Posted by Jeff Smith on March 20, 2007, at 13:20:31
In reply to Re: Another perspective » Jeff Smith, posted by Racer on March 20, 2007, at 11:32:42
> Listen, Jeff, as far as the weight thing goes, I do know what you're talking about. (And the good part of this place is that you don't have to self-censor yourself on someone else's behalf -- except for staying inside the civility guidelines, which can be found http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faq.html#civil -- so don't let my problem stop you from stating yours.)
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> (By the way, I strongly urge you to check out the civility guidelines at that link, because some of what you've written here might bring on a "Please be civil" warning from a deputy or from Dr Bob himself. This is a great site, and everyone is very supportive, but the rules about civility are part of what allows us to be such a supportive community. I'd hate to see you get dinged for civility, when you just didn't know the rules.)
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> I have had trouble with weight gain from meds. It's ranged from 45 to 70 pounds, although to be fair I've started out underweight each time. On the other hand, that sort of weight gain has pushed me above normal weight range. It's terrible, and I won't even try to tell you how devastating it was for me. But there's been a big change in more recent times: most doctors now know that these drugs really do cause weight gain, and many doctors are finally starting to take it seriously. There are strategies that can mitigate weight gain, ranging from adding Wellbutrin -- which can also help with sexual side effects -- to adding other sorts of drugs to help mitigate the problem. Weight gain is one of those quality of life issues that lead to non-compliance, so doctors do take it seriously.
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> As for the stories of doctors dismissing patients' complaints, you know the joke, right? "WNL" doesn't really mean "within normal limits," it means "we never looked." (That's actually a doctor joke, they tell it themselves.)
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> It sounds as though both Columbia and Payne Whitney are good leads for you. I gotta agree that meds are probably a better first line for you. My own experience is that talk therapy goes much better when I'm adequately medicated -- and goes no where when I'm not.
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> Good luck.
Hey,
Alright, good... I just didnt want to bring up unecessarily an issue which wouldve been very upsetting.
OK, can you please clue me in as to what I said that would be considered uncivil? I honestly cant think of anything I said that was uncivil towards anyone here... aside from maybe the Scientology remarks and suicide talk but you wont find any Scientologists on a psychiatric message board (unless theyre here to collect data from the evil doers) and the suicide talk wasnt threatening or anything towards anyone here. Was it the censored cursing? If you dont mind telling me then I dont mind if you say it here but if youd prefer you can private message me. Thanks. : )Its good to hear that the shrinks are realizing weight is an issue (again I dont mean to harp on it, but its obviously important). Are your current meds allowing you to maintain a healthy and happy weight for you?
Oh, and very funny (not really) joke the Dr's share. How dare they mock us! : )
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