sea kelp is my suggestion. I researched why you put on weight with gapapentin..and found out that it slows down your thyroid..and sea kelp helps to boost it back up again. I also have put on loads of weight due to that medication..so that's what I am now taking to reverse the weight gain caused by it. Xx
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No. I eat better and cleaner now that I did before take this drug because I started gaining weight immediately after. Idk who you are but don’t try to downplay the side effects. If you have to take a moderate to significant amount on a daily basis, most will gain weight. I was 125 pound 2 1/2 years ago. I’m almost 170 and idk what’s worse. The weight or the pain. Drugs can cause side effects.
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You sounds kinda like me, I don’t eat a whole lot but the pounds keep coming on!! I however don’t get out and walk like I use to because of the pain but still!!! I feel your pain!! Good luck!!
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my pain causing me to completely isolate, so i think of all meds as a risk of weight gain. this med gave my sciatic area such a nice stretch, that i just have to give a good try. it was so different. I'm really glad to hear of your weight loss, it give me hope.
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I agree with you I am 5'4 and have gained over 40 lbs. I eat less than the 2000 calories allowed. Its frustrating.
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Gabapentin is anticonvulsant medication that will help you with seizure problems. How much gabapentin do you take daily? As every medication have some side effects so does this one. Common side effects of gabapentin are joint pain, motion sickness, pneumonia, fatigue, ataxia, dizziness, nausea, hypertension and vomiting.
Honestly, I didn't know that. Thanks for letting us know.
Honestly, I didn't know that. Thanks for letting us know.
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Sounds like you need a new husband. If anything, this "God" of whom you speak is punishing you with him.
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No it doesn't. I put two stones on, stopped taking it maybe 12 mos ago and hasn't come off. I didn't (& don't) eat any differently than I did before started taking it. I also suffered two broken teeth and my finger nails split and broke. it's an evil drug - I'd rather have had the pain. Doctors should warn people
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I was on Topamax. That drug is evil. I lost weight, but I had kidney stones like crazy where I ended up in the emergency room every time. It also mentally made me feel like cardboard. I had no emotions and lost the ability to laugh. I felt no joy.
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Eh. Yes and no. I think many (including myself) have talked to our doctors about it, but have still been unsuccessful at finding solutions. Since medical science is ever changing, I am always looking to see if anyone has seen a different type of doctor or tried something different than me that has worked. I’ve told ALL my doctors. And I’ve had many over the years. Started taking gabapentin in 2016 and I’m up 80 lbs since then. The last 20 lbs just in the last 6 months after once again having to increase my dosage. It’s awful. Lyrica doesn’t touch my pain. Heck I even tried cymbalta because they said that can sometime help, and it barely touches it even at the highest level. Many people I’ve talked to taking gabapentin suffer from extreme fatigue and/or weight gain. But when you tell your doctor that you’re pretty much given the option to not take it, and suffer… or take it, knowing you’ll keep gaining weight. I have TRIED SO HARD to quit this drug over the years and everytime have been unsuccessful. Even if i can get myself down to a lower dosage, the results of that are only temporary before I’m right back up to my old dose or higher and right back, if not worse than I started. Everyone keeps telling me “oh just come off of it”. Like I HAVENT THOUGHT OF THAT. Or tried it. Multiple times
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