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Posted 8/16/2010 2:49 AM (GMT 0)
The links in your signature, for the horses and realtor info. Thank you :)
Posted 9/2/2010 1:24 PM (GMT 0)
turn  Thank you thank you!  I have been googling like crazy trying to figure out the 7lb weight gain in  1 week!

Did anyone lose the weight when they stopped taking lialda?

Posted 12/16/2010 11:54 PM (GMT 0)
I'm with buttkicker. Had anyone lost the weight since stopping Lialda? I've been trying to figure out why I can't lose weight when I eat a very healthful diet, exercise every day (triathlon training), and drink lots of water. It's nice to "feel" healthy with some extra weight, but discouraging to just keep gaining with no explanation when you are used to fighting to not lose weight. Help!
Posted 12/17/2010 1:46 AM (GMT 0)
I am prescribed lialda twice a day..not once a day???

No weight gain, other than eating more from not flaring now...just a couple of pounds that I was down anyway from being sick. I do get the headaches & runny nose from it...
Posted 12/17/2010 4:41 AM (GMT 0)
I am taking Lexapro, and I've taken Lialda. They both can cause weight gain, Lexapro more than Lialda though.
Posted 12/17/2010 6:07 AM (GMT 0)
Looks like Lialda must really been marketing to doctors lately, lots of people on it now.
Side effects I been trying to figure out, it seems I get flu like feeling, fever, tired, and very thirsty and crave potato chips?!
Not sure if it helps my flaring or makes it worse.

Haven't noticed headache or weight gain yet.
Posted 12/17/2010 8:24 AM (GMT 0)

Zippy123 said...
Looks like Lialda must really been marketing to doctors lately

I feel the same way. They were very quick to change over to Lialda.
Posted 12/17/2010 2:45 PM (GMT 0)

Meemers said...
I am prescribed lialda twice a day..not once a day???

No weight gain, other than eating more from not flaring now...just a couple of pounds that I was down anyway from being sick. I do get the headaches & runny nose from it...

I mentioned this in another post, but my GI has recommended I do the same. I am supposed to take 3 pills twice a day. I love him as a Doc and he says that while it is supposed to be a 24 hour medication, he isn't so sure. He also thinks that taking it twice a day regardless of how long the medication is supposed to last, will definitely increase exposure to the colon.

As for weight gain... my weight goes up and down all the time, I can't say that I have had any gain directly from the Lialda which I have been taking for 18 months. No real joint pain, yes on headaches (but I attribute that more to sinuses and allergies than Lialda). Biggest problem I have is mild abdominal cramping, gassy, and messy BMs (pretty regular at twice a day when I take the meds twice a day, and once a day when I taken them once a day!). However... I'll take this anyday over what happens when I don't take the Lialda!

 

Posted 12/18/2010 1:05 AM (GMT 0)
I have gained weight since I have been on Lialda.
Posted 12/19/2010 5:21 AM (GMT 0)
Well, I googled & yes dosing is once a day...so I tried doing that...it was not better..it was worse, going back twice a day!
Posted 12/19/2010 6:41 PM (GMT 0)
I'm on Lexapro 10 mg. and have experienced weight gain.
Posted 12/20/2010 5:23 AM (GMT 0)
When I used to take Lexapro, I had no problem, until my dose was increased, I gained 8 lbs in one month...which is a LOT for me. I switched & lost the additional weight. This was prior to UC diagnosis, so lialda was not in the picture.
Posted 5/29/2011 10:48 PM (GMT 0)
I've been on Llialda for about 1 year now. This is the only drug I've been on since I was diagnosed. I have definately noticed a weight gain mostly in my stomach area. I look swollen as though I'm pregnant. I don't eat a ton and don't eat unhealthy and couldnt figure out what was going on with my weight. My UC is mostly in my lower left side and my rectum. I am still having flare ups and then go a few days withouth bms. Any advice from others is always appreciated.
Posted 2/13/2012 4:42 PM (GMT 0)
Hey,

confused  

I'm twenty years old, I just got on Lialda 6 days ago, February 7th. I have never been on an anti-inflammatory before. I take 3 doses of 1.2g, 3 times a day.

I have gained 5 pounds in less than a week!

Help, what else should I be taking??

Posted 2/13/2012 6:06 PM (GMT 0)
Your taking 9 Liada in a day? Wow. The most I've ever been told to take is 4 pills. I was also put on Rowasa enemas nightly.
Posted 2/13/2012 6:20 PM (GMT 0)
I have slowly lost weight over the years as my hair has left me!!
Posted 2/13/2012 7:20 PM (GMT 0)
littlekitty20......yes, 9 Lialda is overdose....call the doc or pharmacy and clarify the dosage IMMEDIATELY!
DO NOT continue that dosage...4 daily is the limit.

q
Posted 2/13/2012 7:30 PM (GMT 0)
Lasarre,

You should be able to get out of Jury duty because of UC. When it comes to selection and they have you in the Jury box they will ask if there is any reason anyone can't serve. Ask to speak to the judge privately and I would be surprised if they don't let you out. Be clear you can't hold it and when you gotta go, you really gotta go without delay.
Posted 2/14/2012 12:40 PM (GMT 0)
Joint pain here as well. But Tramadol helps. I've gained 20lbs in the last few years. I think its because my gut is healed
and I'm actually eating and absorbing my nutrients and calories. I also stopped working last summer due to my health and
the decrease in stress has really helped.
My joint pain got really bad about 1-2 years ago. could NOT figure it out at first. Thought I was going crazy.....
Gluten Free diet helped a TON for my joint pain and headaches. Not kidding!!

Took about 6-8 weeks, but I'd say 85% of the crushing headaches and joint pain went away.
I still have joint pain, just not as widespread or as often. BUT I had to go totally GF. It was hard to read every single
label on every single thing I eat, but now almost a year later, I'm so glad I stuck with it.
I have had maybe two headaches in the last 9 months, whereas before it was headaches daily and a migraine or two every month!!

I also know that when I'm flaring even mildly my joint pain comes roaring back. So recently I started cortisone enemas along with my Lialda (been on it for 5 years). Much improved joint pain noted.
Posted 2/14/2012 1:42 PM (GMT 0)
I haven't experienced weight gain on Lialda but I also don't eat very much as it is. I have gotten other side effects though - namely hair loss :(
Posted 2/14/2012 2:29 PM (GMT 0)
Quincy and littlekitty20,
No, Lialda at those doses are not OVERdosing you. I was on 12 tablets a day when I was first diagnosed because I was a MESS inside and the Lialda was what finally got me under control. It was for a short duration, a few weeks if I recall.
I now take 4 a day, but for a few years I actually only took 2 a day!!

So, depending on what your gut looks and feels like, YOUR DOCTOR will tell you what to take and if that feels like too much or not right then you talk to them for sure!!
I'm a practicing RN and I know for a fact that there is NEVER a "one dose fits all" for any medication.

So, Quincy, please be forewarned, that unless you are a practicing MD and these are your patients, you are ACTING like a physician here and it is not appropriate to attempt give "professional medical advice" online without knowing who this person is and what their medical history is.
You could get in serious trouble if someone decides to take your advice and has adverse effects and then finds out who you
are and where you are and goes after you.
I'm jus' sayin'.........
Posted 2/14/2012 8:46 PM (GMT 0)
Lialda is 1200mg each pill. that means 10.800mg daily...OVERKILL!

mary, get over me, please. As I say...I make suggestions, do with them what you will. Everyone has a responsibility on here....I'm not a doctor, so now you know.

You saying it's OK to take 9 lialda is misinformation and very bad advice.....and I'd rather talk like an informed "doctor" than bragging to be an actual nurse with wrong information. 

JUST SAYIN'

q

Posted 8/5/2013 2:27 AM (GMT 0)
Ive been on lialda and dicyclomine since may .... ive just noticed in this past week weight gain ... and yes it is like ur pregnant.. its feels uncomfortable. Also I can go a whole day without abowel movement ??? Not sure what that means ? Is lialda something ur on forever? Haven't seen my gi since may but I see him this week finally ... and I have a lot of hair but I do notice more shedding than b4 confused ....
Posted 8/5/2013 3:57 AM (GMT 0)
it's likely that you have gained weight because you're having less BMs. one of the times I did a cleanout in the hospital, I weighed 10 lbs more when i was admitted than when i left.
Posted 8/5/2013 12:24 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks dancer ... yea im pretty much back at the weight I was b4 I got sick so its not the worst but I surely dont wanna gain anymore ... it just seems like the weight is in a different spot and its not real comfortable after I do eat . And it seems like im always hungry lately .... ugh
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