Posted by jtevers on December 10, 2003, at 16:03:13
In reply to Re: Weight gain on Nuerontin?, posted by dgh604 on December 9, 2003, at 8:43:21
> My daughter takes this and has really gained a lot of weight. This is why I found your notes - I went searching to see if this is real or due to dietary mistakes. And she constantly fights fatique.
several doctors i have seen during the course of my treatment disagree or are unable to say which of the medications i am on (neurontin and seroquel) is responsible for the weight gain ...
seroquel, an antipsychotic, is almost definitely a contributing factor...many people gain weight while being treated with this agent.
but, fluctuations in my weight seem to correspond to changes in my dose of neurontin ... i have searched extensively and found that while many people don't gain with neurontin... SOME do.
and so i am researching several alternatives to both of my meds...each with less propensity to cause weight gain.
the characteristics of my weight gain ... the amount (60lbs), and its nonresponsiveness to diet and exercise ( do you share these same characteristics? ) have many believe that the antipsychotic is at fault ... at least one doctor told me that neurontin-based weight gain responds to exercise... but i am not convinced and so will see whether a reduction in my dose (of neurontin) and, finally, switching to another agent (perhaps gabatril) will trigger some weight loss.... we'll see.
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