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Feb 22, 2014, 05:55 PM
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   Hi there. Has anybody found a way to actually LOOSE weight which has been gained as a direct result of being prescribed Seroquel? (Other name is Quitiepine). I have slowly gained 16llbs over one year. I have been anorexic four times in my life so I know exactly how to loose weight, yet all my normal ''ploys'' have failed dismally. I'm getting rather desperate. HUGZZ. 
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Feb 22, 2014, 08:38 PM
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BMI Calculator Plus: Personalized BMI for Your Body Type and Metabolism
get your daily calorie target. I've lost 20lbs while still on seroquel and lithium. I did nothing but sit on my behind and eat within the calorie limit.
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Feb 23, 2014, 04:29 PM
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  Thankyou for responding. I'm in the process of getting back to calorie counting. That's how I became very very thin years ago and I have remained so. It was in the year that followed on starting Seroquel and Depokate that the weight gain became a big problem. HUGZZ. XXXXXXXXXXXXX
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Feb 23, 2014, 05:37 PM
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Seroquel definitely caused me to gain a lot of weight, and it also causes me to crave sugar. But then, almost all psych meds do the same thing. It's very frustrating.
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Feb 23, 2014, 08:04 PM
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I gained a ton of weight from Zyprexa which is very similar to Seroquel, and the only way I was able to lose it was by going off it, changing my diet and exercising more.
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Feb 24, 2014, 10:59 AM
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 Hi again. Oh yes, in my personal research Zyprexa has been shown to cause people the most weight gain BUT I don't know if there's ever been 'official' experiments regarding this issue. I have tried stopping meds (Seroquel and Depokate) but although I did loose 7llbs faily quickly, my original problems why I was given these meds came back with a terrible vengeance. I guess I have to learn to live with the 'fat' me and not suffer unbearable symptoms!!   Thankyou all for your input. HUGZZ. xx
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