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Originally Posted by BethRags
What a great idea for a thread this is. I'm happy to join in.
Like many others on psych meds I struggle with weight gain. Until my forties I was underweight (5' 6", 110lbs.). Around age 48 I began taking Seroquel. Seven years later I weighed 230lbs. I now have chronic pain, high blood pressure, and high (bad) cholesterol. I have finally convinced my pdoc to take me off Seroquel, especially since it never did anything helpful for me except cause me to sleep better.
So, I'm down to 12.5mg. and hoping to be off by this time next month. I feel so discouraged because a medication that was supposed to help me has caused serious problems with my physical health. (I'm replacing Seroquel with Navane, which is helping me and doesn't cause the amount of weight gain that Seroquel causes.)
So. There's that. Today in particular I have my left wrist wrapped up with a cloth bandage because last week I had a rage episode and smashed into my desk. Hurt my wrist. Then yesterday I was trying to open a jar and twisted the lid hard. Guess the injury that was already bothering my wrist didn't take the twisting motion well. So I have a nasty sprain. Been icing it, Advil...both help a bit, but I think it'll just taken time to heal.
So there's my long check-in 
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Hey Beth, so happy to have you join us. Its a great group and I have found a lot of wonderful support here. It is mind boggling to me how so many of us suffer from med related weight gain. It takes a lot to turn it around and you were so smart to advocate for a med change. I hope you find that the new medicine is more weight neutral for you.
I'm sorry about your wrist. That does sound painful! Hopefully it will heal soon. I look forward to your check ins.