Hello Dr. My concern is that lack of Vitamin D is causes for weight gain and thyroid is it true cause I have epilepsy since two years and I continuously gaining weight.

Dr. Chirag SolankiNeurosurgeon2yrs exp

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Hello. lybrate-user. Ofcourse if your hypothyroidism is not controlled it can cause weight gain. But Apart from that As you have mentioned you are taking tegritol for last 2 years for epilepsy. Tegritol contains the drug known as Carbamazepine and this drug can cause weight gain. So if Thyroid is under control then you might require change of anti epileptics drug tegritol to other drug depending on type of seizures after consulting a neurologist. 

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Dr. P K DhawanAyurveda14yrs exp

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Sure both problems are known to increase weight .but right treatment life style right nutrition yoga etc have been seen to cure epileptic fits even .if controlled for more than 6 months they are seen not to be repeated. 

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