Question:
rny 2/9; my psych meds are not working-I am rambling-lack of focus

   — prdurham (posted on March 5, 2009)

March 5, 2009
Call your psychiatrist right now. Check in with your therapist, if you have one. And let your surgeon know too. Do this right now. Good luck!
   — Shirley D.

March 5, 2009
Right after my gastric bypass my psych meds had to change drastically. now I actually take less meds.
   — angelalynn1968

March 5, 2009
you need to callyou psych doctor now. This happen to me and they got me in to see him the very next day and schedule a theraphist appt. for two days later. the psych. put me on medicine for anxiety and I am Still seeing the theraphist. I had the sleeve done on 1/12/09 and the first 6 weeks were the toughest. Saturday 2/28 was the last time I took my anxiety med. and I have been fine this week. Keep yourself busy, go to the gym or take walks. I wil pray that everythink gets better for you. I now what is like to feel like this.
   — angelgirl2468

March 5, 2009
CALL YOUR DOCTOR NOW. If you are taking a timed realease medicine those don't work for us anymore and the doc will have to change your meds
   — swmb

March 5, 2009
this is the problem I have been working on for almost 5 years. RNY patients typically have approx 80% malabsorption- which in laymens terms means our bodies process and use approx 20% only, only absorbs 20%. That is one of the reasons for all the vitamins, minerals etc. Picture taking a pain pill, lets take 1 vicodin, cut it into 5 even pieces and you take one small piece- that is what your body is absorbing from one entire pill. There are 3 areas where RNY post ops have trouble,1. pain meds, 2. birth control and 3. depression meds. You have to get your doctors on board with teaching them what is right for your body, there is no onesize fits all anymore. I have interviewed over 1000 post RNY patients, talked with countless doctors, teaching them how to treat us. Some listen, some don't, but the majority are open minded. I just advise them to talk with an oncologist, whose cancer patients have lost their stomach's, and how they are treated because of malabsorption. Good luck, and hopefully your doctor will listen. Cindi M.D. Retired -230#
   — DollyDoodles

March 6, 2009
I am still pre-op but on my first visit with the surgeon, his nurse practitioner explained to me that my Prozac will most likely need to be increased post-op due to the malabsorption... she also said that other meds may need to be temporarily increased as well. Call your doc ASAP, do not let yourself get in a bad spot, the longer you go without adequate psych meds, the longer it will take for them to get into your system and get you feeling better. Hang in there :)
   — Clumsybarbie