I was very thin before med. It doubled my weight within a few months.
I too was fit and thin before. Two meds made me gain 70lbs over 6-8 months (canāt remember exactly). From fall to springtime I blew up.
I gain about 10 lbs over the winter then loose it in the summer, itās a constant battle. Summer Iām more active and can keep busy, so donāt think about food as much
Iām on zyprexa and have gained about ten pounds, Iām on a fairly low dose right now though and Iām naturally thin so any added weight is a plus!
Iāve been on a myriad of antipsychotics, but Zyprexa and Seroquel did the most damage. I gained 35kg.
When I was hospitalised (7 yrs ago for 2 months) I put on about 7 kilos, I ate constantly and craved everything unhealthy. I lost all that weight long time ago. I believe that was the hospital environment: boredom, unpredictability, and eating my fear away, which made me put on weight then. For sure high doses of meds contributed to that too. I have been on a very low dose since the dischargeā¦
My story is I was slightly overweight 177 in high school. Then I graduated 2012 and started taking care of myself and dropped to my perfect goal weight of 150 in 2013. I stayed around 150-160 until 2015 where I was dragged to the psych ward. They were abusive and forced me on seroquel (Iām not even schizophrenic or bipolar) I gained 37 pounds in three months putting me in the obese category. Then I couldnāt lose and kept gaining after quitting seroquel and went all the way up to 222 by mid-2016. (59 pounds total) I started watching what I eat and lost 44 pounds in 5 months. I am now 177 but donāt feel any better about my body than I did at 222. I feel my weight loss has stalled. I just want to be my normal weight and I will never trust a doctor again.
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@Angela11, if you donāt have schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, why did you come to this forum? It is okay to have this disease. It doesnāt make you any less of a person. Itās just a disease, no different than having diabetes or a heart murmur.
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Iām aggravated because the psych wards keeping telling me I do have schizophrenia. Iām just trying to tell the world ā ā ā ā THEM. I DO GOT NO ā ā ā ā ā ā ā CRAZY PSYCH DISORDER.
I lost 10 - 15 lbs just from being off my medās part of this week. Iām gaining it back, though.
sounds like denial
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Noā¦ Thereās no way I have this problem. They were a bunch of know nothing people who diagnose everyone who comes in their doors with schizophrenia. I do not have this disease, nor do I respect any of the people I met in the psych ward. Theyāve tried to diagnose me twice with schizophrenia. Iām just letting the world know I donāt have āschizophreniaā and I donāt appreciate the degradation of any person.
i gained 40 lbs. but i used to be anorexic so iām slightly overweight nowā¦ it would be nice to be able to fit in old clothes.
Donāt worry raen, it comes with the meds. I gained like 100 pounds in my first year of treatment. I was on Haldol.
Well, @Angela11, this forum is for people who do have schizophrenia or a closely related disorder. If you are sure you donāt have it, and you just want to keep insulting those of us who do, I will have no choice but to ban you from the forum. Is that what you want me to do?
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I was gaining 10 lbs a month on risperdal so I wouldāve gained a lot more than 30 had I stayed on it
Sounds like you have a lot of stigma towards the disorder. You act like itās a dirty condition. Thatās an attitude that will get you nowhere, ill or not. Just because someone has mental illness doesnāt mean they donāt deserve respect.
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How did I insult people that have schizophrenia? I was talking about myself the whole time. I called schizophrenia crazy because it is a very complicated disorder. Iām here to discuss my experiences and learn what people feel whether they have disorder or not.
My biggest pet peeve is when I just state my opinion and someone turns it around on me and says I am being disrespectful.
All I said was I DONT HAVE IT. And I want the stigma of me being āschizophrenicā cleared off my rep.
Meant donāt* just clearing that up I hate grammar mistakes.
All I said was I donāt have it and I donāt want to be poster boy for the conditionā¦ Carry on.