Posted by xjs7 on December 10, 2002, at 13:05:13
In reply to Someone please tell me how I am gaining weight!?!, posted by jerrympls on December 9, 2002, at 23:11:59
Hi jerrympls,
I agree with your suspicion that it is the Seroquel. Seroquel is associated with weight gain in a substantial number of people who take it. I am not sure why you are on a dose of Seroquel that would treat psychosis or mania; most people who take Seroquel for sleep take a much lower dose. Personally I don't think using an AP med for sleep is a good idea, but I suppose taking an AP is better than severe insomnia. Perhaps, if you want to continue using an AP, you could swap Seroquel for Geodon, which does not cause significant weight gain. Many people who have switched from one of the other newer AP's to Geodon due to weight gain have lost a lot of the extra weight. I hope this helps.
xjs7
> Ok - I am a 30 year-old male, 5'8" and currently weigh 240lbs. I am so appalled by this I can barely type. I've weighed 150 most of my adult life (18-27) and can't shake the weight gain from meds no matter what.
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> Currently, I eat one meal a day - granted it's at night and it's not the most fat-free - but it's not a whole pizza either.
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> I'm taking Lexepro 30mg, Dexedrine 80mg, Ambien 20mg, and Seroquel 300mg (for insomnia). I strongly suspect the Seroquel and then the Lexepro - but I am ballooning up and it's physically "weighting" me down.
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> Sure, I'd love a magic pill to take all the weight away - but I'm in touch with reality (I think). Anyway, when I walk tomy car before or after work I almost faint from wheezing. I feel like I'm dragging 400lbs of bricks behind me. Even if I go out for a walk, I have to turn back because it's too much.
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> I jsut never imagined I'd be this size - I was always skinny. I just don't know what to do or where to start.....
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> anyone? advice? anything?
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> Thanks.......
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