Posted by vwoolf on December 22, 2004, at 13:11:06
In reply to Re: Depression and weight gain » vwoolf, posted by gardenergirl on December 22, 2004, at 10:26:27
GG, thanks for your reply. Yes, I am less active (I have been given a pedometer, and have calculated that when I am feeling active and positive I do about 12,000 to 15,000 steps a day. When I am badly depressed it drops to about 1,500 to 2,500 a day. This alone could explain the weight gain) and yes, I do eat more. But I sort of feel that it's not only psychological, but almost physiological, my lack of energy and my need to eat. Possibly linked to something endocrinal. I went through depression when I was in late pubescence (16-17 years old), when I was 20, and now that I am in peri-menopause at 52. I can't help thinking it is linked. In between, for 30 plus years, my weight and energy levels were stable, as was my mood.
I don't know if this is atypical depression or not. The doctors I have had have always been completely averse to diagnosing me with anything - although they must have put something on my records, so much time has passed that my records have been destroyed or lost.
I am very interested that you have been putting on weight with the MAOI - as you may know from my earlier posts, I am taking aurorix, also a MAOI. I thought there were supposed to be no side effects of this kind.
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