Trying to diet but take Gabapentin

[Nevertriedcaviar]

I have awful restless legs, which are a side effect of my stage 4 kidney disease.
I take Gabapentin for the legs, but one of the side effects is weight gain.
Has anyone managed to lose weight while taking gabapentin?

Yes!
I put weight on in peri, then started Gabapentin. I got fed up of my belly rolls, wobbly behind and the beginnings of a double chin so decided to take action.
I lost over 4 stone (no exercise at all as I was pretty much couch bound due to a chronic condition). I set up a My Fitness Pal account and diligently weighed and logged every morsel that passed my lips to keep track of calories after working out my TDEE. I’m now slimmer than I was pre peri. It CAN be done!

Here’s where to work out your tdee, you need to reduce the calories by 20% for a weight loss calorie target, just don’t add exercise to MFP or it gives you the extra calories back to eat and stalls weight loss. Good luck!

tdeecalculator.net

Hello - yes I’ve lost weight on gabapentin for an undiagnosed pain that relates to my bowels (3 stones) unfortunately I don’t have any appetite and I only eat socially and when i do I feel nauseated. I am concentrating of highly nutritious but tiny portions - do you have to follow a renal diet?

Yes I have lost weight on this. Assume it makes it harder as it increases your appetite so can make it harder to lose but certainly not impossible. Recommend finding out your TDEE and knocking off 500 cals min per day and tracking everything.

Yes, I lost just over 12 stone while taking it.