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benzos? Okay well that makes me feel a little better, I am RXd 10 mg valium a day and 15 1 mg ativan a month. And I am in amazing shape. Maybe it is a matter of will power and not a chemical thing?
You should be fine dude. I'm also on Gabapentin and benzos. 900mg Gabapentin per day, 10-15mg Valium per night. YMMV but I think the benzos give me munchies waaaaay more than the Gabapentin, which only does so a little bit (less than weed for sure.)
It's definitely a willpower thing, not something that effects your metabolism. Just be mindful of your eating habits, you should be fine. I also exercise regularly and I would consider myself in great shape for my age. Of course, I'm blessed enough to have the exact opposite problem as most - I'm naturally an ectomorph, so putting on both weight and muscle is very hard for me. So meds that increase my appetite (and therefore encourage weight gain) actually benefit me, and my exercise routine, as long as I'm eating the right thing
EDIT: So everyone's different, but IME something like Gabapentin/Lyrica will only mildly affect your appetite compared to something like Seroquel/Onalanzipine (sic). The anti-psychs are the far worst offenders as far as the "eat all day, bottomless pit of a stomach" symptoms go. I think as far as munchies it goes antipsychotics > benzos > weed > gabapentin in that order, but everyone's different.
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