hormones

sheatsy1980
on 5/23/15 7:32 am
RNY on 07/17/15

I am worried about the hormone release that is experienced once you begin to loose weight rapidly.  It makes me nervous that I may go crazy.  I have heard from a few people that have had the surgery that it was bad for them, all over the place emotionally.  Did anyone else experience this?  Is this all in my head and is it really an issue?  Thanks.  This site has been nothing but positive encouragement pre surgery and I do not get that at home so I am grateful for this.

teach2
on 5/23/15 12:50 am, edited 5/23/15 2:08 am
RNY on 12/23/14

I was warned about that also, but it never happened to me. There was a bit of a phase where everything was  so touching that it made me somewhat emotional, but not weepy. The flowers are so beautiful, that baby so sweet, etc- but that's it! 

 

RNY on December 23, 2014 with Dr. Michael Greene

Start Weight- 225 Surgery Weight- 218 2 wk- 208 6 wk- 198 10 wk- 181 14wk-179 18 wk-172 21 wk- 168 25 wk- 162. 29 wk- 158. Mo 8 - 155

Mo 9- 150 Mo 10-148. Mo 12-145  CW 140

Doingrightin2015
on 5/23/15 7:57 am
RNY on 03/10/15

I never noticed any issues with it.

Doingitright2015

HW in life 282 HW265 at start SW 244 CW170

 

 

 

 

 

 

Laura in Texas
on 5/23/15 7:58 am

I felt like I was over-the-top crazy for the first year. By the end of my second year I felt back to normal.

Laura in Texas

53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)

RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis

brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco

"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."

Semaenlightened
on 5/23/15 9:11 am
RNY on 03/25/15

I had a pretty intensely emotional first few weeks.  I cried (sobbed) often, I got so frustrated (at minor things) that I felt like I was constantly talking through clenched teeth, and I felt pretty down in general.  I am 8 weeks out and it is a lot better, but I still have my days.  I had postpartum depression when I had my son (17 years ago) and this was similar.  I knew it might happen, so I was prepared.  I was in therapy and was on an anti depressant medication prior to my surgery so I made sure that I had a script for the medicine in a form I could take and I saw my therapist every week.  I also went to the support group that is part of the weight loss surgery program I am in.  I cried through the first group!  It gets better though.  It made it easier for me to just remind myself that I knew this might be part of the process.  I also forced myself to be physically active every day, that helped a lot too.  You will get through it! 

                

Maria27
on 5/23/15 11:42 am - Chicago, IL
RNY on 03/17/15

The first few weeks were a struggle before I adjusted to post-op life, but I feel pretty normal at this point.

Height: 5'5" HW: 290 Consultation Weight: 276 SW: 257 CW: 132

hollykim
on 5/23/15 12:38 pm - Nashville, TN
Revision on 03/18/15
On May 23, 2015 at 7:32 AM Pacific Time, sheatsy1980 wrote:

I am worried about the hormone release that is experienced once you begin to loose weight rapidly.  It makes me nervous that I may go crazy.  I have heard from a few people that have had the surgery that it was bad for them, all over the place emotionally.  Did anyone else experience this?  Is this all in my head and is it really an issue?  Thanks.  This site has been nothing but positive encouragement pre surgery and I do not get that at home so I am grateful for this.

I had some ups and downs but didn't go "crazy". I. Think e ppl who say they went crazy are exaggerating for attention,IMHO.

 


          

 

rocky513
on 5/23/15 2:09 pm - WI

It's not really craziness.  It's more extreme moodiness.  Happy one minute, crying the next, or pissed at the world.  It's a rollercoaster of emotion.

HW 270 SW 236 GW 160 CW 145 (15 pounds below goal!)

VBG Aug. 7, 1986, Revised to RNY Nov. 18, 2010

Patrice
(PatriceMarieV1 on...

on 5/23/15 7:11 pm
RNY on 03/11/15

It may be hormones or it may just be the life changes that come along with surgery and feeling better about myself, but my type of "crazy" seems to be that I am not taking any crap from anyone anymore. I have a "shape up or ship out" attitude and I kind of like it.

            

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