I hate taking my meds my risoerdal has made me gain almost 100 pounds and has given me diabetes i just sometimes wish this life would just stiop. Schizophrenia sucks big time
I’m sorry, man. Wish there was something I could say to cheer you up. The truth is that we need to accept we have it, and live the best we can with it, which is not always easy to do. It’s good to let the anger out, but don’t let it consume you.
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Thanks i just needed to vent alittle bit
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Hang in there @austinsdad - We all know how you feel, take things one day at a time
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Can’t you change your medication? I wouldn’t like being 100 lbs overweight with diabetes.
it’s possibly the only one that works for him.
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my old Pdoc wouldnt change anything i see my new one on the 3rd i am going to ask for a change
Ask your doc about topamax. May make psychosis worse in very rare cases though, But it’s both good for diabetis and weight gain.
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ok i will thanks
I hear ya, I’ve gained about 50 lbs since starting APs. My main one was risperdal too. I am now off of it, on clozaril and latuda. Long way to go to shed the pounds but we can do it. Diet is most important:
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I am feeling you. I gained 60+ pounds since i started taking the AP medicine. I really hate it as well.
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This weight gain sucks. I pretty much doubled in weight - the urge to eat carbohydrates is unbelievable.
But I am trying to come to terms with my size. I don’t beat myself up a bit. I feel bad/guilty when I eat junk food but if I eat healthy I am fairly content with my size. Diets work really slow on folks on APs.
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