HELP!!!!! UNEXPLAINABLE WEIGHT GAIN

[Guest guest]

I have had a huge weight gain in the last 3-4 months and I'm wondering if

anyone can tell me if any of the medications I am on is the culprit. I have

gained twenty (20) pounds which is 20% of my body weight!!!

CARNITOR ---I was on 5000 mg per day....recently dropped down to 3000 per

day per doctors orders

TOPAMAX---Normally you lose weight on this....I had a reaction and at the

same time I dropped the amount of Carnitor per day, I was switched to TEGRETOL

NEURONTIN---2400 mg per day

PROPRANOL---20 mg per day

KADIAN---300 mg per day

EFFEXOR---300 mg per day

DEMEROL---50-100 mg as needed for break through pain

SELENIUM---A vitamin

B-2---A vitamin

CoQ10---320 mg per day

Alpha Lipoic Acid---200 mg per day

Klonopin---0.25 mg per day

If anyone knows if any of these is a real " Weight Gainer!!! " Please let me

know....I am miserable with this weight gain...

Thanks!

Carol

[Guest guest]

Hi Carol,

I have the same issue. I found out I am hypothyroid. Please have your

doctor check all these things:

Thyroid anti bodies

free T4,

freeT3

TSH

Please keep a copy of your results for yourself. I was told I was OK from

the first doc because my TSH was normal, but the second doctor did better

testing and found my T3 was almost low, so please check these articles so

you are equiped if the doc gives you a hard time.

http://my.webmd.com/hw/health_guide_atoz/hw145669.asp

http://www.mercola.com/article/hypothyroid/diagnosis_comp.htm

http://thyroid.about.com/cs/newsinfo/l/blguidelines.htm

Also, thyroid and mito are related, Cohen talks about it in his article on

adults with mito.

http://thyroid.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.thyroid%2Dinfo.c\

om/news/oct2002.htm%23chemists

THYROID HORMONES AND MITOCHONDRIA

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It's been assumed that thyroid hormones target the mitochondria as part of

their role in energy metabolism, but the relationship between thyroid and

metabolism has not been completely clear. In this research, scientists

exploring this issue reported that two iodothyronines have been identified

as having an effect on the actions of thyroid hormones on energy metabolism:

triiodothyronine (T3) and diiodothyronine (T2). Both of these components

have significant effects on basal metabolic rate. T3 acts on the nucleus,

and T2 directly influences mitochondrial energy.

Note from : The effects of T3 and T2 - both of which are components of

natural desiccated thyroid, but not of synthetic T4-only levothyroxine

preparations like Synthroid or Levoxyl - may explain why the natural drugs

work better for some patients.

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I was one point above the lowest normal number, and I still insisted on

thyroid. It is helping me lose weight like a normal person.

I overdid it a bit, but you can find out inf. if you keep clicking on the

links at about.com.

I hope this helps.

God bless,

Hazelpone

HELP!!!!! UNEXPLAINABLE WEIGHT GAIN

> I have had a huge weight gain in the last 3-4 months and I'm wondering if

> anyone can tell me if any of the medications I am on is the culprit. I

have

> gained twenty (20) pounds which is 20% of my body weight!!!

>

[Guest guest]

My sister and I both gained weight on Neurontin.

Theresa

> I have had a huge weight gain in the last 3-4 months and I'm

wondering if

> anyone can tell me if any of the medications I am on is the

culprit. I have

> gained twenty (20) pounds which is 20% of my body weight!!!

>

> CARNITOR ---I was on 5000 mg per day....recently dropped down to

3000 per

> day per doctors orders

>

> TOPAMAX---Normally you lose weight on this....I had a reaction and

at the

> same time I dropped the amount of Carnitor per day, I was switched

to TEGRETOL

>

> NEURONTIN---2400 mg per day

>

> PROPRANOL---20 mg per day

>

> KADIAN---300 mg per day

>

> EFFEXOR---300 mg per day

>

> DEMEROL---50-100 mg as needed for break through pain

>

> SELENIUM---A vitamin

>

> B-2---A vitamin

>

> CoQ10---320 mg per day

>

> Alpha Lipoic Acid---200 mg per day

>

> Klonopin---0.25 mg per day

>

>

> If anyone knows if any of these is a real " Weight Gainer!!! "

Please let me

> know....I am miserable with this weight gain...

>

>

> Thanks!

>

>

> Carol

>

>

>