Bystolic And Craving Sweets

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ive been on bystolic for several months now since may 2012 and i have gained 12 lbs and i have also been craving sweets like crazy, has anyone else experinced this ?

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Bystolic contains the active ingredient Nebivolol and most of these blood pressure and cardiac medications can cause weight gain, but I didn't find any other reports of it causing such cravings.

Learn more Nebivolol details here.

The weight gain is also not usually so severe, so I really think you need to look into other possible causes.

For the most part, cravings are usually caused by the lack of something in our body, so our body makes us crave substances that can raise whatever it is that we are deficient in. Thus, as craving for sweets may be due to something such as a deficiency in vitamin C and our body is setting off the sweet trigger in hopes that we may resolve it with some citrus fruits that can rectify the problem.

So, if you're eating the wrong kinds of sweets, such as indulging in baked goods or other junk foods, you may actually just be in a vicious circle, because you are never actually take in the proper substance needed to rectify the problem and that could also be the cause of the weight gain.

You should seek medical assistance to have some testing done to get to the root of the problem, plus there are other blood pressure medications that you can try, so if this one does turn out to be the cause of the problem, you can switch to something else.

Have you had any other unusual symptoms or side effects?

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I've been on bystolic 10mg for awhile and it was increased to 15mg. The weight increase started almost immediately. I had lost 35 pounds prior to the med increase and now have regained 20 in less than 6 months. It's terrible to tell a patient to loose weight and then put them on a med that increases weight. I'm changing meds at my next appt.

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Me too, been on it for 2 years. weight gain and water retention

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You are not crazy....I just started on bystolic and i have been eating ice cream, chocolate and sweets like crazy....i was not like this before.

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