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Originally Posted by Sunshiney87
I have bipolar type 2. I recently decided to stop taking all my medications cold turkey. My psychiatrist and psychologist do not know this yet. However I weighed myself for the first time and discovered that I gained approximately 15 or more pounds since I started taking the meds. Aside from the not so great side effects such as nausea - I do NOT like the weight gain part. I've never obsessed over my weight but exercise weekly and eat clean (most of the time) I guess I am a little vain and think appearance/weight is more important than stabalizing my moods. However being off the medications I have realized how unstable I really am. Last week I personally felt very good aside from having anxiety but now I'm in a deep depression and want to commit suicide. I feel bad that I put my husband through all of this but I seriously cannot help it.I've already been hospitalized several weeks ago because I was suicidal but felt like it didn't help much. So over being bipolar, it's mentally killing me.
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You should go to Dr ASAP or talk with your husband, but it sounds like you do already. As far as weight gain I suffered from that. I was on ability 20 mg Wellbutrin 450 mg and for anxiety I was taking Seroquel for anxiety 25mg sometimes twice a day (which did nothing for anxiety but I kept taking hoping it would eventually work. I was 24 when I was on all of them. I gained 45lbs in about 7 months. I got stretch marks, so red and bright it looked like wolverine or freddy Kruger attacked my stomach. It made me mad to no end since I am a guy. Once I stopped the medicne I worked my butt off and ate healthy and I lost it all. It was so hard but seeing stretch marks is even harder to deal with. I still have them slightly very faint, not red anymore of course. I refuse to ever go on those anti psychotic meds ever again. I am on Lamictal and Wellbutrin now and klonopin as needed. it is a blessing since it works pretty good for me. I keel active so I haven't gained any weight.