Posted by 49er on September 13, 2009, at 7:42:08
In reply to Re: Meds + Weight, posted by Justherself54 on September 12, 2009, at 10:38:33
I am curious, why do you stay on the meds if they have caused the health hazard of obesity?
I am not asking to start a flame way as I am just curious.
Fortunately, I never became obese from my meds although when I was on SSRIs, there was that danger before I quit taking them. However, when I realized that Remeron was causing my hearing loss, I made the decision to go off of meds. I also had cognitive issues and came to the conclusion there was no safe psych med for my situation.
Anyway, I never worried about relapsing as long as tapered slowly because I felt the cure had become worse than the disease. I knew if I completely lost my hearing and my cognitive abilities got worse, my depression would be horrific no matter what.
I guess my question to you or anyone else on this board is how you weigh the decision to stay on meds vs. tolerating side effects? Is there any point where the side effects preclude you staying on meds or not?
Again, I am asking not because I want to start a flame war.
49er
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