Tacrolimus and Weight Gain: What Users Say

• mph...
• February 25, 2009

Tacrolimus for Organ Transplant, Rejection Prophylaxis "I received my liver transplant 4 years ago and started with 6 x 1 mg caps/day. It has been reduced to 3 x 1 mg tabs/day since then, and I have had no episodes of rejection. Prograf seems to do the trick. Love it. I don't know if this is a side effect from taking Prograf, but I have gained weight over the course of 4 years."

• Bri...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 28, 2024

Tacrolimus for Organ Transplant, Rejection Prophylaxis "Had two weeks to live before I received my new liver 2.5 years ago. Currently take 1 mg in the morning and 2 in the evening. My side effects are bad joint pain, fighting weight gain, very hard to lose. Ongoing anxiety. Hey, my feet hit the floor in the morning, so I have another day. Every day is great thanks to my unknown donor. Thank you."

• TKK...
• February 10, 2012

For Organ Transplant, Rejection Prophylaxis "I have been using Tacrolimus for the past 2 years. Had a liver transplant on 1 Aug 2009, was on Prograf, but I live in Kenya, and it is difficult to find Prograf in the local market, so I went generic. I started out on 6 mg twice daily, I'm down to 4 mg twice daily. There's been no difference for me between the Prograf and the generic version, but I have put on weight."

• Anonymous
• August 29, 2009

Tacrolimus for Organ Transplant, Rejection Prophylaxis "I take it because I need it. If I did not have a transplant, I would not want to take it because I have gained weight and have edema."