Posted by shellie on December 5, 2000, at 21:04:48
In reply to Re: Weight gain and lamictal, posted by SLS on December 5, 2000, at 17:13:18
Scott, thanks for the info. I tried to find your post on types of weight gain, but didn't succeed. What I'm wondering, in thinking about the weight gain associated with lamictal, if you've taken into account the following: unlike many of the ads, I lost all of the weight I gained within two weeks after discontinuing lamictal, without changing exercise or eating habits. So it must be a fairly specific type of weight gain. And I know it was not fluid retention, because dieretics did nothing, although they do work for me premenstrually.
Do you address weight gain (aside from water retension) that is lost immediately upon elimination of the drug? Do you have any theories?
If it is due to increased prolactin levels, the med choices seem to have more side effects than the problem. In an internet search there seems to be quite a lot of validity for using primrose oil for breast pain. What I don't know is if the pain is eliminated, if the weight gain would also be affected.
Back to work, bye for now. Shellie
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