Posted by ricker on December 6, 2008, at 11:29:38
Started zyprexa several weeks ago and it's helping with my mood, but..... Porky Pig is in the building!!
I've allways kept in prety good shape... aerobics and weight-training, high protein diet etc.
3 weeks in and I've gained 7lbs! wtf????
Every drug that makes me feel good mentally, cause some negative physical reaction..lamictal had allergic reaction and now this fat producing A/P.
I realize lots of people would gladly take the weight gain for a positive med response...not me, it's not acceptable. Maybe I'm not desperate enough and I'm not looking for pitty, just frustrated with my meds at the moment.I see my p/doc on Monday and I'm requesting a stop to the zyprexa. I will keep the lithium, zoloft and clonazepam. I can't get abilify here in Canada so that rules out A/P treatment, maybe I'll try some domomax.
Last appointment p/doc suggested another course of ECT of which I had in 1989. God forbid! So many of you must be rolling your eyes and yelling out, "OMG - ECT - NO!" Well, for those anti-ECTer's, maybe take a look around the forum and maybe even take a look at many of your very own posts..... meds cause diabetes, meds ruined my memory, meds are poison to my liver, and on and on the threads go. The few ECT NEVER! posts are somewhat laughable when they're surrounded by chronic med bashing posts!!!! WTF!!!!!!!
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