Posted by baseball55 on January 22, 2013, at 19:42:07
In reply to Re: Here I go again, Quetiapine, posted by baseball55 on January 22, 2013, at 19:30:38
Oh, I get it. You've gained weight. I gained 55 pounds on atypicals (none on the older drugs, but got akathesia). And, despite what people say, it was not because I ate more or exercised less. I actually ate as I always do and exercised more because I wasn't depressed and lying around all day. These drugs do something to your metabolism. I would gain 2-3 pound per week (!) on risperdal, abilify, seroquel, zyprexa. I'd have to have been eating an extra 1500 calories/day to gain that kind of weight with normal metabolism, and I wasn't eating any more than usual.
And the weight really put pressure on my knees. I could barely walk. And the weight didn't come off when I stopped taking APs. I had to diet for a long time and finally got 47 pounds off. (still working on those last ten).
I don't know what to tell you. If they're working, maybe the weight gain will stabilize, but maybe not. But don't let people guilt-trip you into believing it's your own fault for eating too much.
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