i dont think it was your post about height i was referring to. i was referring to posts about weight like people saying focus on weight instead in a thread about height
1 Like
Good, I did not mention anything about your weight in that thread.
As to @InnerCircle and @cigarino getting a bit hostile with each other. Meds DO have an effect on weight gain. It is significantly harder to lose weight on certain meds. I’ve heard people say it was impossible to lose weight on olanzapine such as @Headspark but I have also heard others like @rogueone who have been able to with significant effort. Whether this is because people are all different in their reactions to meds or whether its due to different strategies adopted to lose weight I don’t know. I’m quite sure that @cigarino is not making up his difficulty with gaining weight though.
Anyway, I hope the argument is over and this thread continues on in a civil manner.
1 Like
@InnerCircle has been suspended overnight for continuing that argument and being unnecessarily hostile while I was typing up my response.
1 Like
I feel for you mane. I’ve gained a lot of weight on loxapine, and my rosuvastatin, which is a cholesterol med.
I’m going to try and get a hold of my dumbass doctor this week to get off the statin. She’s in denial that it’s causing weight gain though. It’s super irritating. It’s doing jackshit for my cholesterol.
1 Like
APs caused lots of gain, 170+lb, in 3 ways for me.
- Slows metabolism 2) Increases appetite 3) Worsens negative symptoms which leads to lack of physical activity and lack of will power/motivation to diet
Some meds are better than others. I weighted much less on Abilify, 100lb less, than on Risperidone or Zyprexa.
1 Like
I’ve plateaued on Ozempic now.
It’s so frustrating
2 Likes
yes it is really frustrating and when some people are completely ignorant to this dilemma it is rubbing salt in the wounds. I was always a good figure before started meds, within 3 months of starting AP’s, my weight had gone up loads, its not fair and a major drawback to being on meds that help in other ways
1 Like
you can’t continue a very low diet crash diets are not sustainable long term
1 Like
I get it bro. I have been saying wtf ever since being on aps. And ironically olanzipine was the first one for years. Everyone said the same thing. Just diet and exercise. ■■■■■■■■. When i stopped it and just went nuts in my apartment i lose weight probably eating more and too crazy to work out none. Therein lies the problem though. Too crazy to be productive. We need real solutions like a anti weight ap pill or a metoblism booster or something. This is why i now have no sympathy for people who eat thier way out of shape. They have all the tools at thier disposal. Us on aps work probably harder then most normies yet we see no results. And it just drives me nuts because no one understands the plight. I dont want people to look at me and think i ate myself here.
1 Like
True i’ve plateaued and i barely eat anything. I watch my calories and i eat between 1200 and 1500 a day I’ve never really exercised much. I walk, i do bits around the house I shop.
I used to lose weight on 1200 cals a day but not anymore
Yes the ways in which i would normally react as a human to weight gain does nothing in the face of everyday ap augmentation. If your metabolism drops to zero from aps every piece of food you eat puts you in a caloric surplus. Not being able to burn calories is the same as saying zero metabolism. Where we are getting the daily energy from no idea but its not coming off food.
I agree. Salad doesn’t satisfy. Too much exercise makes my appetite bigger. If I tell myself I’ll start to fast sometimes my appetite goes crazy. We all suffer, don’t we? My life is not demanding though so I don’t want to die.
Simple advice I got is have enough protein to satisfy the cravings. Palm sized is usually good and watch things like white bread and simple carbs. It’s never easy but it’s something that works. I’ve lost 8 kgs but need to lose more and it’s a work in process. I do plenty of exercise but it’s still tough but I enjoy the good things in food.
I’m guilty of saying control food intake. And when I say exercise I just mean walking. If nothing more intense is possible
Controlling food intake may not work for everyone and I KNOW it is not a matter of ‘just’
But it does work for some people
Who are on antipsychotic
People who can still jog on medication are REAL lucky
This does not mean that people should feel guilty if they can’t control food intake
I mean I for starters, since 2016, still have not got it under control.
It just is what it is…
Thank you for sharing your feelings. I don’t judge you or others. It’s a struggle putting up with these aps . They chip away at us in multiple ways.
This topic was automatically closed 14 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.