Posted by banga on December 20, 2004, at 10:06:04
In reply to Re: Bipolar meds --and weight, posted by iris2 on December 19, 2004, at 11:25:20
Just as you said, of course we all have differences in our situation! and I can understand your struggles.I apologize if my comments upset you. That's why in my post I started with a caveat that you have to first take stock of whether something else is feeding a fear of gaining weight. Just like any other difficulty, eating disorders can lead to exaggerated worries that need to be serioudly examined and checked with reality. With depression too you have to evaluate whether your perception/fears are warranted.
I just react a little when some say hey whats the big deal to gain weight---especially psychiatrists. And as someone else said, gaining say 10% of your weight is one thing, gaining 20-50% (even 90% for some!) when you are already at your ideal or even a little over it is worrysome.
I wish you all the best.
poster:banga
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