Anyone battling weight gain due to medication?

Just a thought, and I am not fishing for the background information, but is there an alternative to the medication. I have taken meds that did the same thing, but they were only for short-term usage. If you haven't already, perhaps check with your doctor to discuss alternatives.

Either way, I hope you get the support you need here, and are able to achieve your goals.

I am on Citalopram/Celexa and it is known for causing weight gain.....although I know it was my fault too.

Weight is coming off...and pretty easily. I still take it at a slightly lower dose, just exercise and eat right. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to lose it.

Good luck!

Oh God yes!!!!!!! Feel your frustration. Am on stuff that makes me retain fluids, get terribly hungry (which seems to get worse if I go and have any chocolate or highly processed food that is sugar rich). :devil: :sad: I have ended up gaining and then losing the same last 1-3kgs that previously weren't a problem. I am still trying to get my head around alot of stuff.

I am hoping that as the medication (steroids) decreases these issues will settle down.

Like the other poster said......maybe discuss an alternative with your Doc. If you would like a friend to share the trials please give me a buzz.

Karen

Sorry....missed your reply about no be able to change meds.!!!!!!

I got put on some medicine about five years ago. The doctor told me I could gain 30 pounds. I gained 60! I lived with the extra weight for about five years. Then my doctor talked to me about exercising and eating right. I started Weight Watchers without actually joining. I lost 49 pounds by eating a healthy diet and exercising. Then a friend told me about myfitnesspal. I've lost another 16 pounds. I've lost 65 pounds since March. With the medicine I wasn't sure if I would lose the weight. Thank God, I was able to. I hope this encourages you by reassuring you that the weight can come off. I've lost all the weight that I gained. Now I am trying to get back to what I weighed in high school. I just had to eat a healthy diet and will have to for the rest of my life. I know what eating a regular diet does to me.

I take prednisalone which is a steroid for arthritis. It's biggest side effect is weight gain. It can be a hell of a time if i am on them for sometimes 3 months at a time. :-(

I am on two anti-depressants--Zoloft and Tofranil. Both of them the side effects are weight gain. I have been on them for a year. I have lost 52lbs since August. If you tell yourself that the meds are causing you to not lose weight---you are just using it as an excuse. If you exercise and track EVERY calorie--you will lose weight. These meds don't decrease your metabolism. They may change your appetite and make you hungry---that is when you have to have mental control over your body. If you want to eat a lot of food---grab celery. If you are truly hungry broccoli, spaghetti squash, etc will appeal to you. Please--don't make excuses.

I was on 3 different meds that all cause weight gain, now down to 2 thanks to a recent change in one med. This might make maintaining or losing weight more challenging for us but it definitely does not make it impossible. Don't fool yourself into thinking it's the meds that are to blame, it's the way we eat. Period. Most ppl on a keto diet see at least water-weight loss in the first week. I have yet to see any; I blame *that* on the meds but I won't let it deter me, especially as I have not gained any further weight. If your current diet sees you still gaining weight, try another, and another, and another, until you find one that works for your body. Yes this feels like an uphill battle, but imagine the esteem boost when I finally do start shedding pounds! Knowing I have to battle a little harder than most, and (hopefully) succeed in that battle, will feel like one kick-*kitten* accomplishment.

4 months ago i needed a cortisone shot for my shoulder, and that made me gain weight quickly!!

Good luck!! Add me.

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.

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