Posted by iris2 on December 23, 2004, at 14:40:00
Thank you for being our guest expert.
I have a treatment resistant depression and bulimia for 30 years now. I am unable to take almost any antidepressant because of interstitial cystitis.
I recently took an antipsycotic and it helped a little with my depression. I gained a lot of body fat around my waist. I had been content with my weight and body many years and was rarely actively bulimic. I became so upset over the changes in my body, increased prolactin, menses stopping and weight gain that I decided to go off the medication.
I cannot seem to get any rational advice from anyone. On this site people continually post accounts of not being willing to take medications if they gain any weight or that weight gain is a logical cause for "depression" as apposed to unhappiness or taking antidepressants to loose weight as an end result. My family on the other hand thinks I am completely irrational to bother thinking about the weight gain at all.
I feel traumatized and have no solid ground to stand on. Your input and advice would help me understand how I should think about this and I would appreciate it.
Thank you,
Irene
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