Posted by gardenergirl on December 22, 2004, at 13:42:45
In reply to Re: Depression and weight gain » gardenergirl, posted by vwoolf on December 22, 2004, at 13:11:06
> 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.
That's a great way to track how you are doing. I should try that, too.
>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.
Have you had your thyroid checked lately?
> 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.
Atypical is marked by the over-eating/over-sleeping; rejection sensitivity; "leaden paralysis"; and mood reactivity. This fits me to a "T". MAOI's have been found to be quite effective in atypical.
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> 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.I'm not familiar with aurorix. It's not in my Epocrates program or "The Pill Book". But Nardil does have increased appetite, weight gain, fatigue, weakness, and hypermetabolic syndrome as side effects (among others).
I've always said I would trade relief from depression for a few exra pounds, but only up to a point. I think I'm past that point now, and I need to do something about the weight. I tried weaning the Nardil, but depression came back fairly quickly. Time to try plan B, whatever that may be.
gg
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