Last week my doctor put me on an antibiotic for a mild infection. I had no issues while I was on it, but now that I've finished the medication, I suddenly have gained a lot of weight, even though I've been restricting very heavily.

I'm honestly feeling suicidal and too depressed to function because of this. I've done some online research, and it's common to gain weight after taking antibiotics because they mess with your stomach chemistry. I'm scared to death that the extra weight will never come off, and I'll just keep gaining and gaining, and I'm too stressed out to eat at all.

Right now I just want to curl up in a ball and cry all day but I have to go to work and pretend everything is normal. I just can't do this. I'm too fat. Why did this have to happen?!!