Hi Kim. I am not taking anything now but I used to take Effexor XR. It worked pretty good for me but yes, the withdrawal if you forget to take it for two days or when you try to stop taking it is the worst thing. Uggghhh. I remember coming off of it. I have a freind who takes Lexapro (Sp?) and she lives by it. Just make sure you research whatever you choose because some are notorius for weight gain. Misty

In addition to my above post. I was last on Effexor before suregery... this made me very very sick when I decided to go off of it. I will not go back on it again...it was scary to me to become that ill just from cutting back on the anti-depressant. I don't know if anybody else has had that, but I guess it is one of the side effects of Effexor. Not for me.

As of today I am down 1lb this month... this is the same pound I lost and then refound so well see what happens at the enf of the month. I would suggest adding weight training to your workout routine...I just started with a trainer last week and I am hoping that will be the key to get these last 25lbs off. I felt that I didnt know how to workout since I was no longer fat... wasnt getting the same sweating and fatigue after... trainer quickly fixed that for me!! Hoping the scale moving 1lb is just a start of whats to come!!!! I am sometimes a stress eater but mostly a bored eater, this week I am going "back to basics" and going to chart everything I am eating to see if anything extra has slipped in or if I am not eating enough. Once I see on paper what my carbs are I may cut back for 2 weeks some so I get a jump start and then move back up to the 60-80g a day my nut requires. Its hard because we are so close yet so far away! From the other posts seems like this is very common!

I had a upper GI before the surgery. They give you a liquid (some say its like a chaulky liquid, it wasn't the best stuff I've tasted before, reminds me of the protein drinks i drank after that surgery when i would put too much powder in it.. ) and you drink sips so they can view as/how the liquid goes down. You will be on a table that moves you laying down, and then where your head is tilled down and different angles like that. Look at this website http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=uppergi&bhcp=1 There is nothing to it really. I had to have a upper endoscopy last month when the doc thought I may have a ulcer, that is when they put a scope down your throat with a light and camera (I was put to sleep for this procedure) Good luck and keep us informed of how you are doing G

HI ...i had wls june15th,06 ...i had both of my knees done at the same time on feb27,07 ..i'm doing good .i have lost 169 pounds still 40 from goal .i think god everyday for wls ,it has changed my life for the better .god bless to all my june wls bor's and sisiers ...Brenda in tx