Guest guest Posted May 14, 1999 Report Share Posted May 14, 1999 Just curious, has anyone on Neurontin experienced any weight gain? I am taking 400 mg three times a day. , I am taking 2400mg of Neurontin a day and I have also gained a lot of weight. I don't know if it is from that, or if I am eating too much!! I'll be interested to hear other responses. M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 1999 Report Share Posted May 14, 1999 wrote: >Just curious, has anyone on Neurontin experienced any weight gain? >I am taking 400 mg three times a day. I thought I heard mention >that it can cause water retention. I'm 38 and am getting fatter in >the middle. Is this an age thing or due to medication. Did this begin after you started taking Neurontin? It can cause water retention especially in the middle! How long have you been taking Neurontin? It usually goes away after you have been taking it awhile. Also, if I understand this right, you are more likely to have this kind of bloating at the lower and middle range of dosage. For some reason, it tends to go away at the higher doses. I had the belly bloating for several months when I first started taking it, but it went away. I don't know if it was because of the higher dosage (I take 4800 mg a day) or because I had adjusted to it. BTW, there is a mail list for people taking Neurontin, to exchange info and experiences with it. People with all kinds of disorders arising in the CNS take it. To subscribe to Neurontin Email List, contact NEURONTIN-L-request@.... The list is run by Marilyn K, a nurse with CFS. She also has a lot of info about Neurontin on her website. Here is the URL to start with: http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/6028/nfaq.htm Hope this is of some value. Dayle Ann ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 1999 Report Share Posted May 14, 1999 << , > > I am taking 2400mg of Neurontin a day and I have also gained a lot of > weight. I don't know if it is from that, or if I am eating too > much!! I'll be interested to hear other responses. > > M. >> me too , im at 2400 mg neurontin a day , and have gained about 25 pounds now , more than ive ever weighed in my life ! my constant feeling of nausea is much less present now , and i get the full urge to eat more often ,........ then indulge myself . while i may never know , i think decompresion helped the nausea , neurotin the crazy constant burning , tingling and numb cycle in my left extremitys . Thank goodness the farmers market opens next door at the end of the month , my summer veggie indulgance is almost here :-) ,(and maybe i wont need to hit the thrift shops for new clothes ). northern calif grows just about everything to perfection ......yum ! I think too , I need to get more exercise in , been slacking on the dancing , ( and nursing a sprained ankle along ) ......a good 15 pounds gained during this 2 month phase of less activitiy .......its almost good as new now ...so time to start doing those attempts at aerobic exercise . im happy with this trade off personally , neurontin has completely stoped one sort of constant pain in my life , .....ive been indulging in lots of extra calories , able to eat without nausea being a factor as well , and gotten healthy ( i was told i was 20 lbs underweight 2 years ago in the wellness accessment study i went too ) . now to sort out the other pain issues , ........sarah in paradise ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 1999 Report Share Posted May 14, 1999 I am on 3300 mg nuerontin a day. Since Nov 97 I have gained 130 pounds. I retain alot of fluid also. My doctor put me on Catapres patches on tuesday for high blood pressure, mine has always been normal til now. I have been in alot of pain again this week. I will be having gastric bypass on July 8 so, I will hopefully loose alot of weight. Tracey Gibson Canon GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 1999 Report Share Posted May 15, 1999 I am on 1600mg of neurontin a day and yes I have put on weight and how. The neurontin helps the terrible pain along with MSContin twice a day so I sort of muddle through the days. The neurontin is the best that I have been on so far and I have been through a lot of different meds trying to find something to help. Regards Ann in Brisbane Australia Brothers wrote: Hello, Just curious, has anyone on Neurontin experienced any weight gain? I am taking 400 mg three times a day. I thought I heard mention that it can cause water retention. I'm 38 and am getting fatter in the middle. Is this an age thing or due to medication. Thanx, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 1999 Report Share Posted June 27, 1999 I have been on Neurontin for quite a while now and I take 2000mg per day. None of it sends me for a loop. I wish it would, especiallly the night time dose, it would be lovely just to go to sleep for the night without waking up gagging and chocking. I guess It could be interacting with something else that you are on but according to my neuro and pharmist neurontin has very few reactions with other drugs I have found this so as I am on 9 other drugs including morphine sulphate. regards Ann in Brisbane Australia Dewfaith99@... wrote: > Hi everyone: > I have a question about neurontin. I have only been taking it now > for 3 days, and I am only on 600 mg a day. > My question is why dose the morning dose knock me for a loop but the > night time one does not? When I take the morning pill about 2 hours later I > become so groggy that I cannot function. I feel like my whole body is just > shutting down. When I take the evening one, about 3 hours before bedtime, it > does nothing. That is the time when I want to be knocked for a loop not at > 10:00 or 11:00 a.m. > Any answers will be appreciated. I suppose the best answer is that > my body is just getting used to the med. But it seems strange I react to the > two doses so differently. > Love, /dew > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > eGroups.com home: /group/chiari > - Simplifying group communications ------------------------------------------------------------------------ eGroups.com home: /group/chiari - Simplifying group communications Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 1999 Report Share Posted June 27, 1999 At 12:32 AM -0400 6/27/99, Dewfaith99@... wrote: >Hi everyone: > I have a question about neurontin. I have only been taking it now >for 3 days, and I am only on 600 mg a day. > My question is why dose the morning dose knock me for a loop but the >night time one does not? When I take the morning pill about 2 hours later I >become so groggy that I cannot function. I feel like my whole body is just >shutting down. When I take the evening one, about 3 hours before bedtime, it >does nothing. That is the time when I want to be knocked for a loop not at >10:00 or 11:00 a.m. > Any answers will be appreciated. I suppose the best answer is that >my body is just getting used to the med. But it seems strange I react to the >two doses so differently. >Love, /dew Hi , When I first began taking neurontin this happened to me...my doctor changed the way I was taking it and had me take all of it at bedtime. This helped a great deal. I now take 400mg 3 times a day and 600mg at bedtime. You might ask your doctor about taking all 600mg at bedtime. Hugs, Judy Marie ------------------------------------------------------------------------ eGroups.com home: /group/chiari - Simplifying group communications Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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