HI All iv been on REBIF injections for nearly year, i was wondering if any on else is on this and have put on a lot of weight, ive put nearly3 stone on and its getting me down, they want to put me on avonex . i feel fat and awful iv tried dieting and exercise my weight keeps going up. im going to stop taking it .i was wondering if any one else has this problem.
I am on tablets too im on preagablin,neproxen, sertraline, amitrypiline. be great to get some feed back thanks peeps
How sure are you that the Rebif is the culprit? I’m not a pharmacy expert, but at least two of the other drugs you mention that you are on - pregabalin and amitriptyline - are (I think) known to cause weight gain in some people. It would be a great pity if you were to deprive yourself of the protective effects of a DMD if it is not hte cause of your weight gain.
If you do swap to Avonex, I can only speak for my own experience, but I was on it for 10+ years and it certainly did not make me put on weight.
I hope that you find a drug regime that suits you. It is horrid, feeling unhappy and uncomfortable in yourself because of the drugs you take with the aim of making you feel better.
Alison
Hi - I agree with Alison above. I was on rebif for 2.5 years, it did not effect my weight. However I know that pregablin and amitriptyline can…
I hope you can talk to your dr and get to the bottom of this x