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Originally Posted by raf_edd
Hey guys I was a pretty skinny kid from my childhood to my teens years, sport was a part of my life. But after my first crisis I absolutely quit sports, and with medication I gained a lot of weight, not obese but enough to be called fat. I know people say it as a joke, family, Co workers etc. But it kind hurts me to be treated like that. They say to take a jog and eat healthy. Try to get off the house depressed and then run! Not so easy right? Medicate with olamzapine and try eating less! Not that easy right? I'm becoming such a wimp. But those comments really hurt my self esteem. How do you guys feel about that?
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I am sorry, that is hurtful for them to say. Even if it really shouldn't matter it has been made a big deal in our society and that makes it tough. During a bad episode of depression I gained a decent amount of weight once, seemingly without even changing my diet and felt I couldn't control it. A number of people felt the need to comment on it (usually those that didn't realize I was recovering from anorexia, thanks guys). Like I had a coworker say "Oh you got fat!" even though I was not even technically overweight according to my BMI. It's such a common side effect of some psych meds that all those people saying it would probably be in the same situation if they had to take it. They're just being insensitive. As long as you are not in a really unhealthy weight range, and your doctor isn't concerned, then that's what should matter. Take care of yourself!
