10 Ways to Manage Your Weight on Psych Meds

I know there are quite a few people on anti-depressants and/or anti-anxiety meds.  I saw this article that is not about WLS and the meds but it makes sense even for us.  It got me thinking that maybe the anxiety attacks I had started having could be partly related to the 10 lbs I gained 3 months ago that I could not get rid of no matter what I did to adjust my diet. 

This blog is even suggest support groups!!!!!  As you all know they are very important to our overall success!!  You go OH Support Group Leaders!!!!!!  Especially one in particular who has been a great help to me and so many on this board and off, thanks baby!!!!

http://blog.beliefnet.com/beyondblue/2009/06/10.html#more

Mazie, THANK YOU for this article.  I've just read it and know what I need to do.  The meds I think are making it harder for me to get these 8 lbs off too, but I am much happier with everything else going on in life with the meds.  It's a catch 22. 

Hey Gina, they just upped my meds 2 weeks ago and I think it helped me relax and quit stressing about the weight gain and some other things in my life I have not controll over.  This decrease in my stress level or rather my ability to handle it better now and a couple of other small changes I think have helped because I am at least back in my window and have only 5 lbs to go now!!!!!  You hang in there because you can do this and definitely don't stop your meds if they are working for you.

I had some bouts in the past. REFUSED to go on meds cause I was freaked out about the weight gain. Finally went on welbutrin which has exactly the opposite effect, but it made my bp sky rocket so I got off of it.