My doctor put me on meloxicam (generic called mobic) after I blew out my arthritic knee trying to do the Couch to 5K program - bad mistake!

But then I "gained" 12 lbs in 4 days! :drool::wub::eek::cursing::smile: Talk about having a heart attack on the scale. I was going nuts until I talked with my band doctor and she asked if I was taking any prescriptions and told me that was what was doing it.

Needless to say those pills went directly into the trash - I worked way too hard to lose those 12 lbs - I would rather have a sore knee than such a huge gain showing on my scale!

Thankfully now after 3 days off of them 9 lbs has disappeared as quickly as they appeared but I won't be happy again until my scale is below where it was before I took the first pill!!

Anyone else had a prescription drug cause them to gain weight?

Funny you post this. I went on antibiotics last Thursday and have gained 6 pounds! I was away over the weekend and did eat more/worse choices than usual, plus some alcohol. However, I was thinking this seemed a bit high for a 2 and 1/2 day trip. ( I wasn't chugging cases of beer LOL) I am now wondering if the Amoxicillian has something to do with it....

I have a knee issue and the ortho surgeon gave me these injections that some kind of viscous/padding in the joint. Think it's called Orthovisc. I would speak to a specialist. It has made all the difference for me. I wish I had done it YEARS ago. You would need to go to a specialist though I'm sure not just PCP.