Warning could be triggers for some just need to vent for me please do NOT read if you have weight issues

@BlueBay Yes BlueBay I look in the mirror and I dont recognize myself anymore. What are you going to do? I am seriously thinking of talking with my new psychiatrist about this. I know we are not Robinson Crusoe this must be a major factor in so many people going off them. It is just so terrible.

@BlueBay Sounds like a great idea I hope he listens to you. I have two which put on weight that I have read up on. I am on pretty high doses for both ... they do the job but the weight gain is bringing me down I just hate it. I will talk to my psychdoc and see what she says once I can get into seeing her being a female she might be more aware of my issues than Dr G (god bless him) was.

Same @Bunniekins @BlueBay. Gets me down

@frog you too froggy .... you too 😞

I worked out recently that in 10 years time I will be around 150kgs or more if I continue to put on weight at the rate it's been happening over the past seven years. Almost all my adult life prior to mood stabilising medication and anti-psychotics, I was a size 12!

Because of this, my psychiatrist and I will be changing my medications when I return from being away. I can compromise enough to accept that some weight gain may happen with these meds, but not to the extreme extent it has. I've put on more than 35kgs!

It is one of the major long-term problems with some psych medications. I only hope I don't go crazy or have too many other unlivable problems in the unstable process of the med changes that will be happening soon.

Unfortunately there are no black and white answers to these issues. Some degree of compromise seems necessary for the sake of our own mental health and its impact on those around us. Wishing everyone here the best with this.

Hi @greenpea I can totally relate to this. my Mr shaz is in the same boat as you putting on heaps of weight because of a medication.

I say to talk about it with your GP @Bunniekins and I would say NOT to do yoyoing with your meds , mr shaz does this and it is not good

my SIL said that walking has helped her maintain he weight so she does not put anymore on

also @Bunniekins, I would ask the GP too about Body fliuld , you can drink too much water that makes you bloated

and I have put on weight because of my meds too

Hello @Mazarita, @frog, @BlueBay

@Shaz51 My sympathies go to both you and Mr Shaz. It is so awful. I will talk to my dr as I cannot stand it. I am barely eating at all really. It just sucks.

you need to eat too @Bunniekins

There is research that has proven that when you don`t eat your body sends signal to makes more fat