Cindy - there are a number of different ways to deal with this issue. Quitting medications entirely is probably not the best. Here are some ideas to discuss with the doctor:
Lower dose of medications
Different medications that don’t have the weight-gain side effect as strong
Metformin (an anti-diabetes medication that also helps improve weight loss
Exercise and diet changes
These can all be used together or in part. Many people here already have done one or all of these.
Here are details:
This is good news for anyone suffering from weight gain. Metformin is a very inexpensive (generic) medication that has been around for many decades.
Metformin May Help Combat Antipsychotic-Induced Weight Gain
Despite its modest ability to attenuate weight gain, metformin may be an important addition for patients at risk for weight gain associated with antipsychotics and related consequences.
In a new meta-analysis, researchers have found the drug metformin appears to be the most effective pharmacological option for countering weight gain related to the use of antipsychotic medications.
Metformin is an antihyperglycemic agent that improves glucose tolerance in patients with type 2 diabet…
i gained 30lb. Latter i lost 20lb i gained 3 more pounds and i am at my optimum waight… Before med i was under weight.
I put on weight every month and now my body mass is almost doubling my pre hospitalization weight (I was very thin by that time). I think it is the med that makes me gain a lot of weight. I’m not eating a lot. I don’t think there is much room for dieting. But i dont understand why im still gaining weight fast. Worst of all, I have severe foot pain I cannot stand or walk. If I walk for 30 min, I really feel like I’m walking on an open wound.
I dont want to keep expanding and i wonder if any of u have a suggestions on weight loss plans that work. I need to cut off 60 lbs and i dont think my foot can tolerate exercises to get rid of that amount of fats. Thank you.
I started a very low sugar diet last week, and the weight is flying off, 1.9 kilos (4.18 pound drop)
I keep the carbs up, plenty of oats + brown rice + sweet potato but the sugar close to zero as possible.
The only sugar I have is in (the lactose in the dairy) half a litre of milk a day + low fat yoghurt
One thing I noticed is that I don’t feel hungry.
I think I may be onto something here because antipsychotics interfere with glucose metabolism, and that is why they make you gain weight.
Wondered if anyone has had success or failure with a plan like this.
Don’t eat
Exercise
In the evenings beware of the temptation to eat and comfort eat
I have to get rid of my big belly it is embarrassing
It’s time to get serious about weight loss
People with sz love to eat. I’ve noticed three things about my weight gain (about 40 lbs) over the past 10 years. Yes, the meds make me hungry, especially late at night. And yes, food is a ‘comfort’ to distract from actually having sz. And sometimes I eat as part of habit and timing, regardless if I am hungry.
Over the past two weeks, I’ve dropped about seven pounds with a simple method. I check in with my hunger at each meal period. I am usually not up during breakfast hours (unless I am working), but if I am, I eat sensibly, maybe cereal or eggs with toast. At lunch, I check in again and if I am not starving, I have oatmeal and a piece of fruit. If I do this, I am famished by dinner and h…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Contrave—a combination drug consisting of naltrexone (an opioid receptor antagonist) and bupropion extended-release (an antidepressant and pharmacological smoking-cessation aid) —as a new treatment option for weight loss in people who have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater (obesity) or a BMI of 27 or greater (overweight) with one weight-related condition such as hypertension or type II diabetes.
The effectiveness of Contrave was measured in multiple clinical trials with approximately 4,500 obese and overweight individuals, with and without significant weight-related conditions, who were on a reduced-calorie diet and a physical activ…
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