Do any of you have Bipolar or Depression?
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few instances i do get depressed its part of life - medication is a 10km run under 60 mins - i feel good0
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I've been on Citalopram for the past 5 weeks and have experienced the same hunger type feeling as Milica above, hence why I'm back on here. I've gained 9lbs in a very short space of time and need to start doing something about it, although the depression doesn't help because I can't seem to get motivated to do anything. Hopefully logging back on here today is the first step.0
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few instances i do get depressed its part of life - medication is a 10km run under 60 mins - i feel good
well that was an entirely useless post. might have been relevant if OP was asking for some sort of metaphorical answer that does nothing to actually address the main point.
OP: i was briefly on prozac when i was a teenager, i didn't like how it numbed me. i wasn't trying to lose weight back then, but if i had been, i probably would have given up. i had no gumption.
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I've been depressed since childhood, 41 now. I've recently been on Fluoxetine (Prozac) 40mg a day, but they made me hungry all of the time, they affected my sleep and short-term memory and they destroyed my libido - although being single and celibate for two and a half years, I really should start back on them to dull the unrealistic urges!!! That, and the fact that I'm really depressed again.1
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I was on prozac as well a few years ago. I took myself off it suddenly (which you're not really meant to do) because I did not like the feeling of nothingness... I felt that it wasn't really better than the depression. I don't remember it affecting my weight particularly, but I was overweight anyway.
Things are getting better now though, I have bouts of depression but I do not take medication as I don't want to be dependent on it. I try to ride with my low moods and because it is not very severe they usually pass. Whether or not I would be diagnosed with clinical depression again I don't know, I'm probably borderline in that I can cope without medication, but I am not planning to find out.0 -
I was on prozac as well a few years ago. I took myself off it suddenly (which you're not really meant to do) because I did not like the feeling of nothingness... I felt that it wasn't really better than the depression.
Yes, you put it better than I did. I stopped suddenly as well as I couldn't tell if the tablets were working or not, or even contributing to my depression further!
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Bipolar Type 2 here.
Prescription-wise, I'm taking Depakote 1,500mg a day, Wellbutrin 300mg a day, and Propranolol 80mg a day. I also take a prenatal vitamin in the morning as a multivitamin.
I was diagnosed at 17 by my therapist(who was fired from her job quite a few years back, or so I have heard). I'm almost 27 now(this month, the 24th), and I still have my up's and downs. I've been in a funk right now(or so to speak), and I have been quite neglecting my personal stuff.
I had no problem with the Wellbutrin when I was first put on it. Same with the Propranolol. I have been great with the Depakote since when I first was put on it back when I was a teen. I got taken off it and had been experimenting with different mood stabilizers, and have finally fallen back on Depakote. I think though, that if Depakote doesn't do it this time for good, then my shrink will want to put me back on Lithium and give it another go.
Anyone can add me. I'm always up for new friends.0 -
I've been on citalopram for about a month, before that I lost a lot of weight. Appetite is nearly back to normal but I haven't started gaining weight back yet. This is actually the first time admitting I'm depressed out side my doc and one friend. I too felt worse after starting the medication but it's slowly getting better. Don't know if it's natural up and down or if the medication is having an effect. I'm doing running and martial arts to help as well.0
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Does anyone have Bipolar?0
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Escitalopram. It hasn't really changed any thing about how I eat but it does let me go to the gym more.0
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I was on prozac as well a few years ago. I took myself off it suddenly (which you're not really meant to do) because I did not like the feeling of nothingness... I felt that it wasn't really better than the depression. I don't remember it affecting my weight particularly, but I was overweight anyway.
Things are getting better now though, I have bouts of depression but I do not take medication as I don't want to be dependent on it. I try to ride with my low moods and because it is not very severe they usually pass. Whether or not I would be diagnosed with clinical depression again I don't know, I'm probably borderline in that I can cope without medication, but I am not planning to find out.
I did the same exact thing by taking myself off of it and I can cope with the lows for now. I know that if I get to a certain point I would feel it and have to go back on some type of meds. I lost a lot of weight before I was diagnosed though, I was told not to lose anymore and looked pretty sick. I had quiet a few 600 or less calorie days because I was too depressed to even make food let alone eat it. The Prozac didn't help with having an appetite and it wasn't until I was off it for a while that I gained back weight.
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I have depression and am on Sertraline (Zoloft). I don't experience any increased hunger on it but I'm pretty sure I did when I was on Prozac (hard to remember since it was 3 years and many meds ago!). Citalopram and mirtazapine were both fine for hunger as well I think.0
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I was on prozac as well a few years ago. I took myself off it suddenly (which you're not really meant to do) because I did not like the feeling of nothingness... I felt that it wasn't really better than the depression. I don't remember it affecting my weight particularly, but I was overweight anyway.
Things are getting better now though, I have bouts of depression but I do not take medication as I don't want to be dependent on it. I try to ride with my low moods and because it is not very severe they usually pass. Whether or not I would be diagnosed with clinical depression again I don't know, I'm probably borderline in that I can cope without medication, but I am not planning to find out.
I quit mirtazapine cold turkey and it was HELL. Prozac is usually fine to quit as it has such a long half life though. Wouldn't really recommend quitting any meds cold turkey though.
Also, there's nothing wrong with being dependent on medication. Diabetics are dependent on insulin to cope with their condition, we can be dependent on ADs to cope with ours.
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few instances i do get depressed its part of life - medication is a 10km run under 60 mins - i feel good
well that was an entirely useless post. might have been relevant if OP was asking for some sort of metaphorical answer that does nothing to actually address the main point.
OP: i was briefly on prozac when i was a teenager, i didn't like how it numbed me. i wasn't trying to lose weight back then, but if i had been, i probably would have given up. i had no gumption.
How is your post any more useful than the other? OP should talk to a doctor about medication for bipolar disorder and depression. There are many different types of depression.
madhu addressed two of her questions in the OP:
Do any of you have Bipolar or Depression? few instances i do get depressed its part of life
What medications are you on? medication is a 10km run under 60 mins0 -
_incogNEATo_ wrote: »
How is your post any more useful than the other? OP should talk to a doctor about medication for bipolar disorder and depression. There are many different types of depression.
madhu addressed two of her questions in the OP:
Do any of you have Bipolar or Depression? few instances i do get depressed its part of life
What medications are you on? medication is a 10km run under 60 mins
Because she was asking about medications (most likely antidepressants) and how they affected people's weights. madhu isn't on any.
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dietcoke281 wrote: »_incogNEATo_ wrote: »
How is your post any more useful than the other? OP should talk to a doctor about medication for bipolar disorder and depression. There are many different types of depression.
madhu addressed two of her questions in the OP:
Do any of you have Bipolar or Depression? few instances i do get depressed its part of life
What medications are you on? medication is a 10km run under 60 mins
Because she was asking about medications (most likely antidepressants) and how they affected people's weights. madhu isn't on any.
Exercising is a form of medication for depression. So if she wants to be a little more specific in her post, then we can all be sure that she's referring to antidepressants. Until then, madhu has a great medication for depression and was right to share.0 -
_incogNEATo_ wrote: »dietcoke281 wrote: »_incogNEATo_ wrote: »
How is your post any more useful than the other? OP should talk to a doctor about medication for bipolar disorder and depression. There are many different types of depression.
madhu addressed two of her questions in the OP:
Do any of you have Bipolar or Depression? few instances i do get depressed its part of life
What medications are you on? medication is a 10km run under 60 mins
Because she was asking about medications (most likely antidepressants) and how they affected people's weights. madhu isn't on any.
Exercising is a form of medication for depression. So if she wants to be a little more specific in her post, then we can all be sure that she's referring to antidepressants. Until then, madhu has a great medication for depression and was right to share.
No it's not. It can be a form of therapy but not medication.0 -
few instances i do get depressed its part of life - medication is a 10km run under 60 mins - i feel good
I can fully understand why someone who has not experienced a true medical depression would not know the difference beewteen occasional sadness (feeling depressed) and depression. Having experienced both I can say there is a difference in how they effect you and how you can deal with them.0 -
few instances i do get depressed its part of life - medication is a 10km run under 60 mins - i feel good
Please, and with due respect, "getting depressed" and "having depression" are two entirely, entirely, entirely different things. You can be 'depressed' about something- a life event, someone dying, etc. Depression (clinical) is a medical condition. And you can't outrun it, no matter how far you run in an hour.
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few instances i do get depressed its part of life - medication is a 10km run under 60 mins - i feel good
I can fully understand why someone who has not experienced a true medical depression would not know the difference beewteen occasional sadness (feeling depressed) and depression. Having experienced both I can say there is a difference in how they effect you and how you can deal with them.
When I am just feeling down and bummed out, exercise can help me to fight through it. When I'm in full blown self harming, can't get out of bed, and don't see any way out of what I'm feeling...exercise isn't even an option. I'm just fighting for each minute and running outside won't do *kitten* for me.
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one of the side effects of most SSRIs and anti-psychs is gaining weight, and theyre the most common treatments for bipolar, though i think wellbutrin has been great for a lot of people and doesnt have weight gain as a side effect.
with clinical depression, bipolar and other affective disorders you do need meds to manage them most of the time, but things that help you vent and express emotion, good sleep hygiene and a healthy life style in general do help and make it possible to even manage some affective dissorders without medication
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Personally, I find a combination of things help (but I have *Bi*polar, not just depression). Working out, having fish oil supplements, meeting up with a friend twice a week, sitting in the sun, eating well, writing about everything that is bothering me in extreme detail, venting, listening to angry/sad music, finding stuff to laugh at and getting enough sleep makes me a lot less depressed. I am wondering how much this stuff would have helped before I got on the right medications?0
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yes. diagnosed with both along with a dose of anxiety in 2008. but probably had it for years and years, undiagnosed. things just "came to a head" then. tried so many meds I can't even remember. finally I said not more bipolar meds cuz I was a zombie so I said no more ..., I'll live with the malady. It actually was better w/out the meds so maybe it was that the depression/anxiety combo was worse than they thought. I was on Lexapro and Cymbaltra long-term and gained a lot of weight. Had it with that too. Have been on Wellbutrin for a couple years now and that did the trick. Feel 500% better and along with lchf diet have been able to lose it all and then some. Was also diagnosed with insulin resistance, so that's why that food plan. I feel like a different person. I hope you find the plan for yourself as well. It can be life changing. Especially when you are young. I hate to see you have to wait til you're my age, like I did.0
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Personally, I find a combination of things help (but I have *Bi*polar, not just depression). Working out, having fish oil supplements, meeting up with a friend twice a week, sitting in the sun, eating well, writing about everything that is bothering me in extreme detail, venting, listening to angry/sad music, finding stuff to laugh at and getting enough sleep makes me a lot less depressed. I am wondering how much this stuff would have helped before I got on the right medications?
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I have depression, anxiety and multiple personality disorder and OCD. I have taken Citalopram, Prozac, Lexapro and now on Effexor. I gained weight with every single one of them. Currently my depression is under control, however with the multiple personality disorder and OCD it makes losing weight or even making a lifestyle change EXTREMELY difficult. There are days where I am good to go, but as soon as anything stressful occurs in my life this sets off my MPD and OCD. I become a completely different person, and when I try to get back to eating healthy and exercising I obsess about it to the point where that stresses me out. Then I just give up because I am completely overwhelmed.
I am trying something new to me, today I start my first appointment back in therapy and I am hoping to use this to help me become healthier. I have tried MFP numerous times, Beachbody's 21 Day fix a few times (successful until stress), gym memberships and even thought about diet pills. I am hoping I can learn new tools and tips to help me win this battle.
I do have to say that there are different severities of depression. About 10-15 years ago my depression was manageable. I was able to keep it at bay by running and music therapy for a short time. But it was inevitable that I could not do that forever and I needed to get myself some help.0 -
i'm bipolar and on
seroquel
topamax (to combat the massive weight gain from seroquel)
brintellix
hydroxyzine
have about 42 lbs left to lose and it's a big struggle. i guess my "story" is that i wasn't diagnosed until i was 31 years old and in the midst of a pregnancy that didnt' end well (along with 3 other miscarriages and i ended up with a hysterectomy at age 42) just started meds a year ago and the weight has piled on. i hate feeling so heavy and wish i could get back to my pre-pregancy weight. the last time i was pregnant, i was 42 and only weighed 124. so now here i am at age 44 and i have a LONG way to go. my mental state is a 180 from where i was a year ago, so although i am carrying alot of weight, at least i am healthy mentally.0 -
few instances i do get depressed its part of life - medication is a 10km run under 60 mins - i feel good
a few instances of getting depressed is a part of life, however, mental illness is COMPLETELY different. please do not compare. and by the way, running is NOT medication for a mentally ill person.
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Personally, I find a combination of things help (but I have *Bi*polar, not just depression). Working out, having fish oil supplements, meeting up with a friend twice a week, sitting in the sun, eating well, writing about everything that is bothering me in extreme detail, venting, listening to angry/sad music, finding stuff to laugh at and getting enough sleep makes me a lot less depressed. I am wondering how much this stuff would have helped before I got on the right medications?
i use sun therapy...open shades every morning and *must* spend time in the sun every day or at the very least turn on all lights in the house if it's raining. light therapy helps me to get out of bed on a depression day. i have to force myself to get out with friends because i tend toward hibernation. i am in therapy once per week and couldn't make it w/o her. i take sleeping pills and have to sleep at least 9 hours per night or i cannot function. if i sleep less, i will start toward mania and can easily go 4-5 days with no sleep. it's a very slippery slope. i also have to watch alcohol intake. by the way, none of these things work w/o my meds. i am completely and totally dependent on them and i am fine with it. i have an alarm on my phone, 6:00 p.m. every.single.day.of.my.life. my life and the life of my husband, parents and children depend upon my taking them.
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mikeshockley wrote: »few instances i do get depressed its part of life - medication is a 10km run under 60 mins - i feel good
Please, and with due respect, "getting depressed" and "having depression" are two entirely, entirely, entirely different things. You can be 'depressed' about something- a life event, someone dying, etc. Depression (clinical) is a medical condition. And you can't outrun it, no matter how far you run in an hour.
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dietcoke281 wrote: »
Also, there's nothing wrong with being dependent on medication. Diabetics are dependent on insulin to cope with their condition, we can be dependent on ADs to cope with ours.
i completely and totally agree with this, although it took me literally about 13+ years to come to that conclusion. if i had cancer, i would gladly accept drugs and meds. if i had a broken arm, i would take a cast and pain meds. so it's true of having a mental illness. meds are there for us to take. i cannot believe the difference in my life before and after. it is the difference between my husband coming home from work and finding me crying in the shower and him coming home and finding me cooking dinner. i KNOW i am dependent upon meds, but that's ok. i am at peace with that. i am thankful they are available, i'm thankful i have the financial means by which to purchase them, because some of them can be very expensive.
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