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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. 
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Originally Posted by mgran
Thanks, all of you guys...
I guess you're right, some of what I'm eating is junk, when I don't feel up to cooking. I cook for my son, but often don't eat myself. Like today he had a friend around, and I made a pizza for them. My son won't eat fruit anymore, but he'll eat veggies and salad... they ate what I put in front of them, and then some, and there wasn't enough left for me, so I ended up having egg on toast.
I've started walking more since I've been getting better, and would really like to be able to start running again... but I'm not anywhere near that point yet.
Jade,you're right, quetiapine is seroquel. I'm on the slow release stuff, it seems to be helping.
(Even if I am still wide awake at half one am.) For a long time the sleepiness was making it hard for me to excercise, but it's getting better now.
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I'm going to be switching to the slow release stuff when I finish my bottle of the regular. My dr said you have to take it 12 hours before you want to wake up. Is that what you do? How much are you taking - i was down to 100 mg but went back up to 200 bc I can't sleep (sounds like you can't either) when I first started taking it I felt like a zombie.
The food thing is hard - i don't cook at all

and I pretty much despise exercising. but I try to push myself to walk. if you ever get to running let me know - you will definitely inspire me!