More of a confession than anything else!
I put on some weight recently and it really got me upset. I’m a so much bigger than I ever thought I would be! I used to look at my jean size when I was 36 waist and think I was huge. Now I’m 46 waist! And to make matters worse when I sit I’m not even that comfy in 46. I’m hoping my jeans will stretch a little else I’ve wasted £70 on jeans that are still too small They fit perfectly when standing but a little tight when sitting (and I tend to sit a lot).
Has anyone else put on weight on latuda? Its meant to not be a drug that causes weight gain, but since being on it I’ve gone up 3 jeans sizes or so.
Im trying to go for walks as much as possible, and calorie counting has been a huge help. I had no idea what the calorie value of foods were and I still get surprised by things.
Additionally many days I I get very close to going over my calorie budget and I feel like if I couldnt see the numbers written down I probably would go over.
I gained slowly on Latuda but it for me was a lot better. Now that I’m on seroquel I’m not gaining so switching can still help but buy a bike and when you can take a bike ride or buy a steamer and try eating more vegetables and fish
I take Latuda as an AP and mood stabilizer, 120 mg and I do eat more than I would if I were able to not take medicine but it’s not like zyprexa which gave me an insatiable appetite. I eat about 3500 calories a day and weight about 250 lbs but recently gained 20 so I was 230 lbs for ten years. I just decided to eat cookies.
Yes. The sedation is really good for me. I got it primarily for that reason (I actually chose it myself ). I sleep a bit longer than without it but it isnt crazy like quetiapine etc.
I still end up eating a lot more than I should.
I think part of it might just be boredom. When I am busy with things I dont feel the need to eat as much.
I also think doing more exercise will help me feel the need to eat less.
They put me on a blood pressure medicine that made me gain weight fast. It did make me feel good, though. Every time I woke up after a nap or overnight I felt so good and so rested. I had experienced that feeling one time when I wasn’t medicated, but on this med. I experienced that feeling every time I went to sleep and woke up. I wish I could get back on that med, but it made me gain so much weight.
It might not have been the blood pressure medication that made me feel this way. I take so many med’s that I don’t know what they all do, but some med. in my med. tray had this effect on me. If it didn’t cause such weight gain I would try to get back on it, because it made me feel good.
I was between a 8-10 now I reckon I’m 14.
I’m overweight.
I’m on latuda.
I could keep my weight normal on latuda only if I ate tiny amounts as in so little it is not healthy or safe to eat so little.
I hope to start exercising again.
Last time I exercised in January every day it didn’t help me lose weight.
My dietitian I met told me how much I should eat in a day and that made me gain weight.
I have had early menapause but the latuda May play a part in my weight gain too.
I used to have a petite body naturally.
I was a size 4 when I was 18 despite eating whatever I wanted.
I was off medication and at older age between 8-10.
On olanzapine I was about 80 kg I think which is a lot for 159 cm.
I tried going on a lower dose of latuda but everyone said I wasn’t myself and seemed worse so I had to increase it again.
I really liked olanzapine because it was sedating calming but I didn’t like the weight gain.
Apart from weight gain it was probably a good medication for me.
Latuda seems to cause me weight gain too but not quiet as much as olanzapine.
Hopefully I can lose weight again.
My clothes don’t fit.
@Headspark - Im currently on Olanzapine. Im way over weight. Im jealous of you man! I wish i could stop the Olanzapine and lose weight… but my paranoia gets too bad when i’m not on a AP so i’ll most likely continue taking it.
I put on 50 pounds with Latuda but my waist didn’t get that much bigger. I used to wear a 34 but really needed a 32 but now I can still wear some 34 but sometimes I have to get a 36.
@Headspark - Thats scary! Only time I ever hallucinated was back in my high school days when I experimented with different drugs. I’ve never had visual hallucinations while sober.
They fit perfectly when standing but a little tight when sitting (and I tend to sit a lot).
). I sleep a bit longer than without it but it isnt crazy like quetiapine etc.