Posted by iris2 on December 18, 2004, at 13:51:02
In reply to Re: Bipolar meds and Salmon Capsules, posted by stresser on December 18, 2004, at 11:03:07
>I refuse to take anything that will make me gain weight, that's just off the table for me.
If you are depressed and want help than if a medication really helps a lot and you gain a little weight from it the tradeoff is well worth it. Is your weight more important to you than your mental health? No one wants to gain weight from taking a medication but if you are unwilling to get help for your depression because you might gain a little weight in the process than I think you are not just depressed. Imagine if you had a physical illness and say in your leg and had trouble walking. If you could take a medication that would alleviate the pain and enable you to walk better but it made you gain some weight would you not take it because it made you gain weight? It would make no sense would it? No one would say I would rather be a cripple and in pain and be thin than be pain free and be able to walk. Why do you think depression, as an illness is any different? Of course in this instance I would not be happy to gain the weight either but I would rather be able to walk just as I would rather not be mentally ill.
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