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is it even possible?
| Fri, 07-21-2006 - 12:10pm |
I have been taking lithium THREE DAYS and today my shorts won't fit. My diet hasn't changed. My exercise hasn't changed. This happened on seroquel and I never quite lost it all and now it's happening again except even faster. I told my pdoc this. I HATE HATE HATE weight gain. I'm going on a trip with my mom/aunt/cousin this weekend outlet shopping. How can I even enjoy that when I never know how much bigger I'll get. What a great way to start the day. Get out of the shower, try on clothes don't fit, realize it's from medication that I have to take the rest of my life, cry cry cry. I've never looked forward to a vacation less in my life.

Sorry to hear about your LI problem. But when I was on it a few years ago (i think i was on 1200mg a day) I blew up like a baloon. It was awful I reached a final weight of 186lbs. I dont remember it happing as quickly like it has with you. It took a while to pack it on and a longer time to get it off. I hope I haven't made things worse for you. I just wanted you to know that the same thing happened to me.
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jo
Johanna
Some of this might be water retention, as it's unlikely to be REAL weight in so short a time.
Well, it's been a few more days and my stomach is still more of a ballon. It's just in my stomache, I don't get it, the same thing happened on seroquel. Two weeks on that and I gained 13 pounds. I'm not willing to chance it with the lithium so I'm quitting tonight. I don't care what my doctor says. I made it very clear that I would not tolerate any sort of weight gain and that I DID NOT want to be on lithium.
This weekend was ok... I was able to, for the most part, hold it together. But now that I'm home I've just been crying and crying. I'm so happy to be back. This is what's confusing to me because I could probably survive at college but I would have no where to "come home" to and let it all out. Plus all the stress might put me over. Plus when I get off the lithium the mania will probably get worse again. I just don't care about anything at all anymore as long as my stomach doesn't get any bigger.
I hope that you all had good weekends.
Meg
(((((((((((((Meg)))))))))))))) I hope that you call your pdoc first thing tomorrow morning. I understand your reasons for going cold turkey on the lithium, but you don't want to be off of a mood stabilizer for too long. the mania or depression could, as you said, get out of hand and you don't want that. your pdoc can get you on something that can help.
Hang in there and keep us posted on how you are doing. We are here for you and care about you.\
Peace, Love & Light,
Traci