Posted by cybercafe on July 3, 2002, at 14:28:41
In reply to Re: Bipolar or ADD??? » MomO3, posted by JonW on July 3, 2002, at 9:52:52
> I'm a guy and I don't like weight gain so I can >only imagine how frustrating that must be for a >woman. But at the end of the day, wouldn't you >rather be fat and happy? ;-) The truth is not
good point dude :) ... yeah when you're anxious and irritable you tend to have irrational expectations of how horrible side effects will be... but when you're happy, you could care less! ...
look if you are taking an antidepressant and are totally depressed about the side effects, that antidepressant probably isn't exactly working 100%, am i right?
hmmm... if you are in a position where you can actually survive without medication... or wonder if you have the disorder or not.... you probably aren't going to need to large dose no? ....
> I'm currently taking nardil + risperdal + >depakote + neurontin. *All* of these cause >weight gain and I've gained about 15 pounds.
not for me dude :)
depakote didn't give me any weight gain...
gabapentin 0 weight gain...i'm taking gabapentin and i'm 6'1" and 155 pounds....
i used to be 160, but with Parnate i have trouble keeping the weight on.. :)
i'm afraid i am going to die of starvation and not even know it :) :).. i suppose i could also add that a mood stabilizer might not be necessary, just an antidepressant (if your doctor returns his phone calls in the event of mania) -- assuming you're type II ... i assume if you were type I you'd know it :)
>However, I started riding my bike 3 days ago and >am starting to whip myself into shape and have >lost 3 pounds already. I'm thin to begin with >so it's not a major problem, but anyway...
yeah i'm totally in better shape on meds...
i hit the weight room after taking Parnate, and laughed at my old max weights ...good luck mom :)
oh and btw... contrary to popular belief, bipolar disorder is not caused by a doctor's diagnosis :)
in other words -- you have no reason to fear seeing a doctor -- either you have it, or you don't... seeing a doctor ain't gonna change that fact :)
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