DrugBuyers.Com: pain meds and weight gain

As I always feel for most everyone that frequents this website I have to say that right now I "feel" more for myself than most of you that have gained upwards of 15-20 pounds. Of course I am kidding (kind of) as I always feel bad for anyone who is either in pain of has gained undesired weight after an injury or from taking new meds or pain meds. However i do have to say that my situation really bites the big one (and it seems in my case the "big one" is most likely referring to chocolate cake or something fattening like that, ha) as I was saying........I too have gained weight in the past 2 years since my back surgery (failed back surgery I might add, I am in far greater pain every day now than I was prior to going under the knife) and the amount I have gained is just really unacceptable. I have gained.....drum roll please......um, gulp.....a little over 50 pounds. I am pretty sure that most of it is because of my inability to be as active as i was prior to living in this constant pain. I used to work out like a maniac and was in fantastic health. I would go to the gym 3-4 times a week and work over 2 hours each session. I have also been a vegetarian for over 14 years now, with the last 5 of the years I have been a vegan.

Therefore, this significant weight gain as I am sure you can imagine, has been a really difficult thing to deal with. I mean its bad enough I am in constant pain, but I do believe that if I was my normal size 6 that I would not be quite as depressed as I am now. Of course it may sound superficial to many of you out there struggling with chronic pain to hear someone complain about bouts of depression due to not only pain, but also such a hefty weight gain, but thats just the truth of the matter. It is hard to handle seeing my body in this constant state of distress when I used to be so very healthy and my goodness, it was my husband that used to be the "chunky" one in this marriage so watching my waist balloon and his stay the same is believe it or not, probably pay back times ten for him since I used to be the one to push him to work out with me. Now I am barely able to go on a walk without breaking down mid way in tears due to the pain I feel in my back and shooting down my leg. I truly despise the life I now lead.

Anyway......I wanted to add a bit about the possibility of pain meds having something to due with weight gain. One thing no one touched on here is the fact that most pain meds really dehydrate you which is an OK thing if you drink water to replenish yourself rather than soda or fruit drinks like I usually did. Also, the kind of pain meds I am on (oxycontin, oxycodone) really do cause constipation (sorry if that sounds yucky, but hey thats just a fact of life). That constipation can not only reak havoc on your body if it is not tended to in a timely matter (if you know what I mean) but it can also cause you to weigh more if you jump on the scale. Sounds ridiculous but it is a proven fact. Even if you do not feel real constipated the pain meds may be causing your stomach to do some crazy things, so crazy that you really may be constipated without really knowing it, which again will cause an increase on the scale. Sometimes it can be as much as 10 pounds. I know I know, that sounds like a lot of [censored] (ha) but it is not necessarily 10 pounds of um, [censored] that you are dealing with, it can also be part of the dehydration and other factors other than "actual" weight gain that makes the scale read unpleasant numbers.

Now of course if you are unable to zip up your pants it may be more than the superficial constipation bothering you, it could just be the fact that yes indeed pain meds do cause a weight gain. Mostly it is because they lower your inhabitions just like alchol does at times, (you know late night trips to Jack in the Box after a long night of partying, yet when you wake up the next day and weigh yourself you normally find that you have actually lost a few pounds) however alchol is a diuretic, meaning you will lose weight initially after drinking but the moment you drink enough fluids to replenish yourself, the pounds will pour back on. But pain meds are a bit trickier. You may get the munchies when you are feeling good from the pain meds but you will not lose weight either initially or later on from that binge as narcotics do not have the same effect. Of course unless you are snorting cocaine or meth, and in that case you should not be on this website as most likely you are suffering from something far different than the chronic pain most of us are dealing with. Your "chronic pain" is in a whole different ball park than ours.

Anyway, I know I just babbled here and I am sorry, but hey maybe I burned a few finger calories from all this typing. Nevermind the fact that I have been sipping on a regular (not diet darn it) coke while I was sitting here. Darn!!

Hey by the way everyone, I have been trying to locate fenfluramine (pondimin) which is the second half of the phen-fen craze from years back. I do not need lectures about how bad that stuff is as I already am quite versed and knowlegable on the possible side effects of the fenfluramine and phentermine combo that I am searching for.

But it does not matter, I am on a serious hunt for the fenfluramine and if I find the real stuff I am willing to fork over just about as much as the person selling the med asks for (of course within limits....I mean there will be no morgaging og my house for it, which really would be impossible sine....I do not even own a house. HA HA!)

Anyway, if ANYONE has any leads on someone that may be a reliable source for the fenfluramine please oh please let me know. I will be forever grateful!

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Flea