Hey Everyone,
Hope everyone is hanging in there! I was wondering what drugs gave you weight gain?
Iām on Inderol 40 mg and I have gained 15 lbs! I would way rather be āfatā than dizzyā¦
I gained about 2-3kg (5-7 pounds) when I started metoprolol (lopressor) - another beta blocker - which freaked my GP as she said none of her patients had ever put on weight. But frankly I can live with it as my symptom control is much much better
Between pizotifen and pregabalin Iāve put about ten pounds on. I did do a stint on topomax in the middle which I hoped would turn me into a skinny supermodel, but didnāt lose a blummin pound 
35 on nortrip. Definitely worth it at the time, I got my life back.
I piled on about 16 kg (35 lbs or 2.5 stone) on Cipramil back in 2004ā2006. I hated every minute of it. Iāll never forget sitting in the bath tub on my overseas trip in Prague (no shower) looking down and seeing a pair of man boobs. That was the last straw. :lol:
good to know! i think i might try topamax for the possible weight loss! =) i lost all my baby weight a few months back and now i have gained it all back and am even heavier =( scott, i feel your pain but happy you are back to where you want to be. being dizzy is the worst, so i guess iāll trade in my body =(
Iāve gained about 10kg on Prothiaden. Iāve tried getting off it with no luck (symptoms came back). But I guess itās better to be larger than have chronic migraine. Sigh.
Vic
Ha! I thought it was just me being a bloater! Iām on Lyrica and have put on over a stone in a few weeks! Itās not with over-eating as I still stuggle to eat especially in the evening! I had to go and buy new jeans and have gone up 2 sizes! The only thing I feel comfortable in are my pyjamas!!!
Iāve also had to go and get a bigger uniform for work so all the blokes in stores know Iām a fatty too!!
I do think the tablets are having an effect though and Iāve had no other side efects, so I canāt complain (except to the other half!!)
I also gained 7kg in about 3 months on pizotifen. My doctor told me that everyone gains weight on this But with a bit of concerted effort since the New Year, Iāve lost 2kg and am hoping to shift the rest. My balance problems have improved a lot, so Iām able to do more exercise again. But I find it hard that I never feel full or satisfied when I eat a meal. Iām having to find a lot of willpower!
Isnāt it a crying shame that medicine hasnāt progressed far enough to treat people for this miserable condition without compromising their health with major weight gain? The lady whose GP said āeverybody gains weightā on pizoitfenā¦would he be the same GP telling her to lose weight at a later date becuase it is making her unhealthy. It makes me dizzy just writing about this!!! Nobody has ever linked the rise in obesity levels with the rise in prescription pills with high profile weight gain side effectsā¦anti-depressants, beta-blockers, anti-epileptics, anti-histamines etc. Or if they have done the math, nobody is doing anything about it. āYouāre depressed because of your migraine dizziness?..Take these tabletsā¦and by the way, lose the weightā¦not healthy you knowā etc etc etc. :evil:
Ali ā
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Nobody has ever linked the rise in obesity levels with the rise in prescription pills with high profile weight gain side effectsā¦anti-depressants
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Iāve often thought about this myself. While I donāt think the use of ADs is a massive cause behind the obesity epidemic, given how theyāre handed out like water (GPās words to me) they must contribute to it if even a very small percentage. Iāve never seen any reports or modelling done on this showing an effect.
S
This is a really interesting topic and Ali you raise a good point re the correlation between fat populations and ADs. Anecdotally (i.e. this board) LOTS of us have gained weight on the ADs. On the other hand when Iām at the supermarket and I see GINORMOUS people with a trolley full of fizzy drinks, chips, ice cream etc I have an inkling of why theyāre so huge and itās not ADs or thyroid or slow metabolism etc itās clearly plain old crap diet.
Tracey - I have to wear a uniform too (police officer) and I too have had to get fat pants. Demoralising!
Vic
itās so strange how ADs put weight on. Im not sure i understand how that works unless its an appetite enhancer.
No wonder there are so many people gaining weight. Iāve been given prescriptions for ADs for years ever since i started perimenopause years ago.
i never took them until trying celexa over Christmas but i wussed out after several days.
I could handle a few extra pounds but not a lot. I just donāt like they way they made me feel at all.
i donāt seem to get hungry very often on valium - wonder if it acts as an appetite suppressant? 
c
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Im not sure i understand how that works unless its an appetite enhancer.
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They increase the appetite in some people and probably alters metabolism too (lower it).
S
I know the old school ones (tricycās) alter the metabolism. My doc said that some people on them will gain an average of 4 lbs a month for as long as they take them. In the days before the SSRIās the weight gain was much worse this is all there was to take. People on therapeutic AD amounts of nortriptyline(300 mg + compared to 30 mg) gained 50, 80 lbs easily. This is also true now of the new mood stabilizers, ie Abilify, Serequel, etc. They have been shown to increase weight substantially in some patients. I have one client who is in first grade who gained 15 lbs in two months on Abilify before he was taken off. With the amount of people who are now being diagnosed bipolar, etc, this is a lot of people on these drugs.
But as with anything, you have to weigh the risks over the benefits.
oh my gosh i would die if i ained 50-80 lbs. i canāt even imagine how that would feel. i gain 2-3 lbs and i feel uncomfortable. iām on hormones now so will prob gain a bit. no helop with dizzies though nothin workin for me there.
cg