I need your help please

I'm jumping in kinda late but do have some added suggestions...

1.  Talk with a therapist who is knowledgeable about WLS issues.  It's important to be able to work through (at THIS stage) the head side of your eating behaviors so you can understand what's going on and try to work on alternative strategies for dealing with it.  

2.  Read "Anatomy of a Food Addiction" by Anne Katharine.  It is VERY enlightening and will likely shed light on a bunch of the issues that you're dealing with, chemically, physically, and emotionally.

3.  Don't be afraid of medication.  Work proactively with your doctors (not a family doc, but a psychiatrist who is more familiar with all the options and side effects of the various medications) to achieve the results you deserve.

4.  EXERCISE.  Exercise (particularly cardio) releases endorphins and makes you feel better.  It's proven to help with depression and elevate mood... it will also help you stay on track with your eating and can minimize the ill effects of going off-track.  If you can train yourself to hop on the treadmill, go for a run, turn on some music and dance, go to a zumba class, or whatever, when you feel the urge to eat emotionally, you'll have another positive tool to start nipping the trend in the bud.

As others have said, reach out for support, too - call one of us if you feel the need to eat emotionally and talk about it.  My number is 267-261-1582 and you're welcome to use it.

Good luck!  Keep us posted...

Karen

I'm jumping on late too. I took Zoloft and found that I gained weight easily and consistantly. Then I switched to Lexapro and stopped gaining but, also became unable to lose any weight. I don't know if that was coincidental.

I'm not sure if you said this part, but, also...do NOT just quit depression meds. They absolutely must be tapered very carefully. The side effects of quitting quickly could be disastrous.