Health, weight, medication-connections?

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Registered: 05-08-2006
Health, weight, medication-connections?
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Sun, 02-25-2007 - 1:35pm

I've noticed that a lot of people who post have chronic health conditions and are taking/have taken medication regularly. I'm wondering what we think the link is, if any, between health issues, weight issues, and medication?

Do you think the weight causes the health issues, or the health issues plus medication causes the weight gain? Or neither? Or both?

I've recently started taking medication to lower my blood pressure, and I am struggling with food more than I have in a long time...but there are other things going on in my life-family and work-that are also contributing to increased stress - so I can't say for sure that it is the medication that is making me CRAVE food that I thought I had let go of. I do know I have to get back on plan, I'm just wondering if I can pinpoint the cause...and maybe that wil help me somehow find the track again.

Thanks for your input
SJ
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Registered: 02-25-2007
Sun, 02-25-2007 - 3:57pm
SJ
Obesity is the leading contributor to most chronic diseases (i.e. diabetes, renal failure, congestive heart failure, high blood pressure,..). I'm not sure that medication, other than steroids and hormones, effect weight gain. You might want to speak with your doctor if you feel your HBP medication is making you crave foods. Is there a particular kind of food that you are craving? Is it volume that your are craving? What seems to relieve the craving? How long after you eat, etc..? Be sure to describe it as best you can to your physician (healthcare provider).
Good luck and good health
Sharon
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Registered: 10-25-2003
Sun, 02-25-2007 - 4:56pm

My experience was once i lost weight i was able to stop all blood pressure meds (I was on two powerful doses) and now am only on a low cholesterol med and take no other prescription meds. i personally think the weight causes a lot of the problems -physical, medical and emotional. if you think your medication is causing weight gain, discuss this with your doctor, maybe he/she can switch you to something else.

Sue
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Registered: 02-06-2006
Mon, 02-26-2007 - 7:26am

I never heard of anyone gaining weight as a result of bp medication, but then again I've never been on it (or any type of medication really)

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Registered: 01-25-2006
Mon, 02-26-2007 - 9:25am

SJ,


I don't know about everyone else here but for me the meds

 

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