No I’m not. My starting weight before getting on meds was 110 lbs, I’m 5 ft 4. A year or so after getting on APs and mood stabilizers I gained to the point of weighing 230lbs. Then I came off the APs and lost 100 lbs roughly went down to 130lbs. (Was still on a mood stabilizer) Stayed there for a year then ended up needing to get back on an AP for some symptoms and gained and am at 178 lbs now.

So as far as meds (specifically APs) and hunger go I am a lot more hungry than I usually am without them. Also I crave sugar almost obsessively.

I’m working really hard now to lose what I’ve gained, it’s hard though. I’m eating balanced /healthy, and exercising regularly (treadmill, weights, squats, yoga class, etc) at least 5 days a week and I walk everywhere because I don’t have a car, yet somehow my weight barely budges within a 3-4 lb range.

My goal is to get down to 120 lbs which is more ideal for my height. I’m kind of stuck on what to do though because the meds help me stay stable but I don’t know what to do because I’m not making progress with losing and the cravings sometimes are unbearable.

The APs I’m on are abilify and Thorazine, and the mood stabilizer is Trileptal. I’m on an AD as well but I don’t feel like that one contributes to the weight issues.

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