Medication

A_FITZ

Well, I believe my first post was vast and a little TMI

So one simple question:

Anyone have problems with medication they took on a daily biases that caused weight gain?

Success or Horror Stories? All are welcome, please.

Nansweetnan

hello i too take meds that are indicated for weight gain, it's difficult to lose on them, but i found if you are diligent you can maintain and even lose a little. i've lost six pounds since March, so it's slow, but not impossible. I tried to go off meds but my life unravels. I think I wil l be on these all my life. Please don't do what I did at your age...go on & off meds all the time. Everytime I stopped, I had an episode worse than the last and more difficult to treat. The last time I almost ended up in the hospital--just because i didn't want to gain weight. My advice is talk closely & honestly with your doctor, have them weigh you at each visit. Watch your carb intake, that is the killer and don't exercise like crazy, just moderate walking or short running distances, less than 2 miles, any more and you will work up a killer appetite on these meds. Weight lifting is great b/c it builds muscle & calorie burn without crazy appetite increase. From where I sit 5"-10" and 188 is not that bad, I'd say that's barely overweight. I'm 5'6" and 178!, so try to be a little easy on yourself. Feel free to send me a friend message, we could cheer each other on! Much luck!

A_FITZ

Thank you for reading my original post and responding.

Thanks for telling me that, I suppose its a good thing that im on a lower dosage of 5MG, versus the maximum 20MG

Im sleeping soundly every night which is a good thing.

Im thinking I should have kept my original post open but at the same time if an employer went on here and seen this, wouldn't
be too good for business but I dont think they would go on this website in the first place. ]

Ill send a friend request if thats possible on here.