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Weight gain through prescriptive medication.

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Yes anyone suffered extreme weight gain after taking prescribed medication? I ended up putting 5 stone on and was horrified. The GP did not realise and it made my condition much worse. It has been very hard to loose the weight as I have needed the medication and folk assume because you are fat you are eating chips and burgers which is so hard to take. I have had to pay a Personal Trainer to get some of the weight off he has been helpful. The medication is for PTSD.

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Hi and welcome

I know nothing of your condition, however, wish you all the best with your weight loss (jealous of you having a personal trainer ;) )

Take a look at the Pinned Posts section, to the right of your screen (bottom, if you're using a mobile) and have a look at the Welcome Newbies thread.

Look at the Topics section beneath that, for posts that could answer any questions you may have. Consider joining any, or all, of our challenges, as they're fun and motivating.

Join us for the Monday Group weigh-in. The latest weigh-in thread can always be found in the Events section, to the right (bottom) of the home page.

Be active on the forum, as that's where we exchange ideas and get our daily dose of motivation and inspiration and don't be afraid to ask for assistance, if you need it

Wishing you all the best as you start on your journey to health and happiness

:)

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Thanks I am new to all this but need support and to support others.

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Mollydex

Great advice from cracker 10

Welcome to the forum , the more you use it the better it is :-)

It's great you have a personal trainer , I'm certain that will be a great help to you .

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paulapips64

Yes I put on 2 stones taking pregabaline and amityptaline I came off mess with docs advice and went on low cal diet and lost 36 pounds the mess didn't help anyway I'm on zomorph now they are better for me xx

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dave1960moreton in reply to paulapips64

Yes sometimes the GP's don't get it right. What is mess? Glad you lost some weight.

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