Posted by missliz on January 29, 2004, at 1:24:45
In reply to Re: IM FAT NOW !!, posted by flyingdreams on January 28, 2004, at 18:41:49
Most neuro psych meds DO cause weight gain- A little for some people, a lot for others. I found pdocs to be very honest and quite distressed by this- but would you rather die?
Unfortunately, the nature of the illness also causes weight gain for many of us; so called "atypical depression" is the most common sort, and the brain craves carbs and sugsr to try and make what it needs to right itself, but it can't. Out spread the hips... There's also a lot of eating out of loneliness, despair, self medication. Very normal human feelings and frustrations.
Excercise will really help- for me tooling around town on a bike reversed a lot of damage, and a fit body will be happy with spinach instead of Cheesy Poofs. The social isolation this illness brings will also make one turn to food; It's more complex than just the drugs. You can fight it- Just make some choices. I took up racing cross country on meds (no evil nueroleptics), was very fit , looked GOOD! Then a pair of knee reconstructions blew it, but I'm starting back. You may not ever be a size 6 again, but so what? I looked better as a hardbody healthy 12, and guys dug it. I'm at the gym 5-6 days a week, makes me feel better, and I'm not the biggest one there either. And exercise will do more to fix your mood than just drugs ever can.Lizzy
"What's best kind of exercise? The one you'll do regularly 'cause you enjoy it." -Covert Bailey
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