Mobic and Weight Gain

Side effects may occur with Mobic, and weight gain is one that happens rarely. There are a number of things that you can do to help with any gradual weight gain that may occur during treatment with Mobic, such as getting regular physical activity for at least 30 minutes a day on most days of the week; limiting your intake of alcohol; and eating a heart-healthy diet with lots of fruits, vegetables, and lean meats, among other things. Another important point to keep in mind is that unexplained rapid weight gain -- along with a cough or swelling in the ankles, feet, or legs -- can indicate congestive heart failure in some people taking this drug.

 

Mobic and Weight Gain: An Overview

There are a number of problems that have been reported in people taking Mobic® (meloxicam). Gradual weight gain is one problem that is reported rarely. In previous clinical studies, weight gain occurred in less than 2 percent of people taking Mobic. Given how uncommon weight gain is, however, it is difficult to say whether it is actually caused by the medication, other factors, or a combination of both.
 

Understanding Clinical Trials

Before medicines are approved, they must go through several clinical studies in which thousands of people are given a particular medicine and compared to a group of people not given the medicine. In these studies, side effects are always documented. This way, it is possible to see what side effects occur, how often they occur, and how they compare to the group not taking the medicine. Side effects are then usually separated into those that occur more in than 1 to 2 percent of people and those that occur in less than 1 to 2 percent of people.
 
Weight gain with Mobic was seen in less than 2 percent of people. Weight gain also occurred just as often in the group of people not taking Mobic. This is why it is not possible to say whether the medication, other factors, or a combination of both played a role in this gradual weight gain.
 
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Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
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