I have a prolactinoma and does it affect water retention & weight gain or loss?
I went from 145 to 234 with my last pregnancy and 60 lbs I lost immediately as just water due to toxemia. I am now at 186 and have water retention and difficulty losing weight. I am taking bromocryptine which makes me feel groggy. I am at a loss as to whether or not other people are having a similar experience or having any knowledge to help me.
If water retention and hormone imbalance is the cause of your weight gain then I may have a trick for you. Something that always works for me is to put a few ounces of cranberry juice in a bottle of water 4x’s a day. Cranberry is a natural duretic and it helps keep the water of. I have a similar hormonal imbalance. I did some reasearch on prolactinoma and it doesn’t seem to cause weight gain directly although hormone issues aways affect your weight because they control your bodily functions.
Hope this helps