Posted by yxibow on August 3, 2006, at 0:16:28
In reply to Re: My theory on weight gain from meds, posted by Phillipa on August 2, 2006, at 22:17:58
> I know this may sound strange. But I read that you lose more weight the more you sleep. Wierd? Love Phillipa
I don't know, I've gained weight and lost weight and I'm still sleepy, with Seroquel. Basically since my weight is pared down now I have to both severely cut my diet and excercise at the same time.
I lost weight on my vacation and it ended up causing a pseudo-anorectic stage where I lost 10 lbs because I wasn't eating like I normally eat at home. I think that contributed to my more recent breakthrough depression. But as soon as I returned to my normal patterns, the hunger pangs fell away, and I've gained a few.
Seroquel in and of itself, though not like Zyprexa, causes weight gain through lipid changes. But it also causes late night eating, so I'd say its 50/50 on that one, at least for me, since the massive amount of weight I lost through my initial 9 months or so of excercise also dropped my cholesterol way down.
Excercise does work, but we're talking intense treadmill usage and some minor muscle building (not in the excessive category), which substitutes for the fat, and muscle is more dense. Of course I'm just readjusting back to my routine now -- if you stop it, it's hard to start again.
Ah, the wish of the metabolism of 18 again. :)
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