Why can't I loose weight gained due to medication?

I have gained almost all my weight back due to the medication Lyrica. Before the surgery, I weighed 267lbs and that was in 2005. In 2006 I had lost down to 125lbs and I was so excited, until I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. I was so much pain, that I was willing to do whatever the doctors said to do just so that I could feel better! I started taking Lyrica in 2007, and I wasn't having as much pain but then I started gaining weight. I had gained 40lbs within 5 months, I was okay with it at that point because I was feeling better and I decided to start excercising again and try to loose the 40lbs. Then my weight gain started becoming a nightmare, instead of loosing the weight I gained even more! So that's when I decided to talk to my doctor about my weight gain, and she informed me that was one of the side effects of Lyrica. I decided to stop taking it because I didn't want to gain my weight back, but I have gained all but 45lbs back of my weight before the surgery!

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