Posted by Cece on May 31, 2002, at 21:24:08
In reply to Re: Gained SIX pounds in 1 week on Lamictal. Darn » Leighwit, posted by jazzdog on May 31, 2002, at 15:44:06
Hi-
I've been slowly (re)gaining weight since I went off Topomax (cuz of really disruptive cognitive effects). I've taken Lamictal since, with very good stabilizing and AD effects.
I take other things, that even at the small doses I take cause weight gain (Depakote and Trimipramine and estrogen), so I haven't been seeing the Lamictal as the culprit. I had gained a lot of weight on these other meds several years before the Lamictal. I lost 40 pounds in about 9 months on Topomax and really wish that I could have continued it.
With Lamictal I find that I have to watch out for constipation, which I've never been prone to before. That makes be feel very bloated, and sometimes I don't really realize that I'm 'plugged up'. I've just found a oat bran and flax seed bread which works wonders. I'm trying to eat some every day.
I don't know about the rest of you but I have a very bad habit which I blame at least partially on my mood disorder (BPII). I don't do meal planning well, and I get so caught up in whatever I'm doing that I forget to eat until I'm starving and then grab whatever is closest at hand- doesn't make for good nutrition. I live alone so don't have any outside reminders to develop a more normal and sane eating schedule. I'm working at catching myself on this.
Cece
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