fibromyalgia meds and weight

August 6, 2002

I have been on Elavil for approx. 2 months now. I started off on 25mg and

quickly cut that dose in half, now slowly have worked back up and finally am

on 50 mg (for the past 2 days now). The Elavil does contribute to my eating

disorder. I am 5'10 " and at 125 lbs. I am 5 lbs. underweight. I lost

about 5 lbs. when I first started taking the Elavil and had to really work

at gaining it back. As I said I do have an eating disorder as a result of

congenital heart defects that were not corrected until I was 10 yrs of age.

The cardiac concerns left even after surgical repair also contribute to the

eating disorder.

What is interesting is that I rarely feel hungry save when it is necessary

for me to take vicodin for a herniated disc, when I strain my back. The

narcotic seems to make me hungry, or perhaps it just irritates my stomach

and by eating settles it.

Breathe and :-)

myrrhsea ~Peaceful Life of the Heart~

MyrrhSea FibreCraft

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She seeketh wool and flax and worketh willingly

with her hands. ~Proverbs 31:13~

Thanks, Missy

Thanks for the post reminding us to go slowly and gently with our changes.

I was ready to drop all my meds and go and spend the mortgage payment on

organic fruits and vegis. Maybe I should go just a little more slowly with

that ...

On another note, I am officially jealous of all you skinny people. B/f I

went on stupid Paxil last summer I weighed 135 and now I weigh 175 and gain

about 4 lbs. every week. I'm 5'5 " . Going to see the dr. tomorrow about that

one. Being bigger than I've ever been in my life is doing nothing good for

my depression!

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