Is there anyone other here that this happened to him/her also? I weigh myself and I have not lost a pound for two weeks now! This has happened in the past with Risperdal, and that’s why I reduced it, but had a relapse!
As we get older we move less or so I’ve been told… You could increase movement by just making sure you go for a decent walk twice a day or more, or exercise as well as a walk. Will help shift the weight a bit better on the diet.
If you are exercising now. Some weight can be put on as muscles are formed which does add weight but will only happen for awhile. Scales aren’t the most accurate either so best to just weight yourself just once a month.
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Why worry so much about weight? You should worry more about your health and not your looks. Maybe being a bit overweight could be advantageous since it could eliminate shallow people.
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Thanks for your answer, I forgot to say I don’t want to hear any advice, 'cos I know the magic formula - diet and exercising. I just wanted to see if there is anyone that has the same problem, being on a diet and not being able to lose weight. I stopped yesterday, because I was disappointed. And I don’t believe that exercise can make us thinner, because in my case, I had lost about 4 lbs, and one day that I walked I gained them back, probably these were liquids or it was fat that turned into muscles, or both. And a last thing about exercise, apart from the fact that I have a very low mood to do that, and it seems impossible to me most of the times, exercising makes me more hungry, so I only want to be on a diet.
But I am not a bit overweight, I am about 50 lbs overweight…
My weight gains seem to correlate more with stress from responsibilities than just my meds.
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My book I’m reading is an auto-biography by scholar Alan Watts. He talks about all he’s learned and studied in his life…then talks about all he wishes he had studied and learned…and the #1 thing he wished he’d learn is to love his own body. I understand it’s frustrating because not only do these meds cause hunger but also slows you’re metabolism so not much you can do. But yeah.
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I lost 73 lbs while on resperidone. Two weeks is nothing. Lots of people hit plateaus in there weight loss where they are doing the exact same thing and following their diet but they stop losing weight. All you can do is stick to your diet and your weight loss will kick back in and you’ll start losing again.Whoops, sorry! You said you didn’t want any advice.
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Body & Mind
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Do meds cause weight gain? Im a bit of a health nut and I cant understand how a tablet can cause weight gain. Anyways keep at your weight loss plan rose. Regardless of results your on the right path and thats better then being on the wrong path. Keep at it!!! I believe you will do it 
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@keepsimple I don’t have more stress than I used to have!
@turningthepage it has not to do with loving my body, but I want to get respected more on the street and to have a relationship.
@77nick77 it’s ok, I would like that kind of information. But plateaus are hit in the middle of the diet, not in the start. I know that now that I have stopped the diet, I 'll gain weight. It has happened to me before. It’s the meds.
@animalchin I’m tired of these diets, I don’t believe in any of these…
@brucewillis it isn’t the pill that causes weight gain itself, it just slows up metabolism and causes hunger.
Take care you all and thanks for answering.
I was 70 lbs. overweight, but I’ve lost about 20 lbs. now. I found that sneaking up on the exercise is what works for me. I’ve gotten to where I do quite a bit of walking. If I miss a day I don’t punish myself for it. I just resolve not to miss the next day. I don’t really diet, but I have cut out some of my worst eating habits. I’ve cut way back on sugar, though I have cut loose and eaten a large dose of sugar before. I just resolved to cut back on sugar later - to skip desert at supper, etc. If you get a hungry feeling from exercise tell yourself that is your body losing weight. The psychology of losing weight is the hardest thing about it. Try to distract yourself when you get down.
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As I said, everytime I exercise, not only I don’t lose weight, but I gain more and I am hungry afterwards and eat and gain even more. Maybe that’s for the first month, but I can’t wait for a month to become 10lbs more and then to start and lose…I also don’t have a motivation, I am very depressed.
Maybe if you found something you enjoy doing, to distract yourself from feeling miserable when you diet and exercise. Have you tried Richard Simmons videos?
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My problem was that I couldn’t lose weight even on a diet. Even if I exercise, the same thing will happen, at least for the first month I will put on more weight. I don’t want to exercise. When I was on Risperdal 7mg only, I could lose weight without any problems. Now that I added Haloperidol, and another drug I can’t.
Haldol is a tough problem. I was totally demoralized when I was on it. You have my sympathy.
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You should only be on one med. I am only on risperidone 3MG. You should try to deal with no more than 4 MGs of it. Try it.
There is no cure, so just deal with some telepathy and mind control. Become stronger.
Daimon, I don’t want to have a relapse. I want to increase Haloperidol, not quit it.
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