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Catherine84
12-08-14, 03:07
Hi there,

I was just interested in hearing if anyone else has had the side effect of weight gain whilst on Lyrica?

This time last year, I was about 8.5 - 9 stone (I'm 5ft. 3, so a pretty healthy weight), and I am now about 10.5 stone. Is this amount of weight gain normal? My abdomen also looks swollen, as if I'm several months pregnant.

I haven't noticed huge changes in my eating habits (I do have the occasional binge, but did this before I started taking the drug). I don't want to stop taking this medication against the doctor's advice, but this is severely impacting my self confidence, and I'm ashamed to say I had been trying to eat just one meal a day the last week, and my partner caught me making myself sick after I had a craving for some Pringles yesterday. I don't want an eating disorder as well as extreme anxiety and the fact I'm recovering from alcoholism (7 months dry, save for a 'blip' of 1 glass of wine about two weeks ago).

I'm on 600mg a day - the highest dose, from what I understand?