weight gain with requip

I have been lucky with the lack of weight gain from the medications. My weight gain was due to my own eating habits and lack of working out. Its easy to fix though, can you kick up your cardio and slim down the calorie intake for a bit and see if that helps?

Which ones do not make you gain weight? And being on seroquel (spell?) counter reacted with my requip, which I take for restless leg syndrom.My depression is bad, but gets worse with weigh gain, so I stop it.And believe me, I would much rather suffer with depression than have my requip not work. Then I'm up all night walking. HELP!!!

Hey Kaintuck woman, I take it. it has helped some. it helps me with my irritability and some nerve pain. it was originally given for my spinal pain due to neck and lumbar injury prior to having the doctors label me with a demyelinating disease. i didn't take much meds for my symptoms for years and there were consequences for that decision as i look back. i do not normally work well with ADs but this one is ok.

Actual RLS symptoms abated, bad wakings CEASED. Was at 2 mg nightly. End 1/08 small weight gain, minor edema. Short of breath. Suddenly symptoms increased.Gained more than 25 lbs in 10 weeks.Feet/ ankles/ fingers/abdomen terribly swollen. All sorts of tests including kidney,liver,congestive heart failure. No answers. Back to neuro. He determined this to be "rare" side effects from Requip. Took me off straightaway. I hated that because it worked so well. This as of April 28th.

went to mayo and was diagnosed with Restless Leg Syndrome, which has the same symptoms of uncontrolled hypothyroidism. Weight gain, fatigue, weakness, muscle pain, etc, etc. I am on a drug to increase my dopamine levels and after 5 nights on it, feel nearly 100% better. For everyone with hypo who's #'s are okay, you might want to explore a sleep disorder.

Hmmmm. I have some tips for you, I think. I have RLS, which was triggered by an old back injury getting worse. However, I did not go the Requip route, altho I am familiar with how that stuff works since they tried it on me. What DID work was the opiate-derivative route. I can stay on the same dose for years before having to up it. Some take some rather powerful stuff, but I've done fine with Tylenol-Codeine#3.

Has anyone had any uncontrolled movements, weight gain, tardive dyskinesia, etc. with this medication. If so, please let me know. I really need a medication to replace the ones I went off of but my doctor is giving me no other choices. I'm absolutely scared to death about the side effects of this medication. Any and all responses will be greatly appreciated.

m now on requip and fentanal patches 100 and clonazapam and find that works better then the lyrica for me, i also got aggressive and agitated on the higher dose, i find its a drug that works well at a low dose but as you are on long term your body gets used to that and you go up and thats when the side effects like weight gain and aninxty, but the weight gain was the worst for me, i feel more foggy off it and less with it but then i've been dx with meniere's disease and suffering from ve

I realize I look a bit gaunt when my weight is lower than this, but I could not gain weight until my tract healed. People are just jealous I suppose. I can eat 2000 calories a day just to maintain. Not my fault. It's hard to do when you can't eat gluten.

t have up until my first AD medication, but it is very slight. I knew Remeron was associated with weight gain, so I watch out for that and haven't had problems with it yet. I'm hoping these low levels will continue to be effective and not produce side effects after a long term use of them.

Dear Kat, I do know that taking Requip itself can cause hallucinations. But he's been taken off it. Now, stopping Requip can cause confusion. So, I don't know what to make of it. I do recall when I had pneumonia, I was out of my mind, and I have never taken Requip. I suppose it's possible he's having a combination of fever hallucinations, left-over Requip hallucinations, and withdrawal confusion. Any way you look at it, he's having a very hard time.

The only thing I can recommend is hot baths and a heating pad on your calves. If you are on day 4, then it should be gone by tomorrow.

Hello everyone. Wanted to know if am the only one struggling with weight gain. Am 29 weeks with my second pregnancy and I've only gained about 9 lbs. The weight is all in my belly. I am 5:2 and I weighed about 125 lbs prior to my pregnancy. With my first pregnancy I gained 13 lbs throughout the entire pregnancy so I shouldn't be concerned but am a bit worried.

I don't have a problem losing weight, I just have a problem with losing weight. Like I can't seem to gain any weight at all. Before I got pregnant I weighed 145, by the time I had him, in April 2013, I weighed 173. I breastfeed and two weeks after having him I was down to 155, then two weeks after that was down to 146. And now that I'm not breastfeeding, I'm still constantly losing weight. I can't seem to stop.

I agree with kim, ask a pharmacist or doctor

When you are hypothyroid, your metabolism is lower than normal for your height, weight, and age. So, the weight gain is the same as if you were overeating or not exercising enough.

Symptoms of hypothyroidism usually go along with a slowdown in metabolism, and can include fatigue, weight gain, and depression, among others. This above is just a clip off the eloxtrin link . As I understand it this med is a Canadian based med that here in the states brand is levothyroxine.

Are these the first meds they have tried for your treatment?

I'm not scared of gaining weight. I want to gain weight. All I asked was it okay that I don't eat a lot. But thank you.

I am hyper with weight gain. I was actually diagnosed with Graves two weeks ago and my doctor kind of shrugged off the weight gain and just said that everyone is different and some hypers gain weight.

It was very frustrating and upsetting as even my family made fun of my weight gain, which I knew was not just weight gain, but a symptom of a real problem that I couldn't get anyone to take seriously. Do you know why you are hyperthyroid? Most docs could care less what the root cause is, they just treat the symptoms.

s themselves can casue the distension and weight gain consistent with my symptoms. But, within a couple days, I experienced horrible stomach burning and acid reflux at night. So, I put myself back on Omeprazole immediately and went to see my doctor. When I told my doctor that I tried this he said not to go off PPI's cold turkey ever again. That you have to wean yourself off slowly, over a couple of weeks, especially given the length of time I've been on this class of drugs.

Is it normal to gain weight with hyperthyrodism? I always thought that this only happened with hypo. I've gained about 35pounds. Will it come off after I start meds?

Thanks for your point of view. I have heard some stories of those who don't gain weight with Synthroid, and some who even lose weight, but from my research there seems to be more of us who have, and we are of all ages and sizes. Many of us have rigid workout routines. All in all I still don't like the idea of a synthetic med in my body. And I think it is worth a try to get it regulated with something natural. Good luck with your treatment.

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