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[jane1]

Hi..ANOTHER question..is weight gain or loss a sympton that can go with lupus?i know sometimes its hard to exercise.. but can it be in general or do some medications cause weight probs?...

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[cath]

Dear Jane,

Yes and yes...

Quite often someone who's lupus is untreated or not well controlled will loose weight unintentionally.

Prednisolone stimulates the appetite and changes the body's distribution of fat (more on the cheeks and tummy, less on the legs), so lots of people gain weight on it.

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[jane1]

style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Thanx.gif many thanks for that..

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[pennylp]

Hi there,

Yes weight gain is one symptom..... I lost a ton of weight before I found out what the cause was... And some people here have said they had the opposite happen to them....

Take care
Love Penny

[jane1]

style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif Does it ever go??!! i dont eat junk food and walk as we have a jack russell..that never tires...

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[pauline1946]

unexplained weight is one of the symptoms, how ever i gained.
i went up to 315 on predisone & only 5ft 4in's tall or short.
i've lost well over 100lbs, but have been at this weight
for about 4 years. can't get another lb. off.

i hate being fat ,short, & bald.

but love being alive

[lesleyc]

great topic!!
when i first got quite sick i lost a lot of weight. since gained and lost with no real reason. i seem to go up and down pant sizes in days. it's very frustrating trying to figure out how to control your weight when your body seems to have a mind of it's own!!
good luck

lesley