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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.  |
Quetiapine is the same as Seroquel right?
I gained so much weight when i started taking it- and it's very difficult to lose it now - you have to eat smart - like codeWeasel said - what you eat is really important, and exercise - I was able to lose most of it but I still struggle and am not quite where i was - I got my dr to cut my dosage down but it is really the only thing that keeps my mood swings down and it helps my sleep a lot - it's the best mood stabilizer for me.
Try smaller meals more often to keep your metabolism moving and even if you can just walk for 20 minutes a few times a week it will help.