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Medication and weight

Annie_7New Contributor

Medication and weight

I’ve been on medication for my bipolar for 10 years - all my adult life. Since starting my medication my weight has slowing increased and increased and I’m now at my heaviest. My husband and I are trying for a baby and i know loosing some weight might help fertility.

I’m so frustrated at my medical management. I’ve tried to tell my GP and psychiatrist for years that I feel like there is some underlying reason why I am having issues with my weight. They just keep linking my mood to my eating and my eating to my mood. I’ve tried everything apart from surgery to get the weight off and nothing helps. I’ve been doing some research about antipsychotic/antidepressants and metabolic syndromes/insulin resistance and I’m wondering if anyone else can shed some like on the subject/experience?

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Ali11Senior Contributor

Re: Medication and weight

Thanks for sharing your experience @eth, @Annie_7 have you been able to find anyone else that you can chat to in order to help you reduce the impact of the weight gain such as a dietician?

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