I gained 22 lbs I couldn't afford when I first started Lamictal and another 25 when I was on Zyprexa. But I lost all of that weight plus more after I went on Geodon (an antipsychotic that's more weight-neutral than most of the others), without really trying hard.
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DX: Bipolar 1
Anxiety
Tardive dyskinesia
Mild cognitive impairment
RX: Celexa 20 mg
Gabapentin 1200 mg
Geodon 40 mg AM, 60 mg PM
Klonopin 0.5 mg PRN
Lamictal 500 mg
Levothyroxine 125 mcg (rx'd for depression)
Trazodone 150 mg
Zyprexa 7.5 mg
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