Medication causing weight gain

Have you talked to your dr about it to see if there is an alternative you could use instead? A couple of times I have taken different medications (short term) that caused me to gain weight. After stopping them, the weight came off.

I had a similar experience on a medication for OCD. I recently came off the medication and started working on losing weight. While I was on the med, I literally could not lose the weight, no matter how much I exercised, and I was eating right. However, that was the only medication that helped me, so I had to stick to it. Are there other options for treatment you could discuss with your doctor?

I've been through both a mitazipine and a seroquel weight gain. You could ask to switch medications but most of the other drugs in the same class as seroquel have the same weight gain.

From what I remember seroquel can effect your glucose metabolism making you crave more food - I experienced big carbohydrate binges, but also that they have an effect on slowing your metabolism.

You don't seem to be giving into the cravings anymore but if the medication is slowing your metabolism then you are going to have to work harder to maintain or lose weight. It was suggested that I do things that were often recommender to increase or prevent slowing of your metabolic rate like daily morning exercise, and not just eat the right amount of calories but a balanced heart healthy low-fat diet of vegetables, fruit, nuts and lean meats.

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