Warfarin & Weight Gain

Hi,

I'm just wondering if anyone else appears to be experiencing weight gain as a result of warfarin?

I've been on warfarin (4mg/5mg) for 5 months and within a month of going on the warfarin my weight had increased by almost 7lbs. I would consider myself an athlete as I train 5-6 days a week and compete at a national level. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

I have always been slim and have never really had to worry about my weight given the amount of training I do and a very healthy diet. I went back training within about a month of going on the warfarin & if anything I am training more than I did before I went on the warfarin yet the weight is not shifting.

About 3 months ago I decided to make some serious changes to my already extremely healthy diet and cut down on portions sizes, swapped to low fat everything and started cooking all my own meals so that I could cut out any unnecessary calories.

I started to keep a food diary and friends who have seen it are amazed that I can manage to train at all on the reduced food/calorie intake - but in 3 months of increased training and reduced calorie intake I have not lost one lb, I'd hate to think what weight I would be if I wasn't doing as much as I am to fight the weight gain. Thankfully I am coming off the warfarin in a month so hopefully I will notice a difference then.

I have asked a number of doctors about the weight gain and most say tehre is no link, however yesterday a doctor advised me that there is a link but no known reason for it, so its all anecdotal.