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Oct 25, 2008, 08:44 PM
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I have been on Depakote for 2 years now and slowing gaining back all the weight I lost previously. So now I look and the mirror and see a fat person instead of the thin person I was. I haven't had the energy to do judo anymore and what's worse, my pdoc just put me on risperdol which has made it all even worse. I think my appetite has changed and I know I eat too much of the "wrong foods". The thing is, I FEEL better when I eat more fruits and veggies, so why do I then eat blah stuff? I got my hair done yesterday and of course had to look at myself in the well-lit mirror for over 2 hours. All I could see is a bloated face.
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Oct 25, 2008, 09:05 PM
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Oh sweety, I am soooo there with you. My medication caused significant weight gain and I too eat the wrong foods even though I feel better when eating right. I also comfort-eat. When I got my hair done last time I could only look in the mirror right as I was finished and I couldn't focus on my hairstyle, because, like you, all I saw was too many chins and fat cheeks and aarrrgghh!! (oh, we have a social group for a journey to healthier weight you might want to check out...support and ideas and venting, etc., would love to see you over there).
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Oct 26, 2008, 12:52 PM
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Thanks. I'll go look it up.
You see that picture of me- my avatar? That's me BEFORE. My weight had settled for a while but now its going back up. I just don't feel comfortable. To make things worse, I've BEEN heavier before and lost it and now I have to do it again- but on meds that make it even harder. |
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Nov 02, 2008, 09:26 PM
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Nov 02, 2008, 09:31 PM
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http://forums.psychcentral.com/group.php?groupid=21
The link to the social group Journey to a Healthier Weight. Hope to see you there.
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Last edited by cantstopcrying; Nov 02, 2008 at 09:32 PM. Reason: Cuz I'm a dork! |
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Nov 02, 2008, 09:41 PM
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Unfortunately one of the side effects of the medication most of us are on is weight gain. I am fat too and I hate it.
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