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+Fight+The+Illness+ · Jan 21, 2012, 01:33 PM

Greetings Sweet-Hearted and Gentle-People,

We all know that one of the most common side effects of psych meds is weight gain/loss. I've been taking Zoloft and Lamictal for quite some time and they've been doing pretty well. It's a strange cycle in a sense: I basically never have an appetite, but my meds make me gain weight; but I don't really gain the weight b/c I'm not really eating anything. I also take B12 to help with my metabolism and energy.

A little while ago, I was prescribed Ambien and Trazodone for Insomnia. I was also given the Trazodone to help with my anxiety as well, but my pdoc said that I should take it every other day just to keep it in my system b/c it can also be used as a sedative (which is one of the reasons I'm on it).

I've been noticing for the past few weeks that I'm basically never eating and that I'm dropping a lot of weight. I basically have to shove a granola bar down my throat just so that I can take my meds. I'm basically never hungry anymore. I'll eat a granola bar in the morning so that I can take my meds, but that's about it. I get hunger pains, but I'm not actually hungry.

But I'm beginning to notice that my collarbone is much more prominent than it used to be and that I can start seeing the outline of my sternum. My arms and face seem to be getting thinner as well and I'm now borderline on being underweight according to the BMI scale.

I can't get to my pdoc right now b/c I don't have a car and I go to school away from home. What should I do?