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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Epilepsy / July 2006Weight Gain and Dilantin
I have found that since being on dilantin, I have ate the same, been working out regularly, and instead of losing weight, I either gain or remain steady. I was a competitive runner and body builder prior to a car accident, and have been trying to get back to myself. I know what always worked, and it ain't working. The only difference I can see is that I'm on dilantin. Any thoughts on Dilantin and weight gain? > I have found that since being on dilantin, I have ate the same, been > working out [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Any thoughts on Dilantin and weight gain? For me, it seems to have no effect whatsoever in regard to weight gain or loss. I take 300 mg/day and lead a fairly sedentary life without the proper amount of exercise that I should be getting. I'd weigh a lot less if I did get the exercise and not compensate by eating more. The only things that cause me to gain weight are the ice cream and chocolate chip cookies that I have to use a lot of willpower to stay away from. I'd look elsewhere than dilantin for the problem if I were you. > > I have found that since being on dilantin, I have ate the same, been > > working out [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > lot of willpower to stay away from. I'd look elsewhere than dilantin for the > problem if I were you. The Neurologist said it's a real possibility. And, I'm on 600 mg. I'm wonderfing about other people's experience. I've been taking 400-500mg Dilantin daily for past 3 years and haven't noticed any weight gain/loss as a result. I run about 20 miles per week now whereas I was running more like 60 per week before starting to have seizures as the result of a brain tumor. I've cut back eating proportionate to the running as it still seems like the same equation for calories in versus out. > > > I have found that since being on dilantin, I have ate the same, been > > > working out [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > wonderfing > about other people's experience. > I have found that since being on dilantin, I have ate the same, been > working out [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Any thoughts on Dilantin and weight gain? I took 500 m.g. of Dilantin on odd numbered days and 600 m.g. on even numbered days from 1984 until 2002 with no assciated weight gain. At that time, I was even trying to gain weight but nothing helped. What Dilantin did do to me was to thin my bones. I found this out after breaking my hip in 2002 and that's when I began taking Depakote ER. If you have health insurance a bone density test takes only minutes, it's painless and it will show your doctor if the Dilantin is having a negative effect on your bone density. Good luck. Jim > > I have found that since being on dilantin, I have ate the same, been > > working out [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > negative effect on your bone density. Good luck. > Jim I already had osteoporosis, which thorugh exercise and meds, had improved it. Don't know what 6 months on it will have done. How long were you on it before you broke a hip? > > > I have found that since being on dilantin, I have ate the same, been > > > working out [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > on it before > you broke a hip? I had started on Dilantin in June of 1984 and remained on that high dose until September 2002, so it took quite some time to cause the damage. Since May 2002 I've been taking 70 m.g. of Fosamax a week along with 1000 m.g. of calcium with vitamin D daily. My internist thinks I'll need to stay on Fosamax for life. I'm scheduled for my third bone density test next month since breaking my hip. My insurance only pays for the test every two years.Hope this helps. Jim |
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