Weight gain

[Paula]

After 5 weeks of being really hungry and gaining weight, I realized I started taking medicine for my TMJ about 5 weeks ago. So, I looked it up online.
One of the uses for it is to treat eating disorders by rapidly increasing appetites.

That explains a lot.

I go back to the doctor on Tuesday to discuss some other options...

[Jojo]

That sucks!! Hope you get better meds.

[Sarah]

The same thing happened to me! I was put on Amitriptyline to prevent migraines (this was about 7 years ago). Even though I worked out a lot and ate healthy, I still packed on 10 lbs. I looked it up, and weight gain was a side effect. They switched me to Topamax, and then I lost the weight I had gained.

Good luck -- I hope you can find another solution! :support:

[theWrap]

What the heck? They should have just prescribed you marijuana! Seriously, I hope they can use a different medication. Like Sarah, I was given a medication to treat migraine headaches (the name escapes me at the moment) and I gained a ton of weight really quickly.

My massage therapist specializes in TMJ and migraine. I don't know about TMJ, but she works wonders on my migraines...perhaps something like that would help you? And it definitely feels goooooooood!