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Friday, August 01, 2008 elizagorm asks

Q: anyone with mental illness tried xenical (a slimming pill) to help loose weight gained by medication

Hi there!

 

I am 25 and have psychosis but my psychiatrist has said i dont have schizophrenia because my personality hasnt changed and i dont have much paranoia but i do sometimes still hear voices and i was hospitalised last august to november however since this i have put on 3 stone with the medication. I dont think I over eat a lot but do enjoy some chocolate after my dinner with a cup of tea. I take amisulpride 400mg twice a day and serequel 200mg twice a day with this medication i gained the weight instantly and now no matter hard i try i still find it hard to get any weight off and im just staying at the same weight. I went to see my G.P today and he has prescribed my xenical (orlistat) which is a weight loss medication and I was wondering had anyone else lost the weight gained by medications with this slimming drug. Id appreciate it if you would leave your comments and advice. Thanks!

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Christina Bruni, Health Guide
8/ 5/08 11:04am

Hello Wendy Gorman,

 

I am sorry, I wasn't on any medications that caused weight gain.

 

Hopefully someone else with experience with Xenical is able to write in.

 

I hope it works for you.

 

Best,

cb

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By elizagorm— Last Modified: 11/16/10, First Published: 08/01/08