insationable appetite

[nordicnicki]

as some of you know i went of my meds for a while.....but i am now back on them again.since then all i seem to want to do is eat!
i feel like a cow grazing all day on biscuits,crisps,cakes anything with lots of carbs in and am still hungry......is this coincindental and im being a pig or could it be connected to me being back on the abilify and depakote?

[Phyllis]

it's the meds, man. I swear.
I just calculated yesterday that since I have been on my meds I have gained 47 pounds.
Here I am trying to lose weight (Which by the way I did NOT meet my goal this month) and when I am in my "drug fog" all I do is eat.
It sucks, man. It really truly sucks. 

[nordicnicki]

at least i know its not just me now....i have gained a stone in a month and a half which is a lot for me......just hate looking at myself and hate that i cant stop eating crap

[Cathy]

It's probably the most annoying med side effect. You could always join a gym but I'm aware it's a big commitment time and moneywise.

[nordicnicki]

think i will stick with running up and down the stairs....hehe

[high maintenence]

Who has the energy to run up and down the stairs? LOL
I also am having a huge weight issue and wish that I could just drop these drugs so that I can drop some pounds. I weighed 130lbs. when I began meds and I now weigh 200lbs. I started meds 2 years ago. I have weeks where I don't eat much at all, but then there are these days sometimes when I just can't get enough to eat. I do try to eat healthy and I've been exercising on my treadmill, doing some yoga, and building some muscle on the total gym. It has given me a lift in energy, but i'm now going through sleepless nights again ugh. Who knows what to do. I'm so discouraged because I feel like as long as I'm on these meds, the weight will not come off no matter what I do.

Cathy, how do you keep your weight off? I blew up the most when I took Lithium and Seroquel and if I'm not mistaken, that's what you take.

[Cathy]

I take Lithium and Abilify, I haven't found either to be a problem tbh, I gained a little weight on Risperdal and Zyprexa. I've just entered the Race For Life again for this summer so planning to get a lot of training in at the gym. I've always been a naturally slender person so I guess I'm just lucky :-)

[nordicnicki]

very lucky!!!

[nordicnicki]

im very much like high......can eat and eat or starve and still puty the weight on with all the excerse in the world...........
its not fun