Weight gain with Lyrica

[tinksmom 0]

My doctor gave me Lyrica for severe nerve pain in my shoulder/neck area, and carpal tunnel pain in my hand. This was Thursday and I have been high as a kite ever since. I mean really happy, floaty fun....thank heaven I am not working or needing to drive anywhere right now. Supposedly I will adjust to the drug and simmer down and it does seem to work on the pain. But when I weighed myself I found that I gained 3 or 4 lbs and all the time I kept to my 1200 calorie limit, met my Protein level, took my Vitamins, etc. So I believe it is the drug since weight gain is right at the top of the list of side effects. I think I'm going to ask to switch to Cymbalta which has fewer side effects and one of the main one is loss of appetite. Has anyone else had experience with these two medications for nerve pain? Had the floaty feeling and know if it does go away? Or the weight gain - does it stop at a few pounds? I joined the 4th of July Challenge and feel I need to lose not gain each week.

[jade-starr 0]

This may just be Water gain. New meds mess with your body chemistry. Don't worry about it, just keep to your caloric intake and once your body adjusts (can take up to a month), you should be fine!

[tinksmom 0]

I figured it was Water gain, but decided to try Cymbalta instead...and it came right back off. Several people in my dr's office said Lyrica was one of the "weight-gainers". At this stage I don't een want the temporary gain...need the positive scale feed-back.Thanks.

[jade-starr 0]

I figured it was Water gain, but decided to try Cymbalta instead...and it came right back off. Several people in my dr's office said Lyrica was one of the "weight-gainers". At this stage I don't een want the temporary gain...need the positive scale feed-back.Thanks.

No problem! I completely understand about needing the positive scale feedback! I hope your pain goes away and keep up the great work!