Well... I have found the magic pill that has made me feel NORMAL, as in, finally NO mood swings, very tiny bit of anxiety, no obsessing. I know it might not always feel this way on this medication (Latuda), but for now, this "normal" feeling is glorious.

But I started the medication in approximately April and since then I've gained almost 20 lbs. It kind of snuck up gradually, so at first I just blamed myself, but really I haven't been doing anything that different with my diet or exercise. I was already obese because of the other meds I take. I've taken Risperdal for about 15 years and Lithium for about 8 years now.

What would you do? If you have this feeling of "AHHHHH... normalcy!!!" Would you give it up just to (hopefully) lose weight? Or would you just work really hard to try to lose weight even though the Latuda (along with all the other meds) might make weight-loss an uphill battle?

Thanks!