Weight gain

I have been put on 300mg a day, and my weight has shot up too, by nearly a stone, I am definitely thinking of tryingto reduce the levels, now things are more stable in my personal life

I hate to disagree with everyone, but I have actually toned up after taking 300Mg a day for a month.....I feel so much better that I'm able to have an active life....Claire, have you thought that your life is more stable because you aren't having so much pain?  (Just saying)

I am trying to get the weight down by exercising at the gym.   It could be possible that I'm too quick to blame Pregabalin as I've been struggling with unemployment recently, so do tend to comfort eat a lot, but the jury is rather out at the moment.   It may be my age, peri-menopausal etc.  Certainly I've never seen the pounds pile on this quickly in my life.  Am a user of the Sobell Leisure Centre in Finsbury Park, London N4, if anyone wants to join me by the cross trainer etc!

 

Hi Abb i have fibromyalgia for 10 years and have gone through every medication out there i am currently on pregablin 3x150 i should be on 3x225 a day but have reduced them myself due to the awful weight and size gain. In 2 years i have gone up 4 dress sizes and it doesnt look like stopping, i dont think they are working but the dr wont take me off as they have nothin to replace it with.

Currently the pain is unbearable, i also have osteo arthritis in both knees which are so so painful. but the consultant wont operate on me due to the reaction i am likely to get afterwards. ie the 'normal' pain explodes and would take longer to reduce than 'normal'

if you have not gone through all the variants of meds out there go and see your dr and try something else.Good luck

 

I put on two stone and felt as though i was going to burst taking pregabalin, that was six months ago and i just cut down on all the goodies i ate. Gradually im nearly a size 12 and feeling more thinner and less bloated.I asked to get gp to change meds but thats the only one which helps with my nerve pain x

Hi I have been on pregab for 2 years and was up to 375 ml I have banged an emense amount of weight on and have friends also that have, and I definately know it is the pregab, I tried everything to loose weight except eating the grass in the garden, I made a decision after reading up about another drug called topamax again it is personal choice, I am not going to pretend it has and will not be hard 

but I have to try, because like you I have fybromyalgia and I know how debilitating it can be but with support and understanding from others it helps a lot ,

I was on lyrica before mixed with prozac and never gained weight but have been put on Lyrica again, alone this time as I came off the antidepressents and have noticed more weight gain than normal Should I be worried? Is it from the Lyrica??

I have put on alot of weight recently, dont know whether its because of the Lyrica (I was on a low dose before mixed with antidepressent and never gained) or from withdrawing from my antidepressent but side effect is weight gain

i am taking 300mg and to be fair, my weight has increased, however so has my appetite! maybe this is the cause?