Posted by starlight on February 25, 2003, at 18:19:53
In reply to Re: Weight gain! Dizziness! Help!, posted by napaba on February 24, 2003, at 13:30:54
Have you tried Wellbutrin? I had great results on Wellbutrin until I got manic and they changed my diagnosis from Depression to Bipolar. Now I'm on Trileptal and Lamictal and have had positive results. I had a severe eating disorder in my late teens, early twenties, so I refused to take anything that had weight gain in it's profile of side effects (life is bad enough at times, I couldn't imagine struggling with the weight issue again).
Other things to try are the Atkins Diet and Bikram Style yoga. Bikram yoga is excellent for stimulating the metabolism and well - the Atkins diet is a great way to eat good portions of food (which your body needs) and still lose weight.
Good luck
starlight
> > > Well, unfortunately in my case overweight and underhappy seem to go hand-in-hand. I do believe, however, that my weight issue lies deeper than my depression problem, and the medication has made life so much more bearable! Just out of curiosity, was this coming from someone who is thin???? Millie?????
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> > Yes, I was thin. I gained a few pounds after a very bad accident and had lost most of them. I was a few pounds shy of my normal weight (135) when I went on Effexor. That was 6 months ago. I now weigh 176. This is why I went off the Effexor. All the doctors said it couldn't be the Effexor. I have had more blood drawn and tests run trying to determine what caused such rapid weight gain. (It wasn't what I was eating. I'm pretty health conscious as I used to do part time modeling.) This web site has confirmed what I thought was the problem. I'm now off the medicine with terrible side effects - extreme dizziness and iritability, etc. I think I am even more unhappy now than I was before Effexor. However, noting was stopping the weight gain. Now, I cannot get it back off. I exercise several hours a week, eat like a bird, take diet aids, and still nothing is helping. I really regret the day I went on the stuff.
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> You may not be eating enough to loss weight. Your body may be in starvation mode. (yes, you can be over weight and your body can still think it's starving) Try a low carb diet. I've found you get to eat a lot. I've noticed an improvement in my modes, much more consistant. Try the book "How I Gave Up My Low Fat Diet and Lost Forty Pounds"
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