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Gabapentin 100mg and weight gain????

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sarah-loui069
sarah-loui069

Hi guys,

I have just been put on Gabapentin. 100mg, 3times a day to begin with for my pain. However i have read and been told about sooo many people who have gained masses of weight on this drug and i'm now in panic mode about this! I know it sounds really silly and superficial but i've worked really hard to lose weight whilst struggling to excercise with this condition the last few years and it would just kill my confidence if i put it all back on!

Has anyone used this drug for a good length of time or had this experience? I need real honest answrs and opinions please, it's really worrying me!

Thanks muchly smile 

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  • tina58520
    tina58520 sarah-loui069

    Posted

    Hi there,

    Yes, I was put on these, low dose and yes I gained weight.  I have always had a weight problem so this did not help.  However, I am now on pregablin and this takes the edge off pain, and still have to watch the weight.  I understand how hard it is especially if youve worked so hard.  I suffer with mobility issues after not being able to work since 2013/2014.  I walk with crutch and have to use wheelchair if out with family and going far.

    I hope you manage to keep the balance, and wish you the very best of luck.

    Txx

  • Ravenwood
    Ravenwood sarah-loui069

    Posted

    Sorry Sarah. I have taken Gabapentin for three years now and have put on quite a bit of weight. I know that sounds discouraging and I understand. But for me, the pain relief is more important to me than my weight. That may be different for you. I can't say. I hope that you can come up with some compromise between pain relief and weight for you to be happy. Take care.
  • amanda34743
    amanda34743 sarah-loui069

    Posted

    Hi I have been in gabapentin and pregablin, with all these drugs to find pain relief I have gained 7stone in 5years.... I was always slum... I was still ill and had copious amounts off pain... So I decided to stop it all... I went to a holistic therapist and found I was allergic to lots... Now that I have stopped everything and I am doing natural remedies my weight is going down the way again... I was so peed off feeling so ill with side effects.. And had no life , I now search the web for natural remedies like liver cleanse, because of pharmaceuticals and allergens my liver was congested... I now follow a clean living routine!! I want to be around to see my boys kids ect... Doctors mask our problems with meds... It sickens me!!! Since the clean living I have halved my problems... I still have a weak body, pain in all the same places... But it's only a month in.... Just imagine what I can be like in a year... Hopefully get my life and career back again.... It's worth looking after yourself rather than relying on the NHS... Xx
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