Anyone battling weight gain due to medication?

Mollypol

Something similar happened to me. I was on the contraceptive injection and put huge amounts of weight on very quickly. It has taken nearly a year to get it out of my system. Never again. I was taking Depo-Provera. Since questioning the weight gain, I have found many websites and forums acknowledging this fact.

warkedchocobo

I'm on topamax... for epilepsy...and ugh. Not only does it cause the weight gain, it causes muscle and bone problems so working out even becomes difficult. So I know this pain. My whole life has been determined by which medication I've been on. I'm finally like "Nope, I'm gonna beat this, I'm doing it myself" So I wish you all the best of luck and support on this! We can overcome these meds!

SindyMcDougall1409

Am on diabetic meds & citalopram & it sucks gaining wieght because of them !

Josh_lol

I'm currently on a month of Omeprazole and it's pretty much having the complete opposite effect. I never have an appetite and I'm not sure whether it's a good or a bad thing.

Pobutt

You are all awesome! Thank you for your replies. Just got diagnosed with Graves Disease. I thought I was doing good losing weight and this whole time it was Graves. Now I'm on even more meds that cause weight gain! Hmmm

stephe1987

I think you're going to have to start at maintenance (which means no weight loss at first as you adjust to the new medication) and then slowly cut back on calories each week until you get to an appropriate calorie intake/deficit based on your goal. You'll probably be hungry for a bit but eventually will get used to it and won't feel hungry anymore. And even if you only end up being able to lose 0.5 lb/week for a while at least it's better than nothing.