Posted by KikiCabell on December 24, 2004, at 9:25:48
In reply to Re: Sebastian and Racer » Sebastian, posted by MM on December 23, 2004, at 17:13:11
Meg:
I'm not totally familiar with all of your meds but Lexapro and the benzo can definitely cause weight gain. I have to take a Thyroid med, too, because of Lithium. Do you know if any of your meds have low thyroid associated with it? It's that if it is a med, which certainly sounds possible, I would think that your pdoc should prescribe something for it. Having to deal with multiple Dr.'s is tough. I know - my neurologist prescribes my anti-seizure med (it was probably the Wellbutrin that caused the seizures but I was taking 400 mg) and my pdoc everything else, including a stomach med.
Anyway, I wanted to empathize because I am the heaviest I've ever been and one can really beat up on oneself for the weight gain when it really is the meds. I have been told by my pdoc that some most likely actually change your metabolism! So don't beat up on yourself. A med change may take care of it.
- Kiki
> TY Sebastian. I'm not sure if it's any of the meds I take now that have affected my Thyroid...I've been on quite a few other ones and it's just I never had the problems associated with low thyroid until I was on the meds. Wellbutrin has never caused me a problem as far as weight, and none of the other ones did....but now I'm overweight and I don't know why (I cut out 600 calories a day about 3 months ago and haven't lost a lb). I'm not even sure it's meds (it could be some other problem; have been researching). I just wish someone would want to help me figure it out as I don'thave the same expertise and access that the docs do. Thanks again.
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