Maintaining a gealthy weight

Cold weather makes you feel hungrier, too. Does your psychiatrist or GP have any advice?

Going to the GP next week. Iv tried weaning off these god awful drugs multiple times but it never goes well. Said goodbye to my waistline and sex life about a year ago. They just keep tellung me to keep taking them.

Going to the GP next week. Iv tried weaning off these god awful drugs multiple times but it never goes well. Said goodbye to my waistline and love life about a year ago. They just keep telling me to keep taking them.

What do your GP and psych say about what you can do towards maintaining a healthy weight, maintaining a sex life, while on the medication? If you have any relations who have had strokes or heart attacks, now would be the time to mention them! If they think your current meds are the only option, then that's the medical advice you've been given, but what do they say about how to help you live with the side effects?

Diet and exercise. Too depressed for eithet

Yuck, yeah, it's never anything easy, is it? 😛 There's a lot of research out there saying that good diet and good exercise helps mental health. Do your GP and psych look at the barriers to having a good diet and exercising?

Hi @Princessmolly

I can relate to the weight gain, eating and lack of energy. I've put 20kg on in the last 6 months - and my psychiatrist says it's not the meds. I personally think it is the severe depression and the lack of energy, combined with comfort eating as a source of being kind to myself. I've gone from being an exercise junkie to a couch potato. I would wish that self care, cooking and exercise was part of the program but in 30min with the psych there's not much I can cover.

I'm looking at all sorts of programs like couch to 5k, start walking, is Zumba still about, or gentle water aerobics? There is so much out there to try and you might find something you enjoy - the most important thing is to enjoy it. I'm trying not to be hard on myself and just do what I can, just start something, even 5min of walking.

You could also try and join weight watchers or some other group, where you have like minded people and you learn about nutrition and they also encourage exercise. Just don't give up.

If you can go off the meds that's great, for me that's not an option so I'm trying to work with what I have.

Apologies for my blank post. I was wanting to say it is possible to lose weight on antid's. I am losing weight with a weight loss group. Gets me motivated and I've started exercising slowly bit by bit doing more each week. 6kg lost so far.

Maybe track what you snack on and swap biscuits with nuts and or fresh fruit. Swap milky coffee with black coffee. Whatever you enjoy find the healthy food you love and try to stick to that. Good luck

This week i joined weight watchers and a local gym with a creche. I am feeling very positive about improving my health both physically and mentally xx