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Posted by bleauberry on April 11, 2010, at 7:48:04
In reply to Zyprexa - need some input, posted by rjlockhart04-08 on April 9, 2010, at 23:42:08
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> Also I wanted to ask...Zyprexa causes weight gain...what can stop it from doing this?
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> rjFor me the weight gain stopped on its own at about 3 months and then backed off a little bit. Others seem to keep gaining. Others not really a problem.
I'm not sure there is any way to stop it except for targeted food choices. Which is an excellent idea anyway, regardless of anything else. If there is a health issue, any kind, I always believe the roots of healing are in the choices we make at the grocery store.
Somehow we humans, especially Americans, seem to think we have complete freedom without consequence to eat whatever we want. I truly do not believe we can. Food choices significantly impact health.
Zyprexa likely interacts with the particular genes responsible for directing whether food goes to fat storage or to be burned off. Limiting the calories will take away the power of those genes. That doesn't mean limiting food. It means limiting which kinds of foods are bought. Heavy emphasis on veggies. Limit all junk foods, chips, pizzas, pastas, breads, sugars. Eat the right kinds of fats, which are organic eggs, avocados, nuts, olive oil. Consume a lot of purified water before meals to trick the stomach to feel fuller than it is.
This is similar to the Atkins diet, which is basically limiting carbs. Replace them with veggies, but not root veggies.
People naturally complain about diet changes all the time. I did too when I found out I was gluten intolerant. Here I am already underweight and I have to now avoid one of the primary fat/weight promoting things I ate? (foods made of wheat...buns, breads, pizzas, cereals, pastas). Not fair. Not cool. I've since discovered I can replace all of them with non-wheat subsititutes. Trial and error I found the good ones that are hard to tell the difference from wheat.
I also limited sugars due to doctor's hunch of an underlying yeast/candida problem.Three months later, I think the only wheat product I still wish I could eat are english muffins. Other than that, my taste buds have changed, just like a book said they would, and just like my doc said they would, and I would not eat my former foods given a choice. I like my new ones better.
It happens every time it is tried. The thing is, it is not a diet. Not a project. Not a fad. It is a new lifestyle that is not bound by a calender or by a weight scale.
Zyprexa is a tough one. It can be done though. The changes would all be for the better in every way...weight, cancer, other diseases, and even your psychiatric symptoms.
Posted by Lao Tzu on April 13, 2010, at 10:45:24
In reply to Re: Zyprexa - need some input, posted by bleauberry on April 11, 2010, at 7:48:04
I'm on Risperdal, and like Zyprexa and probably every other antipsychotic out there, weight gain is a real issue. Now, I've never had a weight issue before Risperdal. In fact, I was rather skinny and had a high metabolism. Now, the last time I was at the doctor, I am 212 lbs. I've gained 5lbs in the last year. Part of that is due to my sedentary lifestyle and also the fact that metabolism slows down as you age. I'm 39 years old. I also take an antidepressant which may cause additional weight gain. So I can't blame it all on the antipsychotic. There are many factors, but it does present itself as an issue. Exercise, exercise. That may be the only way to keep your weight down.
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