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Sage |
My fighting weight after I had my child was 128. I started gaining weight when I started preventives, with Pamelor. Depakote helped put a lot of weight on me. So did Nardil and Zyprexa. I topped out at 245 in the summer of 2000.
I lost weight on Topamax, but it made me feel too bad, and it didn't help my head. I did Weight Watchers last year and lost 14 pounds. I switched to Diet Center the first of this year. This morning, I broke the 200 lb barrier! I've been closing in on this landmark for months. The next thing is to make sure I'm below 200 when I weigh in on Friday. Thanks for listening. It's semi-on-topic because of all the weight-gain side effects. Gretchen |
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Wizard |
That is great news Gretchen!
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Apprentice |
Yeah! Congrats! I have put on 50lb just in this past year. My normal weight should be like 140 and right now I am a little under 200. All these medications take such a toll on our bodies. I think my metabolism is so confused it has no idea whats going on! I think this is a battle many of us have to deal with but don't like to talk about. I think it goes hand in hand with battling the depression that goes along with chronic pain as well. I don't think a lot of people realize that not only do we deal with the pain of migraines, but the depression and weight gain as well.
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Forum Moderator Supreme Guru  |
Hooray for you, Gretchen! Cool beans and all that jazz, too!
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Forum Moderator Wizard  |
Yay! I'm so happy to hear about the landmark, Gretchen! Awesome work!
these meds are crazy with the weight side effects. Uggh. So- Yes, this is totally on topic, and a total success story
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MMC Lead Expert Supreme Guru  |
Congratulations, Gretchen! I'm proud of you. That's so difficult to do!
Keep up the good work! hugs,  Teri Robert Lead Expert, MyMigraineConnection terimmc@helpforheadaches.com
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 Good for you keep up the good work! |
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Apprentice |
Congratulations to you!!!
 And I'm so glad you posted this because I think it's very "on-topic" too, and something which I've also been dealing with lately! THANKS It's really hard to keep the weight down on all these preventives, and I don't think many "healthy" people can understand that. We should be supporting each other in ALL things migraine. |
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Sage |
Huzzah! I was under 200 at today's weigh-in. Only a tiny bit, but it was in the 100's.
Thanks for the encouragement. It's great to have such a huge squad of cheerleaders. Gretchen |
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Forum Moderator Wizard |
YAY!!! Breaking 200 is a Huge accomplishment.
And as for the cheering... Give me a "G" Give me an "R" Give me an "E" Give me a "T" Give me a "C" Give me an "H" Give me an "E" Give me an "N" What does that spell??!?!? Gretchen! Yay, Gretchen! You rock! (imagine cheerleeding paraphernalia and a peppy person leading the cheer- not too loudly in case someone else around here is having a rough time with is..) Seriously though, way to go! Jamie |
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