Posted by alienatari on May 9, 2005, at 9:14:52
In reply to Re: seroquel weight gain?, posted by PM80 on May 9, 2005, at 7:41:21
I was on 800mg per day and didnt gain any weight at all. Infact I lost weight. Didnt exercise either. Didnt increase my hunger.
Only drugs that have made me gain weight, and did it rapidly too were Avanza (Remeron in America) and Zyprexa. I gained so much weight on zyprexa, something like 25kg which is A LOT! Ive recently lost about 10kg of that and Im feeling so much better about myself. But now because im losing weight so fast im getting really bad stretch marks. I hope they fade. Anyway try not to be too concerned about weight gain, I know its hard but being well is the best thing Im sure. Ive have an eating disorder and gaining the 25kg (which is about 60+ pounds I think) was really upseting. And this happened in only a 2 month period or so, something like that. It was a very short time. I went to being under-weight to overweight in such a short time. After I gained the 25kg though i stopped gaining weight which i found odd, it just kind of stabalised. But thats not the reason why I stopped Zyprexa, it gave me TD which is why i stopped it.
Take care and good luck :)> If your dose is under 100mg/day, it is very unlikely that you will experience any weight gain. If it is over 400mg/day, then you may notice some weight gain, but it can be prevented by diet and exercise changes. In between these doses, it varies by person.
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> In my opinion, weight gain caused by seroquel has to do with either increased hunger and/or less figeting, toe-tapping, or other excited/anxious movements (which means fewer calories burned throughout the day). It is not like thyroid problem that cannot be fought by diet and exercise.
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