to muscle pain or irritable bladder or sweats or changes in body temp.

so like all us fibro's when my brain is in gear and clever i like us all have been left with no alternative other than to jump on the web and review world wide research on this complex condition.

i also believe our condition becomes a breakdown on a multibody functional level and this is why are condition is so wide ranging and symptoms so extreme.

so this is what i am trying at present and will let you know how i get on.

plus i am going to the three top teaching hospitals whom are all carrying out tests and working together.

((((hugs to all)))

[denvajade in reply to Hidden]

hi there, good on you for your weight loss, I am interested in your digestive problems as I have had terrible time for 12months, not being able to digest any fruit, veges, meat,grains. during this time I have put o loads of weight living on gluten free cereal and yohurt, eggs and fish. I too went on the cave man diet in desperation cooking meat and veges for 6 hours, is this what you do? I have a huge stomach as though pregnant which sort of turned up overnight with doctors thinking I had liver cancer. I would love your thoughts. cheers

[bbfreak]

Hi, yes, then my doctor put me on pregablin instead. Had it upped a few weeks ago, and after losing 2 to 3 pounds a week at slimming world I am now just maintaining or losing the odd pound, fed up as I have a lot to lose. It is between a rock and a hard place, weight versus pain! Hope you find the right meds hun. X

[Huggybear16]

Hi guys I'm doing well with slimming world altho meds changed and I gained a stone again so frustrating as I eat healthier that family and friends but look up fibro and reactive hypoglycemia I have give. Up potatoes and pasta and still don't loose much soft hugs to all xx

[denvajade in reply to Huggybear16]

isn't it so frustrating, I hardly eat anything, certainly no bad foods and get bigger.