Depression meds and Psychological effects of weight loss

sharifit53

Kateland said: "Everyone's different in their weight problem causes. My trigger is hunger. I'm unfreakingreasonable when I'm hungry. For me the band not only stopped me from being hungry, but it shut up all the noise in my head. I didn't realize until I got my magic fill how literally obsessed my brain was with my body, other people's bodies, how I compared, how ugly I was, how obsessed with calories, counting, and self worth were tied up in a scale. "

Folks, what do you think about upping depression meds prior to weight loss surgery... I was hoping to get OFF the depression meds. My therapist recommends an increase based on scoring rather poorly on a couple of segments of a psych test... I don't consider myself severely depressed but there are a few issues that bother me a lot and it showed on the tests.

What have your experiences been with this issue?

Contrarian

I think your therapist knows better than anyone on this site would.

NB_Eric

I have to agree with Contrarian, everyone reacts differently to medication and you really need to cover this with your doctor and therapist. But I will say one thing if you ever decided to decrease or stop your medication please make sure you do it with doctor's supervision, it's very bad for you to just stop them.

Whatever your decision is, I do with you the best of luck and good health

Qarol

It's not a magic pill...let's dispel that right now.

killagb

I think your therapist knows better than anyone on this site would.

Except me. But I'm not at liberty to discuss the matter. Carry on.

Saffyra

Your therapist would know best.

If he says you have areas that need work, I don't think he'd make that up. And it may actually help you get through your weight loss surgery.

Gigi_licious

It's not a magic pill...let's dispel that right now.

^^this! You still have to do work on your part to try to overcome the depression. You can't just take a pill and expect it all to go away.

holyguacamole37

Contrarian has a point, for sure. But I think maybe what your therapist was hoping for was a temporary increase in medication - generally antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications are prescribed on a "temporary" basis - sometimes "temporary" is a couple of years, sometimes it's a couple of months. If he's suggesting upping the dosage BEFORE surgery, it's probably just because he knows that the surgery process, and the adjusting afterwards, is going to be a really emotional, crazy time for you.
HOWEVER, if you're not comfortable with the idea, you should DEFINITELY tell your therapist. They're there to work WITH you, not against you.

[I'm not a psychiatrist or anything, but I HAVE been on antidepressants, and seen various therapists/psychologists, for the past two years.]

sharifit53

LOL. Carry on yourself!

sharifit53

Thanks everybody, I'm getting a consensus and that means a lot. Will talk to Dr. with your advice in mind.

ilookthetype

It's not a magic pill...let's dispel that right now.

^^this! You still have to do work on your part to try to overcome the depression. You can't just take a pill and expect it all to go away.

Amen.