Going to confront my psychiatrist

I am going to see her next week.
I’m going to tell her that I no longer want to be on Depakote.

I may also ask her for a different AP with less weight gaining properties than Risperdal.

I have to lose weight, it’s a matter of life or death for me.

Basically my liver is shot and I suffer from high blood pressure, high triglycerides and diabetes.

I may also have a liver tumor.

These meds are finally going to kill me.

So sick of this.

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Wishing you luck, @Wave :sunflower:

Just curious: how long have you been on your current combo of meds?

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Good luck out there.

Be assertive and hold your ground,

You can do it.

It’s your health, not hers.

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Good for you for being a advocate for yourself. My pcdoc won’t listen to me, he’s kinda a ass.

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More than 10 years @Schztuna

Thanks @Schztuna @GoldenRex @Natron

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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

All the best op !!!

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Good idea. Just be careful how you say it to the pdoc. Explain your conditions and why you need to change meds in a calm, rational manner. Good luck!

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Yes thanks @Songbird @LilyoftheValley

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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?

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I’m seeing this one doctor who specializes in nutrition.
She is placing me on an anti inflammatory low carb diet.

I’m also walking more so hopefully there will be improvements in my health.

Taking things day by day.

Thanks @shutterbug

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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. :smiley:

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Sounds good @shutterbug
Good luck with everything.
I may slowly introduce some weight training with these dumbbells I own.

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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.

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Yes this is a possibility but I think she’ll agree with me.
She’s reasonable.

Thanks @Aziz

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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.

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Thanks @oe1489 1544

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.

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First I’ll come off the Depakote then I’ll consider switching APs.
She may not want to make a lot of medication changes at once.

Yes she has mentioned Latuda to me before but we are concerned that it may cause anxiety in me.

But I may consider it, thanks @disciple

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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.

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Yes thanks @anon4362788
Glad you are on track with your pdoc.

I get along with my pdoc but because I’ve been stable on my meds she may be reluctant to switch but I think she’ll understand.

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