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Re: Insomnia and weight gain

Posted by Linda O on October 27, 2000 at 06:32:53:

In Reply to: Insomnia and weight gain posted by Katherine on October 26, 2000 at 19:50:35:

Katherine,
I don't want to scare you, but from the time my insomnia started and after about 1 year of Elavil, I gained 100 pounds. I started gaining before the Elavil--and I'm not sure if it's due to a slowdown from lack of sleep or the fact that I no longer had the energy to work out as often. The Elavil was the real killer, though. I work out 5-6 times a week and follow a 900-1200 calorie a day diet and cannot lose weight. I am now trying Medifast (liquid diet) under a doctor's supervision to see if I can get any weight off while still on the Elavil. I will say this to you, though: given the choice of being thin and not sleeping, or overweight and sleeping, I'll take the overweight and sleeping. I simply cannot function without sleep. I know not everyone gains weight from this stuff, but I have run into far too many people who have experienced the same results. Even my doctor told me this would happen and that there's not much to be done about it. I've been fighting it ever since and refuse to give up.

Good luck. Maybe you can find another medication that works without the weight gain side effect.

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