Posted by sid on May 16, 2002, at 8:32:34
In reply to liquid diet for AD weight gain??, posted by katieb on May 15, 2002, at 20:02:23
Drastic diets usually make you lose weight, then... gain it back and more. Does this doctor know about your other meds? It's VERY important. There may be counter-indications for both things happening at once. Also, it is easier to deal with one problem than two at once. You need to get better, hence the meds. The weight can be dealt with later.
If you don't want that, then why don't you switch meds? Or see a dietician? I went to see one lately and I'm trying to change my diet a bit (nothing drastic, I have enough stress these days ! Basically, more protein, which I usually eat too little of it of because I don't like meat, and more water, and exercise 3 times a week). She knows about my depression history and meds and she even said she can recommend some stuff that can help with depression. A change in the kind of wheat I eat could apparently help my depression - or at least some studies have shown this, she said.
In any case, please make sure there is no counter-indication for this liquid diet and Paxil used simultaneously. I wanted to do a somewhat drastic diet and my doc said "you know you'll gain more weight inthe end." Yes, I knew. I was hoping for a miracle, but if it sounds too good to be true - it generally is.
Exercise and small, long term changes in one's diet usually work best. More slowly, but you don't gain the weight back.- sid
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