Posted by Iansf on July 30, 2005, at 18:45:14
In reply to Does Lithium make everyone gain weight?, posted by spriggy on July 29, 2005, at 18:45:23
> My grandmother was on Lithium (and my aunt) and both gained quite a bit of weight on it.
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> However, on Oprah a few weeks back, she had some celebrities that are bp and on Lithium, none of them were overweight.
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> It just made me curious.
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> Anyone here on lithium and gained a lot of weight? or anyone here who has not gained a ton of weight?I can't speak directly to lithium weight gain from experience, but I can point out that celebrities, by virtue of their greater wealth and, in most cases, greater time for working out, are better able than most people to stay slim. They hire trainers, nutritionists, etc. to help them maintain their shape and can afford to spend two hours a day exercising because they aren't busy in the same way most people are. In fact, many celebrities consider time spent at the gym part of their work. Some, particularly actresses (but certainly only actresses), also face extreme pressure to stay slim so will work extra hard at it. The time, energy and money they devote to fitness significantly exceeds what most of us can manage. So I wouldn't go by celebrities' experience.
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