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Originally Posted by hamster-bamster
[*]you have a narrow waistline
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I've gained a lot of weight due to medications, but have to say that I've gained more when un-medicated. Very, very long periods of atypical depression (sleeping too much, eating everything in sight, not leaving the house, zero exercise etc) packed on the pounds. If I hadn't have gone back on the meds I'm pretty sure I would have ended up dying from some obesity related illness by the time I hit middle age.
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[*]you can fall asleep and stay asleep throughout the night on your own, unassisted
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Apart from those long periods of depression, I can't sleep without sleep medication - even when Im not on any psych meds. It's just part of the bipolar for me.
The thing I envy about un-medicated people is their ability to do that! When I'm not on medication I am a mess & can't function at all.