Today just walking by the fridge, thanks invega. Lolol
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I can’t lose weight on Invega Sustenna.
It’s working this is horrible I gained 40 pounds in 9 months, Lord sounds like I’m having a baby lolol 
I gained 160lb since being on meds. 60lb on Abilify then another 100lb on risperidone 6mg.
But what are we supposed to do, just take the weight gain cause the meds work, right
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Probably find a better med with less weight gain and force ourselves to eat less, more healthy and to exercise. I failed at both lol I am stuck with Risperidone for now. My Dr gave me the option to try Clozapine. No thanks, it causes much more weight gain. Maybe Vraylar when it becomes available here.
Did you try Geodon/Ziprasidone? Its one ap that causes low weight gain.
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She wanted to put me on abilify but I’m to scared to change
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I was almost 100lb less on Abilify than now on risperidone. What meds are you on?
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I was 140 pounds and healthy back in the high school days. Now i’m 227 pounds and way overweight. At least my blood pressure is good still
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Invega trazodone and Xanax
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I can lose weight on Geodon. Thank god I’m back on it, so I can lose what I gained from Caplyta.
I heard Vraylar can cause weight gain, too, but I don’t know how bad it is, compared to others.
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That causes much more weight gain than Abilify according to studies. Maybe try Abilify?
Is it easy to just swap after being on an ap for a year. They are both second gen. Aps
Your Dr should know better but I don’t see a problem in switching from Invega to Abilify. I read that Abilify is slightly less effective but it may be dose dependant. Abilify was ok for my positive symptoms but I stopped it after 8yrs due to a rare side effect. I think Clozapine is the hardest med to comeoff as it has the worst withdrawals.
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Lol dw thats just 40 pounds of workout fuel 
If the meds didn’t sedate me so much
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I just read it causes less weight gain than Abilify but more than Geodon.
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I gained 100 lbs on Seroquel, have lost 28 lbs since I started clozapine but it’s so hard, I’m always craving sweets and find it hard to get out of bed to exercise. How come I never crave celery or cabbage?!?
I hear ya. I can sit and eat two hamburgers I could usually only eat half of one ugh.
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