I've had some serious weight loss sith my Lyme disease. I dropped from 245 down to 220 in several months.
My weight stablized for a while but in late December I began lossing weight again and am now at 210.
This scares me. I don't have a Lyme doctor and am wondering what your doctor did or said about weight loss.
Any imput might help. Thanks!
Joe
Posted by shelly23 (Member # 16124) on :
Hey i lost 30lbs and my doc had my drink boost.. But i welcomed the weight loss
Posted by sixgoofykids (Member # 11141) on :
I dropped from 137 to 123 in four months. This was prior to diagnosis and my doctors could find nothing wrong. I started eating enormous quantities of food just to keep my weight up ... more than you probably ate when you were 245.
With treatment, the weight came back on. I did have a major parasite problem along with the Lyme. With the lowered immune system, I got the parasites that we're all exposed to but normally fight off.
Posted by Starfall1969 (Member # 17353) on :
At the beginning of summer 2008 I weighed between 155 and 160 (depending on whose scales).
I am now down to 123, and still dropping weight.
No one can find what's wrong, and I've been to umpteen doctors.
My gastro told me to eat 3 meals a day to see if that helps. Gee, thanks, I never would have thought to eat.
So I'm eating, but still losing.
I'm hoping that when I start treatment, my weight will stabilize.
Although hubby likes my figure now, lol.
Posted by BlueCheetah (Member # 18626) on :
I dropped about 30 pounds too and am still losing.
Posted by sutherngrl (Member # 16270) on :
I have lost down to 110 from 128. Even though I now eat pretty well, I cannot seem to gain any of my weight back. ????
Posted by Geneal (Member # 10375) on :
Babesia is a major culprit in weight loss for me.
I was down to 94lbs in November.
I started at 128lbs.
My LLMD wasn't real happy about it, but as I explained
To him that I eat....and eat...and eat,
But no sugar, no carbs and a shrinking stomach don't help.
I got full rather quickly. Some meds alter my taste or wanting to eat also.
He put me on Periactin.
It knocks you out....cold. So you take it at night.
I gained 10 lbs in about 3 weeks.
I hover between 110 and 105 right now and I am happy with it.
I managed to enlarge my stomach too.
So, I am no longer taking the periactin, but maintaining weight by eating more.
I also incorporated a sugar free nurtritional drink once a day.
My LLMD also took me off the sugar busters diet for a while.
That helps too.
Hugs,
Geneal
Posted by eric555 (Member # 18343) on :
i at first lost weight, lost about 15 pounds when first got on meds, now have gained more than 30 lbs and actually a little overweight.
so perhaps its xanax that relaxes me and gives me the munchies, or maybe just from doing nothing all day and eating when i do at irregular times adds on the extra pounds...
im kinda confused by this.
anyone else ?
Posted by hiker53 (Member # 6046) on :
I drank coconut milk smoothies mixed with hazelnnut milk and goat's whey. 4 to 8 ounces of coconut milk in each glass. I lost over 20 pounds and weigh less than 100--way too thin.
Hiker53
Posted by Wimenin (Member # 15294) on :
I lost 20-30 lbs in the beginning when I was the sickest. I had constant nausea, and constant loose bms. After about 6 weeks things started stabilizing. I think it was the BRAT diet that helped (bananas, rice, applesauce, toast). Things had slowly kept rising back to normal over the past 2 yrs, and now suddenly the weight is slowly going down, but its because of the Candida diet Im on due to the lyme abx.
The early days, it was scarey weight loss...the recent weigth loss has been fairly gradual, and I dont feel starved or drained, or nauseous.
Posted by sandiet (Member # 15916) on :
I started out at 129, after 1 year of treating,
I'm down to 110, I thought it was the ABXs surpressing my appitite????
Posted by MariaP (Member # 18692) on :
I have the opposite problem. Ever since I got sick, I have gained weight. I am nauseated all the time and I don't eat much at all but I have gained 15 to 20 lbs. My LLMD thinks my thyroid and pituitary are effected.
Posted by lou (Member # 81) on :
Babesia can cause anorexia. This was my problem, and when adequately treated, I regained the weight. But lyme can probably do it too.
Posted by lymielauren28 (Member # 13742) on :
I lost a ton of weight in the beginning of my illness too. I was 135 and within three months of getting ill I was down to 105. That was three years ago and I still haven't put the weight back on - even though I eat like a horse...