I’ve only had one doc that agreed with talking therapy instead of meds as I have real adverse affects and my disordered thought never really got better on the cocktail I was given , thank fully now im on a low dose of something that seems to work , I wish u all the best and good for you on stating concerns with your doctor , its all to easy for a script to be written without input from the patient
Condolences mate. Are there any steps you can take from your end to help? Light exercise or tweaking your diet a bit? Could you use an exercise buddy on a fitness site to help with some motivation?
I had to let go of my weight set when we downsized, but I did buy a good set of resistance bands. You can really crank a lot of simulated weight with those. I think my next thing will be a door frame chin-up bar. I’m trying to work strength training into the daily regimen, as much as is safe for me. Found a good free resistance band app for my phone. Maybe something to try? You can do curls and chest exercises in front of Netflix.
Can’t your gp talk with your pdr about liver issues? My liver specialist communicated with my pdr about changing my meds. They changed my meds but my liver enzymes and fatty liver didn’t improve. You can always change your pdr too.
thats what happen to me when i was on risperdal it turned me into a diabetic, liver problem. so had to switch to geodon i had to work hard to bring back down, you can do it. good luck.
Have you tried Latuda? I’ve heard it’s not as strong as some APs but it’s worked okay for me. It hasn’t caused any weight gain with me. In fact, I’ve actually lost some weight. My A1C has been good for a while now. I am diabetic but it runs in my family so not much i can do about that though.
I always feel bad when i see people having issues with their pdoc. I’m spoiled by mine. He’s very nice and listens. He didn’t want to change my Invega at first, but I quit it and now he listens to what I say. I was right about needing to change and have been compliant ever since so he believes all I say.