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Posted by NikkiT2 on October 13, 2001, at 15:30:08
Well, my nice little combo of Zyprexa and Effexor has some interesting urges!!! Effexor adores pasta with some lovely creamy sauces, Zyprexa loves honey sandwiches and king size twix bars (do you get twix's int he US?? they're fab!)...
I'm only 5ft 2 and (no joking) am starting to resemble Pooh Bear... all round!
i am so fed up of looking like slobby white trash *sighs* I want to be cute again
Nikki
Posted by paxvox on October 13, 2001, at 16:08:08
In reply to Comfort Food, posted by NikkiT2 on October 13, 2001, at 15:30:08
Get weaned off the Effexor, and try Wellbutrin (though probably only available to you in the UK as Zyban for smokers). It is an effective AD, and you will shed pounds quickly (in most cases, mileage may vary).
PAX
Posted by akc on October 13, 2001, at 17:41:59
In reply to Comfort Food, posted by NikkiT2 on October 13, 2001, at 15:30:08
Nikki,
The easy answer would seem to be to switch meds -- if only it really was so easy. I gained a lot of weight, myself, on Zyprexa. My pdoc took me off it -- and until recently, we never really found anything that worked as well for my distorted thinking.
This past summer I wanted off the lithium because it was causing some weight gain and pimples (at 36, I am really tired of having so many). So we switched me to topomax -- I was so happy. Switching to a drug where weight LOSS is a side effect. Well, I went into a tail-spin.
So where am I now? Back on lithium, but also taking topomax. An effective combination for me. Craving carbs again. Guessing it is the lithium.
I share all this, because I have come to a point where I realize that I have a choice on this food stuff -- I am going to have to work on it while taking the meds. Right this moment, my mood is as stable as it has ever been -- and with as many triggers as possible going on, some very, very heaving ones at that. So I don't want to switch my meds -- but like you, I'm tired of how my body looks.
My therapist is also a nurse and understands a lot about the whole nutrition end of things -- and is willing to work with me on this -- when I am willing to work with her. Some days I don't think she totally understands the cravings. I just HAVE to have something sometimes.
I've read on here people who have gained weight and who have seemed to do it right. But I know that at this point that is not me. So until I start doing it "right" -- eating properly and exercising, I am not ready to go to my pdoc and say to her that we have to look at my meds again -- not when they are working so well.
So, after this long, rambling talk, I guess my point is this -- are you pleased with the meds you are on? If so, then maybe you and I can work together on hanging in through the carb cravings, getting up and doing that exercise thing, and so forth. What do you think?
akc
Posted by NikkiT2 on October 14, 2001, at 7:29:55
In reply to Re: Comfort Food » NikkiT2, posted by paxvox on October 13, 2001, at 16:08:08
And I might even give up the awful smoking habit!!
Nikki x
> Get weaned off the Effexor, and try Wellbutrin (though probably only available to you in the UK as Zyban for smokers). It is an effective AD, and you will shed pounds quickly (in most cases, mileage may vary).
>
> PAX
Posted by NikkiT2 on October 14, 2001, at 7:37:32
In reply to Re: Comfort Food » NikkiT2, posted by akc on October 13, 2001, at 17:41:59
I adore my Zyprexa, but hate the Effexor.. I'm just too scared to come off the Effexor as I had a *really* harsh time of it when I tried before. Also my pdoc doesn't want me to change meds at the moment as I'm hoping to start CBT / DBT soon.
As fo excersize.. I live in Central London and the only real exercise option is a gym - I'm waiting for some money to come through to join a gym near me that is meant to be really great - they have a on site dietician too.
Why are the hunger pangs so so stronmg though -I've never had anything like them!
Anyway, I'm rambling!!!
We'll get through this together!!!
Nikki xx
Posted by akc on October 14, 2001, at 12:21:35
In reply to Re: Comfort Food » akc, posted by NikkiT2 on October 14, 2001, at 7:37:32
Sometimes the hunger pains for me make me feel like I am going to faint -- now mind you, I'm not petite in any way. Logically, I have always had enough to eat and all -- but it is off the board. For me, it was very bad on the zyprexa. And I didn't put it together for some time.
I'm wondering how others have psychologically dealt with hunger pains that are not "real" -- real in the sense that you have already eaten, and you know that you should be able to make it another hour, or even another 15 minutes until you eat again.
akc
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