GETTING FATTER EVERY DAY!!!!
Question:
On Sun, 27 Dec 1998 07:02:19 GMT, january-dre…@home.com wrote: >I need to know why I am getting fatter no matter what I do? It used to >be that I never had to worry about my weight I just stayed slim but now >that I am on medication I have gained 30 pounds and I’m miserable. I am
Research the drugs you take at your local library. Physicians Desk Reference is one book to read. Then you can find out the side effects. Everyone should try to do this before taking any meds.
Response:
I need to know why I am getting fatter no matter what I do? It used to be that I never had to worry about my weight I just stayed slim but now that I am on medication I have gained 30 pounds and I’m miserable. I am caught in a double bind; when i’m off meds I’m slim but have raging ocd but when I’m on meds, my ocd calms down, but I gain weight and also have difficulty in the boudoir, which makes me feel terriable too! Why do i gain weight on medication? Will I ever be slim again without having to starve myself? A very mild dose of Cloimpramine caused me to gain weight 40mgs of Paxil caused me to gain weight and Now Luvox does the same I am terrified that I am going to go up to 200 pounds by the end of the summer. I know I am no good without meds but I can’t stand how fat I am getting and it is severly depressing me. The worst thing is that I know I will losing the weight if I go off the meds cause that’s what happened after I quit Cloimpramine( that was the reason I quit taking it, at the time I didn’t even know I had ocd. I told my doctor a few things he suggested I see a psch which I wouldn’t do and put me on Cloim. Funny that 10 years later I realize that the doctor probaly suspected that I had ocd but didn’t tell me. Any way I’m getting fatter and miserable and I don’t know what to do? Does any one know if the problems in the boudior go away? I t’s embarrassing because I never had any problems with that till I was on meds. Please help me. I’m losing faith
Response:
I wonder why meds make people gain weight.. Im not on meds… took paxil for 3 days made me freak so i quit taking them…. glad i did. anyway.. what if the person takes their meds but exercizes 30 mins 3 times a week and has a good diet.. ( stay away from fatty foods, fried, and sweets.. increase of fruits and veggies) would the person on the meds still gain weight? hmm makes me worry about trying meds again.. I feel bad for the poster.. cause I don’t think gaining weight would be something I’d enjoy. But she wants to feel better… hm there must be some balance. I’d just still take the med and go see your md and ask him/her about it.. I’d never try weight loss drugs either HELL NO! the natural way (eating right( way is the only real way to loose weight.. believe me.. i have realized that. Im not over weight , but I need to tone up.. and I am always looking for the easy way out.. but the bottom like (and I tell myself this every day!) eating right and some form of exercize is THE ONLY WAY….. anyway.. i hope all goes well… I feel for you.. Leslie
