Posted by ST on March 20, 2002, at 4:28:48
In reply to Sarah, posted by spiroll on March 19, 2002, at 4:50:56
Hi!
Effexor does sometimes make my thoughts race and
I have vivid bizarre dreams that keep me in bed way past the time my alarm goes off. I just don't want to get out of bed. I have to finish the dream..it's so real. Often it is weird, scary stuff I'm dreaming about, too. But for all this mind racing stuff, I'm exhausted most of the time. And no, I haven't gained weight with it. It actually has helped me to lose weight.If you've been eating so few calories for a while, your body has adjusted to that small amount and you will gain weight if you eat what would be a normal amount for your height and weight. Don't mean to scare you!! But you really should consider raising your caloric intake slowly. Like raise it daily by 50 calories for a while. Add 50 extra calories for the next 3 days, then add 50 more for the following few, etc....try to find out what would be the "normal" amount for you to consume and work up to it. If it's good, healthy food, you won't gain weight. How much do you weigh? (if you don't mind...)
Good luck! Let me know what happens!
Sarah
> Thanks so much Sarah, I will keep you posted. I can't believe the support I've gotten here, it's been wonderful. Thanks for the Effexor / Celexa mentions - did Effexor make your thoughts race or give you nightmares? Just curious...did you not gain weight with it at all?
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> I've been told about that starvation mode before - i can't imagine that you'd get so fat from doing that..I have been eating like this for years though - so maybe everyone is right, I guess I ought to start eating.
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> Yesterday my calories were 774, fat was 18, carbs were 119 and protein was 21. I'm 5'6" tall. I really need something to get my self into a more active mode. Antidepressants really seem to drag me down so far...like to a crawl. Effexor didn't do that for you?
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> Well, thanks for responding, i read your post with great interest. :)
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> lisa
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