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Originally Posted by mgran
I've been keeping track of what I'm eating online, and I'm surprised to find that I'm eating less than I thought. Perhaps there are hidden calories in some of what I'm eating? I'm over fifteen stone (last I checked) and I can't figure out where that weight has come from, if I'm not overeating.
I did overeat when I first went on rispiridone, and relied on takeaways because I was too stressed for a while to go shopping, but now that I'm on quetiapine things have changed. Even so, it's been four or five months now... I'd have thought I'd lose more than a stone.  |
The only thing I can think of is that your metabolism has slowed down...And even though no doc has confirmed that to me, I think that antipsychotics can do that. Also, how you feel affects a lot your digestion, which then affects how nutrients and fats get absorbed etc. Final point that might help - it's not so much about the calories but where you get the calories from and bear in mind that a diet very low in calories also slows down your metabolism.
Maybe see a nutritionist or dietician? And do some sort of exercise you enjoy to boost your metabolism and release some feel-good endorphines?
I hope you're well respecting everything else
