Medicine & Weight Gain

[Puppypaws57 137]

I have been on Seroquel for many years for my Bipolar disorder and it has worked amazingly well. Last month my Dr. increased my dosage due to some problems I was having. I gained 8 lbs. Now he says he will take me off Seroquel and put me on Geodone if I can't lose the weight. I SOOOO DON't want that and am working hard to lose the excess weight so I can stay on Seroquel.

Has this happened to anyone else? Has a medicine made you gain weight? I thought it was up to me to control the weight, but Dr. says "NO" some medicines make you gain weight. Do you agree or disagree with my Doctor? Did any medicine make you gain weight?

Thanks,

Terry

[Debbie3sons 1,936]

Yes there are certain meds that will make you gain weight , we have to be careful , I just had a minor surgery & it was with injections & I gained a few lbs in the week after but the weight came back off thank goodness , & that was in August but since then I lost 8 more lbs because of eating right, but I have thyroid issues so I fluctuate all the time.

[Julie norton 2,850]

Yes there are certain meds that will make you gain weight , we have to be careful , I just had a minor surgery & it was with injections & I gained a few lbs in the week after but the weight came back off thank goodness , & that was in August but since then I lost 8 more lbs because of eating right, but I have thyroid issues so I fluctuate all the time.

I also had to change some of my prescribed meds. With no change in diet but new meds, my weight went up. After consulting my Dr, he changed 2 meds that clearly had weight gain as a side effect. It worked to substitute other meds... It is worth looking up as itwas frustrating til we figured it out. Good luck

[BandedKT 7]

I put on 16kg in 2 months on seroquel, I had to come off it which was a shame because it really worked for me as well, I know take epilem and have seroquel for severe episodes but as it's not my regular medication now it a tiny dose knocks me out but apparently that's what it's meant to do when your in an episode

[Puppypaws57 137]

BandedKT-How is the epilem working for you? As good as the seroquel?

[oui1213 29]

Can happen. Happened to me with elavil for Migraines 30 lbs in just 4-5 months

[BandedKT 7]

Yeah it works well most of the time but I do still have episodes where I need to add the seroquel as well