Since I have been on my medication I have put on weight. I used to be slim and now I am getting bigger and bigger. How can I stay on the medication with out getting fat?. I am also very unfit now and have no energy to do anything, I used to be very energetic before, what can I do?.
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Q: is it normal to put on alot of weight with my medication and how can i lose the weight
Answers (3)
7/31/09 6:53am
Excersise is healthy of course, but i had that problem, so i finally
asked my doctor to change my meds to a med that wouldnt be a weight
gainer. i explained that a weight gainer would only make me depressed
so , he was good enough to change it, and then the work still continues
mostly with what i eat, and then drink alot of water. i used to have an
ab lounge chair in my home. But it all takes............time!!
7/30/09 6:57pm
I have the same issue. I was a size 4 my entire life and since i started the bipolar meds I've gained 35 lbs and have tried every diet imaginable. I think the problem is due to my energy level. I 'll do anything rather do anything to avoid exercise. What to do!!!
7/31/09 12:40am
i had the same problem.. when i was pregnant i gained 10lbs after my daurghter was born i started taking abilify and gained 30lbs within a few months.. i haven't been on my meds for a while now and im still over weight.. so i guess it is normal to gain weight.. about losing it im still trying to figure that out lol
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