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Posted by Phil on October 12, 2009, at 18:09:38
My doc just bumped me from 5 to 10mg. In two months I've probably gained maybe 8 pounds. (I need to buy a scale)
Will 10mg be that mean or worse?
Posted by Phillipa on October 12, 2009, at 18:32:37
In reply to Abilify weight gain dose related?, posted by Phil on October 12, 2009, at 18:09:38
Phil think others have posted weight gain at higher doses. Hope your're doing well. Phillipa
Posted by emmanuel98 on October 12, 2009, at 20:20:26
In reply to Abilify weight gain dose related?, posted by Phil on October 12, 2009, at 18:09:38
I gained weight on any dose of abilify, even 2mg. I didn't gain more or less by adjusting the dose. Good luck. A lot of people don't gain on abilify, but I wasn't one of them. Too bad, because it made me feel great.
Posted by delna on October 18, 2009, at 11:54:15
In reply to Abilify weight gain dose related?, posted by Phil on October 12, 2009, at 18:09:38
Phil,
I never tried abilify long enough for it to cause cause weight gain or to do anything at all. But i do believe it behaves like all atypicals.
I was on Geodon for 2 years. I started at 40mg (bear minimum dose) on which I gained around 10 ++ pounds really rapidly. Then it stabilized at this new weight.
At some point later my pdoc took me all the way up to 160mg and I didn't notice any additional weight gain. I had been worried about this and he told me that you gain weight just bu having the drug in your system. Raising the dose will have a marginal effect, if any. I personally found no connection at all.
This was the same with Zyprexia. The weight piled on fast and with a vengeance but then plateaued out. Dose changes made little difference much to my disappointment as I had hoped that lowering the dose would mean I lost the weight but that didn't happen at all. It .only went when I stopped the drug
Hope that helps
TC
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Posted by Phil on October 18, 2009, at 18:13:26
In reply to Re: Abilify weight gain dose related? » Phil, posted by delna on October 18, 2009, at 11:54:15
That's kind of how things usually go with me weight wise, delna. It sounds familiar.
At least I've got motivation to exercise on Abilify. Don't know how long it will last.
Posted by floatingbridge on October 19, 2009, at 0:32:27
In reply to Abilify weight gain dose related?, posted by Phil on October 12, 2009, at 18:09:38
Sorry Phil--I began to crave all sorts of carbs and ice cream(!) at 10mg. However, I did not have the motivation for exercise and weak will power. Yes, I piled on some weight easily at that dose--turned out, though, it was the wrong drug for me and was quickly withdrawn. Works wonders for many though. Hope it works for you.
Best,
fb
Posted by Rosy Crucifiction on October 19, 2009, at 10:32:26
In reply to Re: Abilify weight gain dose related? » Phil, posted by floatingbridge on October 19, 2009, at 0:32:27
Weight gain sucks. There's nothing like feeling worse about yourself while you're trying to feel better.
I have had good luck with metformin (lowers insulin spikes when you eat, meaning you tend to store less as fat). It also has putative anti-aging properties. Very low side effect. Very cheap.A new weight loss drug should come to market next year - Contrave - it is a combination of wellbutrin and naltrexone. Depending on your diagnosis it might have some benefits beyond stabilizing weight. The ratio they used in trials varied, but was around 300 mg. wellbutrin, 25mg (or a bit more) Naltrexone.
The LDN folks also talk about some weight loss - so it may work at 300 mg / 4.5 mg with fewer mood effects. You might discuss thus with your PDoc. Info at:
http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20090608/contrave-new-weight-loss-drug-advances
or look up Contrave
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