Prescription Meds and Surgry

[celticNgel 144]

I have been on Lyrica for years and it has caused me to gain weight. Is there anyone else here who have gained weight from meds? Did the surgery help? Am I walking into this surgery with hope that are absolutely unrealistic?

[Berry78 4,261]

I looked this up, and the causes of weight gain from it are all general things like increased appetite, maybe slowing of the metabolism, etc. There is no reason to think bariatrics won't be effective.

A slower metabolism means you just can't eat as many calories as someone with a faster metabolism. So you may always need to eat 1200 rather than 1800 calories. The good news is your new, smaller tummy will make 1200 calories a LOT more do-able than before the surgery.

[celticNgel 144]

Thank you berry 78. It makes my heart a little easier to hear what you said. Honestly I didn't know where to look it up at! But I was worried that I was going to put myself through massive surgery and have no results. That would be absolutely unacceptable!

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