Re: Re: Lyrica and depression? Weight gain.

April 3, 2012

Hi Randee,

I wonder what dose of Lyrica your daughter takes? I was on

450 a day but managed to cut down to 100 most days but go up to 200 when pain

gets a bit worse. I am also on Cymbalta but not sure how much that helps but as

my pain has been in good control now for over 6 months I do not want to

experiment more - if it works keep with the program! With regard to weight gain

since being on Lyrica I feel I am always hungry. The worse thing is that after

eating a large meal I never seem to feel full - the saying '' I could eat that

all again '' is v true!! I put on 14 lbs but have now lost it all and more. The

secret for me is a combination of the Dukan diet (low carbs) plus swimming

everyday. The exercise def helps both tethered symptoms but also takes away

hunger - to an extent. Probably because you can't eat while swimming lol. Also

the pain relief means I am able to exercise in first place so the hunger is

worth (for me) bearing with and controlling with diet.

Kind Regards and all the best

Barry

> Hi Randee,

>

> I also gained a lot of weight since I started on Lyrica, but it is the

> only thing that helps my nerve pain. But now that the pain is finally

> more under control, I am able to focus on trying to diet and exercise

> again. I started the South Beach diet at the beginning of the year and

> have lost 20 lbs so far. I really have changed my habit of snacking

> continuously. Now I snack on carrots, celery and peanuts, and treat

> myself occasionally. The weight is coming off very slowly now, but it is

> coming off. Good luck to your daughter. I know I was terribly depressed

> about the weight gain, but now that the clothes are starting to fit

> better, I feel so much better.

>

> Patty

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April 3, 2012

Thanks so much, Barry. I think it may be 300mg a day or it's 600 if such a

thing is possible. She is on Cymbalta as well which seemed to be a bit better

for her pain but not as good as prozac for her mood. She feels she cannot get

out of bed without the lyrica which must be the case as she HATES the weight

which in her case must be at least 40 pounds I would guess.

Granted, her food choices have been awful and she has never been great at

tolerating things that don't come easily..fortunately so much as..so self

control has not exerted itself yet. Going so dramatically from a young girl who

could eat anything and everything and be a pencil to within 6 months gaining so

much weight was a difficult adjustment. I wish we had been warned of the weight

gain possibility..or that I had looked it up. The pain has made exercise

difficult. She is on Cymbalta as well.

A new trainer at the health club to which we gave her a membership..the old one

was just yelling at her thinking that was motivating, the club got rid of him

LOL...worked at the rehab hospital Reeves was at in Rehab so we are

hopeful he will work with her and might actually understand the spine. She is

going to use my app that helped me lose 15 pounds ... you just put in your

weight and height and say what you want to be and how many pounds a week you

want to lose and it gives you the calories. Then it is also an easy cal counter

and hopefully that will also teach her the calories in high fat foods aren't

worth it..let alone my pitch which is to focus on being healthy and not on being

thin. " So glad I' m not young anymooooore la la la "

smiles,

Randee