Guest guest Posted May 19, 2006 Report Posted May 19, 2006 I take Abilify and Risperdal for my bi-polar - My psychiatrist told me that one or both of them may cause " slight " weight gain (2 lbs/year). My shrink is also thrillled that I'm getting WLS - he said once my diabetes is gone that it will be much easier to treat my mental issues - because the diabetes causes mood swings itself. I don't know if I'll ever be able to stop my meds - but hopefully they can be reduced a bit. Thanks for the tip about buying the frozen meals - I'll do that. Mindy Mike wrote: Mindy, Spooky...I've been diagnosed as " slighty " bi-polar. Not sure how to guage what slight is but it was enough to really make me stressed/angry/jumpy/paranoid about 5 years ago while going through a divorce. Anyway, I'm a firm believer of better living through medication. I used to take Depakote and then Depakote extended release and then Lamictal and Abilify (very expensive). Most of these medications would make me tired so I'd take them at night. Also, one or more of them were not weight loss/management friendly. It's also possible/probable that I too craved bad for me foods when depressed. Who am I kidding? I ate poorly when things were hyper/manic too. Sigh.... --------------------------------- Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries for just 2ยข/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Quote
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