I’m overweight, but doing something about it. I have stiff joints thanks to abilify. I have raised blood sugar thanks to abilify, but taking metformin for it.
My stiff joints make me feel a lot older than I am.
So, could be better, could be worse. 
Is anxiety physical or mental? My appetite is shot today. I feel like crAp. Anxious as hell. Well I’m anxious for hell. But I think anxiety feels physical but it’s probably mental.
so how are you doing? why are you taking Abilify? I assume you do want to stop taking it? do you do something about it?
I sleep so long I wake up stiff and sore. I sometimes wonder if it’s the beginning of fibromyalgia.
Haven’t exercised in a week and I feel it but I think I over did it and list interest.
Two words: pregnancy sucks! 
I’m always sick, tired, hungry, moody, or just plain feeling weird. And I just started to notice my stomach looks a bit bigger so there goes my figure. Happy 12 weeks to me
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I appreciate that i can move my body, walk, eat, ride, etc
I think symptoms can express themself physically such as tension , breathing etc
Unfortunately there are things i do not do because of experiences such as dancing (cause get attacked) but i might go back in future but “going anyway” made me feel fragile n afraid and alone and i did not enjoy the dancing because felt i was just trying to survive and do self defence and that they even had weapons etc.
Im taking a break but might go back in the future.
I am not my normal body weight but about 10-15 kg more but only just within normal body mass index i think.
I plan on buying a treadmill so that can be good for physical body if one feels one can not go out etc
I think my physical health seems to be good otherwise.
I have taken blood tests.
I took for stds and iron etc and all good.
My Gp has been really good i think.
He sent me for testing blood etc and referred me to a new pshychiatrist.
I saw a dietician for my weight gain but that was when i was still vegan.
I’m 20 kilograms overweight because of my meds. I exercise daily, I eat ok, I sleep 10 hours.
My body is holding up well but I cannot lose the AP weight no matter what I do.
I am just accepting it now but I hope it doesn’t cause health problems later.
Physically, I’m much stronger than I look, I have been moving heavy stuff for 20 years though, it comes with pain though, 3 torn tendons in my arm, arthritis and hernia LOL
I’m skinny though so I like that, but work hard at staying like that.
Your body fat must be very low.
any weight does go to my stomach, but have the body type that does not bulk up,
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My point.Just today after taking 5mg of Haldol which stopped my voices and even begin to laugh,my blood sugar is raised.Also lost weight I put back on.Metformin is on 500 x 3 a day already,and don’t know what to do.I developed sugar on Risperdal Consta injections 8 years ago,so it was low under Metformin until now.Don’t want to stop Haldol,don’t want terrible voices back.Seems to me the one way you win,on the other loose.
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I could mown and bitch all day long…and still have time to think god for the day!
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I’m wondering if I’m starting to pack on pounds. Went to get a physical for what may be a new job and I weighed about 205. I’m 5’6.
My Haldol gives me stiff joints I take Cogenton and glucosamine it helps but the Cogenton makes me feel weird so I avoid it more than I should. My weight is ok I avoid sugar and over eating. Worst part is joints keep me from exercise.
I’m alright, mostly. Have this weird thing now, my feet hurt out of the blue, don’t know why, but walking helps. It’s when I spend a lot of time sitting or laying down, when I get up it hurts to walk. Very weird.
do you have footwear with good support?
Yes. And it’s not the footwear, I actually feel better when I have shoes on. But at home I’m always barefoot.
I don’t know what it is, I should go to a doctor right? Sick of doctors 
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What your describing was the signs I had when my barefoot days were over, My workboots which are very suppotive are the best for me now, runners my feet get sore right away.
But your right only a Doc could tell ya
Oh man, I love being barefoot 
But yeah, I got these winter footwear, very comfortable to walk around the house. I was thinking this had something to do with the change of seasons/floor being cold and all…
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Yes, was always a barefoot person myself, I do at home still, but probably should not.
I bought inserts for my boots to try them was a guy same age as me getting some, we both had to wait while they got them from the back, he had the same complaints, look down at his feet and he’s wearing flip flops, told him it was time to wake up and throw them out lol
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