Weight gain

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Who has put weight on from the meds?

I don’t know if mine is because of Pizotifen or Nortriptyline

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I put on almost 2 stone (28lbs) in the eight months I was on Pizotifen. I hated it! Lost it all very quickly when I stopped taking it though.

Brenda

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I haven’t put on any on nortriptyline, in fact it seems to keep me at a lower weight for some reason!

Not sure about Gabapentin yet, have heard most people put on a load of weight on it so we will see x

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I have gained 11 lbs on Nortriptyline… :roll:

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I’ve been on Pizotifen for 2 months and have put on 3 kgs and scales are climbing :frowning: symptoms arent totally gone either so makes me wonder about its effectiveness…

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I have put on 2 inches around my waist since december. :x havent gained weight…just inches…which i think is WORSE. im on amitriptyline & Verapamil & cipralex.

i really start to get off my a$$.

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Oh yes. Never had a weight problem my entire life until I started trialing meds. It’s a bitter topic for me sometimes. Honestly, either (or both) of those meds could add to weight issues. It is really tough to lose while on some of these as well. I feel like it takes a lot more effort to get the same result on the med than that which would have been gotten without meds.

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Robertgreen,

Pizotifen was the culprit for me 10kg in 9mths! shocking, now on Topamax (which is also is a weight loss migraine med) and have lost it all, relief!

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well 7lb gain on flranzine
14lb gain on pitzotifen and developed hypothrydism…

neither cured the vertgo…so now im depressed dizzy AND FAT

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wanted to re-star conversation on weight gained on meds. I think being worried about weight gained at this point for me shows progress :).
20+ pounds (ten kilos) when I am 157 cm tall (5 ft 2 inch) is a lot! so very slowly I am tapering from venlafaxine. Now I wonder how long it takes to the body for its metabolism to start working properly. I did all possible blood work this weeks and I am in perfect health, so hopefully my body will bounce back. Anyway, @flutters I wrote this here instead of continuing the conversation in the other conversation.

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You’re so much better at following the rules than I am!