Posted by yxibow on January 13, 2006, at 2:12:25
In reply to weight gain and meds, posted by dondon on January 12, 2006, at 3:39:46
> How long does it take to loose the weight you gain from medications? I gained 40 pounds on remeron and i have been off of it for 2 months now and i still haven't lost any weight.
I gained at least 50 lbs on Remeron. With a little more added from Seroquel, I hit 258. At that point I said enough was enough and I dont want to have diabetes or a heart attack at 30, so I joined 24 hour fitness and got a trainer (this isn't an ad, you're free to excercise how you want :). Since then, I've lost at least 30lbs, its hard to measure, since it fluctuates, I have hit a low of 221 on some days. It takes concerted effort to lose weight, the general medical guide is about 1-2 lbs a week. I've lost as much as 3 lbs a week, I sometimes tend to overdo it, but now I can actually see some of myself in a mirror, I've lost 4 clothing sizes, its great. As they say YMMV (your miles may vary), but I would seriously consider joining a gym, or if you like places like Weight Watchers and all that, then do that. Basically, you have to either burn or not eat 500 calories a day for 7 days to get rid of a pound of fat, that's about 3500 calories. If you lower your diet 300 calories and do some modest 1/2 hour to 1 hour walk an evening, you'll probably lose at least 200 calories that way, and you've lost a pound a week. More vigorous excercise of course will do more. Its hard, a slow process, but it is possible, especially if you don't have any new medications on board that are big weight gainers. I unfortunately have to fight the Seroquel a little bit (its not a huge weight gainer, but it does mess with the lipids.)
Hope that helps
-- J
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