Posted by jay on August 18, 2003, at 0:19:48
In reply to Re: Need some *major* help re: weight...5htp + Prozac?, posted by Ima on August 17, 2003, at 12:02:36
> Hi Jay
> I am only on Neurontin (600mg at night) at the moment so I cant answer about the ADS and weight gain as well as others here.
> No one diet works for all, but I cant say enough about the low carb diet. Ihave been greatly helped and many people I know. Having said that, it seems like the men I know on it loose slower, but if they combine it with even a little excersize that seems to boost weight loss. It also has helped with mood stabilization for me. Atkins is fine but if you read that dont stop with that. There are many low carb scientists and authors out there. The Eades are my favorite authors. They are on the bleeding edge of this theory. My GP Doctor put me on this diet for my Fibromyalgia, the wieght loss was an additional benifit. He has put hundreds on it for everything, including hyper tension, diabetes type2, migraines, etcc.... it has helped them all.
>
> You should check with your doctor first whatever diet you choose. My husband is a vegitarian,so I know alot about that as well and it has helped his chorlesteral but he has found increased carb intake increasing his weight so he too is lowering carbs now. No small feat for a vegitarian. :)
> Good luck
> Peace
> ImaHi Ima...thank you very much for your kind thoughts. It reminds me that I should look very strongly at manipulating my diet (but in a healthy way, of course). I found Neurontin and Depakote the first meds that really piled the weight on...as I was *never* full. I stopped Neurontin because I was making myself sick from eating so much. We are all different with regards to metabolism and whatever of course, as my brother's wife is on Neurontin and Prozac and is 'razor thin'.
Your and others support have made me feel determined to also tell my doctor I can't go on like this, and need some extra help, atleast to start. I am not sure about the route to take with antipsychotics....as they are the best 'mood stabalizers' for me, but there "must" be some kind of answer out there.
Thanks so much again...
Best wishes :-)
Jay
poster:jay
thread:251534
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20030812/msgs/251740.html