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Old Aug 20, 2023, 06:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Crazy Hitch View Post
I joined a dietician/nutritionist I saw advertised on Facebook. His program runs for 23 weeks so it’s not a quick fix. You calculate your macros and calories every day and log what you are eating through his app. I’m still on lithium which was the partial culprit but I did stop the one antidepressant last year that wasn’t weight neutral.
My psychiatrist recommended a nutritionist the last time I saw her. I kind of rolled my eyes, but only because finding any form of doctor or other support here that speaks English is challenging. My therapist is an online one from England. I suppose I could look for an online nutritionist, too. Feeling more held accountable does help motivate me to stick to such efforts. I have been to a nutritionist about 10 years ago, when still in the US. She put me on a diet plan which helped me lose almost 40 lbs in six months and normalize all of my blood test results. I did maintain most of that loss for years, but was never keen on that diet as it was low carb and I always felt my diet was not well-rounded.
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Dx: Bipolar type 1

Psych Medications:
* Tegretol XR (carbamazepine ER) 800 mg
* Lamictal (lamotrigine) 150 mg
* Seroquel XR (quetiapine ER) 500 mg

I also take meds for blood pressure, cholesterol, and tachycardia.
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Crazy Hitch, Nammu
Thanks for this!
Crazy Hitch