Posted by akc on October 13, 2001, at 17:41:59
In reply to Comfort Food, posted by NikkiT2 on October 13, 2001, at 15:30:08
Nikki,
The easy answer would seem to be to switch meds -- if only it really was so easy. I gained a lot of weight, myself, on Zyprexa. My pdoc took me off it -- and until recently, we never really found anything that worked as well for my distorted thinking.
This past summer I wanted off the lithium because it was causing some weight gain and pimples (at 36, I am really tired of having so many). So we switched me to topomax -- I was so happy. Switching to a drug where weight LOSS is a side effect. Well, I went into a tail-spin.
So where am I now? Back on lithium, but also taking topomax. An effective combination for me. Craving carbs again. Guessing it is the lithium.
I share all this, because I have come to a point where I realize that I have a choice on this food stuff -- I am going to have to work on it while taking the meds. Right this moment, my mood is as stable as it has ever been -- and with as many triggers as possible going on, some very, very heaving ones at that. So I don't want to switch my meds -- but like you, I'm tired of how my body looks.
My therapist is also a nurse and understands a lot about the whole nutrition end of things -- and is willing to work with me on this -- when I am willing to work with her. Some days I don't think she totally understands the cravings. I just HAVE to have something sometimes.
I've read on here people who have gained weight and who have seemed to do it right. But I know that at this point that is not me. So until I start doing it "right" -- eating properly and exercising, I am not ready to go to my pdoc and say to her that we have to look at my meds again -- not when they are working so well.
So, after this long, rambling talk, I guess my point is this -- are you pleased with the meds you are on? If so, then maybe you and I can work together on hanging in through the carb cravings, getting up and doing that exercise thing, and so forth. What do you think?
akc
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