I don't understand how meds make people gain and lose weight?

I agree with Sometimespsychotic that the hunger drive, when it is strong, is almost impossible to not give in to. That was my experience on Gabapentin. I found it impossible to just make up my mind to not eat when I found myself feeling extremely hungry. Since I stopped the drug, I've lost the weight I gained on it. Now, I can deny myself. Before, I couldn't.

My food cravings are at night , for the simple reason I don't go to bed till 2 am I dont feel sleepy till then, and im not going to bed to toss and turn for hours so I watch TV. I will run through my food intake 6am slice of toast and cup of tea, 11-30 am small piece of cake and tea. 3-30PM main dinner could be anything healthy or unhealthy its my main meal . I have had nothing much till then. Now is the dilemma there is 10 and a half hours before I go to bed, so I have to eat , maybe large bag potato chips and half a bunch of grapes, maybe a bowl of salad and a chicken drum stick and grapes. Now look at that food intake for the day is not a great amount for a man , who rides his bike and walks is hunting dogs. so I would say meds are the culprit with me. that is half my normal food intake before meds plus I drank loads of beer I dont drink now.

Before I started taking Remeron, I was underweight, and didn't care to eat much. My laziness or depression could easily squash my appetite. Now, I've gained almost 10 kg in two months, and constantly have an appetite for things. I try to eat three square meals a day, and don't have much in the way of snacks. All that weight is concentrated in my belly; my arms are still skinny things.

So it's not just constant hunger, it's messing with your metabolism. I just recalled that neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin are also present in the gut. That explains a lot of side effects.

ANOREXIC patients are given Remeron, need I say more.

What does your doctor say, about the concentration of weight gain in the abdomen, only.

Sorry, triggers me, when I hear about belly weight, only!

Nothing really they have seen it all before on others on meds and just say , its part of treatment side effects. If you healthy but overweight with meds there happy .They shrug there shoulders an say , your depression has gone down so take it on the chin, I suppose I could eat even less but I like different foods ,and if the weight gets harder to shift because of meds i don't think I could live with a food code that makes me unhappy.

Sorry for the trigger! I saw him over a month ago, he noticed I was a bit bigger. I'm going to see him again next week (I think), so we'll see what he says.

Remeron's one of those medications that you gain a pound on just by looking at it. :P I think if I exercise, the fat should cut down and start to be distributed properly. I've been cleaning the house (it really needs it) and I think that's helping.

I am taking generic zyprexa, apparently it can cause weight gain they did say it can effect metabolism and make you want to eat more. I admit I am not too terribly concerned since I was 10 pounds underweight before and now I close to my normal weight.

I don't really eat junk food or sweets and I am active enough with the anxiety burning calories from making me anxious and the amount I have to walk to get around and inabilitiy to sit around all day will probably help prevent me from gaining too much weight.

There are some meds that make you hungrier and some that mess up your metabolism. If it makes you hungrier, you can usually cope by eating healthy snacks (lots of veggies) and staying hydrated, but if it messes with your metabolism, you're kind of screwed. Right now I take 1200mg of lithium and 1500mg of depakote daily. I eat about 1600 calories per day and do an hour of cardio 6 days a week... And not only am I still 30 lbs overweight, but I'm not even losing.

At some point I just had to accept that not having the body I want is going to be a likely permanent side effect of sanity. Oh well.

I gained 6kg while on zoloft for depression but I felt so well that the weight gain was really not important for me ...
as soon as I stopped the pills, I lost 5kg easily

We all no the doc,s excuse of over eating is ******** and do exercise, when were eat the same and are doing the same exercise what else can it be. It would be cool if like you we all could come of meds and loose the weight, but some of us need them for ever , so we get fatter as we get older from age and meds. you are one of the lucky one,s

The only way I would go on meds is if they held me down and rammed it down my throat.

I have been on Abilify for nearly two months and gained about five pounds. The medication doesn't make me hungry. I take it with food to prevent stomach irritation. This has caused me to increase my daily caloric intake and is the reason why I gained some fat on the bottom half of me.

Olanzapine caused me to gain quite a bit of weight. Apparently, the drug causes drops in blood sugar which then triggers hunger.

We have tried that ,but meds work in what we take them for 1 to stop us killing our self, killing depression, killing anxiety , letting us live a semi normal life although a lot fatter. And no at 65 you carnt do more exersize because our body has picked up injuries along your life that prevents it

I guess it's not the luck, it's just the age
as we get older it's much difficult to lose weight...

anyway our happiness should not depend on our weight
I know some fat people that are very happy and never complain about their extra pounds

I don't know if that's luck or just the age...
as we get older it's more difficult to lose weight

anyway our hapiness doesn't depend on our kgs
I know some fat people that are very happy and never complain about their extra pounds...

This is what a doctor told me, whether I get flamed or not I don't know. I sort of agree with him.
"Meds don't make you fat, it's what you put in your mouth and your physical activities or lack thereof that make you fat."
I take 600mg of Seroquel. I used to get the munchies. I don't anymore. However I have a thirst that will not go away, I can drink gallons upon gallons of liquid. I try to drink tea or water mainly.

I wish that was true, but its what all doctors say there not going to say take this med but you will get fat, meds like mirtazapine are well know weight gain meds and used on anorexic patients sometimes for that reason.I think your doc told a white lie

I haven't gained any weight on seroquel. I've been on seroquel for over a year. I also don't have a fast metabolism. I've stayed steady at 300 lbs. It's not muscle either. Everyone and there mother claims that seroquel makes them gain weight, but it doesn't. It's what you eat.

Now you could argue can one lose weight on seroquel? That's a totally different hypothesis. I don't know because I haven't tried.

I've never been on mirtizipine so I can't say one way or another. Everyone so different I guess.

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YOU stayed steady at 300 lb , that's 22stone in England classed has major obese , how the hell did you get to that size if not meds , you must do so major eating, im overweight at 15 stone and your 22 stone

I've been steady at 300 lbs for over 10 years. I'm 6'9" tall. My weight has nothing to do with my meds. I've only been on meds for 3 years, and Seroquel for about one year.

I didn't eat any more than usual on Effexor that caused a lot of weight gain and resulted in my Pdoc asking my husband to set traps to see if I was eating. Needless to say, when hubby told me, I fired her. I gained considerable weight and it caused a now intense struggle for me to lose the weight.

I guess everybody is different when it comes to meds and how their bodies react to them. I am fortunate that I don't get many side effects from meds even at high doses, weight gain being one of them, with the exception of lithium.

That is still a lot over weight 210lbs FOR 6-9 Im talking normal weight to start meds not over weight before you start, then 2 years later see what you the damage is. There are always a number that retain anxierty even when on meds , they never gain weight .its natures diet

ive been on olanzapine (Zyprexa) for about a month and ive already put on 7lbs. its a horrible insatiable hunger, but even when i was eating what i normally would i put on weight so i think it messes with your metabolism. i usually put it on easily but lose it easily too and thats definitely changed.

Its not fair that drs expect you to take meds no matter what the consequences, i bet they wouldnt take them. They dont care if your fat and miserable long as your sedated