Posted by Christ_empowered on August 18, 2011, at 6:27:34
In reply to Ok. Here's more of my story., posted by rjlockhart04-08 on August 17, 2011, at 20:20:11
I'm overweight, too. Its a mixture of taking a tranquilizer (Abilify--it DOES cause weight gain, I don't care what the shrinks say) and depression and social isolation. I'm contemplating a juice fast.
Now, for you, I think you should heed sigi's advice and try to wean off of some of the more mind-numbing medications you're taking. You're taking enough Zyprexa, as I recall, to tranquilize a violent schizophrenic. Add in the high-dose Prozac, and you've got a recipe for being completely numbed, over-tranquilized, and apathetic; this is not conducive to building a good life for yourself.
I used to take high dose Adderall, and I'd occasionally throw in some Rx diet pills I got off the net, plus lots of benzos. I was detoxed at a private facility and treated like crap. Shrinks went around talking about my private information. I looked like hell, and I was burned out and stupid.
What worked for me a severe diet, good skin care, and no drugs. Then I had a psychotic episode and needed drugs (including reasonably dosed benzos from an understanding doctor), so that's been a part of my life for the past 3-4 years now.
I'm telling you my story to tell you this: you can do it without stimulants. Maybe at some point you'll get an amphetamine prescription, I don't know, that's kind of beside the point. The main point is that the first step you should take (I think, anyway) is ditching or at least reducing your intake of your more mind-numbing drugs and focus on building a healthy life for yourself. Ditch your doc, too--like I said before, she sounds like a bully.
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