No.. I never had any struggle until now on lyrica, I'm working on getting around it. My metabolism was always on the fast burning side though, although that has gone up and down with my thyroid sputtering low and being on synthetic thyroid meds.

I've struggled with my weight most of my adult life. I'm at the highest weight I've been right now. I think my gain is from feeling to crappy to do anything. I go to work and come home and watch TV or sit at the computer. I've just started taking Neurontin and will likely gain more. I've gained 18 lbs since July. I'm not liking that!

I have but on about 50 since 2003, I have tried and still am trying to loose. 14 lbs. lost is not enough for me. If I didn't have 3 others to feed i might be able to loose. But I fix dinners for them and then I eat too.... lol
I actually quit taking all my meds. but was told to take my synthroid because it should help get my metabolism get going again, going on 2 weeks now, when will it kick in?
I was on cymbalta and it works for the depression but just wanted to see if that was the problem for the weight gain.
I have not found anything for pain, my docs don't want to hand out anything that mught be addicting so I just get to be addicted to pain, I do however have 3 tares in my right shoulder joint and it got so bad early yesterday morning and I called to tell them so she gave me 15 vicodine, I took one and it almost instantly made me feel sick, anyone had any signs from it?

I have gained weight but it is because i carry a fibroid tumor and it needs to come out which will be around 30 pounds alone. Then we will work on the rest. Going from 5 to 12 in less than a year girl I am pissed off!!! LOL The bigger boobs are nice though

ARRRRG!!!! Weight gain... omg! I use to be a size 10, I use to have beautiful muscle tone and I was as strong as an ox. I use to work 12 hours a day,come home and shower and go out for the evening with my girlfriends or boyfriend with unending energy. Im now a size 18, no real muscle tone, Im not strong anymore, and although I try to keep active and busy I get sore and exhausted easily. I have lost weight on my own with a strict diet and walking but sometimes I can get very sad thinking back to the sexy woman I use to be and the realization that I probably will never look like that again.

I have to watch every bite I put in my mouth! Before fibro I ate pretty much whatever I wanted.

Since I've started having the beginning symptoms (which I believe are problems with my allergies and asthma) to problems with my back and headpains, I've gone from 115 pounds to 170!!! However, my eating habits have not changed much, even with the meds. It's just that some of the meds (especially the steroids- all forms and Lyrica) caused me to gain very rapidly usually about 5 lbs a week! When I was feeling better while taking tramadol and naproxen I managed to lose 20 lbs (dropping to 130-135 at the time), but the affects on my stomach were so terrible I had to stop. It felt like I was eating fire everytime I ate and eventually I stopped those meds and began eating as I normally ate and getting steroid injections and the weight climbed back on then some. I'm hoping that I can get it back under control but dieting and exercise have had absolutely no affect and I've tried several times for several months. The best diet and exercise do is allow me to maintain weight. My diet averages 1200-1500 calories a day, which is usually what dieticians prescribe for weight loss- well it doesn't help me!!! Maybe there's a way to reset our bodies so they burn food the way they should.

I think that all of the hypersensitivity caused by fibro also makes us have a hypersensitive metabolism- either we gain like crazy or loss like crazy.

tmp- I've noticed that, too. I had to jump to kill a huge spider on my wall and it felt as though I pulled both my hamstrings! I used to have the vertical of people a foot taller than me, now I can't jump a few inches- it sucks!

Im kinda new here (always on the depression site). After hitting 50, menepausal, meds as lyrica, steroids and cymbalta, and low thyroid, and little activity because of FM and surgeries, I have gained about 30 lbs.. And the part that bothers me the worst is the stomache bulge.. I hate it.. I only eat one meal a day and now Im forcing myself to eat breakfast and small meals to see if not eating is part of the fault.. If anyone has good ideas, amongst exercising, Im all for it.. Y'Vonne

YES YES YES..DAMN IT YES. I can eat right and i will lose alittle but hello not enough. And i am not able to jog,or run or play tennis anymore. So i walk however i have to admit i do like instant result's. The ones I got from jogging and running like i did yrs.ago. When you have to rest most of the time, then how in the world can you lose. I guess I am thinking of the past here. All i have to say is that i do try to eat better. I have improved in that area quite abit. Buuuuttt. Well you know. Thanks for the topic... greg

I HAVE NEVER BEEN ON ANY MEDICATION,ONLY HERBS AND HOMOEOPHATIC REMEDIES,COENZIMEQ10 FOR THE METABOLISM,AMD TAKE VITAMINS,AND STILL EATING A HEALTHY BALANCED VEGETARIAN DIET ,ONLY FISH AND CHICKEN SOMETIMES,HAVE PUT ON 15POUNDS,I AM TRYING DESPERATELY TO LOOSE IT...LUCY

I have definitely gained weight that just won't come off. I do eat too much sweets I know but I do work out everyday religiously and eat healthy foods. I am on amitriptaline but the weight gain started before I started the meds so I am not sure if it is contributing. It is very difficult to not be depressed with the extra weight and the ibs so I am sure all is contributing to the excess weight. I am alone and have no love in my life and I know that contributes so the low self esteem is a vicious cycle and makes life seem hopeless. My stomach blows up like a balloon every day so that keeps it oversized and eating only makes it worse sometimes but not eating also makes it happen, so I am stuck here and don't know what the answer is, I only know that I literally cannot stand this extra stuff on my body. I am thinking that surgery may be the only answer because like I said, I really cannot stand it!

meandthebeast- I went through the same things. I tried eating in every way possible. I started eating once or twice a day, gained weight. I started eating 3 meals a day, gained weight. Tried eating 5 meals a day, gained weight. Even tried eating every 2 hours, hey, at least on that plan I didn't gain- but who has time to eat every 2 hours?!?

I hope someone actually finds the cause and cure for this crap! I miss my waist!

I used to be a body builder and runner in Richmond also taught areobics so needless to say I am disgusted with my body now and the weight gain. It is almost like it slips up on you slowly but surely with the pain and inactivity + the meds I take - Cymbalta has made me gain weight and I am considering going off it. I wanta take control of this weight gain and loose. Glad to hear others are in the same boat

I've gained about 70 pounds. I think it's mainly due to spending a lot of time in bed, then spending the rest of the time on the couch. I also have a sweet tooth, and that hasn't helped.

I lost a little weight when I started Cymbalta since I had some nausea with it, but then started Restoril and the nausea and weight loss went away.